Are you dismayed, lonely, afraid

Author: Selma Lagerström

Sundelius-Lagerström, Selma. (Nysund, Sweden, November 26, 1859-October 5, 1927, Hjo). Swedish Covenant. Daughter of a Church of Sweden clergyman but attracted to pietism. Began writing at an early age. Married Johannes Lagerström, a Bible school teacher, in 1886. From the early 1890s they both were confined to a mental hospital for several years. Wrote many hymns between 1880 and 1893. Published a collection of poems, Blommor i törnhäcken (Flowers in the thorn hedge). Author of "Är du i nöd, har du ej stöd?" (Are you dismayed, lonely, afraid?) and "Jesus, gör mig stilla, stilla" (Savior, in Thy love abiding). --J. Irving Erickson, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

Translator: E. Gustav Johnson

Born: May 21, 1893, Väse Vämland, Sweden. Died: November 13, 1974, Miami, Florida. Johnson’s family emigrated to America when he was 10 years old, settling in Hartford, Connecticut. He learned the craft of a printer, but at age 30 took up studies at North Park, Chicago, Illinois, where he earned degrees at the academy, college, and seminary. He went on to graduate from the University of Chicago and Duke University. He started teaching English and Swedish at North Park in 1931, staying there three decades. He also found time to edit the Swedish Pioneer Historical Quarterly. His works include: The Swedish Element in America, 1933 (co-editor) Translation of C. J. Nyvall’s Travel Memories from America, 1876 Translatio… Go to person page >