Here’s a rich, pensive, jazzy, new version– out less than a week– of the beloved Swedish hymn, “Blott en Dag” (English title, “Day By Day”) written by Carolina Sandell-Berg (or, as we used to call her in the old country of Chicago, where she has her own statue: Lina Sandell). The recording artist is Sven Brengesjö (last name is pronounced “Br-eh-ng-eh-shoe). The album title is, Vid Din Starka Hand (English title, By Your Strong Hand).
[According to Brengesjö, the picture above is from the Bohuslän archipelago, a popular Swedish kayak destination, where he and his family lived on the island of Hönö north of Gothenburg for seven years, a time of life when he paddled frequently.]
Dedication of Lina Sandell Statue in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1976
1976/04/23
Hjelm, J. Robert; Bujak, Leon; Ahlem, Lloyd H.; Olsson, Nils William; Erickson, J. Irving; Olsson, Karl A.; North Park College; Wallgren Library
Caption:
Dedication of Lina Sandell Statue on North Park College Campus. Lina Sandell wrote lyrics for hymns. She was said to have written ”Children of the Heavenly Father” in a tree by her house. She would write the lyrics and a local pastor, Oskar Ahnfelt, would write the music.
