Today we commemorate Johan Olaf Wallin. Wallin was a Swedish churchleader who is well known for his Swedish hymnal and his poetry. He led the commission to set up the Swedish hymnal in 1811 and wrote an entirely new one by 1816. Of the five hundred hymns, over one hundred and thirty were written by Wallin, and he translated almost two hundred more hymns. In fact, the Swedish hymnal didn't change for nearly a century. So today we pray for an increased love of congregational singing, the bishops and leaders of the church that they may by their example strengthen and renew the church's worship, and for all interpreters of the feelings of their people.
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