('The Swedish hymnal – approved and confirmed by the king in 1819'), also called the ''1819 Hymnal'' and the ''Wallin Hymnal'', was used in Sweden from 1819 to 1937 (with ) and contained 500 hymns. The hymnbook was "approved and confirmed by the king" on 29 January 1819, but was not introduced for exclusive use throughout the country by one collective decision. Rather, it was successively adopted by each parish in the

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by a separate decision at parish board meetings. From 1921 it was used together with a supplement, ', which included hymns by

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and

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. The hymnal was in that sense the work of one man, as over half of the hymns were written or adapted by archbishop

Johan Olof Wallin Johan Olof Wallin, (15 October 1779 – 30 June 1839), was a Swedish minister, orator, poet and later Church of Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden between 1837–1839. He is most remembered today for his hymns. Early life He was born in St ...

(1779–1839), but other poets such as

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(1772–1847) and

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(1783–1847) were also involved. Other participants with numerous hymns include vicar (1767–1844) and professor (1750–1829). Three hymns (0.6%) were written by women. Its content and style have been described as "on the border of the

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and the

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." Other collections of hymns and songs during this period included selections from the 1819 hymnal, sometimes with only certain verses included, such as in the Swedish Evangelical Mission's ' (1889) and the ' (Stockholm Sunday School Association's hymnal; 1882).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Den svenska psalmboken (1819) Lutheran hymnals History of the Church of Sweden 1819 in Christianity 1819 non-fiction books 1819 in Sweden

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