Ack saliga ro!

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Hvad helst här i världen bedröfvar min själ

Author: C. O. Rosenius
Tune: [Hvad helst här i världen bedröfvar min själ]
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Hvad helst här i världen bedröfvar min själ,
Med Jesus och ordet det alltid blir väl;
Och om jag ej känner min lycka alltid,
I trone på ordet jag dock hafver frid.
Ack salig ro: på Jesus få tro
Och hafva Guds ord i sitt bo!

Source: Andeliga Sånger (3. upplagan) #4

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Author: C. O. Rosenius

Rosenius, Carl Olof. (Nysätra, Sweden, February 3, 1816--February 24, 1868). Lutheran. Son of a state church preacher with pietist convictions. University of Uppsala, 1838-1839. Tutor at Lenna. Lay preacher and evangelist. Editor of Pietisten, 1842-1868, a monthly which played a major role in the revival and free church movement. In order to stem the tide of separation and keep the revival within the state church, Rosenius and his friends organized "Evangeliska Fosterlandsstiftelsen" (Evangelical National Foundation) in 1856. In his activities as a lay preacher Rosenius was often accompanied by the singer-hymnist, Oscar Ahnfelt, and his lyrics were published in the latter's Andeliga Sånger (Spiritual Songs). Author of "Var jag går" (Wher… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Hvad helst här i världen bedröfvar min själ
Title:	Ack saliga ro!
Author:	C. O. Rosenius
Language:	Swedish
Refrain First Line:	Ack saliga ro
Copyright:	Public Domain