Hymnist. Born Karolina Wilhelmina Sandell in Fröderyd, Sweden, the daughter of Fredrica Engstrad and Nils Jonas Sandell, a Lutheran pastor. A sickly child, she spent much of her childhood in her father's study where she received her education. A collection of her poems, 'Andeliga daggdroppar (Numbered Dewdrops),' was published in 1856, and included one of her most popular verses, 'Children of the Heavenly Father.' Composer and gospel singer, Oscar Ahnfelt, set many of her verses to music, and sang her hymns throughout Scandinavia where they gained popularity. Beginning that same year, a series of personal tragedies befell her, commencing with her witnessing her father fall overboard and drown when the boat they were aboard keeled over. In 1857, her sister succumbed to tuberculosis, leaving three children. The following year, her mother also died. She continued to write, however, producing the well known, 'Day by Day,' in 1865, and working as an editor and translator with the Evangeliska Fosterlands-Stiftelsen (Swedish Evangelical Mission) in Stockholm. She married a Stockholm merchant, Carl Oskar Berg, in 1867. From 1866 to 1902 she edited 'Korsblomman, Christlig kalender (Crossflower Christian Calander)', and the children's publication 'Korn åt små fåglar (Barley for Small Birds).' She continued to write under her maiden name, but otherwise used Berg, and eventually she would be known as Lina Sandell-Berg. The imagery of her verses often included references to 'the Lord's motherly love,' usually edited by publishers to read 'fatherly love,' or omitted, changes she resented. The Evangeliska Fosterlands-Stiftelsen songbook 'Pilgrimsharpan (Pilgrim's Harp) ' was published in 1861; it was renamed 'Sionstoner (Zion Tunes),' and reissued in 1889; fifty of the 225 songs included were her compositions. The world renown soprano, Jenny Lind, known as the Swedish Nightingale, also promoted the hymns by singing them in concert. Eventually Berg completed about 650 hymns, often credited with fueling a revival movement in Sweden. After her death at 70, her hymns appeared in the 1937 Swedish hymn book, the first to include any popular material. 'Den Svenska Psalmboken (The Swedish Hymn Book)' adopted by the 1986 church synod, included 14 of her hymns, the only 19th-century female composer to be represented. In 1953, the dedication of a bronze memorial erected in her home town was attended by 10,000 people. An album of her hymns entitled 'Carola: Blott En Dag' was released in 1998 to critical acclaim. The cottage which served as her home is now a national museum.