Ernst W. Olson

Ernst W. Olson
Ernst William Olson
Short Name: Ernst W. Olson
Full Name: Olson, Ernst W. (Ernst Wilhelm), 1870-1958
Birth Year: 1870
Death Year: 1958

Ernst W. Olson (b. Skane, Sweden, 1870; d. Chicago, IL, 1958) prepared the English translation for the 1925 Hymnal of the Lutheran Augustana Synod. As editor, writer, poet, and translator, Olson made a valuable contribution to Swedish-American culture and to church music. His family immigrated to Nebraska when he was five years old, but he spent much of his life in the Chicago area. Educated at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, he was editor of several Swedish-American newspapers and spent most of his professional career as an editor for the Augustana Book Concern (1911-1949). Olson wrote History of the Swedes in Illinois (1908). He also contributed four original hymns and twenty-eight translations to The Hymnal (1925) of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod and served on the committee that produced the Lutheran Service Book and Hymnal (1958).

Bert Polman


Texts by Ernst W. Olson (36)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
A refuge and a dwelling placeE. W. Olson (Author)1
A voice, a heavenly voice I hearErnst W. Olson (Translator (v. 3))English4
All hail to thee, O blessed mornErnst W. Olson, 1870 - 1958 (Translator)English13
Behold, by grace and grace aloneErnest W. Olson (Author)2
Behold, by sovereign grace aloneErnest W. Olson (Author)5
By thy cross, O Crhist, and passionErnst William Olson, 1870 - 1958 (Translator, Stanza 2 )1
Children of the heavenly FatherErnst W. Olson, 1870-1958 (Translator)English61
Come, O Jesus, and prepare meE. W. Olson (Author)4
Come, O sinner, all is readyE. W. Olson (Author)3
From peaceful slumber wakingE. W. Olson (Author)2
Glorious Yuletide, glad bells proclaim itErnst William Olson (Author)7
God of peace, in peace preserve usErnst William Olson, 1870 - 1958 (Author)3
Heavenly light, benignly beamingE. W. Olson (Author)1
I'm near the grave where'er IE. W. Olson (Author)2
In triumph our RedeemerErnst W. Olson, 1870-1958 (Translator)English2
Jerusalem, lift up thy voiceE. W. Olson (Translator)4
Jesus, in my walk and livingE. W. Olson (Author)3
Jesus, let my final restErnest William Olson (Author)3
Lord, disperse the mists of errorE. W. Olson (Author)1
Lord, thou source of all perfectionE. W. Olson (Author)1
Merciful Savior, come and be my comfortErnst W. Olson, 1870-1958 (Adapter)1
Mine eyes unto the mountainsE. W. Olson (Author)English6
Mute are the pleading lips of himE. W. Olson (Author)English6
Now hail we our RedeemerErnst W. Olson, 1870-1958 (Translator)English5
Nuestro Padre celestial A sus hijos los protegeErnst W. Olson (Tr. al inglés)Spanish3
Nuestro Padre en los cielosErnst W. Olson (Traducción al inglés)Spanish2
O Jesus Christ, thou bread of lifeE. W. Olson (Author)3
O Lord, give heed unto our pleaErnst Wilhelm Olson (Translator)English3
Praise the Lord, each tribe and nationErnst W. Olson, 1870-1958 (Translator)English2
The Savior is risen Light bursts from the tombErnst W. Olson (Translator)English4
The sign of the cross I triumphantly bearErnst W. Olson (Author)4
Thine agony, O Lord, is o'erErnst W. Olson, 1870-1958 (Translator)2
Thy sacred word, O Lord, of oldE. W. Olson (Translator)2
Unto the Lord of all creationE. W. Olson (Author)3
Who have found so safe a stationE. W. Olson (Author)3
With God and his mercy, His Spirit and WordE. W. Olson (Author)English4

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