Born: No­vem­ber 21, 1867, Jämt­land, Swe­den.

Died: Ju­ly 21, 1938, Jo­li­et, Il­li­nois.

After mov­ing to Amer­i­ca, Dahl­en lived in Mo­line, Il­li­nois, where he came to Christ in 1887. He stu­died at a Bap­tist sem­in­a­ry (1892-95, 1899) and the Moo­dy Bi­ble In­sti­tute in Chi­ca­go. He went on to pas­tor at Swed­ish Bap­tist church­es in Dal­bo, Min­ne­so­ta; Ish­phem­ing, Mi­chi­gan; Brock­ton, Mass­a­chu­setts; Worth­ing­ton, Fer­gus Falls, and Mi­la­ca, Min­ne­so­ta; and Rose­land, Chi­ca­go, and Jo­li­et, Il­li­nois. His works in­clude:

• Solljus och Sång (Sun­shine and Song)
• Toner

Sources

Translations

1. Thou Tender, Gracious Father