Son of a mer­chant, Spe­gel lost both par­ents at age se­ven, and was raised by a dis­tant rel­a­tive in Äl­me­bo­da, Swe­den. At the age of 13, he be­gan stu­dy­ing in Lund. Four years lat­er, he went abroad and vi­sit­ed Ger­ma­ny, Holl­and and Eng­land. He then en­rolled at the Un­i­ver­si­ty of Wit­ten­berg, Ger­ma­ny, and up­on re­turn to Sweden, com­plet­ed his the­o­lo­gi­cal stu­dies at the Un­i­ver­si­ty of Lund. In 1671, he was or­dained a min­is­ter of the Church of Swe­den. In 1675, he be­came court chaplain and per­son­al con­fess­or of King Charles XI of Swe­den, who had great con­fi­dence in him. Spe­gel later served as su­per­in­tend­ent in Vis­by (1680), Bi­shop of Ska­ra (1685), Bi­shop of Lin­kö­ping (1693), and Arch­bi­shop of Upp­sa­la (1711).

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Hymns

1. Min själ, du måste nu glömma
2. Oss kristna bör tro och besinna
3. Wår Herres Jesu Kristi Död
   • Death of Jesus Christ, Our Lord, The