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From Wikipedia about J A Hultman:

Johannes Alfred Hultman (1861–1942) was a , singer, musician, composer and publisher, who spread the in the and for over half a century. In 1885 he was one of the founding members of the .

Biography Johannes Alfred Hultman Born July 6, 1861
, Died August 7, 1942 (aged 81)
Occupation evangelist, singer, musician, composer, publisher Spouse(s) Carolina Palmer; Margaret Jansson Children Four

J. A. Hultman was born in 1861 on a farm in in the province of . His family emigrated to in 1869 and settled on a farm near .

His religious faith and interest in music began at early age. As a young man he studied for two years at the Athenaeum while leading a choir at the present-day . He later served as pastor at in and .

A preacher while still in his teens, Hultman did not become an ordained minister until 1900. After six years as an assistant pastor in , he resigned his post to allow more time for his concert tours and business activities. One of his ventures was the Hultman Conservatory of Music, which he and his son operated in and later moved to .

His warm personality and uplifting songs earned Hultman the title of "The Sunshine Singer". In 1889 he joined the theologian on a preaching tour of the , for which he provided the music. He toured extensively, becoming well known in communities and in , which from 1909 onwards he visited frequently. Wherever he went, he brought along his trademark portable . When suspected of being a during , he was asked if he carried any "". He replied that he only smuggled "sunshine".

Typically, a third of the proceeds from his concerts went to the sponsoring church while another third went to charity. Hultman was quite generous with the third that he received. The 1925 construction of Caroline Hall at , for instance, was partially funded by his concert earnings. His connection to the school went back to the years 1896-1897 when he had served on the music faculty there.

J. A. Hultman was married twice. He and his first wife, Carolina, had four children. The couple met in , raised a family and for many years collaborated in his musical ministry. Carolina Hultman died in 1919 during a visit to . She was buried in the Hultman family plot in . Hultman met his second wife, Margaret, while on one of his tours. He continued working as an until his death in 1942.

Songbooks

Hultman published three collections of hymns: Cymbalen (The Cymbal),Jubelklangen (The Sound of Jubilation) and Solskenssånger (Sunshine Songs). He also contributed to Sions Basun (Zion's Trumpet), the first official hymnal of .

He composed the music for countless hymns, including Tack min Gud, för vad som varit (Thanks my God for all that has been), which in one version begins:

Thanks my God for all that has been, Thanks for all that you bestow. Thanks for all the years that have been, Thanks for minutes as they flow. Thanks for spring days, warm with sunshine, Thanks for fall days, dark and drear. Thanks for tears, forgotten oft time,