Introduction

Biography

Carlson was the son of An­ders Mag­nus Jo­han­nes­son and In­ger Olofs­dot­ter, and hus­band of Lil­lian C. Kan­ger.

He was edu­cat­ed at the Free Church Bi­ble School, Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois, and North­west Bi­ble Col­lege, Storm Lake, Io­wa.

He served as a pas­tor in the Ev­an­gel­ic­al Free Church, and ed­it­ed the Chi­ca­go­bla­det.

Works

Carlson wrote ma­ny orig­in­al hymns and trans­la­tions. His oth­er works in­clude:

• Songs of Trust and Tri­umph (three ed­it­ions, 1929–32)