Johannes Alfred Hultman

Johannes Alfred Hultman (July 6, 1861 – August 7, 1942) was a Swedish evangelist, singer, musician, composer and publisher.

As a young man he studied for two years at the Chicago Athenaeum while leading a choir at the present-day Douglass Park Covenant Church.

After six years as an assistant pastor in Worcester, Massachusetts, he resigned his post to allow more time for his concert tours and business activities.

The 1925 construction of Caroline Hall at North Park University, for instance, was partially funded by his concert earnings.

[1] Hultman published three collections of hymns: Cymbalen (The Cymbal),[4] Jubelklangen (The Sound of Jubilation) [5] and Solskenssånger (Sunshine Songs).

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 English version begins: J.

[3] The song Mitt Barndomshem (My Childhood Home), with words and music by Hultman, was recorded by Kjell Hansson in 1980.

& "Ett Hem om an sa Ringa" All these records also read "Komponerad och sjungen av J.