Known as "the joyous Christian singer", Frykman wrote over three hundred hymns, many of which are still sung by worshipers in Sweden and the United States.

The couple's association with the Free Church and P. P. Waldenström led to conflicts with the school board until finally in 1883 Frykman gave up his teaching position.

During all of this time Frykman was a prolific hymnwriter, publishing his lyrics in the Christian weekly Sanningsvittnet (Witness of the Truth).

Etched in stone are the opening lines of the hymn that he considered his best:[3] I have a future all sublime, beyond the realms of space and time, where my Redeemer I shall see, and sorrow nevermore shall be.

Fröjdas vart sinne, Julen är inne (Joy bells are ringing) Jag har en vän som älskar mig (I have a friend who loveth me) Jag har i himlen en vän så god (I have in heaven a friend) Min framtidsdag är ljus och lång (I have a future all sublime) Nu är jag nöjd och glader (I sing with joy and gladness) Närmare, Gud, till dig (Nearer, my God, to thee) O sällhet stor (How great the joy the Lord provides) Vem som helst kan bli frälst (Whosoe'er anywhere) Vår store Gud gör stora under (Our mighty God works mighty wonders)[2] Images Swedish and English lyrics Discography Streaming audio Videos