He died the following year. Rosenius' pietism retained key features of the northern Swedish religious revival with Lutheran objective atonement and justification by grace alone at its core. He was on friendly terms with the Herrnhuters and had much in common with the Finnish evangelist Fredrik Gabriel Hedberg, despite believing that he went too far in the direction of antinomianism. Evidence of Scott’s Methodist faith was more apparent in Rosenius’ evangelistic work than in his theology. He was strongly disliked by the followers of Erik Jansson. Large parts of the Church of Sweden dismissed him initially. He did not use the Swedish hymnbook but rather song collections of a more personal religious nature, including those published by Oscar Ahnfelt. Throughout his life Rosenius remained a member of the Swedish Church, baptizing his children and taking Communion in that faith and rejecting separation and the free distribution of Communion. He had a number of disciples. Among them was a lay preacher from Småland named Nicolaus Bergensköld, who immigrated to the United States in the 1860s and was a leader of the revivalist movement in the Scandinavian settlements of the Midwest. Rosenius had a strong influence on Sweden's religious development during the 19th century. His commitment to personal involvement in religious belief affected not only the practices of the Free Church but also those of the State Church, especially in northern and central Sweden. In his time he became one of Sweden's most widely read religious writers and a leading figure in the religious revival of the country. He also played an important role in the formation of Evangeliska Fosterlandsstiftelsen (The Swedish Evangelical Mission). Pietisten Journal American hymn Danish hymn Swedish hymn Streaming audio