Johnson Oatman, Jr.

Born:  April 21, 1856, near Medford, New Jersey.

Died:  September 25, 1922, Norman, Oklahoma.

Buried:  Mt. Holly, New Jersey.

    Johnson Oatman attended Herbert’s Academy in Vincentown, New Jersey, and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute in Bordentown. He was ordained as a Methodist Episcopal minister, but his pastoral work was confined to local churches, as he worked full time in the retail and insurance industries. He wrote lyrics for 5,000 Gospel songs.
    Hymns by Johnson Oatman include:

1. Alone with God
2. Come, Soul, and Find Thy Rest
3. Count Your Blessings
4. Deeper Yet
5. Every Bridge is Burned Behind Me
6. Fire is Burning, The
7. Hallelujah Side, The
8. He Included Me
9. Higher Ground
10. Holy, Holy, Is What the Angels Sing
11. How the Fire Fell
12. I Will Trade the Old Cross for a Crown
13. Last Mile of the Way, The
14. Lift Him Up
15. Move Along
16. No, Not One
17. Only Once You Pass This Way
18. Send a Wave of Salvation Today
19. Sweeter Than All
20. When Our Lord Shall Come Again
21. Worth the Lamb