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This hymn was written in 1908 by Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. and set to music by William Edie Marks(1872-1954. It is published in 75 hymnals, including "Church Hymnal" (Page 382) by Tennessee Music and Printing Co. (1951, 1979) and is available on Amazon. Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856 and died in 1922. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the ch
