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Orien Johnson

Short Name: Orien Johnson
Full Name: Johnson, Orien
Birth Year: 1913
Death Year: 2011

Died: January 9, 2011, possibly in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Johnson studied and taught music at Wheaton College, Illinois, where future evangelist Billy Graham was one of his students. He is said to have written that Graham "was a poor trumpet player, but I understood he had other talents." In 1935, Orien and his wife Lillian moved to Seattle, Washington, where he became music director at Ballard High School. He also headed the Ballard Young Life Club until moving to Colorado Springs around 1947. There, he led the Cañon City Young Life Club, directed the choir at the Colorado Springs First Presbyterian Church, and was director of Public Relations for the Young Life organization.

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Texts by Orien Johnson (12)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Across the gateway of my heartOrien Johnson (Author)English1
Hey, now, everybody singOrien Johnson (Author)English2
I saw a man hanging on a treeOrien Johnson (Author)English1
I'm beginning to find a new meaning to lifeOrien Johnson (Author)English1
In God's green pastures feeding, by His cool waters lieOrien Johnson (Author)English7
Junto aguas tranquilas me apacienta JesúsOrien Johnson (Author)Spanish1
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, say soOrien Johnson (Author)English1
Life anew, Life anewOrien Johnson (Author)English1
Por las aguas tan frescasOrien Johnson (Author)Spanish1
There are angels hovering—'round meOrien Johnson (Author)English1
There's a word of exultationOrien Johnson (Author)English1
What do you see when you walk in the morning?Orien Johnson (Author)English1
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