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Author: Rev. Johnston Oatman, Jr. Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: Savior, I will follow Thee Refrain First Line: Follow Thee, I will follow Thee Used With Tune: [Savior, I will follow Thee]

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[Savior, I will follow Thee]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Edwin O. Excell Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 55551 23212 4321 Used With Text: I Will Follow Thee

[Savior, I will follow Thee]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: E. O. Excell Incipit: 33432 31566 55215 Used With Text: I Will Follow Thee

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I Will Follow Thee

Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Hymns of Faith #389 (1980) First Line: Savior, I will follow Thee Refrain First Line: Follow Thee, I will follow Thee Lyrics: 1 Savior, I will follow Thee; Thou art all the world to me; Tho’ the way I cannot see, Savior, I will follow Thee. Chorus: Follow Thee, I will follow Thee, Follow Thee, I will follow Thee; Follow till the day is done, Follow till the crown is won, Savior, I will follow Thee. 2 Savior, I will follow Thee, Tho’ it lead me to the cross; Counting all things here but dross, Savior, I will follow Thee. (Chorus) 3 Savior, I will follow Thee, Tho’ it lead through toil and tears; Through the long and weary years, Savior, I will follow Thee. (Chorus) 4 Savior, I will follow Thee Till the toils of life are o’er; Till I reach the golden shore, Savior, I will follow Thee. (Chorus) Topics: Christ Guide; Faithfulness of Believer; Christ Guide; Faithfulness of Believer Scripture: Matthew 16:24 Languages: English Tune Title: [Savior, I will follow Thee]

I Will Follow Thee (Oatman)

Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #3158 First Line: Savior, I will follow Thee Refrain First Line: Follow Thee, I will follow Thee Lyrics: 1. Savior, I will follow Thee; Thou art all the world to me; Tho’ the way I cannot see, Savior, I will follow Thee. Refrain Follow Thee, I will follow Thee, Follow Thee, I will follow Thee; Follow till the day is done, Follow till the crown is won, Savior, I will follow Thee. 2. Savior, I will follow Thee, Tho’ it lead me to the cross; Counting all things here but dross, Savior, I will follow Thee. [Refrain] 3. Savior, I will follow Thee, Tho’ it lead through toil and tears; Through the long and weary years, Savior, I will follow Thee. [Refrain] 4. Savior, I will follow Thee Till the toils of life are o’er; Till I reach the golden shore, Savior, I will follow Thee. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Savior, I will follow Thee]

I Will Follow Thee

Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Favorite Hymns of Praise #395 (1967) First Line: Savior, I will follow Thee Refrain First Line: Follow Thee, I will follow Thee Lyrics: 1 Saviour, I will follow Thee; Thou art all the world to me; Tho’ the way I cannot see, Savior, I will follow Thee. Chorus: Follow Thee, I will follow Thee, Follow Thee, I will follow Thee, Follow till the day is done, Follow till the crown is won, Saviour, I will follow Thee. 2 Saviour, I will follow Thee, Tho’ it lead me to the cross; Counting all things here but dross, Savior, I will follow Thee. (Chorus) 3 Saviour, I will follow Thee, Tho’ it lead through toil and tears; Through the long and weary years, Savior, I will follow Thee. (Chorus) 4 Saviour, I will follow Thee Till the toils of life are o’er; Till I reach the Golden Shore, Saviour, I will follow Thee. (Chorus) Topics: Christ Guide; Faithfulness of Believer; Christ Guide; Faithfulness of Believer Languages: English Tune Title: [Savior, I will follow Thee]

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Johnson Oatman, Jr.

1856 - 1922 Author of "I Will Follow Thee" in Hymns of Faith Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. 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 church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton, N. J., under the firm name of Johnson Oatman & Son. Since the death of his father, he has for the past fifteen years been in the life insurance business, having charge of the business of one of the great companies in Mt. Holly, N. J., where he resides. He has written over three thousand hymns, and no gospel song book is considered as being complete unless it contains some of his hymns. In 1878 he married Wilhelmina Reid, of Lumberton, N.J. and had three children, Rachel, Miriam, and Percy. Excerpted from Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers by Jacob Henry Hall; Fleming H. Revell, Co. 1914

E. O. Excell

1851 - 1921 Person Name: Edwin O. Excell Composer of "[Savior, I will follow Thee]" in Hymns of Faith Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000. John Perry