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Every Bridge Is Burned Behind Me
Author: Johnson Oatman Appears in 22 hymnals First Line: Since I started out to find Thee Refrain First Line: Strengthen all the ties that bind me
Every Bridge Is Burned Behind Me
[Since I started out to find Thee]
Appears in 14 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: George Crawford Hugg Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 34511 21651 11322 Used With Text: Every Bridge Is Burned Behind Me
[Since I started out to find Thee]
Every Bridge is Burned Behind Me
Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Light in the Valley #34 (1898) First Line: Since I started out to find thee Refrain First Line: Strengthen all the ties that bind me Lyrics: 1 Since I started out to find thee,
Since I did to the Ark did flee,
Ev'ry bridge is burned behind me,
I will never turn from thee.
Chorus:
Strengthen all the ties that bind me
Closer, closer, Lord to thee;
Ev'ry bridge is burned behind me,
Thine I evermore will be.
2 Thou didst hear my plea so kindly,
Thou didst grant me so much grace;
Ev'ry bridge is burned behind me,
I will ne'er my steps retrace. [Chorus]
3 Cares of life perplex and grind me,
Yet I keep the narrow way;
Ev'ry bridge is burned behind me,
I from thee will never stray. [Chorus]
4 All in all, I ever find thee,
Saviour, Lover, Brother, Friend;
Ev'ry bridge is burned behind me,
I will serve thee to the end. [Chorus]
Topics: Devotional; Revival Languages: English Tune Title: [Since I started out to find thee]
Every Bridge is Burned Behind Me
Every Bridge Is Burned Behind Me
Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #1387 First Line: Since I started out to find Thee Refrain First Line: Strengthen all the ties that bind me Lyrics: 1. Since I started out to find Thee,
Since I to the cross did flee,
Every bridge is burned behind me;
I will never turn from Thee.
Refrain
Strengthen all the ties that bind me
Closer, closer, Lord to Thee,
Every bridge is burned behind me;
Thine I evermore will be.
2. Thou didst hear my plea so kindly;
Thou didst grant me so much grace,
Every bridge is burned behind me;
I will ne’er my steps retrace. [Refrain]
3. Cares of life perplex and grind me,
Yet I keep the narrow way.
Every bridge is burned behind me;
I from Thee will never stray. [Refrain]
4. All in All I ever find Thee,
Savior, Lover, Brother, Friend,
Every bridge is burned behind me;
I will serve Thee to the end. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Since I started out to find Thee]
Every Bridge Is Burned Behind Me
Every Bridge Is Burned Behind Me
Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Songs We Love #2 (1921) First Line: Since I started out to find Thee Refrain First Line: Strengthen all the ties that bind me Languages: English Tune Title: [Since I started out to find Thee]
Every Bridge Is Burned Behind Me
Johnson Oatman, Jr.
1856 - 1922 Person Name: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Author of "Every Bridge is Burned Behind Me" in Light in the Valley 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
Johnson Oatman, Jr.
George C. Hugg
1848 - 1907 Person Name: George Crawford Hugg Composer of "[Since I started out to find Thee]" in The Cyber Hymnal George Crawford Hugg USA 1848-1907. Born near Haddonfield, NJ, he became choirmaster at the Berlin, NJ, Presbyterian Church at age 12. At age 14 he published his first song, “Walk in the light”, which became very popular. He married Anne E Ketchum, and they had a daughter, Evangeline. He served as choirmaster of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, and also the Broad Street and Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Churches there. He was also closely associated with the Harper Memorial Presbyterian Church there. He was a prolific composer with over 2000 works, publishing 18 books of revival and Sunday school music, and 90 songs for special occasions (Christmas, Easter, etc.). He died in Philadelphia, PA.
John Perry
George C. Hugg
