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Whisper it to Jesus

Author: Johnson Oatman Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: When the cross is hard to bear Refrain First Line: Steal away where none can hear

[When the cross is hard to bear]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Hall Incipit: 33321 11234 23533 Used With Text: Whisper it to Jesus

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Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Rose of Sharon Hymns #656 (1917) First Line: When the cross is hard to bear Refrain First Line: Steal away where none can hear Languages: English Tune Title: [When the cross is hard to bear]

Whisper it to Jesus

Author: Johnson Oatman Hymnal: Sacred Melodies #d148 (1913) First Line: When the cross is hard to bear Refrain First Line: Steal away where none can hear

Whisper it to Jesus

Author: Johnson Oatman Hymnal: Kingdom Songs No. 2 #d234 (1918) First Line: When the cross is hard to bear Refrain First Line: Steal away where none can hear Languages: English

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Johnson Oatman, Jr.

1856 - 1922 Person Name: Johnson Oatman Author of "Whisper it to Jesus" 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

J. H. Hall

1855 - 1941 Composer of "[When the cross is hard to bear]" in Rose of Sharon Hymns Jacob Henry Hall, 1855-1941 Born: January 2, 1855, near Harrisonburg, Virginia. Died: December 22, 1941. Buried: Dayton, Virginia. Son of farmer George G. Hall and Elizabeth Thomas Hall, Jacob attended singing schools taught by Timothy Funk when he was a boy. As his love of music progressed, he earned money by trapping quail and bought a German accordion; he soon learned to play one part while singing another. After he and his brother jointly purchased an organ, he taught himself to play hymn tunes, Gospel songs, and anthems. He went on to study music theory, harmony, and composition in Harrisonburg and elsewhere, and in 1877 attended a Normal Music School in New Market, Virginia, taught by Benjamin Unseld and P. J. Merges. Afterward, he partnered with H. T. Wartman for two years to conduct singing schools and conventions. In 1890, Hall attended Dana’s Musical Institute in Warren, Ohio, and a normal school run by George & F. W. Root at Silver Lake, New York. He later served as principal of the National Normal School of Music. Hall’s works include: Hall’s Songs of Home, 1885 The Star of Bethlehem (Dayton, Virginia: Ruebush-Kieffer Company) Musical Million (assistant editor) Spirit of Praise, with William Kirkpatrick & Charles Case (Dayton, Virginia: The Ruebush-Kieffer Company, 1911) Hall’s Quartettes for Men, 1912 Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers/em> (New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1914) Sources-- Hall, pp. 329-34 Lyrics-- Glorious Morning Dawns, The O Thou Whose Matchless Power Controls --hymntime.com/tch