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Author: Miriam Eulalie Oatman Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Whatever the woes that betide me Refrain First Line: The Lord is my refuge in trouble Lyrics: 1 Whatever the woes that betide me, Whatever the ills that befall, There’s naught that can injure or harm me, For Christ is my all in all. Refrain: The Lord is my refuge in trouble, My shelter whatever befall; My heart cannot fear when the Master is near, For He is my all in all. 2 The Savior is leading me gently, And guiding my steps lest they fall; No danger that comes can alarm me, For He is my all in all. [Refrain] 3 With Him as my guide and my master, No darkness nor gloom can appall; His glory dispels every shadow, And He is my all in all. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Whatever the woes that betide me] Text Sources: The Best Gospel Songs and Their Composer (Dalton, GA: A. J. Showalter Company, 1904)

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[Whatever the woes that betide me]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. R. Chambers Tune Key: G Major or modal Incipit: 35653 21216 51232 Used With Text: Christ Is My All In All

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Christ Is My All In All

Author: Miriam Eulalie Oatman Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #13043 First Line: Whatever the woes that betide me Refrain First Line: The Lord is my refuge in trouble Lyrics: 1 Whatever the woes that betide me, Whatever the ills that befall, There’s naught that can injure or harm me, For Christ is my all in all. Refrain: The Lord is my refuge in trouble, My shelter whatever befall; My heart cannot fear when the Master is near, For He is my all in all. 2 The Savior is leading me gently, And guiding my steps lest they fall; No danger that comes can alarm me, For He is my all in all. [Refrain] 3 With Him as my guide and my master, No darkness nor gloom can appall; His glory dispels every shadow, And He is my all in all. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Whatever the woes that betide me]

Christ Is My All in All

Author: Miriam E. Oatman Hymnal: The Best Gospel Songs and their composers #246 (1904) First Line: Whatever the woes that betide me Refrain First Line: The Lord is my refuge in trouble Tune Title: [Whatever the woes that betide me]

Christ is my all in all

Author: Miriam E. Oatman Hymnal: Songs of Triumph #d233 (1905) First Line: Whatever the woes that betide Refrain First Line: The Lord is my refuge

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Miriam E. Oatman

1887 - 1987 Person Name: Miriam Eulalie Oatman Author of "Christ Is My All In All" in The Cyber Hymnal Miriam Oatman was the daughter of Joseph Oatman, Jr. and married Frederick F. Blachly. She was a political scientist and served on the Brookings Institution from 1925 to 1933 and taught political science and economics at the American University Graduate School in the 1930’s, and 1940’s. She also wrote over three hundred hymns and composed the music to several of her father's hymns. "How the Fire Fell" is perhaps the most widely known.