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[Are we bowed today in sorrow as we see a vacant chair?]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Hall Used With Text: Sleeping in God's Acre On the Hill

Sleeping in God's Acre On the Hill

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Are we bowed today in sorrow as we see a vacant chair? Refrain First Line: On the hillside, like a bird within its nest Used With Tune: [Are we bowed today in sorrow as we see a vacant chair?]

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Sleeping in God’s Acre On the Hill

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.; C. W. Naylor Hymnal: Songs of Grace and Glory #138 (1918) First Line: Are we bowed today in sorrow as we see a vacant chair? Refrain First Line: On the hillside, like a bird within its nest Lyrics: 1 Are we bowed today in sorrow as we see a vacant chair? See a place that no one else on earth can fill? Do we miss them at the fireside, those who used to gather there? They are sleeping in God’s acre on the hill. Refrain: On the hillside, like a bird within its nest, On the hillside, Oh, how sweetly now they rest; Let us grieve not for the dear ones, for the friends we loved the best, They are sleeping in God’s acre on the hill. 2 Once they faced life’s stormy tempest, once they had their share of woe, Now they know just what is meant by “Peace, be still;” Far removed from strife of battle, safe from stormy winds that blow, They are sleeping in God’s acre on the hill. [Refrain] 3 Let us try to do our duty till the closing of the day; Let us strive each hour to do God’s holy will; For ‘twill be but little longer till our friends of us shall say, “They are sleeping in God’s acre on the hill.” [Refrain] 4 Soon the journey will be ended and the work for God be done; Let us worthily his purpose now fulfill, That our light may still be shining when the course of life is run, And we’re sleeping in God’s acre on the hill. [Refrain] Topics: Special Songs Tune Title: [Are we bowed today in sorrow as we see a vacant chair?]

Sleeping in God's Acre On the Hill

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Rose of Sharon Hymns #653 (1917) First Line: Are we bowed today in sorrow as we see a vacant chair? Refrain First Line: On the hillside, like a bird within its nest Languages: English Tune Title: [Are we bowed today in sorrow as we see a vacant chair?]

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C. W. Naylor

1874 - 1950 Author (st. 4) of "Sleeping in God’s Acre On the Hill" in Songs of Grace and Glory Naylor, Charles Wesley. (1874--1950). C. W. Naylor was born in southern Ohio and reared in Ohio and West Virginia by grandparents. At the age of nineteen he left the Methodist church for the Church of God. He worked for a while at the Gospel Trumpet Company in Grand Junction, Michigan and on some evangelistic tours. He was ordained in 1899 in Springfield, Ohio. He was first injured in 1908 in Florida while moving timbers from under a meeting tent. He suffered a dislocated kidney and other internal injuries. A year later he was in a bus accident that left him an invalid for the rest of his life. Naylor wrote eight books, many articles and pamphlets, many hymns and gospel songs, besides being a columnist in the Gospel Trumpet. --John W.V. Smith, DNAH Archives See also: Neidert, David L. (1985). Reformation's Song: A History of Church of God Music. Anderson, Ind.: the author.

Johnson Oatman, Jr.

1856 - 1922 Person Name: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Author of "Sleeping in God’s Acre On the Hill" in Songs of Grace and Glory 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 "[Are we bowed today in sorrow as we see a vacant chair?]" in Songs of Grace and Glory 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