When the Power Fell On Me

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For a long time I waited on the Lord in prayer

Author: Johnson Oatman
Tune: [For a long time I waited on the Lord in prayer]
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: Johnson Oatman

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… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: For a long time I waited on the Lord in prayer
Title: When the Power Fell On Me
Author: Johnson Oatman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: When the power fell on me
Publication Date: 1918
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

[For a long time I waited on the Lord in prayer]Highcharts.com
Frequency of use
[For a long time I waited on the Lord in prayer]


Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals19181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)

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