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Behold, I Stand at the Door and Knock

At the door of your heart tonight I stand

Author: Johnson Oatman
Tune: [At the door of your heart tonight I stand]
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: At the door of your heart tonight I stand
Title: Behold, I Stand at the Door and Knock
Author: Johnson Oatman
Refrain First Line: Behold, I stand at the door and knock

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Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)

Cornelius' Gospel Songs No. 2 #d21

Cornelius' Gospel Songs No. 3 #292

Cornelius' Gospel Songs No. 4 #d19

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