Be Strong

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Does the way seem weary as you travel on?

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.
Tune: [Does the way seem weary as you travel on?]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Does the way seem weary as you travel on?
Be strong, in the Lord;
If your strength is failing and your courage gone.
Be strong, in the Lord.

Refrain:
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord,
Be strong, be strong;
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord,
And the power of His might;
If the cross is heavy and your heart is weak,
If for help you’re crying and for strength you seek;
Hear the words of scripture as to you they speak,
Be strong, be strong.

2 Seek not worldly wisdom for the strength you need,
Be strong, in the Lord;
But the words are written and to you they plead
Be strong, in the Lord. [Refrain]

3 Then be not faint-hearted till the shadows come,
Be strong, in the Lord;
Till the march is over and you gather home,
Be strong, in the Lord. [Refrain]

Source: Jubilate : A Modern Sunday-School Hymnal #190

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Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.

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 >

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First Line:	Does the way seem weary as you travel on?
Title:	Be Strong
Author:	Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord
Publication Date:	1915
Copyright:	Public Domain