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How Much More

I saw a fond father who gave to his child

Author: Miriam E. Oatman
Tune: [I saw a fond father who gave to his child]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Miriam E. Oatman

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. Go to person page >

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First Line: I saw a fond father who gave to his child
Title: How Much More
Author: Miriam E. Oatman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: If ye who are evil feel love for your own
Publication Date: 1911
Copyright: This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1929.
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