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When mighty kings have gone to clay

When mighty kings have gone to clay

Author: Miriam E. Oatman
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: When mighty kings have gone to clay
Author: Miriam E. Oatman
Refrain First Line: There is but One, whose strength is sure
Copyright: Public Domain
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Messenger of Song #d232

Messenger of Song #d232
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