We'll Rest Forever with God

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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: When we from yon portals look backward
Title: We'll Rest Forever with God
Author: Johnson Oatman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: We'll rest forever with God
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

[When we from yon portals look backward]Highcharts.com
Frequency of use
[When we from yon portals look backward]


Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals19111911.251911.51911.7519121912.251912.51912.7519131913.251913.51913.7519141914.251914.51914.751915050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Instances

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