Before the Bow Is Broken

You say that you are saved, dear friend

Author: Johnson Oatman
Tune: [You say that you are saved, dear friend]
Published in 6 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: You say that you are saved, dear friend
Title: Before the Bow Is Broken
Author: Johnson Oatman
Refrain First Line: Before the bow is broken
Copyright: Public Domain

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Calvary Hymns #5

Cornelius' Gospel Songs No. 2 #d280

Cornelius' Gospel Songs No. 3 #45

Cornelius' Gospel Songs No. 4 #d263

Glory Gleams #d300

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Songs of the Cross #5

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