1 Since I gave to Jesus my poor broken heart,
He never has left me alone;
Since I for the Homeland eternal did start,
He never has left me alone.
Refrain:
He never has left me alone,
No, He never has left me alone;
By night and by day He is with me alway,
He never has left me alone.
2 Tho’ winding and heavy the road may appear,
He never has left me alone;
The day may be dismal, the night may be drear,
He never has left me alone. [Refrain]
3 When sorrow has taken my heart by surprise,
He never has left me alone;
In tenderness wiping the tears from mine eyes,
He never has left me alone. [Refrain]
4 I’ll tell the whole world as the valley I roam,
He never has left me alone;
I’ll tell it through heaven when I shall reach home,
He never has left me alone; [Refrain]
Source: Vocal Gems: our greatest song book for all religious services. Especially recommended for Sunday schools, revivals, W. M. B. and V. L. B. services #68
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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