You help make Hymnary.org possible. More than 10 million people from 200+ countries found hymns, liturgical resources and encouragement on Hymnary.org in 2025, including you. Every visit affirms the global impact of this ministry.

If Hymnary has been meaningful to you this year, would you take a moment today to help sustain it? A gift of any size—paired with a note of encouragement if you wish—directly supports the server costs, research work and curation that keep this resource freely available to the world.

Give securely online today, or mail a check to:
Hymnary.org
Calvin University
3201 Burton Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Thank you for your partnership, and may the hope of Advent fill your heart.

Love Won My Heart

Representative Text

1 Out on the mountains far away,
Out in the cold and danger,
When I was wand'ring far astray,
Still to my Savior a stranger:

Chorus:
Love won my heart
(Love won, love won my heart,)
Christ did impart,
(Christ did, Christ did impart,)
Love, wonderful love of God,
Love won my heart; (won my heart;)
God's love to me,
(Gods love, God's love to me,)
deep as the sea,
(deep as, deep as the sea,)
Love of God so strange and free,
Love won my heart.

2 I lived a selfish life for years,
Sought thro' this world for pleasure,
Till God, who rules the radiant spheres,
Sent me a wonderful treasure. [Chorus]

3 I work for Jesus now each day,
Since I have been forgiven;
And when this life has passed away,
I want to praise Him in Heaven. [Chorus]

Source: The New Praiseworthy: for the Church and Sunday School #32

Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr.

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: Out on the mountains far away
Title: Love Won My Heart
Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1914)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Love won my heart, Christ did impart
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 9 of 9)

Crowns #d135

Page Scan

Eternal Praise #55

Hosanna in the Highest, Gypsy Smith's Campaign Song Book #d127

Page Scan

Hymns of Glory No. 2 #36

Songs of Salvation and Service. #d216

TextAudioPage Scan

The King of Kings #58

Page Scan

The New Make Christ King #54

TextScoreAudioPage Scan

The New Praiseworthy #32

Page Scan

Wonderful Jesus and Other Songs #32

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us
It looks like you are using an ad-blocker. Ad revenue helps keep us running. Please consider white-listing Hymnary.org or getting Hymnary Pro to eliminate ads entirely and help support Hymnary.org.