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The Finest of the wheat
Author: Johnson Oatman Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: I have reached the land where living waters flow Refrain First Line: O glory to God for the blessed, blessed rest
The Finest of the wheat
[I have reach'd the land where living waters flow]
Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 12335 32311 11233 Used With Text: The Finest of the Wheat
[I have reach'd the land where living waters flow]
The Finest of the Wheat
Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: The Best of All #41 (1910) First Line: I have reach'd the land where living waters flow Refrain First Line: O glory to God for the blessed, blessed rest Lyrics: 1 I have reach’d the land where living waters flow,
Where from Canaan’s shore the gentle breezes blow;
Here I find in Christ a sure and safe retreat,
And he feeds me with the finest of the wheat.
Refrain:
O glory to God for the blessed, blessed rest
Which I find each day on my loving Savior’s breast!
For I talk with him in communion sweet,
And he feeds me with the finest of the wheat.
2 Now I find sweet peace, my mind is stay’d on Him,
Here the Star of Hope no shadows ever dim;
Here he gives me joy abounding and complete,
And he feeds me with the finest of the wheat. [Refrain]
3 Here within my heart the bells of heaven ring,
Here my Savior’s praise the song I love to sing;
And when I in pray’r my blessed Master meet,
Then he feeds me with the finest of the wheat. [Refrain]
4 So each day I’ll cling to Him and hold His hand,
For He knows the path to heaven’s happy land;
He will lead me till I reach the golden street,
And he’ll feed me with the finest of the wheat. [Refrain] Tune Title: [I have reach'd the land where living waters flow]
The Finest of the Wheat
The Finest of the Wheat
Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Celestial Songs #139 (1921) First Line: I have reach'd the land where living waters flow Refrain First Line: O glory to God for the blessed, blessed rest Languages: English Tune Title: [I have reach'd the land where living waters flow]
The Finest of the Wheat
The Finest of the Wheat
Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Rose of Sharon Hymns #612 (1917) First Line: I have reach'd the land where living waters flow Refrain First Line: O glory to God for the blessed, blessed rest Languages: English Tune Title: [I have reach'd the land where living waters flow]
The Finest of the Wheat
Johnson Oatman, Jr.
1856 - 1922 Person Name: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Author of "The Finest of the Wheat" in The Best of All 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, N. J., under the firm name of Johnson Oatman & Son. Since the death of his father, he has for the past fifteen years been in the life insurance business, having charge of the business of one of the great companies in Mt. Holly, N. J., where he resides.
He has written over three thousand hymns, and no gospel song book is considered as being complete unless it contains some of his hymns.
In 1878 he married Wilhelmina Reid, of Lumberton, N.J. and had three children, Rachel, Miriam, and Percy.
Excerpted from Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers by Jacob Henry Hall; Fleming H. Revell, Co. 1914
Johnson Oatman, Jr.
William J. Kirkpatrick
1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[I have reach'd the land where living waters flow]" in The Best of All William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia.
Bert Polman
William J. Kirkpatrick
