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Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: When clouds, dark and heavy, hang over my way Refrain First Line: I'll follow my Saviour Lyrics: 1 When clouds, dark and heavy, hang over my way, When shadows, before me, my soul would dismay, I’ll follow my Saviour, tho’ I cannot see, My trust is in Jesus, He’ll take care of me. Refrain: I’ll follow my Saviour, Where’er it may be; My trust is in Jesus, He’ll take care of me. 2 When often before me is sorrow and care, And burdens too great for my spirit to bear, I roll them on Him who can give liberty, My trust is in Jesus, He’ll take care of me. [Refrain] 3 When friends of the sunshine grow cold in the shade, I’ll still have one Friend, so I’ll not be afraid; He’ll ever be near me tho’ others may flee, My trust is in Jesus, He’ll take care of me. [Refrain] 4 Soon life and its sorrows with me will be past, But I’ll follow Jesus, by faith, till the last; Then still I’ll keep shouting o’er death’s rolling sea, My trust is in Jesus, He’ll take care of me. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [When clouds, dark and heavy, hang over my way]

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[When clouds, dark and heavy, hang over my way]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: I. H. Meredith Incipit: 53433 13212 33565 Used With Text: He'll Take Care of Me

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He'll Take Care of Me

Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: The Kingdom of Praise #94 (1920) First Line: When clouds, dark and heavy, hang over my way Refrain First Line: I'll follow my Saviour Lyrics: 1 When clouds, dark and heavy, hang over my way, When shadows, before me, my soul would dismay, I’ll follow my Saviour, tho’ I cannot see, My trust is in Jesus, He’ll take care of me. Refrain: I’ll follow my Saviour, Where’er it may be; My trust is in Jesus, He’ll take care of me. 2 When often before me is sorrow and care, And burdens too great for my spirit to bear, I roll them on Him who can give liberty, My trust is in Jesus, He’ll take care of me. [Refrain] 3 When friends of the sunshine grow cold in the shade, I’ll still have one Friend, so I’ll not be afraid; He’ll ever be near me tho’ others may flee, My trust is in Jesus, He’ll take care of me. [Refrain] 4 Soon life and its sorrows with me will be past, But I’ll follow Jesus, by faith, till the last; Then still I’ll keep shouting o’er death’s rolling sea, My trust is in Jesus, He’ll take care of me. [Refrain] Tune Title: [When clouds, dark and heavy, hang over my way]

He'll Take Care of Me

Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Sermons in Song #33 (1894) First Line: When clouds, dark and heavy, hang over my way Refrain First Line: I'll follow my Savior where'er it may be Languages: English Tune Title: [When clouds, dark and heavy, hang over my way]

He'll take care of me

Author: Johnson Oatman Hymnal: Hymns of Worship and Praise #d147 (1909) First Line: When clouds, dark and heavy Refrain First Line: I'll follow my Savior Languages: English

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Johnson Oatman, Jr.

1856 - 1922 Author of "He'll Take Care of Me" in The Kingdom of Praise 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

I. H. Meredith

1872 - 1962 Composer of "[When clouds, dark and heavy, hang over my way]" in The Kingdom of Praise Pseudonyms Charles C. Ackley (taken from his wife’s name, Clarissa Ackley Cowan) Broughton Edwards Floyd Engle (from his address on Floyd Street in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey) Arthur Grantley Bruce Kennedy See also Ackley, Chas. C. 1872-1962 See also Edwards, Broughton