My Savior is a Friend indeed

I have found a Friend who has saved my soul

Author: Johnson Oatman
Tune: [I have found a friend who has saved my soul]
Published in 4 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: I have found a Friend who has saved my soul
Title: My Savior is a Friend indeed
Author: Johnson Oatman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O, a friend in need is a friend indeed
Copyright: Public Domain

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Celestial Songs #79

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Precious Hymns #176

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Songs of Love and Praise No. 5 #92

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Songs of Triumph No.s 1 and 2 Combined #115

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