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Weep Not for Me

Author: Johnson Oatman Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Though over my lifeless form you may be bending Refrain First Line: Dear friends, weep not for me

[Tho' o'er my lifeless form you may be bending]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. F. Fowler Incipit: 55323 11766 55221 Used With Text: Weep Not for Me

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Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Light in the Valley #32 (1898) First Line: Tho' o'er my lifeless form you may be bending Refrain First Line: Dear friends, weep not for me, but still your sorrow Lyrics: Weep not for me, weep not for mme, for me. 1 Tho' o'er my lifeless form you may be bending, For now my song with angel notes is blending; I'm safe at home, when joys are never ending, Weep not for me. Chorus: Dear friends, weep not for me, but still your sorrow, Dear friends, weep not for me, but comfort borrow; In heav'n above we'll meet again tomorrow, Weep not for me. 2 But think of me as only gone before you; From heav'nly heights I will be watching o'er you, Just by the gates I will be waiting for you, Weep not for me. [Chorus] 3 Tho' now with grief your heart is sad and aching, Tho' now with sobs your bosom may be shaking; Mine eyes have seen the golden morning breaking, Weep not for me. [Chorus] 4 Tho' now you feel a sense of desolation, For those who mourn there is a consolation; In heav'n above will come no separation, Weep not for me. [Chorus] 5 Tho' 'tis God's will that earthly ties should sever, We'll meet again, where parting cometh never; There, hand in hand, we'll live and love for ever, Weep not for me. [Chorus] Topics: Affliction Scripture: Luke 23:28 Languages: English Tune Title: [Tho' o'er my lifeless form you may be bending]

Weep Not for Me

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Songs of the Mercy Seat #198 (1899) First Line: Tho' o'er my lifeless form you may be bending Refrain First Line: Dear friends, weep not for me, but still your sorrow Languages: English Tune Title: [Tho' o'er my lifeless form you may be bending]

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Johnson Oatman, Jr.

1856 - 1922 Person Name: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Author of ""Weep Not for Me"" in Light in the Valley 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