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A Soldier of the King

Author: Johnson Oatman Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: With all the world before me Refrain First Line: I want to be a soldier

[With all the world before me]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. A. Post Incipit: 55434 51765 43455 Used With Text: A Soldier of the King

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Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: The King of Glory #196 (1918) First Line: With all the world before me Refrain First Line: I want to be a soldier Lyrics: 1 With all the world before me, Beneath, around me, o’er me, I count the fading joys to which we mortals cling, And yield its fleeting treasure, For I’ve a greater pleasure, I want to be a soldier of the King. Refrain: I want to be a soldier, A brave courageous soldier; A soldier not afraid to shout and sing; I crave no other mission, This is my one ambition, I want to be a soldier of the King! 2 While fighting battles royal, I will be true and loyal, Because the Holy Spirit is the sword I swing; Of Faith a strong defender, I never will surrender, I want to be a soldier of the King. [Refrain] 3 As long as wrongs need righting, I never will cease fighting Until the battles of this earthly life are o’er; When to the end I’ve striven, And my discharge is given, I’ll ground my arms on Canaan’s peaceful shore. [Refrain] Tune Title: [With all the world before me]

A Soldier of the King

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Living Praise #24 (1902) First Line: With all the world before me Refrain First Line: I want to be a soldier Languages: English Tune Title: [With all the world before me]

A Soldier of the King

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Calvary's Praises #199 (1917) First Line: With all the world before me Refrain First Line: I want to be a soldier Languages: English Tune Title: [With all the world before me]

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Johnson Oatman, Jr.

1856 - 1922 Person Name: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Author of "A Soldier of the King" in Calvary's Praises 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