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[Once I was heavy laden]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. Howard Entwisle Incipit: 51116 65552 54351

Happy All the Day

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Once I was heavy laden Refrain First Line: I'm happy all the day Used With Tune: [Once I was heavy laden]

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Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Praise Hymns and Full Salvation Songs #18 (1898) First Line: Once I was heavy laden Refrain First Line: I'm happy all the day Languages: English Tune Title: [Once I was heavy laden]

Happy All the Day

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Songs of Love and Praise No. 5 #124 (1898) First Line: Once I was heavy laden Refrain First Line: I'm happy all the day Languages: English Tune Title: [Once I was heavy laden]

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Johnson Oatman, Jr.

1856 - 1922 Person Name: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Author of "Happy All the Day" in Songs of Love and Praise No. 5 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

J. Howard Entwisle

1865 - 1901 Composer of "[Once I was heavy laden]" in Songs of Love and Praise No. 5 J Howard Entwisle USA 1865-1901. Born in PA, he became a musician and songbook editor-compiler in Philadelphia, PA, in the 1890s. He collaberated with William J Kirkpatrick, also of Philadelphia, promoting gospel songs. He helped compile “Songs of love and praise #4”, then later “Songs of love and praise #5”. Other published works were: “Bright melodies” (1899), “Heavenly sunlight” (1900), “Exalted praise” (1901). He died in Philadelphia. John Perry