1 The Great Physician came to me,
And healed my soul's diseases;
O bless his name, he set me free,
I'll live and die for Jesus.
Chorus:
On wings of faith each day I rise,
To catch the heav'nly breezes;
My soul is pressing toward the skies,
I'll live and die for Jesus.
2 His yoke is easy, this I find,
He ev'ry burden eases;
He daily gives me peace of mind,
I'll live and die for Jesus. [Chorus]
3 The things of sin, I once did love,
No more my spirit pleases;
My sweetest joys are from above,
I'll live and die for Jesus. [Chorus]
4 And when at last the hand of death
From sin and sorrow frees us,
We'll upward soar, with closing breath,
To live on high with Jesus. [Chorus]
Source: Light in the Valley: a new work of great merit for the Sunday school, revivals, Christian Endeavor, Epworth League, young people's society, and all forward movement along the line of battle... #127
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 >
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