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Who Will Answer for Me?
Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Who will answer for me, when, life's battles all past Refrain First Line: When the Judge shall at last call my name from the roll Used With Tune: [Who will answer for me, when, life's battles all past]
Who Will Answer for Me?
[Who will answer for me, when, life's battles all past]
Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. Howard Entwisle Incipit: 54323 53211 23517 Used With Text: Who will Answer for Me?
[Who will answer for me, when, life's battles all past]
Who will Answer for Me?
Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Melodies of Salvation #139 (1901) First Line: Who will answer for me, when, life's battles all past Refrain First Line: When the Judge shall at last call my name from the roll Lyrics: 1 Who will answer for me, when, life’s battles all past,
I shall stand at the bar of the Judgment at last,
When before me the Judge of all nations I see,
In that terrible hour, who will answer for me?
Chorus:
When the Judge shall at last call my name from the roll,
And shall ask, “who will answer for the guilty soul?”
Then my Saviour will turn with compassion to’ard me,
And His sweet voice will say, “I will answer for thee!”
2 Oh, how dark all my past, as from there I look back,
Many sins and mistakes will I count on my track,
Scarce a single good deed on my record I see,
And I cry in despair, “who will answer for me?” [Chorus]
3 Justice there will I see with the scales in her hand,
And I know I shall quake as upon them I stand;
“Weigh’d and found wanting” there, as no doubt I shall be
In my weakness and fear;— who will answer for me? [Chorus]
4 Saviour, help me to walk close to Thee day by day,
When I hear Thy commands may I trust and obey;
While I live may I ever to Thee faithful be,
Then at last hear Thee say, “I will answer for thee!” [Chorus]
Languages: English Tune Title: [Who will answer for me, when, life's battles all past]
Who will Answer for Me?
Who Will Answer for Me?
Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Gospel Song-Gems No.1 #22 (1901) First Line: Who will answer for me, when, life's battles all past Refrain First Line: When the Judge shall at last call my name from the roll Languages: English Tune Title: [Who will answer for me, when, life's battles all past]
Who Will Answer for Me?
Who Will Answer for Me?
Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Songs of Love and Praise No. 5 #34 (1898) First Line: Who will answer for me, when, life's battles all past Refrain First Line: When the Judge shall at last call my name Languages: English Tune Title: [Who will answer for me, when, life's battles all past]
Who Will Answer for Me?
Johnson Oatman, Jr.
1856 - 1922 Person Name: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Author of "Who will Answer for Me?" in Melodies of Salvation 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
Johnson Oatman, Jr.
J. Howard Entwisle
1865 - 1901 Composer of "[Who will answer for me, when, life's battles all past]" in Melodies of Salvation 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
J. Howard Entwisle
