Oatman at­tend­ed Her­bert’s Acad­e­my in Vin­cen­town, New Jer­sey, and the New Jer­sey Col­le­gi­ate In­sti­tute in Bor­den­town. He was or­dained as a Meth­od­ist Epis­co­pal min­is­ter, but his pas­tor­al work was con­fined to lo­cal church­es, as he worked full time in the re­tail and in­sur­ance in­dus­tries. He wrote ly­rics for 5,000 Gos­pel songs.

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Hymns

1. Alone with God
2. Come, Soul, and Find Thy Rest
3. Count Your Blessings
4. Deeper Yet
5. Every Bridge Is Burned Behind Me
6. Fire Is Burning, The
7. Hallelujah Side, The
8. He Included Me
9. Higher Ground
10. Holy, Ho­ly, Is What the Angels Sing
11. How the Fire Fell
12. I Know He’s Mine
13. I Will Follow Thee
14. I Will Trade the Old Cross for a Crown
15. Jesus Took My Burden
16. Last Mile of the Way, The
17. Lift Him Up
18. Move Along
19. No, Not One
20. Only Once You Pass This Way
21. Resting in the Arms of Jesus
22. Send a Wave of Salva­tion Today
23. Sweeter Than All
24. Tell It Wherever You Go
25. When Our Lord Shall Come Again
26. Worthy the Lamb