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[When on earth no more we gather, when this life is o'er]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Jno. R. Sweney Incipit: 12333 32115 76551 Used With Text: At the Gates of Day
[When on earth no more we gather, when this life is o'er]
At the Gates of Day
Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: When on earth no more we gather, when this life is o'er Refrain First Line: Yes, I’ll meet you up in heaven when this life is past Lyrics: 1 When on earth no more we gather, when this life is o’er,
When our barks have left earth’s moorings for the other shore;
When upon this earthly footstool we no longer stay,
Will you meet me in the morning at the gates of day?
Refrain:
Yes, I’ll meet you up in heaven when this life is past,
When the worn and weary pilgrims gather home at last;
Where the light of God is streaming in a fadeless ray,
I will meet you in the morning at the gates of day.
2 When no more in this dear temple we each other greet,
When on earth no more we worship in communion sweet;
When this life and all its troubles shall have pass’d away,
Will you meet me in the morning at the gates of day? [Refrain]
3 Here on earth we leave each other, best of friends must part,
Tho’ at times our hearts are breaking and the tear-drops start;
But from that bright land of beauty we will never stray,
Will you meet me in the morning at the gates of day? [Refrain]
4 Here we talk about the Saviour who for us hath died,
Here we long to sing the praises of the Crucified;
Shall we in that golden country live with him alway?
Will you meet me in the morning at the gates of day? [Refrain] Used With Tune: [When on earth no more we gather, when this life is o'er]
At the Gates of Day
At the Gates of Day
Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Songs of Love and Praise No. 4 #135 (1897) First Line: When on earth no more we gather, when this life is o'er Refrain First Line: Yes, I’ll meet you up in heaven when this life is past Lyrics: 1 When on earth no more we gather, when this life is o’er,
When our barks have left earth’s moorings for the other shore;
When upon this earthly footstool we no longer stay,
Will you meet me in the morning at the gates of day?
Refrain:
Yes, I’ll meet you up in heaven when this life is past,
When the worn and weary pilgrims gather home at last;
Where the light of God is streaming in a fadeless ray,
I will meet you in the morning at the gates of day.
2 When no more in this dear temple we each other greet,
When on earth no more we worship in communion sweet;
When this life and all its troubles shall have pass’d away,
Will you meet me in the morning at the gates of day? [Refrain]
3 Here on earth we leave each other, best of friends must part,
Tho’ at times our hearts are breaking and the tear-drops start;
But from that bright land of beauty we will never stray,
Will you meet me in the morning at the gates of day? [Refrain]
4 Here we talk about the Saviour who for us hath died,
Here we long to sing the praises of the Crucified;
Shall we in that golden country live with him alway?
Will you meet me in the morning at the gates of day? [Refrain] Tune Title: [When on earth no more we gather, when this life is o'er]
At the Gates of Day
At the Gates of Day
Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: The Bow of Promise #74 (1898) First Line: When on earth no more we gather, when this life is o'er Refrain First Line: Yes, I'll meet you all in heaven Languages: English Tune Title: [When on earth no more we gather, when this life is o'er]
At the Gates of Day
Johnson Oatman, Jr.
1856 - 1922 Person Name: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Author of "At the Gates of Day" in Songs of Love and Praise No. 4 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.
John R. Sweney
1837 - 1899 Person Name: Jno. R. Sweney Composer of "[When on earth no more we gather, when this life is o'er]" in Songs of Love and Praise No. 4 John R. Sweney (1837-1899) was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and exhibited musical abilities at an early age. At nineteen he was studying with a German music teacher, leading a choir and glee club, and performing at children’s entertainments. By twenty-two he was teaching at a school in Dover, Delaware. Soon thereafter, he was put in charge of the band of the Third Delaware Regiment of the Union Army for the duration of the Civil War. After the war, he became Professor of Music at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, and director of Sweney’s Cornet Band. He eventually earned Bachelor and Doctor of Music degrees at the Academy.
Sweney began composing church music in 1871 and became well-known as a leader of large congregations. His appreciators stated “Sweney knows how to make a congregation sing” and “He had great power in arousing multitudes.” He also became director of music for a large Sunday school at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia of which John Wanamaker was superintendent (Wanamaker was the founder of the first major department store in Philadelphia). In addition to his prolific output of hymn melodies and other compositions, Sweney edited or co-edited about sixty song collections, many in collaboration with William J. Kirkpatrick. Sweney died on April 10, 1899, and his memorial was widely attended and included a eulogy by Wanamaker.
Joe Hickerson from "Joe's Jottings #9" used by permission
John R. Sweney
