GOLF CITY SDA CHURCH - HIGHER GROUND by Johnson Oatman Jr.

Oatman was born on April 21, 1856 in Medford, New Jersey. He was a businessman and wrote over 5,000 hymns in his spare time. He did not begin writing hymns until he was 36 years old and was never paid for more than $1.00 for any of his text. He was also an ordained Methodist Episcopal Minister, but only served in local churches. He died on September 22, 1922 in Norman, Oklahoma.