1862–1941

Introduction

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Born: Sep­tem­ber 19, 1862, Hast­ings, On­tar­io, Ca­na­da.

Died: De­cem­ber 20, 1941, Green­cas­tle, In­di­ana, of a ce­reb­ral he­mor­rhage.

Buried: Green­cas­tle Ci­ty Ce­me­te­ry, Green­cas­tle, In­di­ana.

Pseudonym: George Walk­er Whit­comb.

A Me­tho­dist min­is­ter, Os­trom was as­so­ci­at­ed with the Moo­dy Bi­ble In­sti­tute, start­ing in 1921. He wrote un­der his pseu­do­nym be­cause he felt freer to use his songs in ev­an­gel­is­tic meet­ings if he didn’t draw at­ten­tion to him­self as the au­thor.

His works in­clude:

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Answered Pray­er
  2. Are We to Go Where Je­sus Leads?
  3. Christ Is Com­ing
  4. Decision, The
  5. Hallelujah to Thy Name!
  6. Hark, Je­sus Is Call­ing
  7. He Nev­er Can Be Late
  8. His Migh­ty Hand
  9. How I Long to Tell It
  10. If Hea­ven’s a Home!
  11. Is It the Crown­ing Day?
  12. Lift Them to the Light
  13. O Sab­bath, ’Tis of Thee
  14. O What a Day Is Com­ing
  15. Only a Step
  16. Tender Mer­cy, Ho­ly Balm
  17. Voice of Je­sus, The
  18. We Can and Will
  19. Ye Shall Find Rest