“Count your many blessings,
name them one by one,
And it will surprise you
what the Lord has done.”
Johnson Oatman, Jr., 1897
Gonna be a long list!
Johnson Oatman wanted to be a good singer, like his father. He didn’t have the voice for it. Instead, he wrote the lyrics to 5,000 songs, including this hymn, “Count Your Blessings.”
