Born: No­vem­ber 18, 1854, Hull, York­shire, Eng­land.

Died: June 5, 1888, Pentre, South Wales.

Son of a flax dress­er, Bate­man be­gan his mu­sic­al ca­reer sing­ing and play­ing the ban­jo in mu­sic halls, while al­so work­ing at an oil mill. He was con­vert­ed af­ter at­tend­ing a Sal­va­tion Ar­my (SA) hall in Sul­coates. He went on to join the SA, be­com­ing an of­fi­cer in 1882. He served in var­i­ous lo­ca­tions, in­clud­ing Card­ley Heath, North­amp­ton, Man­ches­ter Open­shaw, Han­ley, and Mid­dles­bo­rough, and con­trib­ut­ed a num­ber of songs to The Mu­sic­al Sal­va­tionist.

Sources

Lyrics

1. Come, Shout and Sing
2. March On, Salva­tion Sol­diers
3. Once I Was Far in Sin
4. Sinner, See Yon Light
5. Though I Wandered Far from Jesus
6. We’ll Shout Aloud Throughout the Land