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Live For Jesus

Author: Eden Reeder Latta Appears in 11 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: Live for Jesus, O my brother Refrain First Line: Live for Jesus, live for Jesus

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Frank Marion Davis, 1839-1896 Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Tune Key: E Major Incipit: 34556 54531 23432 Used With Text: Live for Jesus

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Live for Jesus

Author: Eden Reade Latta Hymnal: Christian Hymns III #d204 (1966) Hymnal Title: Christian Hymns III First Line: Live for Jesus, O my brother Languages: English

Live for Jesus, O my brother

Author: Eden Reade Latta Hymnal: Christian Hymns #63 (1935) Hymnal Title: Christian Hymns Languages: English

Live for Jesus

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Christian Hymns #160 (1948) Hymnal Title: Christian Hymns First Line: Live for Jesus, O my brother Tune Title: [Live for Jesus, O my brother]

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E. R. Latta

1839 - 1915 Person Name: Eden R. Latta, 1839-1907 Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Author of "Live for Jesus" in The Cyber Hymnal Rv Eden Reeder Latta USA 1839-1915. Born at Haw Patch, IN, the son of a Methodist minister, (also a boyhood friend of hymn writer Willam A Ogden) he became a school teacher. During the American Civil War he preached for the Manchester Methodist Church and other congregations (possibly as a circuit rider filling empty pulpits). In 1863 he married Mary Elizabeth Wright, and they had five children: Arthur, Robert, Jennie, two others. He taught for the public schools of Manchester, and later Colesburg, IA. He moved to Guttenberg, IA, in the 1890s, and continued writing song lyrics for several major gospel composers, including William Ogden, James McGranahan, James Fillmore, and Edmund Lorenz. He wrote 1600+ songs and hymns, many being widely popular in his day. His older brother, William, composed hymn tunes. He died at Guttenbert, IA. John Perry

Frank M. Davis

1839 - 1896 Person Name: Frank Marion Davis, 1839-1896 Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Composer of "TIMES SQUARE" in The Cyber Hymnal Frank Marion Davis USA 1839-1896. Born at Marcellus, NY, he became a teacher and professor of voice, a choirmaster and a good singer. He traveled extensively, living in Marcellus, NY, Vicksburg, MS, Baltimore, MD, Cincinnati, OH, Burr Oak and Findley, MI. He compiled and published several song books: “New Pearls of Song” (1877), “Notes of Praise” (1890), “Crown of gold” (1892), “Always welcome” (1881), “Songs of love and praise #5” (1898), “Notes of praise”, and “Brightest glory”. He never married. John Perry