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How Sweet to Think of Jesus

Author: E. R. Latta Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: As we read His word divine Refrain First Line: He beheld us all undone Used With Tune: [As we read His word divine]

[As we read His word divine]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: R. L. Ferguson Incipit: 55151 23135 31332 Used With Text: How Sweet to Think of Jesus

[As we read His word divine]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. P. McCalester Incipit: 12321 71345 34332 Used With Text: How Sweet to Think of Jesus

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Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Gospel Praise #61 (1900) First Line: As we read His word divine Refrain First Line: He beheld us all undone Languages: English Tune Title: [As we read His word divine]

How Sweet to Think of Jesus

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Singing for Joy #269 (1902) First Line: As we read His word divine Refrain First Line: He beheld us all undone Languages: English Tune Title: [As we read His word divine]

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E. R. Latta

1839 - 1915 Person Name: Eden Reeder Latta Author of "How Sweet to Think of Jesus" 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