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Close by the King
Author: Eden Reeder Latta Appears in 2 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: In the heavenly habitation
Close by the King
Close by the King
Author: Eden Reade Latta Hymnal: Our Thankful Songs #d76 (1900) Hymnal Title: Our Thankful Songs First Line: In the heavenly habitation
Close by the King
Close by the King
Author: Eden Reade Latta Hymnal: Singing for Joy #d105 (1902) Hymnal Title: Singing for Joy First Line: In the heavenly habitation Languages: English
Close by the King
E. R. Latta
1839 - 1915 Person Name: Eden Reeder Latta Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project Author of "Close by the King" 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.
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E. R. Latta
