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Jesus Cares for Me
Author: E. R Latta Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Though I am but a little child, The Savior's I may be
Jesus Cares for Me
[Though I am but a little child]
Appears in 1 hymnal Incipit: 51113 66652 21235 Used With Text: Jesus Cares for Me
[Though I am but a little child]
Jesus Cares for Me
Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Grateful Praise #26 (1884) First Line: Though I am but a little child Languages: English Tune Title: [Though I am but a little child]
Jesus Cares for Me
Jesus cares for me
Author: Eden Reade Latta Hymnal: Songs for the Wee Ones #d64 (1876) First Line: Though I am but a little child
Jesus cares for me
Jesus cares for me
Author: Eden Reade Latta Hymnal: Praise and Rejoicing #d98 (1884) First Line: Though I am but a little child
Jesus cares for me
E. R. Latta
1839 - 1915 Person Name: Eden Reade Latta Author of "Jesus cares for me" in Songs for the Wee Ones 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
