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[If beset by doubts and fears]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. Edw. Prior Incipit: 55111 23213 33451 Used With Text: Wait a little, you may see

Author: E. R. Latta Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: If beset by doubts and fears Refrain First Line: Wait a little Lyrics: 1 If beset by doubts and fears, And no ray of light appears, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see; If your burden seems so great, That you scarce can bear the weight, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see. Refrain: Wait a little, Wait a little, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see; Wait a little, you may see; Wait a little, you may see; Wait, wait a little you may see. 2 If your hopes that seemed so bright, All are doom’d to suffer blight, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see; What your heart would fain possess, Might bring only wretchedness, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see. [Refrain] 3 Where there is no care and pain, It may all be rendered plain, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see; Trust the Lord and do the right, Till your faith shall turn to sight; Wait a little, wait a little, you may see. [Refrain] Topics: Choir Used With Tune: [If beset by doubts and fears]

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Wait a Little, You May See!

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Singing by the Way (Rev. ed.) #34 (1897) First Line: If beset by doubts and fears Lyrics: 1 If beset by doubts and fears, And no ray of light appears, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see! If your burden seems so great, That you scarce can bear the weight, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see. Chorus: Wait a little, You may see! Wait a little, you may see! Wait a little, wait a little, you may see! you may see! Wait a little, you may see! Wait a little, you may see! Wait a little, wait a little you may see! 2 If your hopes that seemed so bright, All are doom’d to suffer blight, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see! What your heart would fain possess Might bring only wretchedness, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see. [Chorus] 3 Where there is no care and pain, It may all be rendered plain, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see! Trust the Lord and do the right, Till your faith shall turn to sight, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [If beset by doubts and fears]

Wait a little, you may see

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Triumphant Songs No.3 #151 (1892) First Line: If beset by doubts and fears Refrain First Line: Wait a little Lyrics: 1 If beset by doubts and fears, And no ray of light appears, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see; If your burden seems so great, That you scarce can bear the weight, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see. Refrain: Wait a little, Wait a little, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see; Wait a little, you may see; Wait a little, you may see; Wait, wait a little you may see. 2 If your hopes that seemed so bright, All are doom’d to suffer blight, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see; What your heart would fain possess, Might bring only wretchedness, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see. [Refrain] 3 Where there is no care and pain, It may all be rendered plain, Wait a little, wait a little, you may see; Trust the Lord and do the right, Till your faith shall turn to sight; Wait a little, wait a little, you may see. [Refrain] Topics: Choir Tune Title: [If beset by doubts and fears]

Wait a Little, You May See

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Sparkling and Bright #33 (1890) First Line: If beset by doubts and fears Refrain First Line: Wait a little Languages: English Tune Title: [If beset by doubts and fears]

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E. R. Latta

1839 - 1915 Author of "Wait a Little, You May See!" in Singing by the Way (Rev. ed.) 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

Charles Edward Prior

1856 - 1927 Person Name: Chas. Edw. Prior Composer of "[If beset by doubts and fears]" in Triumphant Songs No.3 Charles Edward Prior, 1856-1927 Prior played the piano at the Italian Baptist Mission in Hartford, Connecticut, in the late 19th Century. Music-- Go Stand and Speak Work for Us All --hymntime.com/tch