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[Let us seek the land that is fair and bright]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Alfred Beirly Incipit: 56511 34322 71221

Land of Beauty

Author: E. R. Latta Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Let us seek the land that is fair and bright Used With Tune: [Let us seek the land that is fair and bright]

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Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: The New Song #60 (1891) First Line: Let us seek the land that is fair and bright Languages: English Tune Title: [Let us seek the land that is fair and bright]

Land of Beauty

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Epworth Songs #110 (1893) First Line: Let us seek the land that is fair and bright Languages: English Tune Title: [Let us seek the land that is fair and bright]

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E. R. Latta

1839 - 1915 Author of "Land of Beauty" in Epworth Songs 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

Alfred Beirly

Person Name: A. Beirly Composer of "[Let us seek the land that is fair and bright]" in Epworth Songs Dr. Alfred Beirly was the author of many song books: Great Joy!, 1881 Crowning Glory No. 1, 1889 Sovereign Choir No. 1, A Book of Easy Anthems, 1889 Beirly’s Memorial Songs No. 1, 1892 Beirly’s Jubilee Choir Vol. 2, 1892 Beirly’s Song Triumph, 1892 Beirly’s Festal Days, 1894 Golden Grain Nos. 1 and 2 Combined, 1894 Beirly’s School Songs for Public or Private Schools, Academies and Colleges, No. 1, 1896 Beirly’s National Singer, 1898 The Concert Master, 1899 Emmanuel, a Sacred Oratorio, 1892 A Greater Chicago (The Woman’s Temple, date unknown) The Song Wonder, 1907 A New Harbor for Chicago, 1908 NN, Hymnary editor. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/e/i/beirly_a.htm