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['Tis waiting over yonder]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: R. C. Ward Incipit: 12355 33234 65431 Used With Text: The Crown That I Shall Wear

The Crown That I Shall Wear

Author: E. R. Latta Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: 'Tis waiting over yonder Refrain First Line: The crown that fadeth never Used With Tune: ['Tis waiting over yonder]

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Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Heart Hymns #83 (1912) First Line: 'Tis waiting over yonder Refrain First Line: The crown that fadeth never Languages: English Tune Title: ['Tis waiting over yonder]

The Crown That I Shall Wear

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Exultant Praises #83 (1910) First Line: 'Tis waiting over yonder Refrain First Line: The crown that fadeth never Languages: English Tune Title: ['Tis waiting over yonder]

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E. R. Latta

1839 - 1915 Author of "The Crown That I Shall Wear" in Heart Hymns 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