Born: March 24, 1839, Haw Patch, In­di­a­na.

Died: Dec 21, 1915, Gut­ten­berg, Io­wa.

Buried: City cem­e­tery, Gut­ten­berg, Io­wa.

Boyhood friend of Wil­liam A. Og­den, Lat­ta taught for a time in the pub­lic schools of Coles­burg, Io­wa. He wrote over 1,600 songs and hymns in his life­time. His works in­clude:

Sources

Hymns

  1. Beautiful Robe and Crown
  2. Blessèd Be the Fount­ain
  3. Bright Glory to Come
  4. Can Jesus See and Hear?
  5. Come to Je­sus
  6. Lamps Trimmed and Burn­ing
  7. Live for Je­sus
  8. No More Good-Byes
  9. Wandering Away
  10. When the Bride­groom Comes
  11. Whiter Than Show