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[O Haus des Herrn, O Haus des Herrn]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. A. Weiss Incipit: 55655 12176 43217 Used With Text: Im Haus des Herrn

Im Haus des Herrn

Author: R. A. John Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: O Haus des Herrn, O Haus des Herrn Used With Tune: [O Haus des Herrn, O Haus des Herrn]

Author: E. R. Latta Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Oh Canaan land, Oh, Canaan land Refrain First Line: Oh, Canaan land! blest Canaan land Used With Tune: [Oh Canaan land, Oh, Canaan land]

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Im Haus des Herrn

Author: R. A. John Hymnal: Perlen und Blüthen #126 (1920) First Line: O Haus des Herrn, O Haus des Herrn Languages: German Tune Title: [O Haus des Herrn, O Haus des Herrn]

Oh, Canaan Land

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: The New Song #180 (1891) First Line: Oh Canaan land, Oh, Canaan land Refrain First Line: Oh, Canaan land! blest Canaan land Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh Canaan land, Oh, Canaan land]

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E. R. Latta

1839 - 1915 Author of "Oh, Canaan Land" in The New Song 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