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Author: Eden Reeder Latta Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard Refrain First Line: We shall wander no more, but on the bright shore Lyrics: 1. Eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard Nor hath the fancy portrayed, What the dear Lord hath in reserve, If His commands are obeyed. Refrain We shall wander no more, but on the bright shore, We’ll share in that home the glory to come; We shall wander no more, but on the bright shore, We’ll share in that home the glory to come. 2. Mansions of joy, ages ago, Jesus the Master foretold; They are for us, just as they were For the disciples of old. [Refrain] 3. Pilgrims are we, seeking to find, Regions than Canaan more fair; Heav’n is our home, over the tide, Where is no sorrow or care. [Refrain] 4. Loved ones are there, torn from us here, We their dear faces shall see; Never farewell then shall be said, Never a parting shall be. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard] Text Sources: Joyful Lays, by Robert Lowry & W. Howard Doane (New York: Biglow & Main, 1884), number 4

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[Eye hath not seen, Ear hath not heard]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: A. J. Abbey Incipit: 33432 17651 1117 Used With Text: Bright Glory to Come

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Bright Glory to Come

Author: Eden Reeder Latta Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #639 First Line: Eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard Refrain First Line: We shall wander no more, but on the bright shore Lyrics: 1. Eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard Nor hath the fancy portrayed, What the dear Lord hath in reserve, If His commands are obeyed. Refrain We shall wander no more, but on the bright shore, We’ll share in that home the glory to come; We shall wander no more, but on the bright shore, We’ll share in that home the glory to come. 2. Mansions of joy, ages ago, Jesus the Master foretold; They are for us, just as they were For the disciples of old. [Refrain] 3. Pilgrims are we, seeking to find, Regions than Canaan more fair; Heav’n is our home, over the tide, Where is no sorrow or care. [Refrain] 4. Loved ones are there, torn from us here, We their dear faces shall see; Never farewell then shall be said, Never a parting shall be. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard]

Bright Glory to Come

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Joyful Lays #4 (1884) First Line: Eye hath not seen, Ear hath not heard Refrain First Line: We shall wander no more Lyrics: 1 Eye hath not seen, Ear hath not heard Nor hath the fancy portrayed, What the dear Lord hath in reserve, If His commands are obeyed. Refrain: We shall wander no more, But on the bright shore, We’ll share in that home, The glory to come. 2 Mansions of joy, ages ago, Jesus the Master foretold; They are for us, just as they were For the disciples of old. [Refrain] 3 Pilgrims are we, seeking to find, Regions than Canaan more fair; Heav’n is our home, over the tide, Where is no sorrow or care. [Refrain] 4 Loved ones are there, torn from us here, We their dear faces shall see; Never farewell then shall be said, Never a parting shall be. [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9 Languages: English Tune Title: [Eye hath not seen]

Bright Glory to Come

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Our Song Book #169 (1890) First Line: Eye hath not seen, Ear hath not heard Refrain First Line: We shall wander no more Languages: English Tune Title: [Eye hath not seen, Ear hath not heard]

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E. R. Latta

1839 - 1915 Author of "Bright Glory to Come" in Joyful Lays 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

A. J. Abbey

1825 - 1887 Person Name: Alonzo Judson Abbey Composer of "[Eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard]" in The Cyber Hymnal Alonzo Judson Abbey, USA 1825-1887 Professor Abbey was a music teacher, collector, writer-composer, tune book compiler and sacred music publisher. George F Root often edited his published works. John Perry