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I am trying, Lord, to serve thee

Author: Eden Reade Latta Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Lord, I know I cannot please thee
I am trying, Lord, to serve thee

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[Lord, I know I cannot please thee]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: A. J. Abbey Incipit: 51233 43231 13455 Used With Text: I Would Love Thee
[Lord, I know I cannot please thee]

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I Would Love Thee

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Fount of Blessing #104 (1880) First Line: Lord, I know I cannot please thee Refrain First Line: I m trying, Lord, to serve thee Languages: English Tune Title: [Lord, I know I cannot please thee]
I Would Love Thee

I am trying, Lord, to serve thee

Author: Eden Reade Latta Hymnal: The Christian Hymnist #d330 (1895) First Line: Lord, I know I cannot please thee
I am trying, Lord, to serve thee

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A. J. Abbey

1825 - 1887 Composer of "[Lord, I know I cannot please thee]" in Fount of Blessing 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
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E. R. Latta

1839 - 1915 Author of "I Would Love Thee" in Fount of Blessing 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
E. R. Latta
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