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Go Not Away Unsaved

Author: Eden Reeder Latta Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: O go not away tonight unsaved Refrain First Line: Tonight, tonight is the time to yield

GO NOT AWAY UNSAVED

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. B. Holsinger Incipit: 33335 34433 55512 Used With Text: Tonight, tonight is the time to yield

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Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Gospel Songs and Hymns No. 1 #30 (1898) First Line: Oh, go not away tonight unsaved Refrain First Line: Tonight, tonight is the time to yield Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, go not away tonight unsaved]

Go not away unsaved

Author: Eden Reade Latta Hymnal: The Highway to Heaven #d97 (1899) First Line: O go not away tonight unsaved Refrain First Line: Tonight, tonight is the time to Languages: English

Go not away unsaved

Author: Eden Reade Latta Hymnal: Kingdom Songs No. 2 #d147 (1918) First Line: O go not away tonight unsaved Refrain First Line: Tonight, tonight is the time to yield Languages: English

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E. R. Latta

1839 - 1915 Person Name: Eden Reeder Latta Author of "Go Not Away Unsaved" 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

George B. Holsinger

1857 - 1908 Person Name: Geo. B. Holsinger Composer of "GO NOT AWAY UNSAVED" in The Brethren Hymnal Born: May 10, 1857, St. Clair Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Died: November 22, 1908, Astoria, Illinois. Holsinger was music director of Bridgewater College, Virginia (1882-98), and music editor for the Church of the Brethren (1898-1908). His works include: Song Praises (Elgin, Illinois: Brethren Publishing House, 1906) Psalms and Hymns (associate editor) Lyrics-- I Lift My Heart Today in Praise Little Ones Like Me Not Far from the Kingdom of Heaven Our Country’s Needs Are Pleading Music-- BEAUTIFUL HOMELAND I’LL COUNT MY BLESSINGS --hymntime.com/tch