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[Sinner, oh, why wilt thou go]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Tenney Incipit: 31321 65512 35323 Used With Text: Wandering Sinner, Return

Wandering Sinner, Return

Author: E. R. Latta Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Sinner, oh, why wilt thou go Refrain First Line: Sinner, repent of thy sin! Used With Tune: [Sinner, oh, why wilt thou go]

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Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: Spiritual Songs No. 2 #39 (1883) First Line: Sinner, oh, why wilt thou go Refrain First Line: Sinner, repent of thy sin! Languages: English Tune Title: [Sinner, oh, why wilt thou go]

Wandering Sinner, Return

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: New Spiritual Songs #119 (1887) First Line: Sinner, oh, why wilt thou go Refrain First Line: Sinner, repent of thy sin! Languages: English Tune Title: [Sinner, oh, why wilt thou go]

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E. R. Latta

1839 - 1915 Author of "Wandering Sinner, Return" in New Spiritual Songs 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

J. H. Tenney

1840 - 1918 Composer of "[Sinner, oh, why wilt thou go]" in New Spiritual Songs John Harrison Tenney, 1840-1918 Born: November 22, 1840, Rowley, Massachusetts. Born just after the presidential campaign of "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too," Tenney was named after American president William Henry Harrison. A deacon in the Congregational Church in Linebrook, Massachusetts, he edited or was associate editor of over 30 books, and contributed to hundreds more. His works include: American Male Choir Temperance Jewels, with Elisha Hoffman (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1879) Bells of Victory, with Elisha Hoffman (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1888) Gems of Gospel Song Golden Sunbeams Sharon’s Dewy Rose Songs of Faith Shining Light Songs of Joy Sparkling and Bright Spiritual Songs, Nos. 1 and 2 Sweet Fields of Eden The Beacon Light The Singing School Banner The Anthem Offering The American Anthem Book The Crown of Praise Sources-- Hall, pp. 219-22 Music-- Asilomar Bogotá Beyond the Swelling Flood Cancún Come to Jesus Ever Will I Pray Hallowed Hour of Prayer Jesus Is Passing This Way Jubilate! My Anchor Is Holding Nothing Between Onward Christian Soldiers Sabbath Bell San Francisco We’ll Never Say Goodbye Where Will You Spend Eternity? --www.hymntime.com/tch