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[Servants of Satan or of the Lord]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William Church, Jr. Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Tune Key: G Major or modal Incipit: 33343 21231 11276 Used With Text: Choose Ye Today

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Choose Ye Today

Author: Eden Reeder Latta Appears in 2 hymnals Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal First Line: Servants of Satan or of the Lord Refrain First Line: Jesus invites you now to be His Lyrics: 1 Servants of Satan or of the Lord, Doing their will ever are we; Death is approaching—which will ye serve? Choose ye today whose ye will be. Refrain: Jesus invites you now to be His, Satan would ever lead you astray; Flee from his power before ’tis too late, Turn to the Lord today, 2 Trust not to Satan, vain is his word; All of his paths lead to dismay; Flee from his bondage—turn to the Lord; Which will ye serve? choose ye today. [Refrain] 3 Lay up your treasure not on the earth; Naught ’twill avail when life is past; Like unto Mary, choose ye the Lord; Serve Him in truth unto the last. [Refrain] 4 Sinner, the Savior asks you to come; Do not refuse—do not delay; Jesus has suffered—suffered for you; Give Him your hearts—choose Him today. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Servants of Satan or of the Lord] Text Sources: The Wells of Salvation by John R. Sweney and William Kirkpatrick (Philadelphia: John J. Hood, 1881)

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Choose Ye Today

Author: Eden Reeder Latta Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #2698 Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal First Line: Servants of Satan or of the Lord Refrain First Line: Jesus invites you now to be His Lyrics: 1 Servants of Satan or of the Lord, Doing their will ever are we; Death is approaching—which will ye serve? Choose ye today whose ye will be. Refrain: Jesus invites you now to be His, Satan would ever lead you astray; Flee from his power before ’tis too late, Turn to the Lord today, 2 Trust not to Satan, vain is his word; All of his paths lead to dismay; Flee from his bondage—turn to the Lord; Which will ye serve? choose ye today. [Refrain] 3 Lay up your treasure not on the earth; Naught ’twill avail when life is past; Like unto Mary, choose ye the Lord; Serve Him in truth unto the last. [Refrain] 4 Sinner, the Savior asks you to come; Do not refuse—do not delay; Jesus has suffered—suffered for you; Give Him your hearts—choose Him today. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Servants of Satan or of the Lord]

Choose Ye To-day

Author: E. R. Latta Hymnal: The Wells of Salvation #49 (1881) Hymnal Title: The Wells of Salvation First Line: Servants of Satan or of the Lord Refrain First Line: Jesus invites you now to be his Languages: English Tune Title: [Servants of Satan or of the Lord]

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E. R. Latta

1839 - 1915 Person Name: Eden Reeder Latta Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Author of "Choose Ye Today " in The Cyber Hymnal 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