Boyhood friend of Wil­liam A. Og­den, Lat­ta taught for a time in the pub­lic schools of Coles­burg, Io­wa. He wrote over 1,600 songs and hymns in his life­time. His works in­clude:

• The Ri­ver of Life (Bos­ton, Mass­a­chu­setts: Ol­iv­er Dit­son Com­pa­ny)

• Hall, pp. 173-75

1. Away to the Woods
2. Beautiful Robe and Crown
3. Blessèd Be the Foun­tain
4. Bright Glo­ry to Come
5. Can Je­sus See and Hear?
6. Come to Je­sus
7. Green Past­ures
8. He Is Ris­en
9. I’m a Child of the King
10. It Is Wait­ing There for Me!
11. Lamps Trimmed and Burn­ing
12. Live for Je­sus
13. Merry Christ­mas Bells
14. No More Good-Byes
15. Our Ris­en Sav­ior!
16. Speed the Gos­pel On
17. ’Tis the Com­fort­er
18. Wandering Away
19. Water of Life, The
20. What Are We Do­ing for Je­sus?
21. What Shall Our An­swers Be?
22. When the Bride­groom Comes
23. Whiter Than Show