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Language | English |
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Publisher | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Publication date | 1985 2nd ed. 1998 revised in 2002 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 434 |
Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the official hymnal of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Published in English in 1985, and later in many other languages, it is used throughout the LDS Church. This article refers to the English version. The book was published on the 150th anniversary of the publication of the first LDS hymnbook, compiled by Emma Smith in 1835. Previous hymnbooks used by the church include The Manchester Hymnal (1840), The Psalmody (1889), Songs of Zion (1908), Hymns (1927), and Hymns (1948).
On June 18, 2018, the church announced that updated versions of the hymnbook and the Children's Songbook would be created, by soliciting feedback for a one-year period concluding in July 2019, culminating in unified versions of the books in languages used by congregations worldwide, having the same numbering system.[1]
Organization
[edit]The book contains a table of contents, followed by a preface with a message from the church's first presidency, which encourages church members to use the hymn book at meetings and in their homes to invite the spirit and to teach doctrine.
The hymn section is divided into thematic groups:
Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes |
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1 | The Morning Breaks | Parley P. Pratt | George Careless | |
2 | The Spirit of God | William W. Phelps | Anon. | |
3 | Now Let Us Rejoice | William W. Phelps | Henry Tucker | |
4 | Truth Eternal | Parley P. Pratt | Alexander Schreiner | |
5 | High on the Mountain Top | Joel H. Johnson | Ebenezer Beesley | |
6 | Redeemer of Israel | Joseph Swain | Freeman Lewis | Adapt.: William W. Phelps |
7 | Israel, Israel, God Is Calling | Richard Smyth | Charles C. Converse | |
8 | Awake and Arise | Theodore E. Curtis | Carolee Curtis Green | |
9 | Come, Rejoice | Tracy Y. Cannon | Tracy Y. Cannon | |
10 | Come, Sing to the Lord | Gerrit de Jong Jr. | Gerrit de Jong Jr. | |
11 | What Was Witnessed in the Heavens? | John S. Davis | Evan Stephens | |
12 | ’Twas Witnessed in the Morning Sky | Anon. | H. Walford Davies | Adapt.: G. William Richards |
13 | An Angel from on High | Parley P. Pratt | John E. Tullidge | |
14 | Sweet Is the Peace the Gospel Brings | Mary Ann Morton | Alfred M. Durham | |
15 | I Saw a Mighty Angel Fly | Anon. | English melody | Arr.: Ralph Vaughan Williams |
16 | What Glorious Scenes Mine Eyes Behold | Anon. | Ebenezer Beesley | |
17 | Awake, Ye Saints of God, Awake! | Eliza R. Snow | Evan Stephens | |
18 | The Voice of God Again Is Heard | Evan Stephens | Evan Stephens | |
19 | We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet | William Fowler | Caroline E. Sheridan Norton | |
20 | God of Power, God of Right | Wallace F. Bennett | Tracy Y. Cannon | |
21 | Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice | Joseph S. Murdock; Bruce R. McConkie | Joseph J. Daynes | |
22 | We Listen to a Prophet's Voice | Marylou Cunningham Leavitt | Darwin K. Wolford | |
23 | We Ever Pray for Thee | Evan Stephens | Henry A. Tuckett | Adapt.: Evan Stephens |
24 | God Bless Our Prophet Dear | Bernard Snow | Harry A. Dean | |
25 | Now We’ll Sing with One Accord | William W. Phelps | Joseph J. Daynes | |
26 | Joseph Smith's First Prayer | George A. Manwaring | Sylvanus Billings Pond | Adapt.: A. C. Smyth |
27 | Praise to the Man | William W. Phelps | Scottish folk song | |
28 | Saints, Behold How Great Jehovah | Douglas W. Stott | A. Laurence Lyon | |
29 | A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief | James Montgomery | George Coles | |
30 | Come, Come, Ye Saints | William Clayton | English folk song | |
31 | O God, Our Help in Ages Past | Isaac Watts | William Croft | |
32 | The Happy Day at Last Has Come | Philo Dibble | Ebenezer Beesley | |
33 | Our Mountain Home So Dear | Emmeline B. Wells | Evan Stephens | |
34 | O Ye Mountains High | Charles W. Penrose | H. S. Thompson | |
35 | For the Strength of the Hills | Felicia D. Hemans | Evan Stephens | Adapt.: Edward L. Sloan |
36 | They, the Builders of the Nation | Ida Romney Alldredge | Alfred M. Durham | |
37 | The Wintry Day, Descending to Its Close | Orson F. Whitney | Edward P. Kimball | |
38 | Come, All Ye Saints of Zion | William W. Phelps | John E. Tullidge | |
39 | O Saints of Zion | Ed M. Rowe | Robert P. Manookin | |
40 | Arise, O Glorious Zion | William G. Mills | George Careless | |
41 | Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise | Edward Partridge | Anon. | |
42 | Hail to the Brightness of Zion's Glad Morning! | Thomas Hastings | Edwin F. Parry | |
43 | Zion Stands with Hills Surrounded | Thomas Kelly | A. C. Smyth | |
44 | Beautiful Zion, Built Above | George Gill | Joseph G. Fones | |
45 | Lead Me into Life Eternal | John A. Widtsoe | Alexander Schreiner | |
46 | Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken | John Newton | Franz Joseph Haydn | |
47 | We Will Sing of Zion | Merrill Bradshaw | Merrill Bradshaw | |
48 | Glorious Things Are Sung of Zion | William W. Phelps | Dutch melody | |
49 | Adam-ondi-Ahman | William W. Phelps | Anon. | |
50 | Come, Thou Glorious Day of Promise | Anon. | A. C. Smyth | |
51 | Sons of Michael, He Approaches | Elias L. T. Harrison | Darwin K. Wolford | |
52 | The Day Dawn Is Breaking | Joseph L. Townsend | William Clayson | |
53 | Let Earth's Inhabitants Rejoice | William Clegg | Leroy J. Robertson | |
54 | Behold, the Mountain of the Lord | Michael Bruce | Leland B. Sateren | |
55 | Lo, the Mighty God Appearing! | William Goode | Evan Stephens | |
56 | Softly Beams the Sacred Dawning | John Jaques | J. Spencer Cornwall | |
57 | We’re Not Ashamed to Own Our Lord | William W. Phelps | John Longhurst | |
58 | Come, Ye Children of the Lord | James H. Wallis | Spanish melody | Arr.: Benjamin Carr |
59 | Come, O Thou King of Kings | Parley P. Pratt | H. Tucker [2] | |
60 | Battle Hymn of the Republic | Julia Ward Howe | Anon. | |
61 | Raise Your Voices to the Lord | Evan Stephens | Evan Stephens |
Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes |
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62 | All Creatures of Our God and King | St. Francis of Assisi | German hymn | Trans.: William H. Draper; Arr.: Ralph Vaughan Williams |
63 | Great King of Heaven | Carrie Stockdale Thomas | Leroy J. Robertson | |
64 | On This Day of Joy and Gladness | Leroy J. Robertson | Leroy J. Robertson | |
65 | Come, All Ye Saints Who Dwell on Earth | William W. Phelps | William B. Bradbury | |
66 | Rejoice, the Lord Is King! | Charles Wesley | Horatio Parker | |
67 | Glory to God on High | James Allen | Felice de Giardini | |
68 | A Mighty Fortress Is Our God | Martin Luther | Martin Luther | |
69 | All Glory, Laud, and Honor | Theodulph of Orleans | Melchior Teschner | |
70 | Sing Praise to Him | Johann J. Schütz | Bohemian Brethren's Songbook | Trans.: Frances Elizabeth Cox (from German) |
71 | With Songs of Praise | Penelope Moody Allen | Newel Kay Brown | |
72 | Praise to the Lord, the Almighty | Joachim Neander | Stralsund Gesangbuch | Trans.: Catherine Winkworth (from German); Arr.: William S. Bennett, Otto Goldschmidt |
73 | Praise the Lord with Heart and Voice | Tracy Y. Cannon | Tracy Y. Cannon | |
74 | Praise Ye the Lord | Isaac Watts | Evan Stephens | |
75 | In Hymns of Praise | Ada Blenkhorn | Alfred Beirly | |
76 | God of Our Fathers, We Come unto Thee | Charles W. Penrose | Ebenezer Beesley | |
77 | Great Is the Lord | Eliza R. Snow | Ebenezer Beesley | |
78 | God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand | Daniel C. Roberts | George W. Warren | |
79 | With All the Power of Heart and Tongue | Isaac Watts | Lowell M. Durham | |
80 | God of Our Fathers, Known of Old | Rudyard Kipling | Leroy J. Robertson | |
81 | Press Forward, Saints | Marvin K. Gardner | Vanja Y. Watkins | |
82 | For All the Saints | William Walsham How | Ralph Vaughan Williams | |
83 | Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah | William Williams | John Hughes | Trans.: Peter Williams; William Williams(from Welsh) |
84 | Faith of Our Fathers | Frederick W. Faber | Henri F. Hemy; James G. Walton | |
85 | How Firm a Foundation | Robert Keen | J. Ellis | |
86 | How Great Thou Art | Carl Boberg; Stuart K. Hine | Traditional Swedish folk tune | Trans.: Stuart K. Hine (from Swedish); Arr.: Stuart K. Hine |
87 | God Is Love | Thomas R. Taylor | Thomas C. Griggs | |
88 | Great God, Attend While Zion Sings | Isaac Watts | Joseph J. Daynes | |
89 | The Lord Is My Light | James Nicholson | John R. Sweney | |
90 | From All That Dwell below the Skies | Isaac Watts | John Hatton | |
91 | Father, Thy Children to Thee Now Raise | Evan Stephens | Evan Stephens | |
92 | For the Beauty of the Earth | Folliott S. Pierpoint | Conrad Kocher | |
93 | Prayer of Thanksgiving | Anon.; Adriaen Valerius | Dutch folk song; Frans Heijdemann | Trans.: Theodore Baker (from Dutch); Arr.: Edward Kremser |
94 | Come, Ye Thankful People | Henry Alford | George J. Elvey | |
95 | Now Thank We All Our God | Martin Rinkhart | Johann Crüger | Trans.: Catherine Winkworth (from German) |
96 | Dearest Children, God Is Near You | Charles L. Walker | John Menzies Macfarlane |
Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes |
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97 | Lead, Kindly Light | John Henry Newman | John B. Dykes | |
98 | I Need Thee Every Hour | Annie S. Hawks | Robert Lowry | |
99 | Nearer, Dear Savior, to Thee | Joseph L. Townsend | William Clayson | |
100 | Nearer, My God, to Thee | Sarah F. Adams | Lowell Mason | |
101 | Guide Me to Thee | Orson Pratt Huish | Orson Pratt Huish | |
102 | Jesus, Lover of My Soul | Charles Wesley | Joseph P. Holbrook | |
103 | Precious Savior, Dear Redeemer | H. R. Palmer | H. R. Palmer | |
104 | Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me | Edward Hopper | John Edgar Gould | |
105 | Master, the Tempest Is Raging | Mary Ann Baker | H. R. Palmer | |
106 | God Speed the Right | William E. Hickson | Ernst Moritz Arndt | |
107 | Lord, Accept Our True Devotion | Richard Alldridge | Joseph J. Daynes | |
108 | The Lord Is My Shepherd | James Montgomery | Thomas Koschat | |
109 | The Lord My Pasture Will Prepare | Joseph Addison | Dmitri Bortniansky | |
110 | Cast Thy Burden upon the Lord | Julius Schubring | Felix Mendelssohn | |
111 | Rock of Ages | Augustus M. Toplady | Thomas Hastings | |
112 | Savior, Redeemer of My Soul | Orson F. Whitney | Harry A. Dean | |
113 | Our Savior's Love | Edward L. Hart | Crawford Gates | |
114 | Come unto Him | Theodore E. Curtis | Hugh W. Dougall | |
115 | Come, Ye Disconsolate | Thomas Moore; Thomas Hastings | Samuel Webbe | |
116 | Come, Follow Me | John Nicholson | Samuel McBurney | |
117 | Come unto Jesus | Orson Pratt Huish | Orson Pratt Huish | |
118 | Ye Simple Souls Who Stray | Charles Wesley | Evan Stephens | |
119 | Come, We That Love the Lord | Isaac Watts | Aaron Williams | |
120 | Lean on My Ample Arm | Theodore E. Curtis | Evan Stephens | |
121 | I’m a Pilgrim, I’m a Stranger | Hans Henry Petersen | Leroy J. Robertson | |
122 | Though Deepening Trials | Eliza R. Snow | George Careless | |
123 | Oh, May My Soul Commune with Thee | Lorin F. Wheelwright | Lorin F. Wheelwright | |
124 | Be Still, My Soul | Katharina von Schlegel | Jean Sibelius | Trans.: Jane L. Borthwick (from German) |
125 | How Gentle God's Commands | Philip Doddridge | Hans Georg Nägeli | Arr.: Lowell Mason |
126 | How Long, O Lord Most Holy and True | John A. Widtsoe | B. Cecil Gates | |
127 | Does the Journey Seem Long? | Joseph Fielding Smith | George D. Pyper | |
128 | When Faith Endures | Naomi Ward Randall | Stephen M. Jones | |
129 | Where Can I Turn for Peace? | Emma Lou Thayne | Joleen Grant Meredith | |
130 | Be Thou Humble | Grietje Terburg Rowley | Grietje Terburg Rowley | |
131 | More Holiness Give Me | Philip Paul Bliss | Philip Paul Bliss | |
132 | God Is in His Holy Temple | Samuel Woodworth[3] | Frank W. Asper | |
133 | Father in Heaven | Angus S. Hibbard | Friedrich F. Flemming | Arr.: Edwin P. Parker |
134 | I Believe in Christ | Bruce R. McConkie | John Longhurst | |
135 | My Redeemer Lives | Gordon B. Hinckley | G. Homer Durham | |
136 | I Know That My Redeemer Lives | Samuel Medley | Lewis D. Edwards | |
137 | Testimony | Loren C. Dunn | Michael Finlinson Moody | |
138 | Bless Our Fast, We Pray | John Sears Tanner | James B. Welch | |
139 | In Fasting We Approach Thee | Paul L. Anderson | Clay Christiansen | |
140 | Did You Think to Pray? | Mary Ann Pepper Kidder | William O. Perkins | |
141 | Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee | Bernard of Clairvaux | John B. Dykes | Trans.: Edward Caswall (from Latin) |
142 | Sweet Hour of Prayer | William W. Walford | William B. Bradbury | |
143 | Let the Holy Spirit Guide | Penelope Moody Allen | Martin Shaw | |
144 | Secret Prayer | Hans Henry Petersen | Hans Henry Petersen | |
145 | Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire | James Montgomery | George Careless | |
146 | Gently Raise the Sacred Strain | William W. Phelps | Thomas C. Griggs | |
147 | Sweet Is the Work | Isaac Watts | John J. McClellan | |
148 | Sabbath Day | Paul L. Anderson | Lynn R. Carson | |
149 | As the Dew from Heaven Distilling | Thomas Kelly | Joseph J. Daynes | |
150 | O Thou Kind and Gracious Father | Charles Denney Jr. | George Careless | |
151 | We Meet, Dear Lord | Vernald W. Johns | Laurence M. Yorgason | |
152 | God Be with You Till We Meet Again | Jeremiah E. Rankin | William G. Tomer | |
153 | Lord, We Ask Thee Ere We Part | George A. Manwaring | Benjamin Milgrove | Arr.: Ebenezer Beesley |
154 | Father, This Hour Has Been One of Joy | Nan Greene Hunter | Lynn R. Shurtleff | |
155 | We Have Partaken of Thy Love | Mabel Jones Gabbott | Robert P. Manookin | |
156 | Sing We Now at Parting | George A. Manwaring | Ebenezer Beesley | |
157 | Thy Spirit, Lord, Has Stirred Our Souls | Frank I. Kooyman | Alexander Schreiner | |
158 | Before Thee, Lord, I Bow My Head | Joseph H. Dean | Joseph H. Dean | |
159 | Now the Day Is Over | Sabine Baring-Gould | Joseph Barnby | |
160 | Softly Now the Light of Day | George W. Doane | Carl Maria von Weber | Arr.: Henry Greatorix |
161 | The Lord Be with Us | John Ellerton | Tracy Y. Cannon | |
162 | Lord, We Come before Thee Now | William Hammond | Harry A. Dean | |
163 | Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing | John Fawcett; Walter Shirley | Jean-Jacques Rousseau | |
164 | Great God, to Thee My Evening Song | Anne Steele | Edward P. Kimball | |
165 | Abide with Me; 'Tis Eventide | M. Lowrie Hofford | Harrison Millard | |
166 | Abide with Me! | Henry F. Lyte | William H. Monk | |
167 | Come, Let Us Sing an Evening Hymn | William W. Phelps | Tracy Y. Cannon | |
168 | As the Shadows Fall | Lowell M. Durham Jr. | Lowell M. Durham |
Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes |
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169 | As Now We Take the Sacrament | Lee Tom Perry | Daniel Lyman Carter | |
170 | God, Our Father, Hear Us Pray | Annie Pinnock Malin | Louis M. Gottschalk | Adapt.: Edwin P. Parker |
171 | With Humble Heart | Zara Sabin | Thomas L. Durham | |
172 | In Humility, Our Savior | Mabel Jones Gabbott | Rowland H. Prichard | |
173 | While of These Emblems We Partake(SAUL) | John Nicholson | Samuel McBurney | |
174 | While of These Emblems We Partake(AEOLIAN) | John Nicholson | Alexander Schreiner | |
175 | O God, the Eternal Father | William W. Phelps | Felix Mendelssohn | |
176 | ’Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love(MEREDITH) | George A. Manwaring | Frank W. Asper | |
177 | ’Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love(HANCOCK) | George A. Manwaring | Ebenezer Beesley | |
178 | O Lord of Hosts | Andrew Dalrymple | George Careless | |
179 | Again, Our Dear Redeeming Lord | Theodore E. Curtis | Alfred M. Durham | |
180 | Father in Heaven, We Do Believe | Parley P. Pratt | Jane Romney Crawford | |
181 | Jesus of Nazareth, Savior and King | Hugh W. Dougall | Hugh W. Dougall | |
182 | We’ll Sing All Hail to Jesus’ Name | Richard Alldridge | Joseph Coslett | |
183 | In Remembrance of Thy Suffering | Evan Stephens | Evan Stephens | |
184 | Upon the Cross of Calvary | Vilate Raile | Leroy J. Robertson | |
185 | Reverently and Meekly Now | Joseph L. Townsend | Ebenezer Beesley | |
186 | Again We Meet around the Board | Eliza R. Snow | George Careless | |
187 | God Loved Us, So He Sent His Son | Edward P. Kimball | Alexander Schreiner | |
188 | Thy Will, O Lord, Be Done | Frank I. Kooyman | Robert P. Manookin | |
189 | O Thou, Before the World Began | Charles Wesley[4] | Frank W. Asper | |
190 | In Memory of the Crucified | Frank I. Kooyman | Alexander Schreiner | |
191 | Behold the Great Redeemer Die | Eliza R. Snow | George Careless | |
192 | He Died! The Great Redeemer Died | Isaac Watts | George Careless | |
193 | I Stand All Amazed | Charles H. Gabriel | Charles H. Gabriel | |
194 | There is a Green Hill Far Away | Cecil Frances Alexander | John H. Gower | |
195 | How Great the Wisdom and the Love | Eliza R. Snow | Thomas McIntyre | |
196 | Jesus, Once of Humble Birth | Parley P. Pratt | Giacomo Meyerbeer; English Chorister |
Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes |
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197 | O Savior, Thou Who Wearest a Crown | Paul Gerhardt | Hans Leo Hassler | Trans.: Karen Lynn Davidson (from German); Adapt.: Johann Sebastian Bach |
198 | That Easter Morn | Marion D. Hanks | Robert Cundick | |
199 | He Is Risen! | Cecil Frances Alexander | Joachim Neander | |
200 | Christ the Lord Is Risen Today | Charles Wesley | Lyra Davidica |
Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes |
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215 | Ring Out, Wild Bells | Alfred Tennyson | Crawford Gates | |
216 | We Are Sowing | Anon. | Henry A. Tuckett | |
217 | Come, Let Us Anew | Charles Wesley | James Lucas | |
218 | We Give Thee But Thine Own | William Walsham How | Anon.; Cantica Laudis | Arr.: Lowell Mason; George J. Webb |
219 | Because I Have Been Given Much | Grace Noll Crowell | Phillip Landgrave | |
220 | Lord, I Would Follow Thee | Susan Evans McCloud | K. Newell Dayley | |
221 | Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd | Mary B. Wingate | William J. Kirkpatrick | |
222 | Hear Thou Our Hymn, O Lord | Frank W. Asper | Frank W. Asper | |
223 | Have I Done Any Good? | Will L. Thompson | Will L. Thompson | |
224 | I Have Work Enough to Do | Josephine Pollard | William J. Kirkpatrick | |
225 | We Are Marching On to Glory | John M. Chamberlain | John M. Chamberlain | |
226 | Improve the Shining Moments | Robert B. Baird | Robert B. Baird | |
227 | There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today | Eliza E. Hewitt | John R. Sweney | |
228 | You Can Make the Pathway Bright | Helen Silcott Dungan | James M. Dungan | |
229 | Today, While the Sun Shines | Luella Clark | Evan Stephens | |
230 | Scatter Sunshine | Lanta Wilson Smith | Edwin O. Excell | |
231 | Father, Cheer Our Souls Tonight | Ellis Reynolds Shipp | Orlando Gibbons | |
232 | Let Us Oft Speak Kind Words | Joseph L. Townsend | Ebenezer Beesley | |
233 | Nay, Speak No Ill | Charles Swain<[5] | Anon. | |
234 | Jesus, Mighty King in Zion | John Fellows | Tracy Y. Cannon | |
235 | Should You Feel Inclined to Censure | Anon. | Philip Paul Bliss | |
236 | Lord, Accept into Thy Kingdom | Mabel Jones Gabbott | Alexander Schreiner | |
237 | Do What Is Right | Anon.; J. C. S. | George Kiallmark | |
238 | Behold Thy Sons and Daughters, Lord | Parley P. Pratt | Alexander Schreiner | |
239 | Choose the Right | Joseph L. Townsend | Henry A. Tuckett | |
240 | Know This, That Every Soul Is Free | Joseph Proud<[6] | Roger L. Miller | |
241 | Count Your Blessings | Johnson Oatman Jr. | Edwin O. Excell | |
242 | Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow | Thomas Ken | Louis Bourgeois; Genevan Psalter || | |
243 | Let Us All Press On | Evan Stephens | Evan Stephens | |
244 | Come Along, Come Along | William Willes | A. C. Smyth | |
245 | This House We Dedicate to Thee | Henry W. Naisbitt | Frank W. Asper | |
246 | Onward, Christian Soldiers | Sabine Baring-Gould | Arthur S. Sullivan | |
247 | We Love Thy House, O God | William Bullock | Leroy J. Robertson | |
248 | Up, Awake, Ye Defenders of Zion | Charles W. Penrose | Thomas E. Williams; Thomas A. Becket Sr. | |
249 | Called to Serve | Elsie Duncan Yale | Adam Geibel | |
250 | We Are All Enlisted | Anon. | William B. Bradbury | |
251 | Behold! A Royal Army | Fanny J. Crosby | Adam Geibel | |
252 | Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel | Will L. Thompson | Will L. Thompson | |
253 | Like Ten Thousand Legions Marching | Jean L. Kaberry | Robert P. Manookin | |
254 | True to the Faith | Evan Stephens | Evan Stephens | |
255 | Carry On | Ruth May Fox | Alfred M. Durham | |
256 | As Zion's Youth in Latter Days | Susan Evans McCloud | Irish melody | |
257 | Rejoice! A Glorious Sound Is Heard | W. O. Robinson | Frank W. Asper | |
258 | O Thou Rock of Our Salvation | Joseph L. Townsend | William Clayson | |
259 | Hope of Israel | Joseph L. Townsend | William Clayson | |
260 | Who's on the Lord's Side? | Hannah Last Cornaby | Henry H. Russell | |
261 | Thy Servants Are Prepared | Marilyn McMeen Brown | Willy Reske | |
262 | Go, Ye Messengers of Glory | John Taylor | Leroy J. Robertson | |
263 | Go Forth with Faith | Ruth Muir Gardner | Lyall J. Gardner | |
264 | Hark, All Ye Nations! | Louis F. Mönch | George F. Root | |
265 | Arise, O God, and Shine | William Hurn | John Darwall | |
266 | The Time Is Far Spent | Eliza R. Snow | German folk song | |
267 | How Wondrous and Great | Henry U. Onderdonk | Joseph Martin Kraus | |
268 | Come, All Whose Souls Are Lighted | Reginald Heber | Lowell Mason | |
269 | Jehovah, Lord of Heaven and Earth | Joseph Proud[7] | Oliver Holden | |
270 | I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go | Mary M. Brown | Carrie E. Rounsefell | |
271 | Oh, Holy Words of Truth and Love | Joseph L. Townsend | Edwin F. Parry | |
272 | Oh Say, What Is Truth? | John Jaques | Ellen Knowles Melling | |
273 | Truth Reflects upon Our Senses | Anon; Mason Ellis Abbey (refrain)[8] | Charles Davis Tillman | > |
274 | The Iron Rod | Joseph L. Townsend | William Clayson | |
275 | Men Are That They Might Have Joy | J. Marinus Jensen | J. J. Keeler | |
276 | Come Away to the Sunday School | Robert B. Baird | Robert B. Baird | |
277 | As I Search the Holy Scriptures | C. Marianne Johnson Fisher | C. Marianne Johnson Fisher | |
278 | Thanks for the Sabbath School | William Willes | James R. Murray | |
279 | Thy Holy Word | Marvin K. Gardner | Robert Cundick | |
280 | Welcome, Welcome, Sabbath Morning | Robert B. Baird | Ebenezer Beesley | |
281 | Help Me Teach with Inspiration | Lorin F. Wheelwright | Lorin F. Wheelwright | |
282 | We Meet Again in Sabbath School | George A. Manwaring | Ebenezer Beesley | |
283 | The Glorious Gospel Light Has Shone | Joel H. Johnson | Gottfried W. Fink | |
284 | If You Could Hie to Kolob | William W. Phelps | English melody | Arr.: Ralph Vaughan Williams |
285 | God Moves in a Mysterious Way | William Cowper | William B. Bradbury | |
286 | Oh, What Songs of the Heart | Joseph L. Townsend | William Clayson | |
287 | Rise, Ye Saints, and Temples Enter | Jean L. Kaberry | Robert P. Manookin | |
288 | How Beautiful Thy Temples, Lord | Frank I. Kooyman | Tracy Y. Cannon | |
289 | Holy Temples on Mount Zion | Archibald F. Bennett | Alexander Schreiner | |
290 | Rejoice, Ye Saints of Latter Days | Mabel Jones Gabbott | R. Paul Thompson | |
291 | Turn Your Hearts | Paul L. Anderson | Gaylen Hatton | |
292 | O My Father | Eliza R. Snow | James McGranahan | |
293 | Each Life That Touches Ours for Good | Karen Lynn Davidson | A. Laurence Lyon | |
294 | Love at Home | John Hugh McNaughton | John Hugh McNaughton | |
295 | O Love That Glorifies the Son | Lorin F. Wheelwright | Lorin F. Wheelwright | |
296 | Our Father, by Whose Name | F. Bland Tucker | John David Edwards | |
297 | From Homes of Saints Glad Songs Arise | Vernald W. Johns | G. William Richards | |
298 | Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth | Carolyn Hamilton Klopfer | W. Herbert Klopfer |
Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes |
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299 | Children of Our Heavenly Father | Caroline V. Sandell-Berg | Traditional Swedish melody | Trans.: Ernst W. Olson (from Swedish) |
300 | Families Can Be Together Forever | Ruth Muir Gardner | Vanja Y. Watkins | |
301 | I Am a Child of God | Naomi Ward Randall | Mildred Tanner Pettit | |
302 | I Know My Father Lives | Reid N. Nibley | Reid N. Nibley | |
303 | Keep the Commandments | Barbara A. McConochie | Barbara A. McConochie | |
304 | Teach Me to Walk in the Light | Clara W. McMaster | Clara W. McMaster | |
305 | The Light Divine | Matilda Watts Cahoon | Mildred Tanner Pettit | |
306 | God's Daily Care | Marie C. Turk | Willy Reske | |
307 | In Our Lovely Deseret | Eliza R. Snow | George F. Root | |
308 | Love One Another | Luacine Clark Fox | Luacine Clark Fox |
Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes |
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309 | As Sisters in Zion (Women) | Emily H. Woodmansee | Janice Kapp Perry | |
310 | A Key Was Turned in Latter Days (Women) | Jan Underwood Pinborough | Charlene Anderson Newell | |
311 | We Meet Again as Sisters (Women) | Paul L. Anderson | Bonnie Lauper Goodliffe | |
312 | We Ever Pray for Thee (Women) | Evan Stephens | Henry A. Tuckett | Adapt.: Evan Stephens |
313 | God Is Love (Women) | Thomas R. Taylor | Thomas C. Griggs | |
314 | How Gentle God's Commands (Women) | Philip Doddridge | Hans Georg Nägeli | Arr.: Lowell Mason |
315 | Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee (Women) | Bernard of Clairvaux | John B. Dykes | Trans.: Edward Caswall (from Latin) |
316 | The Lord Is My Shepherd (Women) | James Montgomery | Thomas Koschat | |
317 | Sweet Is the Work (Women) | Isaac Watts | John J. McClellan | |
318 | Love at Home (Women) | John Hugh McNaughton | John Hugh McNaughton |
Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes |
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319 | Ye Elders of Israel (Men) | Cyrus H. Wheelock | Thomas H. Bayly | |
320 | The Priesthood of Our Lord (Men) | John Craven | John Craven | |
321 | Ye Who Are Called to Labor (Men) | Mary Judd Page | Daniel B. Towner | |
322 | Come, All Ye Sons of God (Men) | Thomas Davenport | Orson Pratt Huish | |
323 | Rise Up, O Men of God (Men's Choir) | William Pierson Merrill | Frank W. Asper | Arr.: Robert P. Manookin |
324 | Rise Up, O Men of God (Men) | William Pierson Merrill | William H. Walter | |
325 | See the Mighty Priesthood Gathered (Men's Choir) | Jean L. Kaberry | Robert P. Manookin | |
326 | Come, Come, Ye Saints (Men's Choir) | William Clayton | English folk song | |
327 | Go, Ye Messengers of Heaven (Men's Choir) | John Taylor | F. Christensen | |
328 | An Angel from on High (Men's Choir) | Parley P. Pratt | John E. Tullidge | |
329 | Thy Servants Are Prepared (Men's Choir) | Marilyn McMeen Brown | Willy Reske | |
330 | See, the Mighty Angel Flying (Men's Choir) | Robert B. Thompson | Evan Stephens | |
331 | Oh Say, What Is Truth? (Men's Choir) | John Jaques | Ellen Knowles Melling | |
332 | Come, O Thou King of Kings (Men's Choir) | Parley P. Pratt | H. Tucker[9] | |
333 | High on the Mountain Top (Men's Choir) | Joel H. Johnson | Ebenezer Beesley | |
334 | I Need Thee Every Hour (Men's Choir) | Annie S. Hawks | Robert Lowry | |
335 | Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy (Men's Choir) | Philip Paul Bliss | Philip Paul Bliss | |
336 | School Thy Feelings (Men's Choir) | Charles W. Penrose | George F. Root | |
337 | O Home Beloved (Men's Choir) | Evan Stephens | Joseph Parry |
Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes |
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338 | America the Beautiful | Katharine Lee Bates | Samuel A. Ward | |
339 | My Country, 'Tis of Thee | Samuel F. Smith | Thesaurus Musicus | |
340 | The Star-Spangled Banner | Francis Scott Key | John Stafford Smith | |
341 | God Save the King | Anon. | Thesaurus Musicus |
Following the hymns, a section titled "Using the Hymnbook" gives helpful information for choristers and accompanists.
Finally, the hymns are listed in multiple indexes according to the authors' and composers' names, hymn titles, tune names, meters, scriptures referenced, etc.
Format
[edit]Most of the hymns are arranged in traditional SATB format with treble and bass clefs. The suggested tempo range (in beats per minute) is given, along with an indication of the appropriate mood for the song such as "joyfully," "reflectively," "with vigor," etc. Beneath the hymn are listed the author and composer and their years of birth and death (if applicable), copyright information, and scriptural references.
The book is laid out so that hymns occupying two pages in the book always start on the left. Thus, a page turn is never required in the middle of a hymn.
A few of the hymns have the same text, and even the same title, but are set to different hymn tunes.
Recordings
[edit]The church has released recordings of the hymns in CD sets. One set is instrumental only, and is sometimes used as accompaniment in church meetings. In the other set, the hymns are sung by a quartet with piano or organ accompaniment.
Many popular singers and instrumentalists, including the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, Orchestra at Temple Square and Saints Unified Voices have also recorded arrangements of LDS hymns.
Languages
[edit]Many of the hymns have been translated and published in editions designed for use by non-Anglophones. Currently, LDS hymnbooks for non-English speaking regions of the world are compiled by beginning with a core group of approximately 100 hymns mandated for all LDS hymnbooks, then a regional committee is given the opportunity to select 50 hymns from a list of suggestions and 50 additional hymns that are deemed to be important to their culture groups.[10] Some of these editions include hymns not found in the English version, such as traditional Christmas carols and patriotic music of the countries where they are used.[11] For example, in the Spanish translation, three hymns originally written by Latter-day Saints in Spanish are included ( “¿Por qué somos?” by Edmund W. Richardson, “Despedida” or “Placentero nos es trabajar” by Andrés C. González, and “La voz, ya, del eterno” or “¡La Proclamación!” by José V. Estrada G.), along with others taken from earlier hymnals or other sources.[12]
The hymn book has been published in several languages, including:
See also
[edit]- Hymns of the Saints, the Community of Christ (former RLDS) hymnal.
- Hymns in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Latter Day Saint poetry
- List of English-language hymnals by denomination
References
[edit]- ^ Latter-day Saint Hymnbook and Children's Songbook to Be Revised, Mormon Newsroom, 18 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ Edward Roberts; John Paul Morgan (1868). The Tonart: A Collection of Sacred and Secular Music Comprising Hymn Tunes in Every Variety Anthems, Glees and Social Songs : Together with a Complete Elementary Department, Designed for the Use of Choirs, Singing Schools, and the Home Circle. F.J. Huntington & Company. p. 381.
- ^ Samuel Woodworth (1826). Melodies, Duets, Trios, Songs, and Ballads: Pastoral, Amatory, Sentimental, Patriotic, Religious, and Miscellaneous. Together with Metrical Epistles, Tales and Recitations. J. M. Campbell. pp. 194–195.
- ^ John Julian (1892). A Dictionary of Hymnology. John Murray. pp. 850–.
- ^ Charles Swain (1867). Songs and ballads. Simpkin, Marshall. p. 84.
- ^ Joseph Proud (1818). Hymns and Psalms, for the use of the Lord's New Church ... Fifth edition. T. Goyder; sold by S.&H. Hodson. pp. 111–112.
- ^ Joseph Proud (1818). Hymns and Psalms, for the use of the Lord's New Church ... Fifth edition. T. Goyder; sold by S.&H. Hodson. pp. 180–181.
- ^ Karen Lynn Davidson (2009). Our Latter-day Hymns: the stories and the messages. Deseret Book. pp. 302–303.
- ^ Edward Roberts; John Paul Morgan (1868). The Tonart: A Collection of Sacred and Secular Music Comprising Hymn Tunes in Every Variety Anthems, Glees and Social Songs : Together with a Complete Elementary Department, Designed for the Use of Choirs, Singing Schools, and the Home Circle. F.J. Huntington & Company. p. 205.
- ^ Chad Nielsen, "The New LDS Hymnbook: Changes and Possibilities," Times and Seasons, June 20, 2018, http://archive.timesandseasons.org/2018/06/the-new-lds-hymnbook-changes-and-possibilities/
- ^ Chad Nielsen, "Sing a Christmas Carol," Times and Seasons, December 23, 2018, http://archive.timesandseasons.org/2018/12/sing-a-christmas-carol-christmas-music-in-the-latter-day-saint-hymnbooks/
- ^ Chad Nielsen, "Spanish Hymns and the Future Hymnbook," Times and Seasons, http://archive.timesandseasons.org/2019/04/spanish-hymns-and-the-future-hymnbook/
External links
[edit]- Hymns at churchofjesuschrist.org (includes index, text, music, and free audio downloads for most hymns in 1985 book; some excluded for copyright reasons)