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A member of the Church of Christ, [4] Thompson is best known as the writer and composer of hymns and gospel songs, to which he increasingly devoted his talents after his teenage years. His most well-known work is the classic and enduring gospel song "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" (1880) which has been translated into countless languages.
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal is the official hymnal of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is widely used by English-speaking Adventist congregations. It consists of words and music to 695 hymns including traditional favorites from the earlier Church Hymnal that it replaced, American folk hymns, modern gospel songs, compositions by Adventists, contemporary hymns, and 224 congregational ...
Church Gospel Songs and Hymns, V.E. Howard Publishing (1983) Hymns for Worship (Revised in 1994 with a couple hundred more selections), R.J. Stevens publishing (1987) Praise for the Lord, John P. Wiegand (1992) Songs of Faith and Praise, Alton Howard publishing (1993) Sacred Songs of the Church, W. D. Jeffcoat, Psallo Publications (2007)
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).
Deseret Sunday School Songs; In 1927, the church's Music Committee decided to combine the best of the first three of these hymnals into one volume. The result was called Latter-day Saint Hymns, though it was commonly called "the green hymnbook". It contained 419 hymns, of which 128 still survive in the church's 1985 hymnal.
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, is an American choir affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It has performed in the Salt Lake Tabernacle for over 100 years. [ 3 ]
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"In Christ Alone" is a popular modern Christian song written by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, both songwriters of Christian hymns and contemporary worship music in the United Kingdom. The song, with a strong Irish melody, is the first hymn they penned together. [1] [2] The music was by Getty and the original lyrics by Townend. It was composed ...