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1948 LDS Hymnbook 1950 LDS Hymnbook. In 1948, a new hymnbook that replaced both the Latter-day Saint Hymns (1927) and the Deseret Sunday School Songs was published under the title Hymns: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as the official hymnbook of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1948 to 1985. The ...
Each hymn in the Psalmody was cross-referenced by page number to the "Manchester Hymnal" and only used a few verses of the full hymn text. In many respects, the Latter-day Saints' Psalmody represented a high-water mark in LDS hymnody. By today's standards many of the hymns are quite challenging, even for choirs, let alone congregational singing.
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).
The song is one of the 45 hymns that the church publishes in its basic curriculum sources that are used in areas of the world where the church is new or underdeveloped. [6] As a result, it is often one of the first hymns new Latter-day Saints receive and learn. "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet" is hymn number 19 in the current LDS Church ...
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Some tunes were also adopted from non-LDS sources, such as classical composers like Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Rossini. [14] The Psalmody was intended to be a supplement to the "Manchester Hymnal". Each hymn in the Psalmody was cross-referenced by page number to the "Manchester Hymnal" and only used a few verses of the full hymn ...
Hymns in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Adam-ondi-Ahman (hymn): Early reference to Adam-ondi-Ahman; Joy to the World (Phelps): W. W. Phelps' adaptation of the popular Christmas carol; The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning: Arguably the most popular Latter Day Saint hymn, which was included as a last-minute addition to the ...
A number of Townsend's hymns are included in the 1985 Latter-day Saint hymnal: #52 "The Day Dawn is Breaking" #99 "Nearer, Dear Savior, to Thee" #185 "Reverently and Meekly Now" #232 "Let Us Oft Speak Kind Words To Each Other" #239 "Choose the Right" #258 "O Thou Rock Of Our Salvation" #259 "Hope of Israel" #271 "Oh, Holy Words of Truth and Love"