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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 ...
Mingling with Gods, he can plan for his brethren; Death cannot conquer the hero again. Great is his glory and endless his priesthood. Ever and ever the keys he will hold. Faithful and true, he will enter his kingdom, Crowned in the midst of the prophets of old. Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven! Traitors and tyrants now fight him in vain.
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 ...
Janice Kapp Perry in 2019. Janice Kapp Perry (born October 1, 1938) is an American composer, songwriter, and author. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), she has written over 3,000 songs, some of which appeared in the church's official hymnal, and in the Children's Songbook.
Come, Follow Me—For Young Women and Aaronic Priesthood Quorum replaced the various manuals for Young Women and Young Men groups. [2] In April 2023, the church announced that all of the manuals would be combined into one, Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church, starting in January 2024. [3]
William Wines Phelps (February 17, 1792 – March 7, 1872) was an American author, composer, politician, and early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement.He printed the first edition of the Book of Commandments that became a standard work of the church and wrote numerous hymns, some of which are included in the current version of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' (LDS Church ...
The new hymnal is expected to have between 450 and 500 songs and include songs for both adults and children. It will also include revisions of old songs to make them more globally relevant, clarify doctrine, replace outdated language, and ensure that the lyrics and musical styles are more relevant. [5]
The lyrics of the hymn were originally published in 1848 in a small collection known as Songs from the Mountains and were added to an official LDS hymnbook in the 1851 edition of the Manchester Hymnal. The hymn was published with the current music (the "Winter Quarters" tune) for the first time in the 1889 edition of the Latter-day Saints ...