| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Pub Date: | 1985 2nd ed. 1998 revised in 2002 |
| 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]
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 | |||||
| 2 | Anon. | ||||
| 3 | Now Let Us Rejoice | Henry Tucker | |||
| 4 | Truth Eternal | ||||
| 5 | |||||
| 6 | Redeemer of Israel | Freeman Lewis | Adapt.: William W. Phelps | ||
| 7 | Israel, Israel, God Is Calling | Richard Smyth | |||
| 8 | Awake and Arise | Theodore E. Curtis | Carolee Curtis Green | ||
| 9 | Come, Rejoice | ||||
| 10 | Come, Sing to the Lord | ||||
| 11 | What Was Witnessed in the Heavens? | John S. Davis | |||
| 12 | ’Twas Witnessed in the Morning Sky | Anon. | Adapt.: G. William Richards | ||
| 13 | An Angel from on High | ||||
| 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. | |||
| 17 | Awake, Ye Saints of God, Awake! | ||||
| 18 | The Voice of God Again Is Heard | ||||
| 19 | |||||
| 20 | God of Power, God of Right | ||||
| 21 | Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice | Joseph S. Murdock | |||
| 22 | We Listen to a Prophet's Voice | Marylou Cunningham Leavitt | Darwin K. Wolford | ||
| 23 | We Ever Pray for Thee | Adapt.: Evan Stephens | |||
| 24 | God Bless Our Prophet Dear | Bernard Snow | Harry A. Dean | ||
| 25 | Now We’ll Sing with One Accord | ||||
| 26 | Joseph Smith's First Prayer | Sylvanus Billings Pond | Adapt.: A. C. Smyth | ||
| 27 | Scottish folk song | ||||
| 28 | Saints, Behold How Great Jehovah | Douglas W. Stott | |||
| 29 | George Coles | ||||
| 30 | English folk song | ||||
| 31 | |||||
| 32 | The Happy Day at Last Has Come | Philo Dibble | |||
| 33 | Our Mountain Home So Dear | ||||
| 34 | O Ye Mountains High | ||||
| 35 | For the Strength of the Hills | 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 | ||||
| 38 | Come, All Ye Saints of Zion | ||||
| 39 | O Saints of Zion | Ed M. Rowe | |||
| 40 | Arise, O Glorious Zion | William G. Mills | |||
| 41 | Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise | Anon. | |||
| 42 | Hail to the Brightness of Zion's Glad Morning! | Edwin F. Parry | |||
| 43 | Zion Stands with Hills Surrounded | A. C. Smyth | |||
| 44 | Beautiful Zion, Built Above | George Gill | Joseph G. Fones | ||
| 45 | Lead Me into Life Eternal | ||||
| 46 | |||||
| 47 | We Will Sing of Zion | ||||
| 48 | Glorious Things Are Sung of Zion | Dutch melody | |||
| 49 | Anon. | ||||
| 50 | Come, Thou Glorious Day of Promise | Anon. | A. C. Smyth | ||
| 51 | Sons of Michael, He Approaches | Darwin K. Wolford | |||
| 52 | The Day Dawn Is Breaking | ||||
| 53 | Let Earth's Inhabitants Rejoice | William Clegg | |||
| 54 | Behold, the Mountain of the Lord | Leland B. Sateren | |||
| 55 | Lo, the Mighty God Appearing! | ||||
| 56 | Softly Beams the Sacred Dawning | ||||
| 57 | We’re Not Ashamed to Own Our Lord | ||||
| 58 | Come, Ye Children of the Lord | Spanish melody | Arr.: Benjamin Carr | ||
| 59 | Come, O Thou King of Kings | H. Tucker [2] | |||
| 60 | Anon. | ||||
| 61 | Raise Your Voices to the Lord |
| Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | German hymn | Trans.: William H. Draper; Arr.: Ralph Vaughan Williams | |||
| 63 | Great King of Heaven | Carrie Stockdale Thomas | |||
| 64 | On This Day of Joy and Gladness | ||||
| 65 | Come, All Ye Saints Who Dwell on Earth | ||||
| 66 | Rejoice, the Lord Is King! | ||||
| 67 | Glory to God on High | James Allen | |||
| 68 | |||||
| 69 | |||||
| 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 | Stralsund Gesangbuch | Trans.: Catherine Winkworth (from German); Arr.: William S. Bennett, Otto Goldschmidt | |||
| 73 | Praise the Lord with Heart and Voice | ||||
| 74 | Praise Ye the Lord | ||||
| 75 | In Hymns of Praise | Ada Blenkhorn | Alfred Beirly | ||
| 76 | God of Our Fathers, We Come unto Thee | ||||
| 77 | Great Is the Lord | ||||
| 78 | Daniel C. Roberts | George W. Warren | |||
| 79 | With All the Power of Heart and Tongue | Lowell M. Durham | |||
| 80 | |||||
| 81 | Press Forward, Saints | ||||
| 82 | |||||
| 83 | Trans.: Peter Williams; William Williams(from Welsh) | ||||
| 84 | Henri F. Hemy; James G. Walton | ||||
| 85 | Robert Keen | J. Ellis | |||
| 86 | Carl Boberg
| Traditional Swedish folk tune | Trans.: Stuart K. Hine (from Swedish); Arr.: Stuart K. Hine | ||
| 87 | God Is Love | Thomas R. Taylor | |||
| 88 | Great God, Attend While Zion Sings | ||||
| 89 | The Lord Is My Light | James Nicholson | John R. Sweney | ||
| 90 | John Hatton | ||||
| 91 | Father, Thy Children to Thee Now Raise | ||||
| 92 | |||||
| 93 | Dutch folk song; Frans Heijdemann | Trans.: Theodore Baker (from Dutch); Arr.: Edward Kremser | |||
| 94 | |||||
| 95 | Trans.: Catherine Winkworth (from German) | ||||
| 96 | Dearest Children, God Is Near You |
| Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | |||||
| 98 | |||||
| 99 | Nearer, Dear Savior, to Thee | ||||
| 100 | |||||
| 101 | Guide Me to Thee | ||||
| 102 | Jesus, Lover of My Soul | Joseph P. Holbrook | |||
| 103 | Precious Savior, Dear Redeemer | H. R. Palmer | H. R. Palmer | ||
| 104 | Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me | Edward Hopper | |||
| 105 | Master, the Tempest Is Raging | H. R. Palmer | |||
| 106 | God Speed the Right | ||||
| 107 | Lord, Accept Our True Devotion | Richard Alldridge | |||
| 108 | James Montgomery | ||||
| 109 | The Lord My Pasture Will Prepare | ||||
| 110 | Cast Thy Burden upon the Lord | ||||
| 111 | |||||
| 112 | Savior, Redeemer of My Soul | Harry A. Dean | |||
| 113 | Our Savior's Love | ||||
| 114 | Come unto Him | Theodore E. Curtis | |||
| 115 | Come, Ye Disconsolate | Thomas Moore
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| 116 | Come, Follow Me | John Nicholson | Samuel McBurney | ||
| 117 | Come unto Jesus | ||||
| 118 | Ye Simple Souls Who Stray | ||||
| 119 | Come, We That Love the Lord | ||||
| 120 | Lean on My Ample Arm | Theodore E. Curtis | |||
| 121 | I’m a Pilgrim, I’m a Stranger | Hans Henry Petersen | |||
| 122 | Though Deepening Trials | ||||
| 123 | Oh, May My Soul Commune with Thee | ||||
| 124 | Trans.: Jane L. Borthwick (from German) | ||||
| 125 | How Gentle God's Commands | Arr.: Lowell Mason | |||
| 126 | How Long, O Lord Most Holy and True | ||||
| 127 | Does the Journey Seem Long? | ||||
| 128 | When Faith Endures | ||||
| 129 | Where Can I Turn for Peace? | Joleen Grant Meredith | |||
| 130 | Be Thou Humble | ||||
| 131 | More Holiness Give Me | ||||
| 132 | God Is in His Holy Temple | Samuel Woodworth[3] | |||
| 133 | Father in Heaven | Angus S. Hibbard | Friedrich F. Flemming | Arr.: Edwin P. Parker | |
| 134 | I Believe in Christ | ||||
| 135 | My Redeemer Lives | ||||
| 136 | Lewis D. Edwards | ||||
| 137 | Testimony | Michael Finlinson Moody | |||
| 138 | Bless Our Fast, We Pray | James B. Welch | |||
| 139 | In Fasting We Approach Thee | ||||
| 140 | Mary Ann Pepper Kidder | William O. Perkins | |||
| 141 | Trans.: Edward Caswall (from Latin) | ||||
| 142 | Sweet Hour of Prayer | William W. Walford | |||
| 143 | Let the Holy Spirit Guide | Penelope Moody Allen | |||
| 144 | Secret Prayer | Hans Henry Petersen | Hans Henry Petersen | ||
| 145 | Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire | ||||
| 146 | Gently Raise the Sacred Strain | ||||
| 147 | Sweet Is the Work | ||||
| 148 | Sabbath Day | Lynn R. Carson | |||
| 149 | As the Dew from Heaven Distilling | ||||
| 150 | O Thou Kind and Gracious Father | Charles Denney Jr. | |||
| 151 | We Meet, Dear Lord | Vernald W. Johns | Laurence M. Yorgason | ||
| 152 | God Be with You Till We Meet Again | William G. Tomer | |||
| 153 | Lord, We Ask Thee Ere We Part | 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 | ||||
| 156 | Sing We Now at Parting | ||||
| 157 | Thy Spirit, Lord, Has Stirred Our Souls | ||||
| 158 | Before Thee, Lord, I Bow My Head | Joseph H. Dean | Joseph H. Dean | ||
| 159 | Now the Day Is Over | ||||
| 160 | Softly Now the Light of Day | Arr.: Henry Greatorix | |||
| 161 | The Lord Be with Us | ||||
| 162 | Lord, We Come before Thee Now | Harry A. Dean | |||
| 163 | Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing | John Fawcett
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| 164 | Great God, to Thee My Evening Song | ||||
| 165 | M. Lowrie Hofford | ||||
| 166 | |||||
| 167 | Come, Let Us Sing an Evening Hymn | ||||
| 168 | As the Shadows Fall | Lowell M. Durham Jr. | Lowell M. Durham |
| Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | As Now We Take the Sacrament | ||||
| 170 | God, Our Father, Hear Us Pray | Annie Pinnock Malin | Adapt.: Edwin P. Parker | ||
| 171 | With Humble Heart | Zara Sabin | Thomas L. Durham | ||
| 172 | In Humility, Our Savior | ||||
| 173 | While of These Emblems We Partake(SAUL) | John Nicholson | Samuel McBurney | ||
| 174 | While of These Emblems We Partake(AEOLIAN) | John Nicholson | |||
| 175 | O God, the Eternal Father | ||||
| 176 | ’Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love(MEREDITH) | ||||
| 177 | ’Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love(HANCOCK) | ||||
| 178 | O Lord of Hosts | Andrew Dalrymple | |||
| 179 | Again, Our Dear Redeeming Lord | Theodore E. Curtis | Alfred M. Durham | ||
| 180 | Father in Heaven, We Do Believe | Jane Romney Crawford | |||
| 181 | Jesus of Nazareth, Savior and King | ||||
| 182 | We’ll Sing All Hail to Jesus’ Name | Richard Alldridge | Joseph Coslett | ||
| 183 | In Remembrance of Thy Suffering | ||||
| 184 | Upon the Cross of Calvary | Vilate Raile | |||
| 185 | Reverently and Meekly Now | ||||
| 186 | Again We Meet around the Board | ||||
| 187 | God Loved Us, So He Sent His Son | ||||
| 188 | Thy Will, O Lord, Be Done | ||||
| 189 | O Thou, Before the World Began | Charles Wesley[4] | |||
| 190 | In Memory of the Crucified | ||||
| 191 | Behold the Great Redeemer Die | ||||
| 192 | He Died! The Great Redeemer Died | ||||
| 193 | I Stand All Amazed | ||||
| 194 | John H. Gower | ||||
| 195 | How Great the Wisdom and the Love | Thomas McIntyre | |||
| 196 | Jesus, Once of Humble Birth | Giacomo Meyerbeer
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| Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197 | O Savior, Thou Who Wearest a Crown | Trans.: Karen Lynn Davidson (from German); Adapt.: Johann Sebastian Bach | |||
| 198 | That Easter Morn | ||||
| 199 | He Is Risen! | ||||
| 200 | Charles Wesley |
| Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Isaac Watts | George F. Handel | Adapt. | ||
| 202 | Trans.: Frederick Oakeley (from Latin) | ||||
| 203 | French carol | French carol | Trans.: James Chadwick (from French) | ||
| 204 | Trans.: John F. Young (from German) | ||||
| 205 | |||||
| 206 | Martin Luther (See Spurious) | Arr.: Rosalee Elser | |||
| 207 | |||||
| 208 | |||||
| 209 | |||||
| 210 | With Wondering Awe | Anon. | Anon. | ||
| 211 | Yorkshire carol | ||||
| 212 | |||||
| 213 | Traditional English carol | Traditional English carol | |||
| 214 |
| Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215 | |||||
| 216 | We Are Sowing | Anon. | |||
| 217 | Come, Let Us Anew | James Lucas | |||
| 218 | We Give Thee But Thine Own | Anon.; Cantica Laudis | Arr.: Lowell Mason; George J. Webb | ||
| 219 | Phillip Landgrave | ||||
| 220 | Lord, I Would Follow Thee | ||||
| 221 | Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd | Mary B. Wingate | |||
| 222 | Hear Thou Our Hymn, O Lord | ||||
| 223 | Will L. Thompson | ||||
| 224 | I Have Work Enough to Do | ||||
| 225 | We Are Marching On to Glory | ||||
| 226 | Improve the Shining Moments | Robert B. Baird | Robert B. Baird | ||
| 227 | There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today | Eliza E. Hewitt | |||
| 228 | You Can Make the Pathway Bright | Helen Silcott Dungan | James M. Dungan | ||
| 229 | Today, While the Sun Shines | Luella Clark | |||
| 230 | Scatter Sunshine | Lanta Wilson Smith | |||
| 231 | Father, Cheer Our Souls Tonight | ||||
| 232 | Let Us Oft Speak Kind Words | ||||
| 233 | Nay, Speak No Ill | Charles Swain<[5] | Anon. | ||
| 234 | Jesus, Mighty King in Zion | John Fellows | |||
| 235 | Should You Feel Inclined to Censure | Anon. | |||
| 236 | Lord, Accept into Thy Kingdom | ||||
| 237 | Do What Is Right | Anon.; J. C. S. | |||
| 238 | Behold Thy Sons and Daughters, Lord | ||||
| 239 | |||||
| 240 | Know This, That Every Soul Is Free | Joseph Proud<[6] | Roger L. Miller | ||
| 241 | Johnson Oatman Jr. | ||||
| 242 | Louis Bourgeois | ||||
| 243 | Let Us All Press On | ||||
| 244 | Come Along, Come Along | William Willes | A. C. Smyth | ||
| 245 | This House We Dedicate to Thee | Henry W. Naisbitt | |||
| 246 | |||||
| 247 | We Love Thy House, O God | William Bullock | |||
| 248 | Up, Awake, Ye Defenders of Zion | Thomas E. Williams; Thomas A. Becket Sr. | |||
| 249 | Elsie Duncan Yale | Adam Geibel | |||
| 250 | We Are All Enlisted | Anon. | |||
| 251 | Behold! A Royal Army | Adam Geibel | |||
| 252 | Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel | ||||
| 253 | Like Ten Thousand Legions Marching | Jean L. Kaberry | |||
| 254 | True to the Faith | ||||
| 255 | Carry On | Alfred M. Durham | |||
| 256 | As Zion's Youth in Latter Days | Irish melody | |||
| 257 | Rejoice! A Glorious Sound Is Heard | W. O. Robinson | |||
| 258 | O Thou Rock of Our Salvation | ||||
| 259 | Hope of Israel | ||||
| 260 | Who's on the Lord's Side? | Hannah Last Cornaby | |||
| 261 | Thy Servants Are Prepared | ||||
| 262 | Go, Ye Messengers of Glory | ||||
| 263 | Go Forth with Faith | Ruth Muir Gardner | Lyall J. Gardner | ||
| 264 | Hark, All Ye Nations! | ||||
| 265 | Arise, O God, and Shine | William Hurn | |||
| 266 | The Time Is Far Spent | German folk song | |||
| 267 | How Wondrous and Great | ||||
| 268 | Come, All Whose Souls Are Lighted | ||||
| 269 | Jehovah, Lord of Heaven and Earth | Joseph Proud[7] | |||
| 270 | I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go | Mary M. Brown | Carrie E. Rounsefell | ||
| 271 | Oh, Holy Words of Truth and Love | Edwin F. Parry | |||
| 272 | Oh Say, What Is Truth? | ||||
| 273 | Truth Reflects upon Our Senses | Anon; Mason Ellis Abbey (refrain)[8] | > | ||
| 274 | The Iron Rod | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 280 | Welcome, Welcome, Sabbath Morning | Robert B. Baird | |||
| 281 | Help Me Teach with Inspiration | ||||
| 282 | We Meet Again in Sabbath School | ||||
| 283 | The Glorious Gospel Light Has Shone | Gottfried W. Fink | |||
| 284 | Arr.: Ralph Vaughan Williams | ||||
| 285 | |||||
| 286 | |||||
| 287 | Rise, Ye Saints, and Temples Enter | Jean L. Kaberry | |||
| 288 | How Beautiful Thy Temples, Lord | ||||
| 289 | Holy Temples on Mount Zion | ||||
| 290 | Rejoice, Ye Saints of Latter Days | R. Paul Thompson | |||
| 291 | Turn Your Hearts | Gaylen Hatton | |||
| 292 | |||||
| 293 | Each Life That Touches Ours for Good | ||||
| 294 | Love at Home | John Hugh McNaughton | John Hugh McNaughton | ||
| 295 | O Love That Glorifies the Son | ||||
| 296 | Our Father, by Whose Name | ||||
| 297 | From Homes of Saints Glad Songs Arise | Vernald W. Johns | |||
| 298 | Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth | Carolyn Hamilton Klopfer | W. Herbert Klopfer |
| Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes | |
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| 299 | Traditional Swedish melody | Trans.: Ernst W. Olson (from Swedish) | |||
| 300 | Families Can Be Together Forever | Ruth Muir Gardner | |||
| 301 | Mildred Tanner Pettit | ||||
| 302 | I Know My Father Lives | ||||
| 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 | |||
| 307 | In Our Lovely Deseret | ||||
| 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) | ||||
| 310 | A Key Was Turned in Latter Days (Women) | Jan Underwood Pinborough | Charlene Anderson Newell | ||
| 311 | We Meet Again as Sisters (Women) | Bonnie Lauper Goodliffe | |||
| 312 | We Ever Pray for Thee (Women) | Adapt.: Evan Stephens | |||
| 313 | God Is Love (Women) | Thomas R. Taylor | |||
| 314 | How Gentle God's Commands (Women) | Arr.: Lowell Mason | |||
| 315 | Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee (Women) | Trans.: Edward Caswall (from Latin) | |||
| 316 | The Lord Is My Shepherd (Women) | James Montgomery | |||
| 317 | Sweet Is the Work (Women) | ||||
| 318 | Love at Home (Women) | John Hugh McNaughton | John Hugh McNaughton |
| Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319 | Ye Elders of Israel (Men) | ||||
| 320 | The Priesthood of Our Lord (Men) | John Craven | John Craven | ||
| 321 | Ye Who Are Called to Labor (Men) | Mary Judd Page | |||
| 322 | Come, All Ye Sons of God (Men) | Thomas Davenport | |||
| 323 | Rise Up, O Men of God (Men's Choir) | Arr.: Robert P. Manookin | |||
| 324 | Rise Up, O Men of God (Men) | William H. Walter | |||
| 325 | See the Mighty Priesthood Gathered (Men's Choir) | Jean L. Kaberry | |||
| 326 | Come, Come, Ye Saints (Men's Choir) | English folk song | |||
| 327 | Go, Ye Messengers of Heaven (Men's Choir) | F. Christensen | |||
| 328 | An Angel from on High (Men's Choir) | ||||
| 329 | Thy Servants Are Prepared (Men's Choir) | ||||
| 330 | See, the Mighty Angel Flying (Men's Choir) | ||||
| 331 | Oh Say, What Is Truth? (Men's Choir) | ||||
| 332 | Come, O Thou King of Kings (Men's Choir) | H. Tucker[9] | |||
| 333 | High on the Mountain Top (Men's Choir) | ||||
| 334 | I Need Thee Every Hour (Men's Choir) | ||||
| 335 | Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy (Men's Choir) | ||||
| 336 | School Thy Feelings (Men's Choir) | ||||
| 337 | O Home Beloved (Men's Choir) |
| Number | Hymn | Words | Music | Notes | |
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| 338 | |||||
| 339 | Thesaurus Musicus | ||||
| 340 | |||||
| 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.
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.
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.
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: