Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)

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).

Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication date	1985 2nd ed. 1998 revised in 2002
Pages	434

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

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:

1–61: Restoration

Number	Hymn	Words	Music	Notes
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

62–96: Praise and Thanksgiving

Number	Hymn	Words	Music	Notes
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 [de]
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

97–168: Prayer and Supplication

Number	Hymn	Words	Music	Notes
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 [de]	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

169–196: Sacrament

Number	Hymn	Words	Music	Notes
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

197–200: Easter

Number	Hymn	Words	Music	Notes
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

201–214: Christmas

Number	Hymn	Words	Music	Notes
201	Joy to the World	Isaac Watts; William W. Phelps	George F. Handel; Lowell Mason	Adapt.: William W. Phelps
202	Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful	John F. Wade	John F. Wade	Trans.: Frederick Oakeley (from Latin)
203	Angels We Have Heard on High	French carol	French carol	Trans.: James Chadwick (from French)
204	Silent Night	Joseph Mohr	Franz Gruber	Trans.: John F. Young (from German)
205	Once in Royal David's City	Cecil Frances Alexander	Henry J. Gauntlett
206	Away in a Manger	Martin Luther (See Spurious)	William J. Kirkpatrick	Arr.: Rosalee Elser
207	It Came upon the Midnight Clear	Edmund H. Sears	Richard S. Willis
208	O Little Town of Bethlehem	Phillips Brooks	Lewis H. Redner
209	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing	Charles Wesley	Felix Mendelssohn
210	With Wondering Awe	Anon.	Anon.
211	While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks	Nahum Tate	Yorkshire carol
212	Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains	John Menzies Macfarlane	John Menzies Macfarlane
213	The First Noel	Traditional English carol	Traditional English carol
214	I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day	Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	John Baptiste Calkin

215–298: Special Topics

Number	Hymn	Words	Music	Notes
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

299–308: Children's Songs

Number	Hymn	Words	Music	Notes
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

309–318: For Women

Number	Hymn	Words	Music	Notes
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

319–337: For Men

Number	Hymn	Words	Music	Notes
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

338–341: Patriotic

Number	Hymn	Words	Music	Notes
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

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

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

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:

• Albanian
• Bulgarian
• Cambodian
• Chinese
• Danish
• Dutch
• Fijian
• Finnish
• French
• German
• Hungarian
• Icelandic
• Indonesian
• Italian
• Japanese
• Kekchi
• Korean
• Latvian
• Lithuanian
• Norwegian
• Portuguese
• Romanian
• Russian
• Samoan
• Spanish
• Swedish
• Tagalog
• Tahitian
• Thai
• Tongan
• Ukrainian

See also

• 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

1. Latter-day Saint Hymnbook and Children's Songbook to Be Revised, Mormon Newsroom, 18 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. John Julian (1892). A Dictionary of Hymnology. John Murray. pp. 850–.
5. Charles Swain (1867). Songs and ballads. Simpkin, Marshall. p. 84.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Karen Lynn Davidson (2009). Our Latter-day Hymns: the stories and the messages. Deseret Book. pp. 302–303.
9. 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.
10. 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/
11. 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/
12. 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

• Hymns at churchofjesuschrist.org (includes index, text, music, and free audio downloads for most hymns in 1985 book; some excluded for copyright reasons)