Choir - Medium / medium
acc.
SKU: JK.19970
Composed by Janice Kapp
Perry. Difficulty Medium.
Christian, Inspirational.
Jackman Music Corporation
#19970. Published by
Jackman Music Corporation
(JK.19970).
Hymn singing is
an important part of our
heritage as members of
The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day
Saints. Elder Boyd K.
Packer, in October 1991
General Conference, said:
If we will listen,
[hymns] are teaching the
gospel, for the hymns of
the Restoration are, in
fact, a course in
doctrine! In his landmark
speech entitled The Arts
and the Spirit of the
Lord, Elder Packer
stated:
Our hymns
speak the truth as far as
they go. They could speak
more of it if we had more
of them specifically
teaching the principles
of the restored gospel of
Jesus Christ. If I had my
way there would be many
new hymns with lyrics
near scriptural in their
power, bonded to music
that would inspire people
to worship. Think about
how much we could be
helped by another
inspired anthem or hymn
of the Restoration. (BYU,
February 1,
1976)
In response
to Elder Packer's
invitation, we have been
writing new hymns during
the past decade based on
favorite general
conference sermons. Our
hope was that once the
central theme of each
address was set to music
it might serve as another
witness of the inspired
message, and would be
sung in homes, in choirs,
and in conjunction with
the Teachings For Our
Time lessons in Relief
Society and Priesthood
meetings.
Janice
Kapp Perry
David B.
Larsen
This
songbook contains a
Topical Index
The
hymns offered by Prime
Recordings Inc. are
neither made, provided,
approved nor endorsed by
Intellectual Reserve,
Inc., The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day
Saints or its leaders.
Any content or opinions
expressed, implied or
included in, or with this
book from Prime
Recordings Inc., are
solely those of David B.
Larsen and Janice Kapp
Perry, and not those of
Intellectual Reserve,
Inc., The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day
Saints or its
leaders.
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