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==Opening Hymns==
 
==Opening Hymns==
 
*1. [[Lord, We Come before Thee Now|Lord, We Come Before Thee Now]]
 
*1. [[Lord, We Come before Thee Now|Lord, We Come Before Thee Now]]
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**Lyrics by [[William Hammond]]; put to the tune [[Seymour]], by [[Carl Maria von Weber]]; arr. by [[Henry Greatorix]]
 
*2. [[O God, Our Help in Ages Past|O God, Our Help]]
 
*2. [[O God, Our Help in Ages Past|O God, Our Help]]
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**Tune by [[B.C. Gates]]
 
*3. [[To Thee, O God]]
 
*3. [[To Thee, O God]]
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**Lyrics by [[John Lyon]]
 
*4. [[Beneath this Sacred Roof]]
 
*4. [[Beneath this Sacred Roof]]
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**Lyrics by [[S.Y. Gates]]; tune by [[B. Cecil Gates]]
 
*5. [[Scatter Seeds of Kindness]]
 
*5. [[Scatter Seeds of Kindness]]
 
*6. [[Hear Us Pray]]
 
*6. [[Hear Us Pray]]

Revision as of 15:19, 11 July 2008

General Information

  • Copyright: Copyright 1923 By Clarissa S. Williams For General Board of Relief Society
  • At least four editions have been released
    • Fourth edition published by the General Board of Relief Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, December, 1930
  • Contains both words and music (some songs at the end only have words)
    • Music arranged and compiled by Brigham Cecil Gates
    • Most songs are arranged with both treble and bass parts, although some under the Special Music heading are specifically arranged with treble singing parts only—most that do have two treble clefs, much as is seen in the 1985 LDS hymnal.

List of Hymns[1]

Opening Hymns

Closing Hymns

General Hymns

Patriotic Songs

Special Music

Choruses, Quartets, Trios, Duets, Solos, Etc.

Miscellaneous Songs

"Words without music for social entertainments and community singing."[2]

References

  1. Relief Society Song Book, 1923, fourth edition, published in December, 1930
  2. See the index for miscellaneous songs, of at least the fourth edition of this compilation