Heritage Day Hymn Festival
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Participants
| Leader: |
Richard Clothier |
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Organists: |
Jan
Kraybill, David Pickering |
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Pianist: |
Nathan Smith |
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Soloist: |
William King |
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| Instrumentalists: |
| Brass
Ensemble: |
Bryant Knapp, David
Bolton, Kelvin Gunn, trumpets; John Schofield, Brad Niblock,
Heather Gunn, trombones |
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String Quartet: |
Glenda Johnson, Judi Lane, violins; Tammy
Mengel, viola; Brenda Allen, cello |
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Oboe: |
Christi Maupin |
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Readers for the Hymn Stories: |
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"Come Thou Fount of
Every Blessing" |
Sue Thorne |
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"When Earth in Bondage Long Had Lain" |
Fred Larsen
Jackie Ransom |
| "I Saw a Mighty Angel Fly" |
Joseph Sunday Charlie |
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"Redeemer of Israel" |
Mark Scherer
Rina Fauura DeBarthe |
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"Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken" |
Tracy Keeney
Rean Duncan |
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"How Firm a Foundation" |
Verle Cornish |
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"Oh, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing" |
Andrew Bolton |
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"Now Let Us Rejoice" |
Stephanie Revell Shutt
Valle Smith |
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"Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah" |
Andrew Neill
Megan Hight |
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"A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" |
John Horner
V. Lynn Matthews |
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"The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning" |
Richard Clothier |
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Joseph Smith Jr.
Bicentennial
Hymn Festival
Hymns of a Common Heritage
Joseph Smith Jr.,
1805-1844
Sunday, September 18, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
Community of Christ Auditorium
Independence, Missouri
Festival Hymnal
...And it shall be
given thee, also, to make a selection of sacred hymns, as it shall be
given thee, which is pleasing unto me, to be had in my church; for my soul
delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a
prayer unto me. And it shall be answered with a blessing upon their
heads."
Revelation to Emma Smith, July, 1830, Harmony, PA.
Doctrine and Covenants 25 [LDS]; 24:3 [Community of Christ]
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Thanks to:
Bicentennial Commemoration Committee, Dr. Mark Scherer, Community of Christ Historian, Chair
Shelley Ruhlman, Community of Christ Events Coordinator
Dr. Richard Clothier, Emeritus Professor of Music, Graceland University, for
his diligent work in choosing and arranging the hymns of
our heritage
MAJOR HYMNALS OF THE LATTER DAY SAINT MOVEMENT
(Not listed are several unofficial hymnals, supplements, youth
hymnals, etc. Until 1889,
hymnals were pocket-size and, except for Little &
Gardner, contained words only.)
1835
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A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of the Latter Day Saints.
Kirtland. The first Emma Smith hymnal. 90 hymns.
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1840
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A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of the Latter Day Saints in
Europe. Manchester, England. Compiled by P. Pratt, B. Young, J. Taylor.
Used by LDS in Europe and America through 25 editions, until 1912.
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1841
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A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day
Saints. Nauvoo. Emma’s second hymnal. 304 hymns, incl. the original 90.
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1844
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A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the Use of The Latter Day Saints.
Little
and Gardner, Bellows Falls, VT (Unofficial). 48 hymns, 31 with music.
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1861
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The Latter Day Saints’ Selection of Hymns. Cincinnati. First RLDS
Hymnal,
based on 1841. 249 texts compiled by Emma Smith. Enlarged in 1864.
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1870
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The Saints’ Harp. Plano and
Lamoni. 1,120 hymns, 88 by Mark Forscutt.
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1889
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Latter Day Saints’ Psalmody. Salt Lake City. Original LDS tunes for the
texts in the Manchester Hymnal (see 1840).
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1889
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The Saints’ Harmony.
Lamoni. Split-page format, music on top, texts
(all of the 1,120 hymns of the Saints’ Harp) on the bottom.
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1895
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The Saints’ Hymnal.
Lamoni. Replaced bulky Saints’ Harmony.
Contained 300 hymns with texts between the treble and bass clefs.
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1903
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Zion’s Praises. Lamoni. Hymnal for the Sunday School movement,
intended to be used along with the Saints’ Hymnal.
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1909
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Deseret Sunday School Songs. Salt Lake City.
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1927
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Latter-Day Saint Hymns. Salt Lake City. More traditional hymns, to be
used along with Deseret Sunday School Songs.
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1933
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The Saints’ Hymnal. Independence. 442 hymns, including selections
from
the 1895 Saints’ Hymnal and Zions’ Praises.
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1948
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Hymns: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Salt Lake City.
(Revised edition published in 1950.)
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1956
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The Hymnal. Independence. 583 hymns. Increased attention to musical
quality.
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1981
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Hymns of the Saints. Independence. 501 hymns, wider variety of
styles.
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1984
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1984 Hymns of the Restoration. Restoration Hymn Society,
Indep. 401
hymns.
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1985
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Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Salt Lake
City.
341 hymns. Currently published in 24 languages.
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