Zion=s Youth and the Hymns of Truth Young Women Young Men

Zion=s Youth and the Hymns of Truth

Music has boundless powers for moving families toward greater spirituality and devotion to the gospel.

Latter-day Saints should fill their homes with the sound of worthy music.

Teach your children to love the hymns. Sing them on the Sabbath, in home evening, during scripture

study, at prayer time. Sing as you work, as you play, and as you travel together.

Hymns can lift our spirits, give us courage, and move us to righteous action.

Hymns can also help us withstand the temptations of the adversary. We encourage you to memorize

your favorite hymns and study the scriptures that relate to them. Then, if unworthy thoughts enter your mind,

sing a hymn to yourself, crowding out the evil with the good.

The First Presidency

(Hymns, 1985, x)

After reading from The First Presidency Preface in the hymn book, how can we not fill our homes with

the sounds of our hymns. Hymns can be a great blessing in the lives of our youth, especially when the youth of

our church are bombarded from every direction with outside influences that would attempt to drive the Holy

Ghost away.

Church programs that can help bring the hymns into your home are:

Young Women

Personal Progress

Faith

value project - pg. 16*

Individual Worth

Experience #4 - pg. 28* & value project - pg. 30*

Knowledge

Experience #3 - pg. 34 & Experience #6 - pg. 35*

Choice & Accountability

value project - p. 44*

Young Men

Duty to God

Deacon

Educational, Personal & Career Development pgs.21 & 22, #6, 7, & 8*

Teacher

Family Activities pg. 13, #6

Educational, Personal & Career Development pg. 22, #8*

Citizenship and Social Development pg. 24, #7* & 9*

Priest

Quorum Activities pg. 14, #6

Spiritual Development pg. 16, #5

Physical Development pg. 19, #6*

Educational, Personal & Career Development pg. 22, #11* & 12*

*Not specifically Hymn related.

For the Strength of Youth

Music & Dancing - page 20

Many music resources are available for us to use in our homes and in our church callings.*

i The Distribution Center

ii Internet

www.lds.org the Church=s website is a remarkable resource.

www.defordmusic.com - Free LDS sheet music (choral, vocal & instrumental) of many of the Hymns.

www.petriefamily.org - Free LDS sheet music (choral, vocal & instrumental) of many of the Hymns.

www.hoffmanhouse.com - Free LDS sheet music with free MP3 downloads and also music to purchase.

www.musicbyandrew.ca - Free LDS hymn arrangements by Andrew Hawryluk.

www.tetonmusic.com - Free LDS hymn arrangements.

www.aaronwaite.com - Free LDS hymn arrangements (choral, vocal & instrumental).

www.larsongs.homestead.com - Free choral hymn arrangements.

www.lisapowellmusic.com - A few free hymn arrangements for vocal & piano and free MP3 downloads.

*The above web sites are only a few of the resources available on the internet. While this music is

appropriate for the home, it should always be approved for church use.

iii Church Magazines

The following list of music from the Ensign and The New Era can be found at these web sites:

http://lds.about.com/library/clipart/blnewera_music.htm

http://lds.about.com/library/clipart/blnewara_music_1975.htm

http://lds.about.com/library/clipart/blensign_music.htm

New Era Music

Every year the New Era publishes several new songs.

New Era songs from 1990-2002.

Jan Pinborough and Kenneth Plain, AMy Testimony,@ June 2002, 14-15

Marvin K. Gardner and Vanja Y. Watkins, AArise and Sing This Christmas Morn,@ Dec. 2002, 11

Janice Kapp Perry, AThe Voice of the Spirit,@ Feb. 2001, 10-11

Cynthia Mrazek Pyne, A Maybe I Will Be There,@ Sept. 2001, 14-15

Benjamin Salisbury, AWe, the Youth in Zion=s Army,@ Sept. 2001, 51

Samuel Medley and Ralph B. Woodward, @I Know That My Redeemer Lives,@ Jan. 2000, 10-11

Margo Edgeworth, A He Is There,@ Sept. 2000, 10-11

Meg Nielson, ALet Us Awake,@ Sept. 2000, 51

Mabel Jones Gabbott and Michael F. Moody, ALet It Come Quietly,@ Dec. 2000, 51

Daryl O. Smith, AThis Is Thy Day,@ Mar. 1999, 10-11

Margo Faraoni Edgeworth, AJust a Moment in Eternity,@ Sept. 1999, 10-11

Thomas L. Kay and Rachel Bastian, ASaints,@ Sept. 1999, 51

Kirsten K, Hoopes and Jaremy J. Hoopes, AHome Is a Place of Peace,@ Oct. 1999, 11

Robert P. Manookin, AChristmas Bells Are Ringing,@ Dec. 1999, 10-11

Steven K. Jones and Sam Cardon, AOne by One,@ Apr. 1998, 10-11

Rachel Bastian, AMorning Prayer,@ Sept. 1998, 50

Elizabeth A. Wright, ALittle Child,@ Dec. 1998, 10-11

Weston Cann and Orson F. Whitney, A Within These Walls,@ Mar. 1997, 9

Douglas L. Ipson, AOur Father and Our God,@ Nov. 1997, 11

Gregory Duffin, ABehold, the Field Is White,@ Aug. 1997, 51

Tia M. Rix and Richard C. Ferre, AChristmas Time Is Here,@ Dec. 1997, 9

Jan Pinborough, Mabel Jones Gabbott, Michael F. Moody, and James C. Kasen, A I Heard the Prophet Speak,@ June

1996, 10-11

Margo Faraoni, AOnly a Prayer Away,@ Aug. 1996, 10-11

Joel H. Johnson and Margo Faraoni, AFather, We Worship Thee,@ Feb. 1995, 11

Sam Cardon and Steven K. Jones, ACome unto Him,@ Apr. 1995, 10-11

Margo Faraoni, AForsake Me Not,@ Aug. 1995, 51

Steven Kapp Perry, APlant a Seed in Your Heart,@ Sept. 1995, 10-11

Mabel Jones Gabbott and Michael F. Moody, AThis Is Christmas,@ Dec. 1995, 10-11

Douglas L. Ipson, AZion Must Go Forth,@ Feb. 1994, 11

Dan Carter, ATo Those with Pure Intent,@ June 1994, 11

Douglas L. Ipson, AGlad Tidings from Cumorah,@ Aug. 1994, 35

Jennifer P. Zabel, AThe Carpenter,@ Aug. 1994, 44-45

Anna Morgan, AMake a Joyful Noise,@ Nov. 1994, 49

Clive Romney, AHope Was Born,@ Dec. 1994, 10-11

Carolyn J. Rasmus and Dan Carter, AI Feel at Peace,@ Feb. 1993, 10-11

Washington Gladden and Kevin R. Olson, AO Master, Let Me Walk with Thee,@ Aug. 1993, 51

Laura Ashton, AMore Than I Can Give,@ Nov. 1993, 10-11

Kaimi Wenger, AO Savior, Thou Who Healed the Sick,@ Aug. 1992, 15

Kevin R. Olson, AMy Father=s Care,@ Aug. 1992, 10-11

Carys Anne Irwin, ABe It unto Me,@ Nov. 1992, 10-11

Kenneth Jones, AIn a Stable,@ Dec. 1992, 10-11

Kevin R. Olson, ASeeds of Truth,@ Aug. 1991, 10-11

Kevin R. Olson, AA Voice Whispers from the Earth,@ Aug. 1991, 51

Julie Lofgren Wolford and Darwin Wolford, A The First Christmas,@ Dec. 1991, 11

Leah S. Martin and Michelle Starke, A This Is Jesus,@ Apr. 1990, 10-11

Kevin Olson, AMy Mission,@ Aug. 1990, 10-11

Jenny W. Francis, AA Gift of Love,@ Dec. 1990, 10-11

New Era songs from 1975-1989.

Carole M. Knight, AWith Heart and Voice,@ Apr. 1989, 7

Juliet Gamero, AWarriors for the Lord,@ Aug. 1989, 7

Elizabeth K. Linton, AWe Are Your Daughters,@ Aug. 1989, 10-11

Clive Romney and Ron Simpson, AI Will Lead You,@ Oct. 1989, 24-25

Janice Kapp Perry, AJust One Little Light,@ Jan. 1988, 10-11

Julia Sorensen, ANot My Will,@ Apr. 1988, 11

Reed Hainsworth and Rebecca Woodworth Hainsworth, AI= ll Follow Christ,@ Aug. 1988, 12-13

Ryan Lee Kemp, APraise to the Lamb,@ Aug. 1988, 51

Orlan Cahoon, AA New Star Shines Tonight,@ Dec. 1988, 12-13

Angie Shutt, et al., AThou Shalt Love the Lord Thy God,@ Mar. 1987, 10-11

Vaughn J. Featherstone and Larry Bastian, A The Clarion Call,@ June 1987, 10-11

Stephen P. Schank, AGo Ye into All the World,@ Aug. 1987, 10-11

Rebecca Woodworth, AIt Is with Christ,@ Aug. 1987, 51

Sonja Eddings Brown and Kevin Kelly, AIf You Love =Em, Tell =Em,@ Oct. 1987, 12-13

Mabel Jones Gabbott and Michael F. Moody, AWhen Love Came Down,@ Dec. 1987, 11

Janice Kapp Perry, ANo Ordinary Man,@ Apr. 1986, 28-29

Rebecca Woodworth, ACome Forth, O Children,@ Aug. 1986, 51

Rebecca Woodworth, ALittle One,@ Dec. 1986, 10-11

Ardeth Greene Kapp and Janice Kapp Perry, AI Shall Love the Lord, My God, with All My Heart,@ Mar. 1985,

38-39

Deanna Edwards, AI= m Glad That God Chose Me to Be Your Son,@ June 1985, 28-29

Joel H. Johnson and Brent N. Jorgensen, APraise to Zion=s King,@ Aug. 1985, 7

Steven Kapp Perry, AHe Is Not Here: For He Is Risen,@ Aug. 1985, 12-13

Janice Kapp Perry, AI Walk by Faith,@ Young Women Nov. 1985, 14-15

Brent N. Jorgensen, ALearn Wisdom in Thy Youth,@ Dec. 1985, 26-27

Michael McLean, AYou=re Not Alone,@ Jan.-Feb. 1984, 12-13

Janice Kapp Perry, AA Missionary=s Prayer (I Will Go and Do),@ Mar. 1984, 44-45

Brent N. Jorgensen, AIf Your Eye Be Single,@ Aug. 1984, 20-21

Joel H. Johnson and Brent N. Jorgensen, ACome All Who Love the Lord,@ Aug. 1984, 51

Laurie Williams Sowby, ACarol for Christmas Morning,@ Dec. 1984, 51

Roger Hoffman, A Song for the River,@ Jan.-Feb. 1983, 30-31

Laurie Williams Sowby, AI Remember the Savior,@ Apr. 1983, 50

Joan Oviatt and Dan Carter, ALove Casts Out Fear,@ June 1983, 36-37

Joel H. Johnson and Brent N. Jorgensen, AJesus, My Savior,@ Aug. 1983, 17

Joy Saunders Lundberg and Janice Kapp Perry, ABehold, My Joy Is Full,@ Oct. 1983, 20-21

Julie Larsen, ACarol to a King,@ Dec. 1983, 7

Elaine A. Cannon and Margaret Cornwall Richards, A Awakening,@ Mar. 1982, 28-29

Joy Saunders Lundberg and Janice Kapp Perry, AThe Lord Is My Strength,@ June 1982, 12

Terry Hale and Rebecca Parkinson, AThe New Pioneers,@ July 1982, 14-15

Kevin B. Snow and Holly Woolley, A Calm Is the Night,@ Aug. 1982, 10

Sharlee G. Mullins, AAn Instrument in Thy Hands,@ Aug. 1982, 21

Arleen M. Snow and Kevin B. Snow, AIf Thou Lovest Me,@ Aug. 1981, 10-11

Joyce A. Ainsworth, AToday=s Disciple,@ Aug. 1981, 17

Dan Carter, AWhat Does Christmas Mean,@ Dec. 1981, 18-19

Dan Carter, AThe Lost Lamb,@ Apr. 1980, 38-39

Brent Neal Jorgensen and Thomas Irving Wright, A The Sign,@ Aug. 1980, 20-21

Belva Lou Spaulding, Prudy F. Gneiting, and Donna H. Lymon, AMorning of Your Life,@ Oct. 1980, 26-27

Jeanne Newman and Dan Carter, ATo My Savior,@ Dec. 1980, 38-39

Michele Sadler, A Child of Light,@ June 1979, 14-15

Geoffery Dearmer and Dan Carter, AA Love Unfeigned,@ Aug. 1979, 31

Joyce A. Brackpool, A Jesus Lay Sleeping,@ Aug. 1979, 50-51

Eleanor P. Madsen and RaeAnn Rasmuson, A Shining Star,@ Dec. 1979, 14-15

Dan Carter and Charlotte Elliot, AThe Dawn Is Near,@ Aug. 1978, 50-51

Toni Tietjen, AIn Bethlehem,@ Dec. 1978, 13

Catherine S. Hardy, A Children,@ Aug. 1977, 51

Marion D. Hanks and Robert Cundick, AEaster Morn,@ Apr. 1975, 34

Ensign Music

Sometimes the Ensign publishes new LDS songs. Here's an index of all hymns from 1973-2002.

Alice W. Johnson, O Lord, Who Gave Thy Life for Me, Oct. 2002, p.7

Sally DeFord, =Mid the Stillness of the Night, Apr. 2002, p.7

K. Newell Dayley, Faith in Every Footstep, Jan. 1997, p.15

Janice Kapp Perry, Be Still and Know That I Am God, Sept. 1994, p.24

Janice Kapp Perry, A Child=s Prayer, Mar. 1985, p.66-67

Theodore E. Curtis and Carolee Curtis Green, Awake and Arise, Mar. 1984, p.53

Janice Kapp Perry, I=m Trying to Be Like Jesus, Apr. 1983, p.75-76

Roy A. Bodtcher, To Christ Give We Praise, Mar. 1982, p.66 Janice Kapp Perry, We Follow the Prophet, Mar.

1982, p.67

Dan Carter, Let Not Our Souls Forget, Mar. 1981, p.49 Janice Kapp Perry, Love Is Spoken Here, Mar. 1981,

p.50-51

Dan Carter, Hymn of Peace, July 1980, p.51

Carol Lynn Pearson and Newell Dayley, What Makes a Family, Mar. 1978, p.48

Lowell M. Durham Jr. and Lowell M. Durham, As the Shadows Fall, July 1977, p.35

Marilyn McMeen Miller Brown and Dennis L. Crockett, Our Heaven Is Our Home, July 1977, p.36

Edward L. Hart and Crawford Gates, Our Savior=s Love, July 1977, p.37

Dennis L. Crockett, Prayer, Jan. 1976, p.43

Long, Long Ago: A Family Carol, Dec. 1975, p.39

S. Dilworth Young and Merrill Bradshaw, On One Spring Day, and Bruce R. McConkie and Robert P. Manookin,

In an Upper Room, and Mabel Jones Gabbott and Robert P. Manookin, The Risen Jesus in America, Apr. 1974,

p.39-41

Jonathan Whitcomb, Sing We Now Most Joyful Lays, and Mabel Jones Gabbott and Michael F. Moody, Lullaby for

Jesus, Dec. 1974, p.45

Christmas Carols, Dec. 1973, p.10

It is also best to get approval for the above songs if using them in a church setting.

Quotes

Parents ought to foster good music in the home and cultivate a desire to have their children learn the hymns of

inspiration.

Boyd K. Packer, Ensign, Jan. 1974

Singing our beautiful, worshipful hymns is food for our souls. We become of one heart and one mind when we

sing praises to the Lord.

James E. Faust, Ensign, May 1992

Church hymns are a form of worship. They serve as a prayer of thanks and an expression of commitment.

Merrill J. Bateman, Ensign, July 2001

If we listen, (the hymns) are teaching the gospel. . .the hymns of Restoration are, in fact, a course in doctrine.

Boyd K. Packer, Ensign, Nov. 1991

The singing of hymns is one of the best ways to put ourselves in tune with the Spirit of the Lord. I wonder if we

are making enough use of this heaven-sent resource in our meetings, in our classes, and in our homes.

. . .Our hymns contain matchless doctrinal sermons, surpassed only by the scriptures in their truth and poetic

impact.

Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign, Nov. 1994