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 Latter-day Saint 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).
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. This culminated in having unified versions of the books in languages used by congregations worldwide, with the same numbering system.Latter-day Saint Hymnbook and Children's Songbook to Be Revised, Mormon Newsroom, 18 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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 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 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