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HYMNS OF
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
O F L A T T E R - D AY S A I N T S
1985

Published by
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints
Salt Lake City, Utah

COPYRIGHT
First edition 1985
Second edition 1998, revised in 2002
© 1985, 1998 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
Hymns having the notice © (year) IRI,
hymns showingno copyright notice, and general materials
in this collection may be copied for noncommercial
church or home use. If a notice appears with a hymn,
it must be included on each copy made.
Hymns with copyright notices other than © (year) IRI,
unless otherwise noted, must not be copied without
written permission of the copyright owners.

A B B R E V I AT I O N S
IRI = Intellectual Reserve,Inc.
LDS = The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
JST = Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible
alt. = altered
anon. = anonymous
arr. = arranged
attr. = attributed
ca. = circa (approximately)
trans. = translated
b. = born
d. = died

CONTENTS
First Presidency Preface — ix
HYMNS
Restoration — 1
Praise and Thanksgiving — 62
Prayer and Supplication — 97
Sacrament — 169
Easter— 197
Christmas — 201
Special Topics — 215
Children’s Songs — 299
For Women — 309
For Men — 319
Patriotic — 338
Using the Hymnbook — 379
INDEXES
Authors and Composers — 387
Titles, Tunes, and Meters — 392
Tune Names — 401
Meters — 405
Scriptures — 410
Topics — 415
First Lines and Titles — 429

FIRST
PRESIDENCY
P R E FA C E

T

hree months after the Church was
organized, theLord, through the Prophet Joseph Smith, instructed Joseph’s
wife, Emma, to make a selection of sacred hymns for the 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” (D&C 25:12).
Now, 150 years after the first hymnbook was published by the Church, we
are pleased to presentthis revision. Many hymns found in our original hymnbook and in subsequent editions are included, as are a number of newly
added hymns. All have been selected to meet the varied needs of today’s
worldwide Church membership.

Music in Our Church Meetings
Inspirational music is an essential part of our church meetings. The
hymns invite the Spirit of the Lord, create a feeling of reverence, unifyus as
members, and provide a way for us to offer praises to the Lord.
Some of the greatest sermons are preached by the singing of hymns.
Hymns move us to repentance and good works, build testimony and faith,
comfort the weary, console the mourning, and inspire us to endure to the end.
We hope to see an increase of hymn singing in our congregations. We
encourage all members, whethermusically inclined or not, to join with us in
singing the hymns. We hope leaders, teachers, and members who are called
on to speak will turn often to the hymnbook to find sermons presented
powerfully and beautifully in verse.

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F I R S T P R E S I D E N C Y P R E FA C E

Latter-day Saints have a long tradition of choir singing. Every ward and
branch in the Church should have a choir thatperforms regularly. We encourage choirs to use the hymnbook as their basic resource.

Music in Our Homes
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.
Ours is a hymnbook for the home as well as for the meetinghouse. We
hope the hymnbook will take a prominent placeamong the scriptures and
other religious books in our homes. The hymns can bring families a spirit of
beauty and peace and can inspire love and unity among family members.
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. Sing hymns as lullabies to build faith...