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J. C. Little and G. B. Gardner published an unofficial hymnal in 1844 in Bellows Falls, Vermont, which is the first Latter Day Saint hymnal to include any music. "The Spirit of God," is included as the very first hymn [8] and it is set to the same tune used today—although the notes in the refrain differ slightly from modern editions, and it ...
In addition, another 17 hymns were printed without music. Hymn number one in this hymnal, "The Spirit of God", may be the very first LDS hymn ever published with musical notation. The second LDS hymnbook with music was John Tullidge's Latter Day Saints' Psalmody, published in 1857.
This article refers to the English version. The book was published on the 150th anniversary of the publication of the first LDS 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).
Hymns in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Adam-ondi-Ahman (hymn): Early reference to Adam-ondi-Ahman; Joy to the World (Phelps): W. W. Phelps' adaptation of the popular Christmas carol; The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning: Arguably the most popular Latter Day Saint hymn, which was included as a last-minute addition to the ...
1948 LDS Hymnbook 1950 LDS Hymnbook. In 1948, a new hymnbook that replaced both the Latter-day Saint Hymns (1927) and the Deseret Sunday School Songs was published under the title Hymns: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as the official hymnbook of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1948 to 1985. The ...
William Wines Phelps (February 17, 1792 – March 7, 1872) was an American author, composer, politician, and early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement.He printed the first edition of the Book of Commandments that became a standard work of the church and wrote numerous hymns, some of which are included in the current version of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' (LDS Church ...
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The Church Hymnal: a collection of hymns from the Prayer book hymnal (1869) [56] The Book of Common Praise: with music for the Book of Common Prayer (1869) [ 57 ] A Church hymnal: compiled from "Additional hymns," "Hymns ancient and modern," and "Hymns for church and home," as authorized by the House of Bishops (1870) [ 58 ]