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1. Read the scripture to yourself.
2. Underline or highlight what you think are the 4 most important words in the verse.
3. What are some appropriate ways to act during the singing of hymns based on this verse?
When a congregation worships through singing, all present should participate. Here I share another experience. I had finished a special assignment on a Sunday morning in Salt Lake City and desired to attend a sacrament meeting. I stopped at a convenient ward meetinghouse and slipped unnoticed into the overflow area just as the congregation was beginning to sing these sacred words of the sacrament song:’Tis sweet to sing the matchless loveOf Him who left his home aboveAnd came to earth—oh, wondrous plan—To suffer, bleed, and die for man!(Hymns, 1985, no. 177)My heart swelled as we sang this worshipful hymn and contemplated renewing our covenants by partaking of the sacrament. Our voices raised the concluding strains:For Jesus died on Calvary,That all thru him might ransomed be.Then sing hosannas to his name;Let heav’n and earth his love proclaim.
Dallin H. Oaks
As we sang these words, I glanced around at members of the congregation and was stunned to observe that about a third of them were not singing. How could this be? Were those who did not even mouth the words suggesting that for them it was not“sweet to sing the matchless love” or to “sing hosannas to his name”? What are we saying, what are we thinking, when we fail to join in singing in our worship services?I believe some of us in North America are getting neglectful in our worship, including the singing of hymns. I have observed that the Saints elsewhere are more diligent in doing this. We in the center stakes of Zion should renew our fervent participation in the singing of our hymns. (“Worship through Music,” Ensign, Nov 1994, 9) Elder Dallin H. Oaks
Dallin H. Oaks
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
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 a warning! Some
music is spiritually very
destructive. You young
people know what kind
that is. The tempo, the
sounds, and the lifestyle
of those who perform it
repel the Spirit. It is far
more dangerous than you
may suppose, for it can
smother your spiritual
senses. (CR, Oct., p.59) President Boyd K. Packer
Do you love the
sensuous music rather
than to hear great
symphonies or the
work of the masters?
You answer to
yourselves and then …
you will have the
answer to [your] soul,
for music indeed is the
language of the soul,
whether it be uplifting
or otherwise. It is the
index to where we are
today. (The Teachings of Harold B.
Lee, 203.) Harold B. Lee
What kind of Music do you think President Hinckley listens to?
Jazz?
Rock?
Church?
Reggae?
Rap?
Blues?
Country?
Folk?
R&B?
Celtic?
Mormon Tabernacle Choir?
Hip Hop?
What kind of Music do you think President Hinckley listens to?
I have in my home a reasonably good
sound system. I do not use it
frequently, but now and again, I sit
quietly in the semidarkness and listen
for an hour or so to music that has
endured through the centuries
because of its remarkable qualities. I
listened the other evening to
Beethoven's Concerto for the Violin
and marveled that such a thing could
come out of the mind of a man. (Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley, 399.)
Counsel from the living prophet…
Enjoy music. Not the kind that rocks
and rolls, but the music of the masters,
the music that has lived through the
centuries, the music that has lifted
people. If you do not have a taste for
it, listen to it thoughtfully. If you do
not like it the first time, listen to it
again and keep listening. It will be
something like going to the temple.
The more often you go, the more
beautiful will be the experience. (Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley, 395 - 396.)
Counsel from the living prophet…
I am not suggesting that you must listen
exclusively to classical music…. Far
from it. What I am suggesting is that
you listen to …that which is uplifting,
that which is refining, that which avoids
pornographic suggestion, evil innuendo,
and false values. You do not have the
time to spend hours and hours listening
to…that which only degrades and
appeals to the animal nature ( “The
Wonderful Thing That Is You and The
Wonderful Good You Can Do,” [1988],
pamphlet, 7).
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 How will listening to good music
be a blessing to your head?
Young people you cannot
afford to fill your mind
with the unworthy hard
music of our day. It is not
harmless. It can welcome
on to the stage of your mind
unworthy thoughts and set
the tempo to which they
dance and to which you
may act. (Ensign, Jan.
1974, 28). Boyd K. Packer
“We have no idea of the
excellency, beauty,
harmony and
symphony of the music
in the heavens.” ( The Gospel
Kingdom:, 62)
John Taylor
The
things
you
listen to
should
be
uplifting
. (See A of F 1:13.)
BLESSING
Doctrine & Covenants 25:12
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.
Doctrine & Covenants 25:12
For my soul delighteth inthe song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and itshall be answered with a blessing upon their heads.
Doctrine & Covenants 25:12
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.
Doctrine & Covenants 25:12
For my soul delighteth inthe song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous isa prayer unto me, and itshall be answered with a blessing upon their heads.