Calm Posted February 13 Posted February 13 https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/fifteen-new-hymns-available-to-use-in-church-and-at-home Quote The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is adding 15 new hymns to its global collection, “Hymns—For Home and Church,” on Thursday, February 13, 2025. These songs will be available in the online Music Library, Gospel Library and Sacred Music app in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French within the next 24 hours. The 15 new hymns are: “Close As a Quiet Prayer” “Come, Hear the Word the Lord Has Spoken” “Faith in Every Footstep” “Holy Places” “I Can’t Count Them All” “I Have Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ” “I Know That My Savior Loves Me” “Let Easter Anthems Ring” “Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling” “Standing on the Promises” “Take My Heart and Let It Be Consecrated” “This Little Light of Mine” “To Love Like Thee” “Welcome Home” “Were You There?” Any new favorites?
bluebell Posted February 13 Posted February 13 18 minutes ago, Calm said: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/fifteen-new-hymns-available-to-use-in-church-and-at-home Any new favorites? I can't picture an LDS congregation doing This Little Light of Mine any favors. 3
Calm Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 (edited) 2 minutes ago, bluebell said: I can't picture an LDS congregation doing This Little Light of Mine any favors. Definitely a Primary song…Junior even in the wards I am familiar with. Might work in one with mostly new converts of a much less traditional makeup. Though I would love to see my ward (and others) get into it. Has the Tabernacle Choir ever performed it? Edited February 13 by Calm
Doctor Steuss Posted February 13 Posted February 13 3 minutes ago, bluebell said: I can't picture an LDS congregation doing This Little Light of Mine any favors. I dunno, this might actually get me in a pew. Hopefully they don't end up tempo-ing down into a funeral dirge in the hymnal. 2
Calm Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 Just now, Doctor Steuss said: I dunno, this might actually get me in a pew. Hopefully they don't end up tempo-ing down into a funeral dirge in the hymnal. Imagining that was painful. 1
Doctor Steuss Posted February 13 Posted February 13 8 minutes ago, Calm said: Imagining that was painful. I just sang it in my noggin around 60 BPM, and I died a little bit inside.
ZealouslyStriving Posted February 13 Posted February 13 35 minutes ago, Calm said: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/fifteen-new-hymns-available-to-use-in-church-and-at-home Any new favorites? Yes!! "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling” “Standing on the Promises” **We sang these all the time while I was in the Restoration Branches. 1
Raingirl Posted February 13 Posted February 13 5 hours ago, bluebell said: I can't picture an LDS congregation doing This Little Light of Mine any favors. I don’t know how to link it, but earlier today, the church released a video of this one, with combined choirs and a wonderful soloist. It can be found on YouTube.
bluebell Posted February 13 Posted February 13 20 minutes ago, Raingirl said: I don’t know how to link it, but earlier today, the church released a video of this one, with combined choirs and a wonderful soloist. It can be found on YouTube. I think I came across this on my facebook feed. It stuck out to me since we had just been speaking about it. I bet it was beautiful in that setting.
JAHS Posted February 14 Posted February 14 (edited) 7 hours ago, Calm said: Definitely a Primary song…Junior even in the wards I am familiar with. Might work in one with mostly new converts of a much less traditional makeup. Though I would love to see my ward (and others) get into it. Has the Tabernacle Choir ever performed it? Yes. https://fb.watch/xKkHxyB0_y/ Edited February 14 by JAHS
Calm Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 Thank you. They did it well for what they could do, but it just doesn’t convey what for me is the strength of the song, which is free spiritedness. It’s not a favorite song of mine though, so maybe my gut reaction to making it a church song (that is sung by the congregation it will have the life sucked out of it) isn’t very common.
MustardSeed Posted February 14 Posted February 14 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Calm said: Thank you. They did it well for what they could do, but it just doesn’t convey what for me is the strength of the song, which is free spiritedness. It’s not a favorite song of mine though, so maybe my gut reaction to making it a church song (that is sung by the congregation it will have the life sucked out of it) isn’t very common. Maybe it makes you feel the same way this senior citizen church choir singing hip hop makes me feel. Yo. Edited February 14 by MustardSeed 2
bluebell Posted February 14 Posted February 14 6 minutes ago, MustardSeed said: Maybe it makes you feel the same way this senior citizen church choir singing hip hop makes me feel. Yo. Spot on
Calm Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 1 hour ago, MustardSeed said: Maybe it makes you feel the same way this senior citizen church choir singing hip hop makes me feel. Yo. Oh…..my…..
Calm Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 31 minutes ago, Anakin7 said: No Amazing Grace ?. It was already approved: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/music/songs/amazing-grace? 1
Dario_M Posted February 14 Posted February 14 3 hours ago, JAHS said: Yes. https://fb.watch/xKkHxyB0_y/ Oh my....that's a beautiful one. 🎼🎵🎶
BlueDreams Posted February 14 Posted February 14 2 hours ago, MustardSeed said: Maybe it makes you feel the same way this senior citizen church choir singing hip hop makes me feel. Yo. i didn't know I needed this today. But Lord, did I need those robes off. I feel like some life goal has been completed for me that I didn't know I had. 4
Rain Posted February 14 Posted February 14 4 hours ago, JAHS said: Yes. https://fb.watch/xKkHxyB0_y/ Oh, please tell me this is just a choir version and not the hymnbook version. It will ruin the song for me if I have to hear it that way much. 2
Rain Posted February 14 Posted February 14 (edited) 6 hours ago, Raingirl said: I don’t know how to link it, but earlier today, the church released a video of this one, with combined choirs and a wonderful soloist. It can be found on YouTube. Is this the one you're talking about? I love it. Edited February 14 by Rain 2
Calm Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 (edited) Oh yeah, that is tons better. If only we could sing it that way in church, I would get into it big time. Edited February 14 by Calm 2
Rain Posted February 14 Posted February 14 3 hours ago, MustardSeed said: Maybe it makes you feel the same way this senior citizen church choir singing hip hop makes me feel. Yo. I really try not to laugh as I have something wrong with my vocal chords that makes me cough when I laugh. 🤣😂😆🤣 Thanks a lot you big choker! 2
Rain Posted February 14 Posted February 14 37 minutes ago, BlueDreams said: i didn't know I needed this today. But Lord, did I need those robes off. I feel like some life goal has been completed for me that I didn't know I had. I so get it (despite all my coughing). I was laughing so hard my son came in from the other room asking if I was ok. Such a release. 2
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