{"id":2031849,"date":"2025-09-18T14:51:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2031849"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:51:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:51:43","slug":"latest-release-of-new-hymns-includes-lyrics-by-president-nelson-church-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/latest-release-of-new-hymns-includes-lyrics-by-president-nelson-church-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest release of new hymns includes lyrics by President Nelson \u2013 Church News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Twelve more songs were added to \u201cHymns \u2014 For Home and Church<\/a>\u201d by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday, Sept. 18, in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.<\/p>\n

This is the fifth batch of published songs, making 60 new songs in the growing catalog that may be sung at home, in Church meetings and in other settings.<\/p>\n

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Songs released on Sept. 18, 2025:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The additions include a song with lyrics by President Russell M. Nelson<\/a>, a hymn from the current Tongan hymnbook, a German children\u2019s song, African American spirituals, songs that have been published in the Church magazines in the past and new songs submitted for the new hymnbook project.<\/p>\n

These selections are available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French, with other languages to come. They can be found in the Music Library<\/a> of ChurchofJesusChrist.org<\/a>, the Sacred Music app<\/a> and the Gospel Library app<\/a>.<\/p>\n

President Nelson wrote the words to \u201cOur Prayer to Thee<\/a>,\u201d which was first published in 2003<\/a> in the Ensign magazine, now named the Liahona. The music is by Joseph Parry and was arranged by Mack Wilberg for The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square to sing at general conferences in October 2018<\/a> and April 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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