{"id":2034687,"date":"2025-09-19T15:39:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2034687"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:39:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:39:58","slug":"new-batch-of-hymns-includes-lyrics-penned-by-president-nelson-deseret-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-batch-of-hymns-includes-lyrics-penned-by-president-nelson-deseret-news\/","title":{"rendered":"New batch of hymns includes lyrics penned by President Nelson \u2013 Deseret News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org\/article\/hymn-written-by-president-nelson-included-in-latest-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">announced Thursday<\/a> that 12 more songs have been added to its collection, \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/media\/music\/collections\/hymns-for-home-and-church?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Hymns \u2014 For Home and Church<\/a>,\u201d including one with lyrics written by President Russell M. Nelson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/media\/music\/songs\/our-prayer-to-thee?crumbs=hymns-for-home-and-church&amp;lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">hymn penned by President Nelson<\/a> is a \u201csuper special song,\u201d explained 18-year-old Emily Winters, who sings on the new batch of songs\u2019 English recordings. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s very sacred, talking about us and God,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful representation of our relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">President Nelson\u2019s hymn, titled \u201cOur Prayer to Thee,\u201d was first published in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/study\/ensign\/2003\/05\/our-prayer-to-thee?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">church magazine in 2003<\/a>, and was later performed at general conferences in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UA-orGpxa1E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">October 2018<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FMqO45tBJEE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">April 2022<\/a>, according to the church\u2019s Thursday announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Now, the hymn joins 11 others which, comprising the fifth batch of songs the church has released for its new hymnbook, have brought the collection\u2019s total to 60 songs available in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">These songs include:<\/p>\n<div class=\"dn-article-body__oembed dn-article-body__embed-responsive youtube \" data-chromatic=\"ignore\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Our Prayer to Thee | April 2022 General Conference\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FMqO45tBJEE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe hope that as people (sing) these songs, they feel closer to Jesus Christ,\u201d said Elder Matthew L. Carpenter, a General Authority Seventy and an advisor on the committee overseeing the church\u2019s new hymnbook.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI still remember singing Primary songs in my head,\u201d he said, noting how hymns and music have helped him personally. Whenever \u201cI felt temptation or discouragement, I\u2019d sing a song and feel the peace of God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Elder Carpenter explained each song added to the new hymnbook is \u201ccarefully reviewed doctrinally\u201d and designed to help individuals \u201covercome temptation, worship God and feel peace, hope and joy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The hymnbook committee is also \u201cselecting hymns with young people in mind,\u201d according to the church\u2019s Thursday announcement, <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe want every child to feel the joy of singing songs that teach of Jesus Christ and his gospel,\u201d said Primary General President Susan H. Porter who, overseeing the church\u2019s work with children, also serves on the hymnbook committee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAs the Holy Ghost confirms the truth of what they are singing, they will grow in their testimony of Heavenly Father and (Jesus Christ). The beautiful melodies and lyrics will stay in their hearts and minds throughout their lives, helping children desire to be disciples of Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Of the 12 songs recently added to the new hymnbook, \u201cJesus Is the Way\u201d is a popular hymn from the church\u2019s current Tongan hymnbook, \u201cCan You Count the Stars in Heaven?\u201d is a well-loved German children\u2019s song, and \u201cStand by Me\u201d and \u201cGo Tell It on the Mountain\u201d are both African American spirituals that are well known and beloved across Christianity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dn-article-body__oembed dn-article-body__embed-responsive youtube \" data-chromatic=\"ignore\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Go, Tell It On the Mountain | The Tabernacle Choir\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WAkykxUMJwM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Church members and leaders are invited to incorporate the new songs into their worship at home and at church.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAs we all sing together,\u201d said Elder Carpenter, \u201cwe are united in our love of God and of his beloved son, Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"About-the-playlist-feature-coming-to-the-Gospel-Library-app\" class=\"dn-article-body__h2\">About the playlist feature coming to the Gospel Library app<\/h2>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Coming this October, the church\u2019s Gospel Library app will have a playlist feature that will enable individuals to create a playlist of songs from within the app.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">This new feature will accompany others being integrated as the church prepares to retire its Sacred Music app in January 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Church members that are logged into both apps with their Church Account will have their playlists synced before the Sacred Music app is retired. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.deseret.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Thursday that 12 more songs have been added to its collection, \u201cHymns \u2014 For Home and Church,\u201d including one with lyrics written by President Russell M. Nelson. The hymn penned by President Nelson is a \u201csuper special song,\u201d explained 18-year-old Emily Winters, who sings on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[375429,371129],"class_list":["post-2034687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","tag-church-of-jesus-christ","tag-faith"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2034687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2034687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2034687\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2034687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2034687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2034687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}