Posted on 02/12/2010 8:33:51 AM PST by greyfoxx39
2. For a wise and glorious purpose
Thou hast placed me here on earth
And withheld the recollection
Of my former friends and birth;
Yet ofttimes a secret something
Whispered, Youre a stranger here,
And I felt that I had wandered
From a more exalted sphere.
3. I had learned to call thee Father,
Thru thy Spirit from on high,
But, until the key of knowledge
Was restored, I knew not why.
In the heavns are parents single?
No, the thought makes reason stare!
Truth is reason; truth eternal
Tells me Ive a mother there.
4. When I leave this frail existence,
When I lay this mortal by,
Father, Mother, may I meet you
In your royal courts on high?
Then, at length, when Ive completed
All you sent me forth to do,
With your mutual approbation
Let me come and dwell with you
We sing and bear powerful testimony that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God when we join our testimonies to that of W. W. Phelps, "Praise to the man who communed with Jehovah! Jesus anointed that Prophet and Seer .Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven .Mingling with Gods he can plan for his brethren, Death cannot conquer the hero again" (Hymn 27).
[Chorus]
Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven!
Traitors and tyrants now fight him in vain.
Mingling with Gods, he can plan for his brethren;
Death cannot conquer the hero again.
Praise to his memry, he died as a martyr;
Honored and blest be his ever great name!
Long shall his blood, which was shed by assassins,
Plead unto heavn while the earth lauds his fame.
Great is his glory and endless his priesthood.
Ever and ever the keys he will hold.
Faithful and true, he will enter his kingdom,
Crowned in the midst of the prophets of old.
Sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven;
Earth must atone for the blood of that man.
Wake up the world for the conflict of justice.
Millions shall know Brother Joseph again.
We thrill with the great evangelical reformer, Charles Wesley, as he announces the Lord's birth, "Hark! The herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King!" (Hymn 209), and proclaims our Savior's resurrection, "Christ the Lord is ris'n today
.Lives again our glorious King
.Where, O death is now thy sting?....he died our souls to save, Alleluia" (Hymn 200).
Christ the Lord is risn today,
Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say,
Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high,
Alleluia!
Sing, ye heavns, and earth reply,
Alleluia!
Loves redeeming work is done,
Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the victry won,
Alleluia!
Jesus agony is oer,
Alleluia!
Darkness veils the earth no more,
Alleluia!
Lives again our glorious King,
Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting?
Alleluia!
Once he died our souls to save,
Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave?
Alleluia!
We are taught that only in and through Jesus Christ is salvation available, "Redeemer of Israel, Our only delight
.Our shadow by day And our pillar by night, Our King, our Deliv'rer, our all" (Hymn 6).
Redeemer of Israel,
Our only delight,
On whom for a blessing we call,
Our shadow by day
And our pillar by night,
Our King, our Delivrer, our all!
We know he is coming
To gather his sheep
And lead them to Zion in love,
For why in the valley
Of death should they weep
Or in the lone wilderness rove?
How long we have wandered
As strangers in sin
And cried in the desert for thee!
Our foes have rejoiced
When our sorrows theyve seen,
But Israel will shortly be free.
As children of Zion,
Good tidings for us.
The tokens already appear.
Fear not, and be just,
For the kingdom is ours.
The hour of redemption is near.
Restore, my dear Savior,
The light of thy face;
Thy soul-cheering comfort impart;
And let the sweet longing
For thy holy place
Bring hope to my desolate heart.
He looks! and ten thousands
Of angels rejoice,
And myriads wait for his word;
He speaks! and eternity,
Filled with his voice,
Re-echoes the praise of the Lord.
Every hymn in the hymnbook shares profound doctrinal truths and testifies of the Savior Jesus Christ. Sing with reverence, sing with gusto, sing with all your souls, but also closely study the profound truths embedded in words of the hymns.
Note, mentions of the Cross are deleted from the mormon versions.
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So, when you hear the beautiful sounds put forth by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir listen, listen to the words.
You just think these are the hymns you know from old...but they are carrying the message that the mormon church is NOT the church of Christ, and specifically not the church of the Cross.
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Amazing Grace anyone? Anyone? Nope, sorry. Why wouldn’t a song about the saving grace of Jesus Christ be included in the lds hymnal?
Fox,
I appreciate the clarification.
Thank you.
I noted that Hie to Kolob wasn’t mentioned in the article, but Phelps was well represented with Praise to the Man.
Sounds very much like "procreation" meme that we don't see a lot of.
I note that the lds version does not capitalize “He” or “His”, but does so for “Prince of Peace”.
It’s been a big thorn in my side that the FR mormons have a hard time capitalizing His and He when speaking of God and Christ, but will ALWAYS capitalize Church when speaking of their religion!
Another interesting omission ...
Eliza Roxcy Snow gained renown for writing poetry. Many were set to music, with as many as 17 (IRRC) appearing in the LDS hymnal (I believe they have reduced the number to 7 or 8 in the current edition).
Many Saints don't know that Eliza was Joseph Smith's plural wife #15 on LDS Historian Todd Compton's famous list of Smith Concubines.
Even fewer Saints know that in 1842, Emma Smith beat Eliza with a broomstick and knocked her down a flight of stairs, causing Eliza to miscarry Smith's baby.
Eliza would marry Brigham Young after Smith's death. She died childless.
I’ve learned to love that song and when I ask mormons about it, most don’t have an answer outside of “The GA’s are responsible for the hymns that are included.”
Yep, and their constant meme of, "I love my Church," when "I love Christ" would be a much more appropriate response from someone who is indeed Christian.
It makes me want to vomit and it makes me intensely sad ...
Sickness: I get physically sick over one of the worst blasphemies ever recorded -- that Jesus and Satan are "half-brothers" and that Jesus was begotten when God committed physical intercourse (and thus incest) with his daughter, the virgin Mary.
And the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
Sadness: Much of Mormon theology is centered on the events in the Garden of Eden and the Fall of Man. Mormons should be experts on the topic. Yet Mormons attempt to become gods and thus intentionally duplicate the original sin.
Oh, really?
In Humility, Our Savior, no. 172
1. In humility, our Savior,
Grant thy Spirit here, we pray,
As we bless the bread and water
In thy name this holy day.
Let me not forget, O Savior,
Thou didst bleed and die for me
When thy heart was stilled and broken
On the cross at Calvary.
2. Fill our hearts with sweet forgiving;
Teach us tolerance and love.
Let our prayers find access to thee
In thy holy courts above.
Then, when we have proven worthy
Of thy sacrifice divine,
Lord, let us regain thy presence;
Let thy glory round us shine.
While of These Emblems We Partake, no. 173
1. While of these emblems we partake
In Jesus name and for his sake,
Let us remember and be sure
Our hearts and hands are clean and pure.
2. For us the blood of Christ was shed;
For us on Calvarys cross he bled,
And thus dispelled the awful gloom
That else were this creations doom.
3. The law was broken; Jesus died
That justice might be satisfied,
That man might not remain a slave
Of death, of hell, or of the grave,
4. But rise triumphant from the tomb,
And in eternal splendor bloom,
Freed from the powr of death and pain,
With Christ, the Lord, to rule and reign.
Reverently and Meekly Now, no. 185
1. Revrently and meekly now,
Let thy head most humbly bow.
Think of me, thou ransomed one;
Think what I for thee have done.
With my blood that dripped like rain,
Sweat in agony of pain,
With my body on the tree
I have ransomed even thee.
2. In this bread now blest for thee,
Emblem of my body see;
In this water or this wine,
Emblem of my blood divine.
Oh, remember what was done
That the sinner might be won.
On the cross of Calvary
I have suffered death for thee.
3. Bid thine heart all strife to cease;
With thy brethren be at peace.
Oh, forgive as thou wouldst be
Een forgiven now by me.
In the solemn faith of prayer
Cast upon me all thy care,
And my Spirits grace shall be
Like a fountain unto thee.
4. At the throne I intercede;
For thee ever do I plead.
I have loved thee as thy friend,
With a love that cannot end.
Be obedient, I implore,
Prayerful, watchful evermore,
And be constant unto me,
That thy Savior I may be.
Upon the Cross of Calvary, no. 184
1. Upon the cross of Calvary
They crucified our Lord
And sealed with blood the sacrifice
That sanctified his word.
2. Upon the cross he meekly died
For all mankind to see
That death unlocks the passageway
Into eternity.
3. Upon the cross our Savior died,
But, dying, brought new birth
Through resurrections miracle
To all the sons of earth.
As always, blatent lies from the "lying for Jesus" crowd.
OK, the non-capitalization of He/Him frustrates me, too.
Rock of Ages, no. 111
1. Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From thy wounded side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure,
Save from wrath and make me pure.
2. Not the labors of my hands
Can fill all thy laws demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and thou alone.
3. While I draw this fleeting breath,
When mine eyes shall close in death,
When I rise to worlds unknown
And behold thee on thy throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee.
I think this one explains our view on salvation and grace. Not the labors of my hands can fill all thy laws demands; Thou must save, and thou alone. We teach that there are requirements in the law's demands, but those "works" will not fill ALL the law's demands. Only the grace of Christ gets me in to heaven. You explain it backwards from what we believe.
Because, apparently, in LDS doctrine, His grace is not sufficient.
No, in LDS doctrine, our works are not sufficient, only His grace is (but we still are required to do works).
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