Posted on 04/10/2011 4:36:54 PM PDT by Colofornian
Four decades ago, when my wife Dianne and I were active Baptists, somehow we ended up with a Baptist hymnal in our home. This same kleptomaniac-like behavior has surfaced on multiple occasions with respect to LDS hymnals. We even have an LDS hymnal embossed with “Joseph Smith Memorial Building.”
Our Baptist hymnal is a...once widely-used, 1956-copyrighted edition published by Convention Press...
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Recently I searched our current 1985 edition of "Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints" to determine how many of these hymns are common to our older Baptist hymnal. One might be surprised to learn that of...341 hymns in the LDS hymnal, 55, or 16 percent, are also found in this particular Baptist hymnal.
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A cursory view of the index reveals that the LDS hymnal contains a large number of hymns on restoration themes like prophets, pioneers, gathering to Zion, mountains, and temples that are not contained in the Baptist hymnal. This situation reflects a similar theme with respect to our respective scriptures. Latter-day Saints and Baptists are commonly blessed with and enjoy reading the Bible, while Latter-day Saints have the added blessing and enjoyment of reading the restoration scriptures.
Based on the commonality of hymns and the identical doctrinal assertions repeatedly contained within them which point to Christ; his divine sonship and virgin birth; his life of perfection; his attributes of love, mercy and compassion; his incomparable suffering in Gethsemane; his crucifixion; and his Resurrection, it is only logical to conclude that if Baptist believers of the 1950s through the 1970s were “Christians,” then also are the LDS or Mormon believers of the mid-1980s to the present.
By the way, “Thou shalt not steal” the hymnbooks is a teaching which is common to both religious traditions.
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I thought I'd see ART; not read LITERATURE!
Bah!
I have never seen an LDS hymnal, but I’ll bet you right now, the old Baptist favorite “Beneath the Cross of Jesus” is not in it. Because the cross is not understood or appreciated in the LDS. And that is missing everything.
Search Results
You searched for :
Book to Search : All Music
Song title : beneath the cross of Jesus
Song lyrics - first line : beneath the cross of Jesus
Song lyrics - any line : beneath the cross of Jesus
Topic :
Author’s First or Last Name :
0 matching records found.
http://lds.org/cm/display/0,17631,4650-1,00.html
http://lds.org/cm/topicsearchalpha/1,18284,4789-1-1,00.html
Cross/crucifixion doesn’t ecven show up as a TOPIC!!
Never fear, for Brother Joseph (pbuh) has his OWN topic!
Joseph Smith (See also Gospel, Prophets, Restoration of the Gospel, Smith, Joseph)
Come, Listen to a Prophet’s Voice - #21
Come, Sing to the Lord - #10
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer - #26
Now We’ll Sing with One Accord - #25
Praise to the Man - #27
Truth Eternal - #4
We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet - #19
I know we are supposed to be the BRIDE of Christ; but I’m with you on the queasiness!
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