Doctrine and Covenants 95
from Chapter and Verse Hosted by Michael Young
With the new hymnbook and children’s songbook for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the horizon, it is an excellent time to look back at where church music has been and to see where we might be going. “The Song of the Saints” examines the history of the hymnbooks and children songbooks of the church, both the official and non-official versions. It examines what has changed over the years, in church music and why, and includes new interview content from Michael Moody, who was the chairman of the 1985 hymnbook committee and other hymnbook committee members, including Bonnie Goodliffe and Darwin Wolford. All of these interviews yielded material about the hymnbook creation process that they told me had never been published. “The Song of the Saints” is a complete and is approximately 35,000 words. It can be expanded to include information about the forthcoming hymnbook and children’s songbook, if desired.
Embed this episode
No transcript yet.