April 1997 General Conference Music

Apr 5–6, 1997

Talks and media from this conference are available at ChurchofJesusChrist.org or in Gospel Library.
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A PDF conference report is available at Archive.org.

Regular Sessions

Saturday Morning Session
Saturday, Apr 5, 1997, 10:00 AM

Saturday Afternoon Session
Saturday, Apr 5, 1997, 2:00 PM

Sunday Morning Session
Sunday, Apr 6, 1997, 10:00 AM

Sunday Afternoon Session
Sunday, Apr 6, 1997, 2:00 PM

Other Sessions

General Young Women Meeting
Saturday, Mar 29, 1997, 6:00 PM

General Priesthood Session
Saturday, Apr 5, 1997, 6:00 PM

Summary of Conference Music

The Mormon Youth Chorus, conducted by Robert C. Bowden, provided music for the Saturday morning session of the conference. Linda Margetts was the organist.

Music for the Saturday afternoon session was provided by the Logan-Ogden combined Institute choirs, conducted by Don Castleton. Bonnie Goodliffe was the organist.

At the general priesthood session a Ricks College combined men’s choir provided the music. Kevin Brower and Steve Greason conducted the choir, and Richard Elliott was the organist.

The Tabernacle Choir, directed by Jerold Ottley and Craig Jessop, provided music for the Sunday morning and afternoon sessions. John Longhurst and Clay Christiansen were the organists.

Throughout the conference sessions, prelude, postlude, and interlude music and accompaniments on the Tabernacle organ were played by John Longhurst, Clay Christiansen, Richard Elliott, Bonnie Goodliffe, and Linda Margetts.


From the April 1997 Conference Report booklet


General Young Women Meeting(Return to top) Download Stream Online

Faith in Every Footstep

Words: K. Newell Dayley

Music: K. Newell Dayley

Medley: Faith; Pioneer Children Were Quick to Obey; To Be a Pioneer; Pioneer Children Sang as They Walked

Words: Beatrice Goff Jackson; Virginia M. Kammeyer; Ruth Muir Gardner; Elizabeth Fetzer Bates

Music: Michael F. Moody; Lynn R. Shurtleff; Ruth Muir Gardner; Elizabeth Fetzer Bates

Carry On (Congregational)

Words: Ruth May Fox

Music: Alfred M. Durham

Walk Tall, You’re a Daughter of God

Words: Jamie Glenn

Music: Jamie Glenn

Come, Come, Ye Saints (Congregational)

Words: William Clayton

Music: English folk song

Saturday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the May 1997 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Youth Chorus, directed by Robert C. Bowden, with organist Linda S. Margetts: “They, the Builders of the Nation” (Hymns, no. 36); “Faith of Our Fathers” (Hymns, no. 84); “Praise to the Man” (Hymns, no. 27); “Sweet Is the Work” (arr. Bowden, unpublished, Hymns, no. 147); “Beautiful Savior” (arr. Cornwall, published by LDS Church, Children’s Songbook, 62).

They, the Builders of the Nation

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Ida Romney Alldredge

Music: Alfred M. Durham

Faith of Our Fathers

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Frederick W. Faber

Music: Henri F. Hemy; James G. Walton

Praise to the Man (Congregational)

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: Scottish folk song

Sweet Is the Work

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Isaac Watts

Music: John J. McClellan

Arr.: Robert C. Bowden

Beautiful Savior

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Gesangbuch, Münster, 1677

Music: Silesian folk song; Schlesiche Volkslieder, 1842

Arr.: J. Spencer Cornwall

Saturday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the May 1997 Ensign — Music by the Logan-Ogden Combined Institute Choirs, directed by Don Castleton, with organist Bonnie Goodliffe: “True to the Faith” (arr. Lyon, published by Deseret Book, Hymns, no. 254); “Joseph Smith’s First Prayer” (arr. Cornwall, published by Pioneer Music Press, Hymns, no. 26); “We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet” (Hymns, no. 19); “I Feel My Savior’s Love” (arr. Dayley, published by Sonos, Children’s Songbook, 74).

True to the Faith

Artist: Combined Institute choir

Words: Evan Stephens

Music: Evan Stephens

Arr.: A. Laurence Lyon

Joseph Smith’s First Prayer

Artist: Combined Institute choir

Words: George Manwaring

Music: Sylvanus Billings Pond

Arr.: J. Spencer Cornwall

We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet (Congregational)

Artist: Combined Institute choir

Words: William Fowler

Music: Caroline E. Sheridan Norton

I Feel My Savior’s Love

Artist: Combined Institute choir

Words: Ralph Rodgers Jr.; K. Newell Dayley; Laurie A. Huffman

Music: K. Newell Dayley

Arr.: K. Newell Dayley

General Priesthood Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the May 1997 Ensign — Music by the Ricks College Combined Men’s Choirs, directed by Kevin Brower and Steve Dresen, with organist Richard Elliott: “Let the Mountains Shout for Joy” (published by LDS Church, The Choirbook [1980], 50); “Where Can I Turn for Peace?” (arr. Wolford, unpublished, Hymns, no. 129); “Come, Ye Children of the Lord” (Hymns, no. 58); “Lord, I Would Follow Thee” (arr. Jones, unpublished, Hymns, no. 220).

Let the Mountains Shout for Joy

Artist: Men’s choir from Ricks College

Words: Evan Stephens

Music: Evan Stephens

Where Can I Turn for Peace?

Artist: Men’s choir from Ricks College

Words: Emma Lou Thayne

Music: Joleen G. Meredith

Arr.: Darwin Wolford

Come, Ye Children of the Lord (Congregational)

Artist: Men’s choir from Ricks College

Words: James H. Wallis

Music: Spanish melody

Lord, I Would Follow Thee

Artist: Men’s choir from Ricks College

Words: Susan Evans McCloud

Music: K. Newell Dayley

Arr.: Jones

Sunday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the May 1997 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, directed by Jerold D. Ottley, with organist Clay Christiansen: “The Morning Breaks” (Hymns, no. 1); “O Thou, Before the World Began” (Hymns, no. 189); “Oh, May My Soul Commune with Thee” (Hymns, no. 123); “With Songs of Praise” (Hymns, no. 71); “The Spirit of God” (Hymns, no. 2); “Faith in Every Footstep” (K. Newell Dayley, published by Jackman); “Come, Come, Ye Saints” (arr. Cornwall, published by Pioneer Music Press, Hymns, no. 30).

The Morning Breaks

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Parley P. Pratt

Music: George Careless

O Thou, Before the World Began

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Charles Wesley

Music: Frank W. Asper

Oh, May My Soul Commune with Thee

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Lorin F. Wheelwright

Music: Lorin F. Wheelwright

With Songs of Praise

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Penelope Moody Allen

Music: Newel Kay Brown

The Spirit of God (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: English melody

Faith in Every Footstep

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: K. Newell Dayley

Music: K. Newell Dayley

Faith in Every Footstep: The Epic Pioneer Journey

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Come, Come, Ye Saints

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William Clayton

Music: English folk song

Arr.: J. Spencer Cornwall

Sunday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the May 1997 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, directed by Craig Jessop, with organist John Longhurst: “Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah” (Hymns, no. 83); “I Stand All Amazed” (Hymns, no. 193); “How Firm a Foundation” (Hymns, no. 85); “Redeemer of Israel” (arr. Wilberg, unpublished, Hymns, no. 6).

Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William Williams

Music: John Hughes

I Stand All Amazed

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Charles H. Gabriel

Music: Charles H. Gabriel

How Firm a Foundation (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Selection of Hymns, John Rippon, 1787; Robert Keen

Music: Anon.; John Ellis

Redeemer of Israel

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Joseph Swain; William W. Phelps (adapter)

Music: Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, Wyeth, 1813; Freeman Lewis

Arr.: Mack Wilberg