October 2002 General Conference Music

Oct 5–6, 2002

Talks and media from this conference are available at ChurchofJesusChrist.org or in Gospel Library.
Streaming video is on the LDS General Conference YouTube channel.
A PDF conference report is available at Archive.org.

Regular Sessions

Saturday Morning Session
Saturday, Oct 5, 2002, 10:00 AM

Saturday Afternoon Session
Saturday, Oct 5, 2002, 2:00 PM

Sunday Morning Session
Sunday, Oct 6, 2002, 10:00 AM

Sunday Afternoon Session
Sunday, Oct 6, 2002, 2:00 PM

Other Sessions

General Relief Society Meeting
Saturday, Sep 28, 2002, 6:00 PM

General Priesthood Session
Saturday, Oct 5, 2002, 6:00 PM

Summary of Conference Music

The Tabernacle Choir provided the musicfortheSaturdaymorning,Sunday morning, and Sunday afternoon sessions. Craig Jessop, Mack Wilberg, and Barlow Bradford directed the choir. Clay Christiansen, Richard Elliott, Linda Margetts, and Bonnie Goodliffe were the organists.

A family choir from stakes in the Salt Lake Hunter Area provided music for the Saturday afternoon session. Jared L. Dunn directed the choir, and Linda Margetts was the organist.

An Aaronic Priesthood choir from stakes in Provo, Utah, provided music for the priesthood session. Andrew Crane directed the choir, and John Longhurst was the organist.

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


From the October 2002 Conference Report booklet


General Relief Society Meeting(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2002 Ensign — Music by a Relief Society choir from stakes in Salt Lake City and Rose Park, Utah; Manu Harris, director; Bonnie Goodliffe, organist: “Press Forward, Saints,” Hymns, no. 81, arranged by Watkins, unpublished; “May I Serve Thee,” by Robinson, published by TSR Music; “I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go,” Hymns, no. 270, arranged by Dalton, published by Plum; “The Spirit of God,” Hymns, no. 2.

Press Forward, Saints

Artist: Relief Society choir

Words: Marvin K. Gardner

Music: Vanja Y. Watkins

Arr.: Vanja Y. Watkins

Here Am I; Send Me

Artist: Relief Society choir

May I Serve Thee

Artist: Relief Society choir

Words: Tammy Simister Robinson

Music: Tammy Simister Robinson

I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go

Artist: Relief Society choir

Words: Mary Brown

Music: Carrie E. Rounsefell

Arr.: Amy Dalton

The Spirit of God

Artist: Relief Society choir

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: English melody

Saturday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2002 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Craig Jessop and Mack Wilberg, directors; Clay Christiansen, organist: “Press Forward, Saints,” Hymns, no. 81; “Secret Prayer,” Hymns, no. 144, arranged by Kasen, published by Jackman; “I’m Trying to Be like Jesus,” Children’s Songbook, 78–79; “Come, O Thou King of Kings,” Hymns, no. 59; “There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today,” Hymns, no. 227, arranged by Wilberg, unpublished; “I Believe in Christ,” Hymns, no. 134, arranged by Wilberg, published by Jackman.

Press Forward, Saints

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Marvin K. Gardner

Music: Vanja Y. Watkins

Secret Prayer

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Hans Henry Petersen

Music: Hans Henry Petersen

Arr.: James C. Kasen

I’m Trying to Be like Jesus

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Janice Kapp Perry

Music: Janice Kapp Perry

Come, O Thou King of Kings (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Parley P. Pratt

Music: Anon.

There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Eliza E. Hewitt

Music: John R. Sweney

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

I Believe in Christ

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Bruce R. McConkie

Music: John Longhurst

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Saturday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2002 Ensign — Music by a family choir from stakes in Hunter (Salt Lake City), Utah; Jared L. Dunn, director; Linda Margetts, organist: “Glorious Things Are Sung of Zion,” Hymns, no. 48; “Come Along, Come Along,” Hymns, no. 244, arranged by Dalton, published by Plum; “Rejoice, the Lord Is King!” Hymns, no. 66; “Oh, What Songs of the Heart,” Hymns, no. 286, arranged by Wilberg, published by Deseret Book.

Glorious Things Are Sung of Zion

Artist: Family choir

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: Dutch melody

Come Along, Come Along

Artist: Family choir

Words: William Willes

Music: A. C. Smyth

Arr.: Amy Dalton

Rejoice, the Lord Is King! (Congregational)

Artist: Family choir

Words: Charles Wesley

Music: Horatio Parker

Oh, What Songs of the Heart

Artist: Family choir

Words: Joseph L. Townsend

Music: William Clayson

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

General Priesthood Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2002 Ensign — Music by an Aaronic Priesthood choir from stakes in Provo, Utah; Andrew Crane, director; John Longhurst, organist: “Come, All Ye Sons of God,” Hymns, no. 322; “O Thou Rock of Our Salvation,” Hymns, no. 258, arranged by Kasen, published by Jackman; “Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah,” Hymns, no. 83; “We’ll Bring the World His Truth,” Children’s Songbook, 172–73, arranged by Murphy, unpublished.

Come, All Ye Sons of God

Artist: Aaronic Priesthood choir

Words: Thomas Davenport

Music: Orson Pratt Huish

O Thou Rock of Our Salvation

Artist: Aaronic Priesthood choir

Words: Joseph L. Townsend

Music: William Clayson

Arr.: James C. Kasen

Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah (Congregational)

Artist: Aaronic Priesthood choir

Words: William Williams

Music: John Hughes

We’ll Bring the World His Truth

Artist: Aaronic Priesthood choir

Words: Janice Kapp Perry

Music: Janice Kapp Perry

Arr.: Ryan Murphy

Sunday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2002 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Craig Jessop, director; Richard Elliott, organist: “Redeemer of Israel,” Hymns, no. 6; “As the Dew from Heaven Distilling,” Hymns, no. 149; “Beautiful Zion, Built Above,” Hymns, no. 44; “Now Let Us Rejoice,” Hymns, no. 3; “How Firm a Foundation,” Hymns, no. 85; “Come, Come, Ye Saints,” Hymns, no. 30, arranged by Wilberg, unpublished.

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

As the Dew from Heaven Distilling

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Thomas Kelly

Music: Joseph J. Daynes

Beautiful Zion, Built Above

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: George Gill

Music: Joseph G. Fones

Now Let Us Rejoice (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: Henry Tucker

How Firm a Foundation

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

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

Music: Anon.; John Ellis

Come, Come, Ye Saints

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William Clayton

Music: English folk song

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Sunday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2002 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Craig Jessop and Barlow Bradford, directors; Bonnie Goodliffe and Linda Margetts, organists: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,” Hymns, no. 72, arranged by Wilberg, unpublished; “A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief,” Hymns, no. 29, arranged by Bradford, published by Nature Sings (vocal: John Prather; flute: Jeanine Goeckeritz; harp: Tamara Oswald); “We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet,” Hymns, no. 19; “We Ever Pray for Thee,” Hymns, no. 23, arranged by Wilberg, unpublished.

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Joachim Neander

Music: Stralsund Gesangbuch, 1665

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Solo: John Prather

Accomp.: Jeannine Goeckeritz (flute); Tamara Oswald (harp)

Words: James Montgomery

Music: George Coles

Arr.: Barlow Bradford

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

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William Fowler

Music: Caroline E. Sheridan Norton

We Ever Pray for Thee

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Evan Stephens

Music: Henry A. Tuckett

Arr.: Mack Wilberg