October 2004 General Conference Music

Oct 2–3, 2004

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 2, 2004, 10:00 AM

Saturday Afternoon Session
Saturday, Oct 2, 2004, 2:00 PM

Sunday Morning Session
Sunday, Oct 3, 2004, 10:00 AM

Sunday Afternoon Session
Sunday, Oct 3, 2004, 2:00 PM

Other Sessions

General Relief Society Meeting
Saturday, Sep 25, 2004, 6:00 PM

General Priesthood Session
Saturday, Oct 2, 2004, 6:00 PM

Summary of Conference Music

The Tabernacle Choir provided the music for the Saturday morning, Sunday morning, and Sunday afternoon sessions. Craig Jessop and Mack Wilberg directed the choir. John Longhurst, Clay Christiansen, Richard Elliott, Linda Margetts, and Bonnie Goodliffe were the organists.

Music for the Saturday afternoon session was provided by a Primary choir from stakes in West Jordan, Utah. Jane Knudsen Poulsen directed the choir, and Linda Margetts was the organist.

Music for the priesthood session was provided by the men of the Tabernacle Choir, joined by members of the Orchestra at Temple Square. Mack Wilberg and Craig Jessop directed the choir, and Richard Elliott and John Longhurst were the organists.

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 2004 Conference Report booklet


General Relief Society Meeting(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2004 Ensign — Music by women of the Tabernacle Choir, joined by their daughters, members of the Orchestra at Temple Square, and former choir members; Rebecca Wilberg, director; Bonnie Goodliffe and Linda Margetts, organists: “Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise,” Hymns, no. 41, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today,” Hymns, no. 227, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “Consider the Lilies,” Hoffman, arr. Lyon, pub. Jackman; “As Sisters in Zion,” Hymns, no. 309; “Sing Praise to Him,” Hymns, no. 70, arr. Wilberg, unpublished.

Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise

Artist: Women of the Tabernacle Choir; Daughters of members of the Tabernacle Choir; Members of the Orchestra at Temple Square; Former members of the Tabernacle Choir

Words: John A. Granade; Edward Partridge

Music: Gesangbuch der Herzogl, Wirtembergischen Katholischen Hofkapelle, 1784

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today

Artist: Women of the Tabernacle Choir; Daughters of members of the Tabernacle Choir; Members of the Orchestra at Temple Square; Former members of the Tabernacle Choir

Words: Eliza E. Hewitt

Music: John R. Sweney

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Consider the Lilies

Artist: Women of the Tabernacle Choir; Daughters of members of the Tabernacle Choir; Members of the Orchestra at Temple Square; Former members of the Tabernacle Choir

Words: Roger Hoffman

Music: Roger Hoffman

Arr.: A. Laurence Lyon

As Sisters in Zion

Artist: Women of the Tabernacle Choir; Daughters of members of the Tabernacle Choir; Members of the Orchestra at Temple Square; Former members of the Tabernacle Choir

Words: Emily H. Woodmansee

Music: Janice Kapp Perry

Sing Praise to Him

Artist: Women of the Tabernacle Choir; Daughters of members of the Tabernacle Choir; Members of the Orchestra at Temple Square; Former members of the Tabernacle Choir

Words: Johann J. Schütz

Music: Bohemian Brethren’s Songbook

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Saturday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2004 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Craig Jessop and Mack Wilberg, directors; John Longhurst and Clay Christiansen, organists: “Rejoice, the Lord Is King,” Hymns, no. 66; “The Morning Breaks,” Hymns, no. 1, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “Each Life That Touches Ours for Good,” Hymns, no. 293, arr. Cundick, pub. Jackman; “We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet,” Hymns, no. 19; “Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel,” Hymns, no. 252, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “Come, Let Us Anew,” Hymns, no. 217, arr. Wilberg, unpublished.

Rejoice, the Lord Is King!

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Charles Wesley

Music: Horatio Parker

The Morning Breaks

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Parley P. Pratt

Music: George Careless

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Each Life That Touches Ours for Good

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Karen Lynn Davidson

Music: A. Laurence Lyon

Arr.: Robert Cundick

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

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William Fowler

Music: Caroline E. Sheridan Norton

Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Will L. Thompson

Music: Will L. Thompson

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Come, Let Us Anew

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Charles Wesley

Music: James Lucas

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Saturday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2004 Ensign — Music by a Primary choir from stakes in West Jordan, Utah; Jane Knudsen Poulsen, director; Linda Margetts, organist: “Beautiful Savior,” Children’s Songbook, 62; medley, arr. Margetts, unpublished (“Jesus Once Was a Little Child,” Children’s Songbook, 55; “I Think When I Read That Sweet Story,” Children’s Songbook, 56; “I Feel My Savior’s Love,” Children’s Songbook, 74); “Come, Come, Ye Saints,” Hymns, no. 30; medley, arr. Margetts, unpublished (“My Heavenly Father Loves Me,” Children’s Songbook, 228; “I Will Follow God’s Plan,” Children’s Songbook, 164).

Beautiful Savior

Artist: Primary choir

Words: Gesangbuch, Münster, 1677

Music: Silesian folk song; Schlesiche Volkslieder, 1842

Medley: Jesus Once Was a Little Child; I Think When I Read That Sweet Story; I Feel My Savior’s Love

Artist: Primary choir

Words: James R. Murray; Jemima Luke; Ralph Rodgers Jr.; K. Newell Dayley; Laurie A. Huffman

Music: Joseph Ballantyne; Leah Ashton Lloyd; K. Newell Dayley

Medleyist: Linda Margetts

Arr.: Linda Margetts

Come, Come, Ye Saints (Congregational)

Artist: Primary choir

Words: William Clayton

Music: English folk song

Medley: My Heavenly Father Loves Me; I Will Follow God’s Plan

Artist: Primary choir

Words: Clara W. McMaster; Vanja Y. Watkins

Music: Clara W. McMaster; Vanja Y. Watkins

Medleyist: Linda Margetts

Arr.: Linda Margetts

General Priesthood Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2004 Ensign — Music by men of the Tabernacle Choir, joined by members of the Orchestra at Temple Square; Craig Jessop and Mack Wilberg, directors; Richard Elliott and John Longhurst, organists: “Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah,” Hymns, no. 83, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “I Need Thee Every Hour,” Hymns, no. 98, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “Praise to the Man,” Hymns, no. 27; “The Spirit of God,” Hymns, no. 2, arr. Wilberg, unpublished.

Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah

Artist: Men of the Tabernacle Choir; Members of the Orchestra at Temple Square

Words: William Williams

Music: John Hughes

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

I Need Thee Every Hour

Artist: Men of the Tabernacle Choir; Members of the Orchestra at Temple Square

Words: Annie S. Hawks

Music: Robert Lowry

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Praise to the Man (Congregational)

Artist: Men of the Tabernacle Choir; Members of the Orchestra at Temple Square

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: Scottish folk song

The Spirit of God

Artist: Men of the Tabernacle Choir; Members of the Orchestra at Temple Square

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: English melody

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Sunday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2004 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Craig Jessop and Mack Wilberg, directors; Clay Christiansen and Richard Elliott, organists: “Glory to God on High,” Hymns, no. 67; “The Lord My Pasture Will Prepare,” Hymns, no. 109, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “Love Is Spoken Here,” Children’s Songbook, 190; “Redeemer of Israel,” Hymns, no. 6; “Still, Still with Thee,” Stowe and Shelley; “Come, Ye Thankful People,” Hymns, no. 94, arr. Wilberg, unpublished.

Glory to God on High

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: James Allen

Music: Felice de Giardini

The Lord My Pasture Will Prepare

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Joseph Addison

Music: Dmitri Bortniansky

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Love Is Spoken Here

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Janice Kapp Perry

Music: Janice Kapp Perry

Redeemer of Israel (Congregational)

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

Still, Still with Thee

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Music: Harry Shelley

Come, Ye Thankful People

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Henry Alford

Music: George J. Elvey

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Sunday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2004 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Craig Jessop and Mack Wilberg, directors; Bonnie Goodliffe and Linda Margetts, organists: “High on the Mountain Top,” Hymns, no. 5, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “Adam-ondi-Ahman,” Hymns, no. 49, arr. Wilberg, unpublished (flute: Jeannine Goeckeritz; oboe: Mika Brunson; harp: Tamara Oswald); “Now Let Us Rejoice,” Hymns, no. 3; “God Be with You Till We Meet Again,” Hymns, no. 152, arr. Wilberg, unpublished.

High on the Mountain Top

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Joel H. Johnson

Music: Ebenezer Beesley

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Adam-ondi-Ahman

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

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

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: Anon.

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Now Let Us Rejoice (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: Henry Tucker

God Be with You Till We Meet Again

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Jeremiah E. Rankin

Music: William G. Tomer

Arr.: Mack Wilberg