October 1973 General Conference Music

Oct 5–7, 1973

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

Friday Morning Session
Friday, Oct 5, 1973, 10:00 AM

Friday Afternoon Session
Friday, Oct 5, 1973, 2:00 PM

Saturday Morning Session
Saturday, Oct 6, 1973, 10:00 AM

Saturday Afternoon Session
Saturday, Oct 6, 1973, 2:00 PM

Sunday Morning Session
Sunday, Oct 7, 1973, 10:00 AM

Sunday Afternoon Session
Sunday, Oct 7, 1973, 2:00 PM

Other Sessions

Welfare Meeting
Saturday, Oct 6, 1973, 7:00 AM

General Priesthood Meeting
Saturday, Oct 6, 1973, 7:00 PM

Summary of Conference Music

The Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir furnished the choral numbers for the Friday morning, Saturday morning, Sunday morning and Sunday afternoon sessions of the conference, with Richard P. Condie, conductor, and Jay E. Welch, assistant conductor.

The Relief Society Chorus, under the direction of Sister Ellen N. Barnes, sang at the Friday afternoon session.

The choral music for the Saturday afternoon session was provided by the Wilford Region Choir, with Lowell Durham conducting.

At the General Priesthood Meeting on Saturday evening, the Mormon Youth Men’s Chorus furnished the music, directed by Jay E. Welch and Had Gundersen.

Prelude, postlude and interlude music, and accompaniments on the Tabernacle organ throughout the conference sessions were played by Alexander Schreiner, Robert Cundick and Roy M. Darley, Tabernacle Organists.


From the October 1973 Conference Report booklet


Friday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

Glory to God

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Achieved Is the Glorious Work

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Lord, Accept Our True Devotion

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Richard Alldridge

Music: Joseph J. Daynes

How Beautiful Upon the Mountain

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Sing Unto God

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Thomas Morell

Music: George Frideric Handel

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

God So Loved the World

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: John Stainer; William J. Sparrow Simpson

Music: John Stainer

Come, Come Ye Saints

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William Clayton

Music: English folk song

Hallelujah Chorus

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Ludwig van Beethoven

Music: Ludwig van Beethoven

Friday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

O My Father

Artist: Relief Society choir

Words: Eliza R. Snow

Music: Unknown

Omnipotence

Artist: Relief Society choir

How Firm a Foundation (Congregational)

Artist: Relief Society choir

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

Music: Anon.; John Ellis

Come, Come Ye Saints

Artist: Relief Society choir

Words: William Clayton

Music: English folk song

Saturday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

The Morning Breaks, the Shadows Flee

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Parley P. Pratt

Music: George Careless

Welcome, Welcome Mighty King

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

O Lord Most Holy

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Arthur Ryder

Music: César Franck

Softly Beams the Sacred Dawning

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: John Jaques

Music: Unknown

Hope of Israel (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Joseph L. Townsend

Music: William Clayson

Link Divine

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

By the Waters of Babylon

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Philip James

Music: Philip James

How Excellent Thy Name

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Howard Hanson

Music: Howard Hanson

Saturday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

God of Our Fathers We Come Unto Thee

Artist: Wilford Region Choir

Words: Charles W. Penrose

Music: Ebenezer Beesley

The Heavens Are Telling

Artist: Wilford Region Choir

Words: Christian Fürchtegott Gellert

Music: Ludwig van Beethoven

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

Artist: Wilford Region Choir

Words: William Fowler

Music: Caroline E. Sheridan Norton

O My Father

Artist: Wilford Region Choir

Words: Eliza R. Snow

Music: Unknown

General Priesthood Meeting(Return to top) Download Stream Online

Awake Ye Saints of God

Artist: Men of the Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Eliza R. Snow

Music: Evan Stephens

That Story of Old

Artist: Men of the Mormon Youth Chorus

Praise to the Man (Congregational)

Artist: Men of the Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: Scottish folk song

O Home Beloved, Where’er I Wander

Artist: Men of the Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Evan Stephens

Music: Joseph Parry

Sunday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Edward Perronet

Music: Unknown

Arise, Shine Thy Light Is Come

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Camille Saint-Saens

Music: Camille Saint-Saens

Lovely Appear

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Charles Gounod

Music: Charles Gounod

Glorious Is the King

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Ye Simple Souls Who Stray

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Charles Wesley

Music: Evan Stephens

High on the Mountain Top (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Joel H. Johnson

Music: Ebenezer Beesley

Thou Art Repose

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Lead Kindly Light

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: John Henry Newman

Music: John B. Dykes

O Divine Redeemer

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Charles Gounod

Music: Charles Gounod

Sunday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

Of the Father’s Love Begotten

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Aurelius Prudentius

Music: Plainsong, 13th century

Praise to the Man

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: Scottish folk song

The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: English melody

Glorious Everlasting

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: M. Thomas Cousins

Music: M. Thomas Cousins