April 1991 General Conference Music

Apr 6–7, 1991

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, Apr 6, 1991, 10:00 AM

Saturday Afternoon Session
Saturday, Apr 6, 1991, 2:00 PM

Sunday Morning Session
Sunday, Apr 7, 1991, 10:00 AM

Sunday Afternoon Session
Sunday, Apr 7, 1991, 2:00 PM

Other Sessions

General Priesthood Session
Saturday, Apr 6, 1991, 6:00 PM

Summary of Conference Music

The Mormon Youth Chorus, conducted by Robert C. Bowden, sang at the Saturday morning session of the conference.

Music for the Saturday afternoon session was provided by the Ricks College combined choirs, conducted by Kendell Nielsen and James Brague.

At the general priesthood session, music was provided by a BYU combined men’s choir. Mack Wilberg and Ronald Staheli conducted the choir, and Richard Elliott was the organist.

The Tabernacle Choir, conducted by Jerold Ottley, provided music for the Sunday morning and afternoon sessions.

Throughout the conference sessions, prelude, postlude, and interlude music and accompaniments on the Tabernacle organ were played by Robert Cundick, John Longhurst, Clay Christiansen, and Richard Elliot, Tabernacle organists.


From the April 1991 Conference Report booklet


Saturday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

Joseph Smith’s First Prayer

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: George Manwaring

Music: Sylvanus Billings Pond

O My Father

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Eliza R. Snow

Music: James McGranahan

Praise Ye the Lord

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Isaac Watts

Music: Evan Stephens

Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel (Congregational)

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Will L. Thompson

Music: Will L. Thompson

On This Day of Joy and Gladness

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Leroy J. Robertson

Music: Leroy J. Robertson

Open Thou Mine Eyes

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Lancelot Andrewes

Music: John Rutter

Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Edward Hopper

Music: John Edgar Gould

Saturday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

How Great the Wisdom and the Love

Artist: Combined choir from Ricks College

Words: Eliza R. Snow

Music: Thomas McIntyre

Arise, O God, and Shine

Artist: Combined choir from Ricks College

Words: William Hurn

Music: John Darwall

High on the Mountain Top (Congregational)

Artist: Combined choir from Ricks College

Words: Joel H. Johnson

Music: Ebenezer Beesley

The Lord Is My Shepherd

Artist: Combined choir from Ricks College

Words: Psalm 23; James Montgomery (adapter)

Music: Thomas Koschat

General Priesthood Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

Press Forward, Saints

Artist: Combined men’s choir from BYU

Words: Marvin K. Gardner

Music: Vanja Y. Watkins

Lead, Kindly Light

Artist: Combined men’s choir from BYU

Words: John Henry Newman

Music: John B. Dykes

Redeemer of Israel (Congregational)

Artist: Combined men’s choir from BYU

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

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

Rise Up, O Men of God

Artist: Combined men’s choir from BYU

Words: William Pierson Merrill

Music: Unknown

Sunday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

Come, O Thou King of Kings

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Parley P. Pratt

Music: Anon.

Prayer Is the Soul’s Sincere Desire

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: James Montgomery

Music: George Careless

Precious Savior, Dear Redeemer

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Horatio R. Palmer

Music: Horatio R. Palmer

See What Love

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Julius Schubring

Music: Felix Mendelssohn

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

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William Fowler

Music: Caroline E. Sheridan Norton

Let My Heart Be Pure

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Merrill Bradshaw

Music: Merrill Bradshaw

Help Me Teach with Inspiration

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Lorin F. Wheelwright

Music: Lorin F. Wheelwright

Sunday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

Praise Ye the Lord

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Isaac Watts

Music: Evan Stephens

Consolation: I Am a Child of God (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: A. Laurence Lyon; Lloyd T. Hanson; Naomi W. Randall

Music: A. Laurence Lyon; Mildred Tanner Pettit

The Spirit of God (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: English melody

Go Forth into the World in Peace

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Unknown

Music: Unknown