October 1991 General Conference Music

Oct 5–6, 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, Oct 5, 1991, 10:00 AM

Saturday Afternoon Session
Saturday, Oct 5, 1991, 2:00 PM

Sunday Morning Session
Sunday, Oct 6, 1991, 10:00 AM

Sunday Afternoon Session
Sunday, Oct 6, 1991, 2:00 PM

Other Sessions

General Women’s Meeting
Saturday, Sep 28, 1991, 6:00 PM

General Priesthood Session
Saturday, Oct 5, 1991, 6:00 PM

Summary of Conference Music

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

Music for the Saturday afternoon session was provided by the Missionary Training Center mixed choir, conducted by Douglas Brenchley. Richard Elliott was the organist.

At the general priesthood session, music was provided by a combined men’s choir from the Tabernacle Choir and the Mormon Youth Chorus. Donald Ripplinger and Robert Bowden conducted the choir, and Clay Christiansen was the organist.

The Tabernacle Choir, conducted by Jerold Ottley and Donald Ripplinger, 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 Elliott, Tabernacle organists.


From the October 1991 Conference Report booklet


Saturday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

Hark, All Ye Nations!

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Louis F. Mönch

Music: George F. Root

Awake and Arise

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Theodore E. Curtis

Music: Carolee Curtis Green

The Lord Is My Shepherd

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Psalm 23; James Montgomery (adapter)

Music: Thomas Koschat

Come, Come, Ye Saints (Congregational)

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: William Clayton

Music: English folk song

Nearer, My God, to Thee

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Sarah F. Adams

Music: Lowell Mason

Shout the Glad Tidings

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: William A. Mühlenberg

Music: Charles Avison

What Glorious Scenes Mine Eyes Behold

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Anon.

Music: Ebenezer Beesley

Saturday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

I Need Thee Every Hour

Artist: Combined choir from the Provo MTC

Words: Annie S. Hawks

Music: Robert Lowry

Called to Serve

Artist: Combined choir from the Provo MTC

Words: Elsie Duncan Yale

Music: Adam Geibel

Redeemer of Israel (Congregational)

Artist: Combined choir from the Provo MTC

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

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

A Marvelous Work

Artist: Combined choir from the Provo MTC

Words: Alexander Schreiner

Music: Alexander Schreiner

General Priesthood Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

The Morning Breaks

Artist: Men of the Tabernacle Choir; Men of the Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Parley P. Pratt

Music: George Careless

I Feel My Savior’s Love

Artist: Men of the Tabernacle Choir; Men of the Mormon Youth Chorus

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

Music: K. Newell Dayley

How Firm a Foundation (Congregational)

Artist: Men of the Tabernacle Choir; Men of the Mormon Youth Chorus

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

Music: Anon.; John Ellis

God of Our Fathers

Artist: Men of the Tabernacle Choir; Men of the Mormon Youth Chorus

Sunday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

Truth Eternal

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Parley P. Pratt

Music: Alexander Schreiner

O Thou Kind and Gracious Father

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Charles Denney Jr.

Music: George Careless

Behold, the Tabernacle of God

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William Harris

Music: William Harris

Love So Amazing, So Divine

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Isaac Watts

Music: Gregorian chant; Lowell Mason

High on the Mountain Top (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Joel H. Johnson

Music: Ebenezer Beesley

Jesus, Savior

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Traditional; Karen Lynn Davidson (adapter)

Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

How Gentle God’s Commands

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Philip Doddridge

Music: Hans Georg Nägeli

Sunday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online

With All the Power of Heart and Tongue

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Isaac Watts

Music: Lowell M. Durham

All Glory, Laud, and Honor

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Theodulph of Orleans

Music: Melchior Teschner

O Ye Mountains High (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Charles W. Penrose

Music: Henry S. Thompson

God Be with You Till We Meet Again

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Jeremiah E. Rankin

Music: William G. Tomer