October 1993 General Conference Music

Oct 2–3, 1993

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, 1993, 10:00 AM

Saturday Afternoon Session
Saturday, Oct 2, 1993, 2:00 PM

Sunday Morning Session
Sunday, Oct 3, 1993, 10:00 AM

Sunday Afternoon Session
Sunday, Oct 3, 1993, 2:00 PM

Other Sessions

General Relief Society Meeting
Saturday, Sep 25, 1993, 6:00 PM

General Priesthood Session
Saturday, Oct 2, 1993, 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.BonnieL.Goodliffeand Linda S. Margetts were the organists.

Music for the Saturday afternoon session was provided by the Brigham Young University combined choirs, directed by Ronald J. Staheli and Mack J. Wilberg. Clay Christiansen was the organist.

At the general priesthood session, a combined men’s choir from the Tabernacle Choir and Mormon Youth Chorus provided the music. Jerold Ottley and Robert C. Bowden conducted the choir, and John Longhurst was the organist.

The Tabernacle Choir, directed by Jerold Ottley and Donald Ripplinger, provided music for the Sunday morningandafternoonsessions.Richard L. Elliott and John Longhurst were the organists.

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


From the October 1993 Conference Report booklet


Saturday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 1993 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Youth Chorus, directed by Robert C. Bowden, with organists Bonnie L. Goodliffe and Linda S. Margetts. “Our Savior’s Love” (Hymns, 1985, no. 113); “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” (Hymns, 1985, no. 102); “Sweet Is the Work” (Hymns, 1985, no. 147); “The Spirit of God” (Hymns, 1985, no. 2); “The Morning Breaks” (Hymns, 1985, no. 1); “What Glorious Scenes Mine Eyes Behold” (Hymns, 1985, no. 16); “I Need Thee Every Hour” (Hymns, 1985, no. 98).

Our Savior’s Love

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Edward L. Hart

Music: Crawford Gates

Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Charles Wesley

Music: Joseph P. Holbrook

Sweet Is the Work

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Isaac Watts

Music: John J. McClellan

The Spirit of God (Congregational)

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: English melody

The Morning Breaks

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Parley P. Pratt

Music: George Careless

What Glorious Scenes Mine Eyes Behold

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Anon.

Music: Ebenezer Beesley

I Need Thee Every Hour

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus

Words: Annie S. Hawks

Music: Robert Lowry

Saturday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 1993 Ensign — Music by Brigham Young University Combined Choirs, directed by Ronald J. Staheli and Mack J. Wilberg, with organist Clay Christiansen. “The Lord Is My Shepherd” (Hymns, 1985, no. 108); “Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee” (Hymns, 1985, no. 141); “Redeemer of Israel” (Hymns, 1985, no. 6); “Awake, Ye Saints of God, Awake!” (Hymns, 1985, no. 17).

The Lord Is My Shepherd

Artist: Combined choir from BYU

Words: Psalm 23; James Montgomery (adapter)

Music: Thomas Koschat

Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee

Artist: Combined choir from BYU

Words: Bernard of Clairvaux

Music: John B. Dykes

Redeemer of Israel (Congregational)

Artist: Combined choir from BYU

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

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

Awake, Ye Saints of God, Awake!

Artist: Combined choir from BYU

Words: Eliza R. Snow

Music: Evan Stephens

General Priesthood Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 1993 Ensign — Music by combined Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Mormon Youth Men, directed by Jerold D. Ottley and Robert C. Bowden, with organist John Longhurst. “High on the Mountain Top” (Hymns, 1985, no. 333); “Go, Ye Messengers of Heaven” (Hymns, 1985, no. 327); “Ye Elders of Israel” (Hymns, 1985, no. 319); “Thy Servants Are Prepared” (Hymns, 1985, no. 261).

High on the Mountain Top

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

Words: Joel H. Johnson

Music: Ebenezer Beesley

Go, Ye Messengers of Heaven

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

Words: Anon.; John Taylor

Music: Frederick Christensen

Ye Elders of Israel (Congregational)

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

Words: Cyrus H. Wheelock

Music: Thomas H. Bayly

Thy Servants Are Prepared

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

Words: Marilyn McMeen Brown

Music: Willy Reske

Sunday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 1993 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, directed by Jerold D. Ottley and Donald H. Ripplinger, with organist Richard Elliott. “In Hymns of Praise” (Hymns, 1985, no. 75); “Joseph Smith’s First Prayer” (Hymns, 1985, no. 26); “Come, Thou Glorious Day of Promise” (Hymns, 1985, no. 50); “Praise to the Man” (Hymns, 1985, no. 27); “I Stand All Amazed” (Hymns, 1985, no. 193); “I Know My Father Lives” (Hymns, 1985, no. 302); “We Love Thy House, O God” (Hymns, 1985, no. 247).

In Hymns of Praise

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Ada Blenkhorn

Music: Alfred Beirly

Joseph Smith’s First Prayer

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: George Manwaring

Music: Sylvanus Billings Pond

Come, Thou Glorious Day of Promise

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Pratt’s Collection

Music: A. C. Smyth

Praise to the Man

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: Scottish folk song

I Stand All Amazed (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Charles H. Gabriel

Music: Charles H. Gabriel

I Know My Father Lives

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Reid N. Nibley

Music: Reid N. Nibley

We Love Thy House, O God

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William Bullock

Music: Leroy J. Robertson

Sunday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 1993 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, directed by Jerold D. Ottley and Donald H. Ripplinger, with organist John Longhurst. “Come, Rejoice” (Hymns, 1985, no. 9); “Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise” (Hymns, 1985, no. 41); “Let Us All Press On” (Hymns, 1985, no. 243); “We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet” (Hymns, 1985, no. 19).

Come, Rejoice

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Tracy Y. Cannon

Music: Tracy Y. Cannon

Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: John A. Granade; Edward Partridge

Music: Gesangbuch der Herzogl, Wirtembergischen Katholischen Hofkapelle, 1784

Let Us All Press On (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Evan Stephens

Music: Evan Stephens

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

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William Fowler

Music: Caroline E. Sheridan Norton