October 1998 General Conference Music
Oct 3–4, 1998
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 3, 1998, 10:00 AM
Saturday Afternoon Session
Saturday, Oct 3, 1998, 2:00 PM
Sunday Morning Session
Sunday, Oct 4, 1998, 10:00 AM
Sunday Afternoon Session
Sunday, Oct 4, 1998, 2:00 PM
Other Sessions
General Relief Society Meeting
Saturday, Sep 26, 1998, 6:00 PM
General Priesthood Session
Saturday, Oct 3, 1998, 6:00 PM
Summary of Conference Music
The Mormon Youth Chorus, directed by Robert C. Bowden, provided music for the Saturday morning session of the conference. Bonnie Goodliffe was the organist.
A Young Women choir from the Murray, Utah, area provided music for the Saturday afternoon session. Vickie Belnap directed the choir, and Linda Margetts was the organist.
A combined men’s choir from the Tabernacle Choir and Mormon Youth Chorus provided music for the general priesthood session. Jerold Ottley and Robert Bowden directed the choir, and Richard Elliott was the organist.
The Tabernacle Choir, directed by Craig Jessop and Jerold Ottley, provided music for the Sunday morning and afternoon sessions. Clay Christiansen 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 Elliott, Bonnie Goodliffe, and Linda Margetts.
From the October 1998 Conference Report booklet
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Come, Follow Me Words: John Nicholson Music: Samuel McBurney |
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May I Serve Thee Words: Tammy Simister Robinson Music: Tammy Simister Robinson |
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Beautiful Savior Words: Gesangbuch, Münster, 1677 Music: Silesian folk song; Schlesiche Volkslieder, 1842 |
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I Believe in Christ (Congregational) Words: Bruce R. McConkie Music: John Longhurst |
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| Saturday Morning Session(Return to top) | Download | Stream Online | |
| From the November 1998 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Youth Chorus, directed by Robert C. Bowden, with organist Bonnie Goodliffe: “I Need Thee Every Hour” (arr. Bowden, unpublished; Hymns, no. 98); “I Know That My Redeemer Lives” (arr. Bowden, unpublished; Hymns, no. 136); “Sweet Hour of Prayer” (arr. Bowden, unpublished; Hymns, no. 142); “We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet” (Hymns, no. 19); “Beautiful Savior” (arr. Cornwall, published by LDS Church, Children’s Songbook, 62); “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” (Hymns, no. 102); “Hark, All Ye Nations!” (arr. Christiansen and Bowden, unpublished; Hymns, no. 264). | |||
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I Need Thee Every Hour Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus Words: Annie S. Hawks Music: Robert Lowry Arr.: Robert C. Bowden |
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I Know That My Redeemer Lives Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus Words: Samuel Medley Music: Lewis D. Edwards Arr.: Robert C. Bowden |
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Sweet Hour of Prayer Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus Words: William W. Walford Music: William B. Bradbury Arr.: Robert C. Bowden |
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We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet (Congregational) Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus Words: William Fowler Music: Caroline E. Sheridan Norton |
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Beautiful Savior Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus Words: Gesangbuch, Münster, 1677 Music: Silesian folk song; Schlesiche Volkslieder, 1842 Arr.: J. Spencer Cornwall |
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Jesus, Lover of My Soul Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus Words: Charles Wesley Music: Joseph P. Holbrook |
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Hark, All Ye Nations! Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus Words: Louis F. Mönch Music: George F. Root Arr.: Clay Christiansen; Robert C. Bowden |
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| Saturday Afternoon Session(Return to top) | Download | Stream Online | |
| From the November 1998 Ensign — Music by the Murray Young Women Choir, directed by Vicki L. Belnap, with organist Linda S. Margetts: “I Stand All Amazed” (arr. Whipple, Seale, and Gates, unpublished; Hymns, no. 193); “I’ll Serve the Lord While I Am Young” (arr. Margetts, unpublished; The Children Sing [1951], 45); “Now Let Us Rejoice” (Hymns, no. 3); “Sweet Is the Work” (Hymns, no. 147); medley of “Love Is Spoken Here” (Children’s Songbook, 190) and “Love at Home” (Hymns, no. 294), arr. Whipple, Seale, Belnap, unpublished. | |||
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I Stand All Amazed Artist: Murray Young Women Choir Words: Charles H. Gabriel Music: Charles H. Gabriel Arr.: Weldon L. Whipple; Stanley M. Seale; Crawford Gates |
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I’ll Serve the Lord While I Am Young Artist: Murray Young Women Choir Words: Eliza R. Snow Music: Alexander Schreiner Arr.: Linda Margetts |
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Now Let Us Rejoice (Congregational) Artist: Murray Young Women Choir Words: William W. Phelps Music: Henry Tucker |
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Sweet Is the Work Artist: Murray Young Women Choir Words: Isaac Watts Music: John J. McClellan |
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Medley: Love Is Spoken Here; Love at Home Artist: Murray Young Women Choir Words: Janice Kapp Perry; John Hugh McNaughton Music: Janice Kapp Perry; John Hugh McNaughton Medleyist: Weldon L. Whipple; Stanley M. Seale; Vicki L. Belnap Arr.: Weldon L. Whipple; Stanley M. Seale; Vicki L. Belnap |
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| General Priesthood Session(Return to top) | Download | Stream Online | |
| From the November 1998 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir/Mormon Youth Chorus Combined Men’s Choir, directed by Jerold D. Ottley and Robert C. Bowden, with organist Richard Elliott: “Come, O Thou King of Kings” (arr. Bradshaw, published by Sonos; Hymns, no. 59); “Awake, My Sons, Awake” (Johnson, published by Pioneer Music Press); “Ye Elders of Israel” (Hymns, no. 319); “The Lord Is My Shepherd” (arr. Dayley, published by Sonos; Hymns, no. 108). | |||
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Come, O Thou King of Kings Artist: Men of the Tabernacle Choir; Men of the Mormon Youth Chorus Words: Parley P. Pratt Music: Anon. Arr.: Merrill Bradshaw |
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Awake, My Sons, Awake Artist: Men of the Tabernacle Choir; Men of the Mormon Youth Chorus Words: Lane E. Johnson Music: Lane E. Johnson |
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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 |
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The Lord Is My Shepherd Artist: Men of the Tabernacle Choir; Men of the Mormon Youth Chorus Words: Psalm 23; James Montgomery (adapter) Music: Thomas Koschat Arr.: K. Newell Dayley |
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| Sunday Morning Session(Return to top) | Download | Stream Online | |
| From the November 1998 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, directed by Craig Jessop, with organist Clay Christiansen: “Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah” (Hymns, no. 83); “Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise” (Hymns, no. 41); “This Is the Christ” (Faust/Moody, arr. Wolford, published by Sonos); “My Redeemer Lives” (Hymns, no. 135); “How Firm a Foundation” (Hymns, no. 85); “A Child’s Prayer” (arr. Perry, unpublished; Children’s Songbook, 12); “O Thou Kind and Gracious Father” (Hymns, no. 150). | |||
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Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Words: William Williams Music: John Hughes |
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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 |
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This Is the Christ Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Words: James E. Faust; Jan Pinborough Music: Michael F. Moody Arr.: Darwin Wolford |
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My Redeemer Lives Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Words: Gordon B. Hinckley Music: G. Homer Durham |
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How Firm a Foundation (Congregational) Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Words: Selection of Hymns, John Rippon, 1787; Robert Keen Music: Anon.; John Ellis |
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A Child’s Prayer Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Words: Janice Kapp Perry Music: Janice Kapp Perry Arr.: Janice Kapp Perry |
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O Thou Kind and Gracious Father Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Words: Charles Denney Jr. Music: George Careless |
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| Sunday Afternoon Session(Return to top) | Download | Stream Online | |
| From the November 1998 Ensign — Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, directed by Jerold D. Ottley, with organist John Longhurst: “Redeemer of Israel” (arr. Ripplinger, published by Sonos; Hymns, no. 6); “Called to Serve” (arr. Lyon, published by Sonos; Hymns, no. 249); “I Am a Child of God” (Hymns, no. 301); “How Gentle God’s Commands” (Hymns, no. 125); “Let My Heart Be Pure” (Bradshaw, published by Sonos); “Lord, I Would Follow Thee” (Hymns, no. 220). | |||
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Redeemer of Israel 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 Arr.: Donald H. Ripplinger |
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Called to Serve Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Words: Elsie Duncan Yale Music: Adam Geibel Arr.: A. Laurence Lyon |
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I Am a Child of God (Congregational) Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Words: Naomi W. Randall Music: Mildred Tanner Pettit |
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How Gentle God’s Commands Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Words: Philip Doddridge Music: Hans Georg Nägeli |
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Let My Heart Be Pure Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Words: Merrill Bradshaw Music: Merrill Bradshaw |
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Lord, I Would Follow Thee Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Words: Susan Evans McCloud Music: K. Newell Dayley |
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