October 2006 General Conference Music

Sep 30–Oct 1, 2006

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, Sep 30, 2006, 10:00 AM

Saturday Afternoon Session
Saturday, Sep 30, 2006, 2:00 PM

Sunday Morning Session
Sunday, Oct 1, 2006, 10:00 AM

Sunday Afternoon Session
Sunday, Oct 1, 2006, 2:00 PM

Other Sessions

General Relief Society Meeting
Saturday, Sep 23, 2006, 6:00 PM

General Priesthood Session
Saturday, Sep 30, 2006, 6:00 PM

Summary of Conference Music

The Tabernacle Choir provided the music for the Saturday morning, Sunday morning, and Sunday afternoon sessions. Craig Jessop and Mack Wilberg directed the choir. John Longhurst, Richard Elliott, Linda Margetts, and Bonnie Goodliffe were the organists.

A combined choir from the Provo Missionary Training Center provided music for the Saturday afternoon session. Douglas Brenchley directed the choir, and Linda Margetts was the organist.

A Melchizedek Priesthood choir from Brigham City, Utah, provided music for the priesthood session. N. Geoffrey Anderson directed the choir, and Clay Christiansen was the organist.

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


From the October 2006 Conference Report booklet


General Relief Society Meeting(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2006 Ensign — Music by a Relief Society choir from stakes in Salt Lake City, Utah; Elizabeth Ballantyne, director; Bonnie Goodliffe, organist: “Sing Praise to Him,” Hymns, no. 70, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “When I Feel His Love,” Perry, pub. Prime Recordings (solo: Melinda Lockwood); “Beautiful Savior,” Children’s Songbook, 62, arr. Wilberg, unpublished (flute: Jeannine Goeckeritz; English horn: Bonnie Schroeder); “O Holy Jesus,” Willcocks, pub. Sacred Music Press (harp: Tamara Oswald).

Sing Praise to Him

Artist: Relief Society choir

Words: Johann J. Schütz

Music: Bohemian Brethren’s Songbook

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

When I Feel His Love (Congregational)

Artist: Relief Society choir

Solo: Melinda Lockwood

Words: Janice Kapp Perry

Music: Janice Kapp Perry

Arr.: Janice Kapp Perry

Feeling the Love of the Lord

Artist: Relief Society choir

Beautiful Savior

Artist: Relief Society choir

Accomp.: Jeannine Goeckeritz (flute); Bonnie Schroeder (English horn)

Words: Gesangbuch, Münster, 1677

Music: Silesian folk song; Schlesiche Volkslieder, 1842

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

O Holy Jesus

Artist: Relief Society choir

Accomp.: Tamara Oswald (harp)

Words: Sir Richard of Chichester

Music: Jonathan Willcocks

Saturday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2006 Ensign — Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Craig Jessop and Mack Wilberg, directors; Richard Elliott and John Longhurst, organists: “Arise, O God, and Shine,” Hymns, no. 265; “We Ever Pray for Thee,” Hymns, no. 23, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “Each Life That Touches Ours for Good,” Hymns, no. 293, arr. Cundick, pub. Jackman; “Redeemer of Israel,” Hymns, no. 6; “Love at Home,” Hymns, no. 294, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “Israel, Israel, God Is Calling,” Hymns, no. 7, arr. Wilberg, unpublished.

Arise, O God, and Shine

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William Hurn

Music: John Darwall

We Ever Pray for Thee

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Evan Stephens

Music: Henry A. Tuckett

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Each Life That Touches Ours for Good

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Karen Lynn Davidson

Music: A. Laurence Lyon

Arr.: Robert Cundick

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

Love at Home

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: John Hugh McNaughton

Music: John Hugh McNaughton

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Israel, Israel, God Is Calling

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Richard Smyth

Music: Charles C. Converse

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Saturday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2006 Ensign — Music by a combined choir from the Provo Missionary Training Center; Douglas Brenchley, director; Linda Margetts, organist: “Faith in Every Footstep,” Dayley, arr. Nally, unpublished; “Jesus, Once of Humble Birth,” Hymns, no. 196, arr. Kasen, pub. Jackman; “High on the Mountain Top,” Hymns, no. 5; “Hark, All Ye Nations!” Hymns, no. 264, arr. Duffin, unpublished.

Faith in Every Footstep

Artist: Combined choir from the Provo MTC

Words: K. Newell Dayley

Music: K. Newell Dayley

Arr.: Kaye Nally

Jesus, Once of Humble Birth

Artist: Combined choir from the Provo MTC

Words: Parley P. Pratt

Music: Giacomo Meyerbeer; English Chorister

Arr.: James C. Kasen

High on the Mountain Top (Congregational)

Artist: Combined choir from the Provo MTC

Words: Joel H. Johnson

Music: Ebenezer Beesley

Hark, All Ye Nations!

Artist: Combined choir from the Provo MTC

Words: Louis F. Mönch

Music: George F. Root

Arr.: Gregory Duffin

General Priesthood Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2006 Ensign — Music by a Melchizedek Priesthood choir from Brigham City, Utah; N. Geoffrey Anderson, director; Clay Christiansen, organist: “See, the Mighty Angel Flying,” Hymns, no. 330; “Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah,” Hymns, no. 83, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “Rejoice, the Lord Is King!” Hymns, no. 66; “Lead, Kindly Light,” Hymns, no. 97, arr. Wilberg, unpublished.

See, the Mighty Angel Flying

Artist: Melchizedek Priesthood choir

Words: Robert B. Thompson

Music: Evan Stephens

Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah

Artist: Melchizedek Priesthood choir

Words: William Williams

Music: John Hughes

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Rejoice, the Lord Is King! (Congregational)

Artist: Melchizedek Priesthood choir

Words: Charles Wesley

Music: Horatio Parker

Lead, Kindly Light

Artist: Melchizedek Priesthood choir

Words: John Henry Newman

Music: John B. Dykes

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Sunday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2006 Ensign — Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Craig Jessop and Mack Wilberg, directors; John Longhurst, organist: “How Firm a Foundation,” Hymns, no. 85; “Prayer Is the Soul’s Sincere Desire,” Hymns, no. 145; “My Heavenly Father Loves Me,” Children’s Songbook, 228; “Now Let Us Rejoice,” Hymns, no. 3; “How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place,” Brahms, edited Jessop; “Come, Ye Thankful People,” Hymns, no. 94, arr. Wilberg, unpublished.

How Firm a Foundation

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

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

Music: Anon.; John Ellis

Prayer Is the Soul’s Sincere Desire

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: James Montgomery

Music: George Careless

My Heavenly Father Loves Me

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Clara W. McMaster

Music: Clara W. McMaster

Now Let Us Rejoice (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William W. Phelps

Music: Henry Tucker

How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Psalm 84; Mack Wilberg

Music: Mack Wilberg

Arr.: Craig Jessop

Come, Ye Thankful People

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Henry Alford

Music: George J. Elvey

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Sunday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the November 2006 Ensign — Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Craig Jessop and Mack Wilberg, directors; Bonnie Goodliffe and Linda Margetts, organists: “I Saw a Mighty Angel Fly,” Hymns, no. 15, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee,” Hymns, no. 141, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “Come, Ye Children of the Lord,” Hymns, no. 58; “We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet,” Hymns, no. 19, arr. Wilberg, unpublished.

I Saw a Mighty Angel Fly

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Sacred Hymns, Manchester, 1840

Music: English melody

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Bernard of Clairvaux

Music: John B. Dykes

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Come, Ye Children of the Lord (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: James H. Wallis

Music: Spanish melody

We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William Fowler

Music: Caroline E. Sheridan Norton

Arr.: Mack Wilberg