April 2010 General Conference Music

Apr 3–4, 2010

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 3, 2010, 10:00 AM

Saturday Afternoon Session
Saturday, Apr 3, 2010, 2:00 PM

Sunday Morning Session
Sunday, Apr 4, 2010, 10:00 AM

Sunday Afternoon Session
Sunday, Apr 4, 2010, 2:00 PM

Other Sessions

General Young Women Meeting
Saturday, Mar 27, 2010, 6:00 PM

General Priesthood Session
Saturday, Apr 3, 2010, 6:00 PM

Summary of Conference Music

The Tabernacle Choir provided the music for the Saturday morning, Sunday morning, and Sunday afternoon sessions. Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy directed the choir. Clay Christiansen, Richard Elliott, Andrew Unsworth, Bonnie Goodliffe, and Linda Margetts were the organists.

A choir from the Orem Institute of Religion provided music for the Saturday afternoon session. Ryan Eggett and Allen Matthews directed the choir, and Bonnie Goodliffe was the organist.

A priesthood choir from Brigham Young University provided the music for the priesthood session. Ronald Staheli directed the choir, and Clay Christiansen and Richard Elliott were the organists.

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


From the April 2010 Conference Report booklet


General Young Women Meeting(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the May 2010 Ensign — Music by a Young Women choir from the Lehi Utah, Lehi Utah East, Lehi Utah North, and Lehi Utah South Stakes; Merrilee Webb, director; Bonnie Goodliffe, organist: “High on the Mountain Top,” Hymns, no. 5, arr. Webb, unpublished; “Dearest Children, God Is Near You,” Hymns, no. 96, arr. Watkins, unpublished; “Be Strong,” from A Brand New Year: 2010 Youth Celebration, unpublished; “O Thou Rock of Our Salvation,” Hymns, no. 258, arr. Kasen, pub. Jackman; “How Firm a Foundation,” Hymns, no. 85, descant arr. Webb.

High on the Mountain Top

Artist: Young Women choir

Words: Joel H. Johnson

Music: Ebenezer Beesley

Arr.: Merrilee Webb

Dearest Children, God Is Near You

Artist: Young Women choir

Words: Charles L. Walker

Music: John Menzies Macfarlane

Arr.: Vanja Y. Watkins

Be Strong: I Know Who I Am

Artist: Young Women choir

Words: Unknown

Music: Unknown

O Thou Rock of Our Salvation

Artist: Young Women choir

Words: Joseph L. Townsend

Music: William Clayson

Arr.: James C. Kasen

How Firm a Foundation (Congregational)

Artist: Young Women choir

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

Music: Anon.; John Ellis

Arr.: Merrilee Webb

Saturday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the May 2010 Ensign — Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Mack Wilberg, director; Richard Elliott and Andrew Unsworth, organists: “Sweet Is the Work,” Hymns, no. 147; “Come, Ye Children of the Lord,” Hymns, no. 58; “There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today,” Hymns, no. 227, arr. Wilberg, unpublished; “Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah,” Hymns, no. 83; “He Sent His Son,” Children’s Songbook, 34–35, arr. Hofheins, unpublished; “How Firm a Foundation,” Hymns, no. 85, arr. Wilberg, unpublished.

Sweet Is the Work

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Isaac Watts

Music: John J. McClellan

Come, Ye Children of the Lord

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: James H. Wallis

Music: Spanish melody

There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Eliza E. Hewitt

Music: John R. Sweney

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: William Williams

Music: John Hughes

He Sent His Son

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Mabel Jones Gabbott

Music: Michael F. Moody

Arr.: Nathan Hofheins

How Firm a Foundation

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

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

Music: Anon.; John Ellis

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Saturday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the May 2010 Ensign — Music by a combined choir from the Orem Institute of Religion; Ryan Eggett and Allen Matthews, directors; Bonnie Goodliffe, organist: “Come, Listen to a Prophet’s Voice,” Hymns, no. 21; “I Feel My Savior’s Love,” Children’s Songbook, 74–75, arr. Dayley, pub. Jackman; “We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet,” Hymns, no. 19; “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” Hymns, no. 100, arr. Duffin, unpublished.

Come, Listen to a Prophet’s Voice

Artist: Combined Institute choir

Words: Joseph S. Murdock; Bruce R. McConkie

Music: Joseph J. Daynes

I Feel My Savior’s Love

Artist: Combined Institute choir

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

Music: K. Newell Dayley

Arr.: K. Newell Dayley

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

Artist: Combined Institute choir

Words: William Fowler

Music: Caroline E. Sheridan Norton

Nearer, My God, to Thee

Artist: Combined Institute choir

Words: Sarah F. Adams

Music: Lowell Mason

Arr.: Gregory Duffin

General Priesthood Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the May 2010 Ensign — Music by a priesthood choir from Brigham Young University; Ronald Staheli, director; Clay Christiansen and Richard Elliott, organists: “God Loved Us, So He Sent His Son,” Hymns, no. 187, arr. McDavitt, unpublished; “Choose the Right,” Hymns, no. 239, arr. Hall, unpublished; “Glory to God on High,” Hymns, no. 67; “The Iron Rod,” Hymns, no. 274, arr. Staheli, unpublished.

God Loved Us, So He Sent His Son

Artist: Priesthood choir from BYU

Words: Edward P. Kimball

Music: Alexander Schreiner

Arr.: Daniel McDavitt

Choose the Right

Artist: Priesthood choir from BYU

Words: Joseph L. Townsend

Music: Henry A. Tuckett

Arr.: Rosalind Hall

Glory to God on High (Congregational)

Artist: Priesthood choir from BYU

Words: James Allen

Music: Felice de Giardini

The Iron Rod

Artist: Priesthood choir from BYU

Words: Joseph L. Townsend

Music: William Clayson

Arr.: Ronald Staheli

Sunday Morning Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the May 2010 Ensign — Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, directors; Andrew Unsworth and Clay Christiansen, organists: “On This Day of Joy and Gladness,” Hymns, no. 64; “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today,” Hymns, no. 200; “This Is the Christ,” Moody, arr. Bradford, pub. Nature Sings; “Rejoice, the Lord Is King,” Hymns, no. 66; “When He Comes Again,” Children’s Songbook, 82–83, arr. Murphy, unpublished; “He Is Risen!” Hymns, no. 199, arr. Wilberg, unpublished.

On This Day of Joy and Gladness

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Leroy J. Robertson

Music: Leroy J. Robertson

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Charles Wesley

Music: Lyra Davidica, 1708; Henry Carey

This Is the Christ

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: James E. Faust; Jan Underwood Pinborough

Music: Michael F. Moody

Arr.: Barlow Bradford

Rejoice, the Lord Is King! (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Charles Wesley

Music: Horatio Parker

When He Comes Again

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Mirla Greenwood Thayne

Music: Mirla Greenwood Thayne

Arr.: Ryan Murphy

He Is Risen!

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Cecil Frances Alexander

Music: Joachim Neander

Arr.: Mack Wilberg

Sunday Afternoon Session(Return to top) Download Stream Online
From the May 2010 Ensign — Music by the Tabernacle Choir; Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, directors; Linda Margetts and Bonnie Goodliffe, organists: “Come, O Thou King of Kings,” Hymns, no. 59, arr. Murphy, unpublished; “Jesus, Once of Humble Birth,” Hymns, no. 196, arr. Kasen, pub. Jackman; “I Know That My Redeemer Lives,” Hymns, no. 136; “Abide with Me; ’Tis Eventide,” Hymns, no. 165, arr. Wilberg, unpublished.

Come, O Thou King of Kings

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Parley P. Pratt

Music: Anon.

Arr.: Ryan Murphy

Jesus, Once of Humble Birth

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Parley P. Pratt

Music: Giacomo Meyerbeer; English Chorister

Arr.: James C. Kasen

I Know That My Redeemer Lives (Congregational)

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: Samuel Medley

Music: Lewis D. Edwards

Abide with Me; ’Tis Eventide

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Words: M. Lowrie Hofford

Music: Harrison Millard

Arr.: Mack Wilberg