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Hymns Sung (Japan)
During 2017, we conducted a sacrament meeting hymns survey to find out which hymns are sung most commonly in sacrament meetings around the world. This page shows results specific to Japan. To see an overview of results from the full survey, see Hymns Sung in Sacrament Meetings.
About the data set
Church membership in Japan (31 Dec 2017): 129,335
Congregations in Japan (wards and branches): 261
- 2 congregations from Japan participated in the survey (0.8%). The full list can be found below.
- 27 total sacrament meetings were reported (only a subset of wards reported every week).
Top 15 Overall
- I Stand All Amazed (3)
- We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet (3)
- ’Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love (Meredith) (2)
- Count Your Blessings (2)
- God, Our Father, Hear Us Pray (2)
- Let Us All Press On (2)
- O God, the Eternal Father (2)
- O Lord of Hosts (2)
- Reverently and Meekly Now (2)
- Sweet Hour of Prayer (2)
- Teach Me to Walk in the Light (2)
- There Is a Green Hill Far Away (2)
- We’ll Sing All Hail to Jesus’ Name (2)
- Abide with Me! (1)
- Angels We Have Heard on High (1)
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- As I Search the Holy Scriptures (1)
- As the Dew from Heaven Distilling (1)
- Away in a Manger (1)
- Before Thee, Lord, I Bow My Head (1)
- Behold the Great Redeemer Die (1)
- Come unto Jesus (1)
- Come, Follow Me (1)
- Come, Listen to a Prophet’s Voice (1)
- Come, O Thou King of Kings (1)
- Come, Rejoice (1)
- Families Can Be Together Forever (1)
- Gently Raise the Sacred Strain (1)
- Glory to God on High (1)
- God Bless Our Prophet Dear (1)
- God Loved Us, So He Sent His Son (1)
- God of Our Fathers, We Come unto Thee (1)
- God Speed the Right (1)
- Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah (1)
- Hark, All Ye Nations! (1)
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (1)
Top 15, Adjusted (excl. sacrament hymns)
- We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet (3)
- Let Us All Press On (2)
- Sweet Hour of Prayer (2)
- Teach Me to Walk in the Light (2)
- Abide with Me! (1)
- Angels We Have Heard on High (1)
- As I Search the Holy Scriptures (1)
- As the Dew from Heaven Distilling (1)
- Away in a Manger (1)
- Before Thee, Lord, I Bow My Head (1)
- Come unto Jesus (1)
- Come, Follow Me (1)
- Come, Listen to a Prophet’s Voice (1)
- Come, O Thou King of Kings (1)
- Come, Rejoice (1)
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- Count Your Blessings (1)
- Families Can Be Together Forever (1)
- Glory to God on High (1)
- God Bless Our Prophet Dear (1)
- God of Our Fathers, We Come unto Thee (1)
- God Speed the Right (1)
- Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah (1)
- Hark, All Ye Nations! (1)
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (1)
- Have I Done Any Good? (1)
- High on the Mountain Top (1)
- Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth (1)
- How Firm a Foundation (1)
- I Am a Child of God (1)
- I Believe in Christ (1)
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (1)
- I Know My Father Lives (1)
- I Stand All Amazed (1)
- It Came upon the Midnight Clear (1)
- Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee (1)