Joseph Smith’s First Prayer
First line: Oh, how lovely was the morning! Radiant beamed / Oh, how lovely was the morning! Radiant beamed the sun / Oh, how lovely was the morning / O how lovely was the morning!
Original language: English
Words: George Manwaring
Music: Sylvanus Billings Pond
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These charts show the use of this song in English hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If a song appears in multiple editions of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once. [undetermined] means that tune information has not yet been entered in.
Tunes that have appeared with this song in English
Appearances of this song over time in English
Tune: Divinity (by Sylvanus Billings Pond) (Return to top) Tune 26
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer
Hymns: Simplified Accompaniments (1986, 1986 ed.), 19
Arr.: Darwin Wolford
Oh, How Lovely Was the Morning
Submitted Music (1980–Present), Jan 2018
Arr.: Shelley Hannig
Contributor: Shelley Hannig
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer
Music from Face to Face for Young Adults , 3
Artist: Jonathan Meyers; Savannah Porter; CJ Madsen (piano); Karen Ferry (violin); Charles Ferry (cello)
Arr.: Kendra Lowe
Oh, How Lovely Was the Morning
Music from the Friend (1971–Present), May 1973
Adapt.: A. C. Smyth
Arr.: Margaret C. Richards
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer
Principles of the Gospel (2003) (2003, 2014 ed.), 284
Adapt.: A. C. Smyth
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer
Principles of the Gospel (2003) (2003, 2003 ed.), 288
Adapt.: A. C. Smyth
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer
Aaronic Priesthood Choruses (1945, 1945 ed.), 112
Arr.: N. Lorenzo Mitchell
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer (Transposed)
Relief Society Song Book (1919, 1930 ed.), 30
Arr.: B. Cecil Gates
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer (Transposed)
Relief Society Song Book (1919, 1927 ed.), 30
Arr.: B. Cecil Gates
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer (Transposed)
Relief Society Song Book (1919, 1923 ed.), 30
Arr.: B. Cecil Gates
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer (Transposed)
Relief Society Song Book (1919, 1919 ed.), 30
Arr.: B. Cecil Gates
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer
Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1891, 1905-b ed.), 114
Arr.: A. C. Smyth
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer
Deseret Sunday School Union Music Book (1884, 1888 ed.), 87
Arr.: A. C. Smyth
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer
Deseret Sunday School Union Music Book (1884, 1884-b ed.), 87
Arr.: A. C. Smyth
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer
Deseret Sunday School Union Music Book (1884, 1884-a ed.), 87
Arr.: A. C. Smyth
Tune: My Redeemer / Admonition (by James McGranahan) (Return to top) Tune 292
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer
Submitted Music (1980–Present), Jan 2018
Arr.: Beth Emmers
Contributor: Beth Emmers
Tune: Nettleton (by John Wyeth) (Return to top) Tune 727
Oh, How Lovely Was the Morning
Submitted Music (1980–Present), Jan 2012
Arr.: Tami N. Petersen
Contributor: Tami N. Petersen
Tune: In the Grove (by Silas J Vail) (Return to top) Tune 6945
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
In the Grove
Hymns of the Restoration (Restoration Hymn Society) (1984, 2008 ed.), 216
Adapt.: Clarice Hanson
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Other Restoration-Based Denominations
In the Grove
Hymns of the Restoration (Restoration Hymn Society) (1984, 1998 ed.), 196
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
In the Grove
Hymns of the Restoration (Restoration Hymn Society) (1984, 1984 ed.), 196
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer
Y. M. M. I. A. and Missionary Hymn and Tune Book (1899, 1909 ed.), 12
Arr.: Evan Stephens
Joseph Smith’s First Prayer
Y. M. M. I. A. and Missionary Hymn and Tune Book (1899, 1899 ed.), 12
Arr.: Evan Stephens
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Joseph Smith’s First Prayer