Hark, ye mortals, hark, be still!
First line: Hark! ye mortals. Hist! be still / Hark, ye mortals, hark, be still!
Original language: English
Words: Parley P. Pratt
Music: English melody
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Hark! ye mortals. Hist! be still
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal)
(1840, 1912 ed.), 27
1. Hark! ye mortals. Hist! be still,Voices from Cumorah’s hillBreak the silence of the tomb,Penetrate the dreadful gloom,Gently whisper, all is well!Now’s the day of Israel!
2. Now the Gentile reign is o’er;Darkness covers earth no more;Now shall Zion rise and shine,Fill the world with light divine:Angels join—the tidings tell,Now’s the day of Israel!
3. Thrones shall totter, Babel fall,Satan reign no more at all;Saints shall gain the victory,Truth prevail o’er land and sea,Gentile tyrants sink to hell;Now’s the day of Israel!
4. Jesus soon will come again,Saints with Him shall rise and reign,Heaven and earth in song combine,All the worlds in chorus join;Every tongue the music swell,Now’s the day of Israel!
5. Ghastly death shall conquered be,Zion reign and Saints be free,Priests and kings shall join in love,Fill the worlds below, above,Singing anthems—all is well!Now’s the day of Israel!
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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: Azuba (by English melody) (Return to top) Tune 6917
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Hark, ye mortals, hark, be still!
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Hark, ye mortals, hark, be still!
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Hark, ye mortals, hark, be still!
Tune: Georgia (by George Frideric Handel) (Return to top) Tune 5027
Tune: Spanish Hymn / Ascription / Spanish Chant / Madrid (by Spanish melody) (Return to top) Tune 58
Unofficial or Local Publications
Hark! Ye Mortals. Hist! be Still
Latter-Day Saints Congregational Hymns, Volume 1 (1919, 1919 ed.), 10
[undetermined] (Return to top)
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Hark, Ye Mortals
Zion’s Hymnal (Church of Christ, Temple Lot) (1975, 2013 ed.), 93
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Hark, Ye Mortals
Zion’s Hymnal (Church of Christ, Temple Lot) (1975, 1975 ed.), 93
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Hark, ye mortals, Hark, be still!
The Saints’ Hymnal (RLDS, Replica) (1933, 1998-replica ed.), 407
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Hark, ye mortals, Hark, be still!
Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Hark, ye mortals, Hark, be still!
Unofficial or Local Publications
Hark! ye mortals, Hist! be still
Unofficial or Local Publications
Hark! ye mortals, Hist! be still
Hark Ye Mortals!
Y. M. M. I. A. and Missionary Hymn and Tune Book (1899, 1909 ed.), 68
Arr.: Ebenezer Beesley
Hark Ye Mortals!
Y. M. M. I. A. and Missionary Hymn and Tune Book (1899, 1899 ed.), 68
Arr.: Ebenezer Beesley
Text only (Return to top)
Unofficial or Local Publications
Now Is the Day of Israel