Oh Say, What Is Truth? (English)

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Author: John Jaques
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)

Song instances by tune:

Jaques (by Ellen Knowles Melling) (1889 to 2020)
Joshua (by Anon.) (1889 to 1920)
N/A (Text only) (1851 to 1950)
N/A (Undetermined) (1887 to 2004)

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- Oh Say, What Is Truth? (John Jaques)

Latest authoritative instances:
- Oh Say, What Is Truth? – Hymns (2021-digital), no. 272
- Oh Say, What Is Truth? (Men’s Choir) – Hymns (2021-digital), no. 331

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This song has been indexed in 107 languages:

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O say what is truth: ’Tis the fairest gem
O say, what is truth?
Oh say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem That the
Oh say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem
O say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem That the riches
Oh say, what is truth?
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Tune: Jaques (by Ellen Knowles Melling) (Return to top)

(Indexed instance years: 1889 to 2020)

More information about this tune: Tune: Jaques (Ellen Knowles Melling)

O say what is truth: ’Tis the fairest gem

Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1889), no. 312

Other editions:
Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1896), no. 312
Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1902), no. 312
Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1906), no. 312
Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1908), no. 312
Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1912), no. 312
Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1915), no. 312
Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1920), no. 312
O Say What is Truth?

Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1899), 206

Other editions:
Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1901-a), 206
Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1901-b), 206
Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1903), 206
Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1904), 206
Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1905-a), 206
Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1905-b), 206
Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1906), 206
Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1907), 206
Deseret Sunday School Song Book (1908), 206
O Say, What is Truth?

Songs of Zion (1908), no. 76

Other editions:
Songs of Zion (1912), no. 76
Songs of Zion (1918), no. 76
Songs of Zion (1920), no. 76
Songs of Zion (1925), no. 76
O Say, What is Truth?

Deseret Sunday School Songs (1909), 76

Other editions:
Deseret Sunday School Songs (1937), 76
O Say, What is Truth?

Relief Society Song Book (1919), no. 44

Arranger: B. Cecil Gates

Other editions:
Relief Society Song Book (1923), no. 44
Relief Society Song Book (1927), no. 44
Relief Society Song Book (1930), no. 44
O Say, What is Truth?

Latter-day Saint Hymns (1927-a), no. 191

Other editions:
Latter-day Saint Hymns (1927-b), no. 191
Latter-day Saint Hymns (1928), no. 191
Latter-day Saint Hymns (1932ca), no. 191
Latter-day Saint Hymns (1936), no. 191
Latter-day Saint Hymns (1940), no. 191
O Say, What Is Truth?

MIA Songs and Sociability Songs (1931), p. 10

Other editions:
MIA Songs and Sociability Songs (1933), p. 27b
MIA Songs and Sociability Songs (1935), p. 27b
O Say, What is Truth?

Latter-day Saint Hymns (Centennial Celebration) (1930), 191
O Say, What is Truth?

A Selection from the Songs of Zion (1935), 76
O Say, What Is Truth?

Sacred Choruses for Male Singers (1937), 13

Arranger: J. Spencer Cornwall
Oh Say, What is Truth?

Relief Society Songs (1940), p. 42

Other editions:
Relief Society Songs (1941), p. 42
Relief Society Songs (1942), p. 42
O Say, What Is Truth?

Selected LDS Hymns (1940), 4

Other editions:
Selected LDS Hymns (1944), 4
O Say, What Is Truth?

Music from Principles of the Gospel (1943) (1943), p. 353

Other editions:
Music from Principles of the Gospel (1943) (1953), p. 353
Music from Principles of the Gospel (1943) (1961), p. 353
Music from Principles of the Gospel (1943) (1962), p. 353
Music from Principles of the Gospel (1943) (1964), p. 353
O Say, What Is Truth?

Hymns (1948), no. 143

Other editions:
Hymns (1948), no. 339
Hymns (1948-later), no. 143
Hymns (1948-later), no. 339
Hymns (1950), no. 143
Hymns (1950), no. 339
Hymns (1960-a), no. 143
Hymns (1960-a), no. 339
Hymns (1961-b), no. 143
Hymns (1961-b), no. 339
Hymns (1979), no. 143
Hymns (1979), no. 339
Oh, Say, What Is Truth

The Children Sing (1951), no. 116
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

A Selection from the Songs of Zion (1953), 15
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Favorite Seminary Songs (1963), 9b

Other editions:
Favorite Seminary Songs (1965), 9b
Favorite Seminary Songs (1970), 9b
Favorite Seminary Songs (1972), 9b
Favorite Seminary Songs (1973), 9b
O Say What Is Truth

Music from April 1971 General Conference (1971-04), Apr 1971

Artist: Combined Institute choir
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from April 1972 General Conference (1972-04), Apr 1972

Artist: Primary Leaders Chorus
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Hymns: Simplified Accompaniments (1976), 43
O Say, What Is Truth?

Music from October 1974 General Conference (1974-10), Oct 1974

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Other editions:
Music from October 1974 General Conference (1974-10), Oct 1974
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from April 1975 General Conference (1975-04), Apr 1975

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Hymns: Simplified Accompaniments, Abridged Version (1975), 43
O Say, What Is Truth?

Music from April 1976 General Conference (1976-04), Apr 1976

Artist: Combined Institute priesthood choir
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from April 1977 General Conference (1977-04), Apr 1977

Artist: Men of the Tabernacle Choir; Men of the Mormon Youth Chorus
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from Gospel Principles (1978), p. 317

Other editions:
Music from Gospel Principles (1979), p. 252
Music from Gospel Principles (1981), p. 317
Music from Gospel Principles (1997), p. 339
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Hymns and Children’s Songs (1978), p. 25

Other editions:
Hymns and Children’s Songs (1981), p. 25
Hymns and Children’s Songs (1994), p. 31
Hymns and Children’s Songs (2001), p. 31
Hymns and Children’s Songs (2004), p. 31
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from April 1979 General Conference (1979-04), Apr 1979

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from April 1981 General Conference (1981-04), Apr 1981

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
O Say What is Truth

Music from October 1981 General Conference (1981-10), Oct 1981

Artist: Combined men’s choir
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Hymns (1985), no. 272

Other editions:
Hymns (1985), no. 331
Hymns (1998), no. 272
Hymns (1998), no. 331
Hymns (2002), no. 272
Hymns (2002), no. 331
Hymns (2021-digital), no. 272
Hymns (2021-digital), no. 331
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from April 1986 General Conference (1986-04), Apr 1986

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Arranger: John Longhurst
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Hymns: Simplified Accompaniments (1986), 191

Arranger: Darwin Wolford
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from October 1986 General Conference (1986-10), Oct 1986

Artist: Men of the Tabernacle Choir; Men of the Mormon Youth Chorus

Arranger: A. Laurence Lyon
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from April 1987 General Conference (1987-04), Apr 1987

Artist: Combined Institute priesthood choir
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from October 1988 General Conference (1988-10), Oct 1988

Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from October 1989 General Conference (1989-10), Oct 1989

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from October 1990 General Conference (1990-10), Oct 1990

Artist: Men of the Tabernacle Choir; Men of the Mormon Youth Chorus
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Songs of the Heart (in Poetry Form) (1990ca), 272
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from Gospel Fundamentals (2002), p. 239
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from April 1993 General Conference (1993-04), Apr 1993

Artist: Single Adult Choir
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from April 1994 General Conference (1994-04), Apr 1994

Artist: Melchizedek Priesthood choir
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from October 1994 General Conference (1994-10), Oct 1994

Artist: Men of the Tabernacle Choir; Men of the Mormon Youth Chorus
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from Sivarai namo anina korikori (1996), p. 273
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Hymns (Braille), Vol. 1 and 2 (2011), no. 272

Other editions:
Hymns (Braille), Vol. 1 and 2 (2011), no. 331
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from Principles of the Gospel (2003) (2003), p. 300

Other editions:
Music from Principles of the Gospel (2003) (2014), p. 296
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Manual-Only Hymns for Organ (2010), 35
O Say, What Is Truth?

Transformations for Organ (2010), 22
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Priesthood Hymns (2011), 14
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from October 2012 General Conference (2012-10), Oct 2012

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Music from October 2016 General Conference (2016-10) [Jackman], Oct 2016

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Arranger: John Longhurst
Oh Say, What Is Truth? (October 2016)

Music from October 2020 General Conference (2020-10), Oct 2020

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

Arranger: John Longhurst

Tune: Joshua (by Anon.) (Return to top)

(Indexed instance years: 1889 to 1920)

More information about this tune: Tune: Joshua (Anon.)

O say what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1889), no. 313

Other editions:
Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1896), no. 313
Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1902), no. 313
Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1906), no. 313
Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1908), no. 313
Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1912), no. 313
Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1915), no. 313
Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody (1920), no. 313

Tune: N/A (Text only) (Return to top)

(Indexed instance years: 1851 to 1950)

Oh! say what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1851), no. 57

Other editions:
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1854), no. 57
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1856), no. 57
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1863), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1869), no. 58
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1871), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1871-usa), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1877), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1881), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1883-usa), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1884), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1887-usa), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1889), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1889-usa), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1890), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1891-usa), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1894), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1897), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1899), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1905), no. 59
Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1912), no. 59
Oh! say what is truth?

The Programme of the London Conference Festival (1851), 10
O Say, What is Truth?

Selection of Hymns for Special Services (1894), 5
O say what is truth?

Children’s Sunday School Hymn Book (1896), 168

Other editions:
Children’s Sunday School Hymn Book (1897), 168
Children’s Sunday School Hymn Book (1899), 168
Latter-day Saints’ Sunday School Hymn Book (1901), 168
Latter-day Saints’ Sunday School Hymn Book (1903), 168
Latter-day Saints’ Sunday School Hymn Book (1906), 168
Latter-day Saints’ Sunday School Hymn Book (1908), 168
O Say What Is Truth

Conference Hymns and Community Songs (1921), 11
O Say, What Is Truth?

MIA Song Folder (1928), 149
O Say, What Is Truth?

MIA Songs and Sociability Songs (1928), p. MIA-20a

Other editions:
MIA Songs and Sociability Songs (1929), p. MIA-8b
MIA Songs and Sociability Songs (1930), p. MIA-7b
MIA Songs and Sociability Songs (1932), p. 8b
O Say, What is Truth?

Selected Hymns for Spring Conference (Newcastle District) (1929), 76
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Favorite Seminary Songs (O. C. Tanner) (1950), 48

Tune: N/A (Undetermined) (Return to top)

(Indexed instance years: 1887 to 2004)

O, Say What Is Truth

Improvement Association Song Book (1887), 66
O say, what is truth

The Juvenile Instructor (1866–1929), Jun 1888, p. 176
O, Say, What Is Truth?

YMMIA and Missionary Hymn and Tune Book (1899), 49

Arranger: Evan Stephens

Other editions:
YMMIA and Missionary Hymn and Tune Book (1909), 49
O, say what is truth

Music from October 1900 General Conference (1900-10), Oct 1900
O, say what is truth

Music from April 1906 General Conference (1906-04), Apr 1906
O say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Music from April 1907 General Conference (1907-04), Apr 1907
O say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Music from October 1907 General Conference (1907-10), Oct 1907

Other editions:
Music from October 1907 General Conference (1907-10), Oct 1907
O say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Music from April 1908 General Conference (1908-04), Apr 1908

Other editions:
Music from April 1908 General Conference (1908-04), Apr 1908
O say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Music from October 1908 General Conference (1908-10), Oct 1908
O, say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Music from October 1909 General Conference (1909-10), Oct 1909
O, say, what is Truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Music from April 1910 General Conference (1910-04), Apr 1910
O, say, what is Truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Music from April 1911 General Conference (1911-04), Apr 1911
O, say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Music from October 1911 General Conference (1911-10), Oct 1911
O, say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Music from April 1912 General Conference (1912-04), Apr 1912

Other editions:
Music from April 1912 General Conference (1912-04), Apr 1912
O, say what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Music from October 1912 General Conference (1912-10), Oct 1912
O, say what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Music from April 1913 General Conference (1913-04), Apr 1913
O, say, what is Truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Music from October 1913 General Conference (1913-10), Oct 1913
O, say what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Music from April 1914 General Conference (1914-04), Apr 1914
O, say, what is Truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Music from October 1914 General Conference (1914-10), Oct 1914
O say, what is truth

Music from October 1916 General Conference (1916-10), Oct 1916
O say what is truth?

Music from April 1917 General Conference (1917-04), Apr 1917
O say what is truth

Music from October 1917 General Conference (1917-10), Oct 1917
O say what is truth?

Music from April 1918 General Conference (1918-04), Apr 1918
O, Say, What is Truth

Music from June 1919 General Conference (1919-06), Jun 1916
O Say, What is Truth?

Latter-Day Saints Congregational Hymns, Volume 1 (1919), 68
O say, what is Truth?

Music from October 1919 General Conference (1919-10), Oct 1919

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
O say, what is truth?

Music from April 1920 General Conference (1920-04), Apr 1920

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
O say, what is truth?

Music from October 1920 General Conference (1920-10), Oct 1920

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
O, say what is truth?

Music from April 1921 General Conference (1921-04), Apr 1921

Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Oh! say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem

Sacred Hymns (Cutler) (1942), 55
O Say, What is Truth?

A Selection from the Songs of Zion (1951-a), 76
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Hymns, Carols, Recreational Songs (British Mission) (1951), 83
O Say What Is Truth?

A Selection from the Songs of Zion (1977-a), 12
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Songs for the Sons of Utah Pioneers (1985), 17
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Selected Hymns (Military) (2001), 42
Oh Say, What Is Truth?

Glorious Things are Sung of Zion (Nielsen) (2004), 143

Other editions:
Glorious Things are Sung of Zion (Nielsen) (2004), 339

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