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*Printed on or before 1927 (probably before).<ref>[[Himnos de Sion, 1927]] no. 107</ref>
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See also [[Relief Society Song Book, 1919]]—it is a previous edition with slight variances.
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*A fourth edition with this title is purported to have been copyrighted in 1923<ref>[http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=310058272257 eBay Auction]</ref>. This will soon be verified, as I have purchased it. Hopefully, more copyright information will be discovered. If anyone has information about earlier editions, please make it known, as it is possible they, at least, are in the public domain. —[[User:Veramet|Veramet]] 06:24, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
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=General Information=
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*Copyright: Copyright 1923 By [[Clarissa S. Williams]] For [[General Board Relief Society]]
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*At least four editions have been released
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**Fourth edition published by the General Board of Relief Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, December, 1930
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*Contains both words and music (some songs at the end only have words)
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**Music arranged and compiled by [[Brigham Cecil Gates]]
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**''Most'' songs are arranged with both treble and bass parts, although some under the ''Special Music'' heading are specifically arranged with treble singing parts only—most that do have two treble clefs, much as is seen in [[Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1985]].
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=List of Hymns<ref>[[Relief Society Song Book, 1923]], fourth edition, published in December, 1930</ref>=
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*Copyright note: Although this songbook is copyrighted in 1923, there is little variation between the list of hymns in this one and the public domain 1919 version. Therefore, it is the opinion of the poster that the changes are not significant enough to make the list in and of itself copyrightable.
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==Opening Hymns==
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*1. [[Lord, We Come before Thee Now|Lord, We Come Before Thee Now]]
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**Lyrics by [[William Hammond]]; put to the tune [[Seymour]], by [[Carl Maria von Weber]]; arr. by [[Henry Greatorix]]
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*2. [[O God, Our Help in Ages Past|O God, Our Help]]
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**Tune by [[B.C. Gates]]
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*3. [[To Thee, O God]]
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**Lyrics by [[John Lyon]]
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*4. [[Beneath this Sacred Roof]]
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**Lyrics by [[S.Y. Gates]]; tune by [[B. Cecil Gates]]
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*5. [[Scatter Seeds of Kindness]]
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*6. [[Hear Us Pray]]
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*7. [[We Are Sowing|Sowing]]
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*8. [[Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice]]
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*9. [[Onward, Christian Soldiers]]
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*10. [[Catch the Sunshine]]
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*11. [[Though Deepening Trials]]
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*12. [[Lead, Kindly Light]]
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*13. [[Do What Is Right]]
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*14. [[Earth, with her Ten Thousand Flowers]]
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*15. [[The Lord Is My Light]]
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*16. [[Redeemer of Israel]]
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*17. [[O Ye Mountains High]]
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*18. [[Our God, We Raise to Thee]]
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*19. [[The Happy Day Has Rolled On]]
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*20. [[Come, Thou Glorious Day of Promise]]
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*21. [[Zion Prospers, All Is Well]]
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*22. [[Come, Come, Ye Saints]]
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*23. [[Zion Stands With Hills Surrounded]]
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*24. [[Jerusalem the Golden]]
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*25. [[Love at Home]]
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*26. [[Our Mountain Home So Dear]]
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*27. [[Come, O Thou King of Kings]]
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*28. [[Invocation]]
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*29. [[Did You Think to Pray?]]
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*30. [[Joseph Smith's First Prayer]]
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==Closing Hymns==
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*31. [[God Be with You Till We Meet Again|God Be With You]]
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*32. [[How Firm a Foundation]]
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*33. [[Praise to the Man]]
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*34. [[All Hail the Power]]
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*35. [[Lord, We Ask Thee, Ere We Part]]
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*36. [[Prayer is the Soul's Sincere Desire]]
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*37. [[Farewell, All Earthly Honors]]
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*38. [[The Spirit of God Like a Fire]]
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*39. [[Nearer, My God to Thee]]
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*40. [[For the Strength of the Hills]]
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*41. [[We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet]]
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*42. [[Rock of Ages]]
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*43. [[Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow]]
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*44. [[O Say, What is Truth?]]
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*45. [[Now Let Us Rejoice]]
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*46. [[Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing]]
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*47. [[Come, Let Us Anew]]
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*48. [[High on the Mountain Top]]
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*49. [[Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah]]
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*50. [[The Time Is Far Spent]]
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*51. [[Let Us All Press On]]
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*52. [[Improve the Shining Moments]]
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*53. [[Sing We Now at Parting|Parting Hymn]]
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==General Hymns==
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*54. [[Shall We Meet?]]
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*55. [[What Was Witnessed in the Heavens?]]
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**To the tune ''[[Erie]]'', now used with [[Israel, Israel, God Is Calling]]
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*56. [[Come, Dearest Lord]]
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*57. [[Abide With Me]]
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*58. [[Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me]]
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*59. [[Still, Still With Thee]]
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*60. [[Nearer, Dear Savior, to Thee]]
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*61. [[Jesus, Lover of My Soul]]
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*62. [[The Morning Light]]
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*63. [[Come, Said Jesus]]
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*64. [[O Worship the King]]
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*65. [[Hushed Was the Evening Hymn]]
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*66. [[The Rising Sun]]
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*67. [[My Friend]]
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*68. [[An Angel from on High]]
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*69. [[Where the Voice of Friendship's Heard]]
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*70. [[Who Are These Arrayed in White?]]
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*71. [[God Speed the Right]]
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*72. [[I Know That My Redeemer Lives]]
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*73. [[God Bless Our Mountain Home]]
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*74. [[The Lord is My Shepherd]]
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*75. [[Nay, Speak No Ill]]
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*76. [[Jesus, My Savior]]
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*77. [[When First the Glorious Light of Truth]]
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*78. [[O Happy Home]]
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*79. [[Now a Calm and Peaceful Sleep]]
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*80. [[We Thank Thee, Heavenly Father]]
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*81. [[Rest for the Weary Soul]]
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*82. [[Silent Night]]
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*83. [[God Moves In a Mysterious Way]]
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*84. [[Rock of My Refuge]]
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*85. [[Take Courage, Saints]]
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*86. [[Hail to the Brightness of Zion's Glad Morning]]
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*87. [[Sister, Thou Wast Mild and Lovely]]
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*88. [[To Thee, O Heavenly Father]]
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*89. [[Kind Words are Sweet Tones]]
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*90. [[Hark! Listen to the Trumpeters]]
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*91. [[O Thou Rock of Our Salvation]]
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*92. [[Beautiful Words of Love]]
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*93. [[O What Songs of the Heart]]
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==Patriotic Songs==
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*94. [[The Star-Spangled Banner]]
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*95. [[Freedom Waves Her Joyous Pinions]]
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*96. [[Land of the Free]]
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*97. [[Marseillaise Hymn]]
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*98. [[My Country, 'Tis of Thee|America]]
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*99. [[Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean]]
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*100. [[Hail, Columbia!]]
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*101. [[Utah, We Love Thee]]
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*102. [[Battle Hymn of the Republic]]
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*103. [[Flag of the Free]]
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==Special Music==
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Choruses, Quartets, Trios, Duets, Solos, Etc.
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*104. [[Our Mountain Home So Dear]]
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*105. [[Beyond To-day]]
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*106. [[O, Ye Tears]]
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*107. [[Lullaby (de Jong)|Lullaby]]
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**Words and music by [[Gerrit de Jong, Jr.]]
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**The following was noted under the song: ''To the memory of my little son, W.G.''
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**Also seen in Spanish in [[Himnos de Sion de la Iglesia de Jesucristo, 1927]], p. 154 ([[Duerme Nene Mío]])
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*108. [[Our Eternal Home]]
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*109. [[I Live for Those Who Love Me]]
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*110. [[Mother (White)|Mother]]
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**Words and music by [[Ida H. White]]
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**The following was noted under the song: ''(To my Mother.)''
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*111. [[School Thy Feelings]]
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*112. [[Christmas Song (Stephens)|Christmas Song]]
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**Words and music by [[Evan Stephens]]
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*113. [[Utah, We Love Thee!]]
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**Words and music by [[Evan Stephens]]
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*114. [[Home (Whitney)|Home]]
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**Words by [[Orson F. Whitney]]; Music by [[Edwin F. Parry]]
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*115. [[Lasting Joy]]
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*116. [[Come, Saints, and Sing a Joyful Song]]
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*117. [[My Mother's Love]]
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**Words and music by [[John M. Chamberlain]]
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*118. [[Gentle Words]]
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*119. [[Come, Dearest Lord]]
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*120. [[Oh, that My Soul]]
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*121. [[Freedom and Love]]
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*122. [[The Mother's Plea]]
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**Words by [[R.S. Horne]]; Music by [[Ida W. White]]
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*123. [[If It Could Be]]
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**Words by [[Bertha A. Kleinman]] and music by [[Charles Frederick Stayner]]
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*124. [[O Thou Who Lovest Innocence]]
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**Words by [[Susa Young Gates]] and music by [[B. Cecil Gates]]
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*125. [[When Light Peeps O'er the Hill]]
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*126. [[The Relief Society]]
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**Words and music by [[John M. Chamberlain]]
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*127. [[The New Freedom Song]]
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**Words by [[Lucy A. R. Clark]] and music by [[Evan Stephens]]
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*128. [[Our Savior King]]
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*129. [[With Heavenly Inspiration]]
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**Words by [[Lucy M. Green]] and music by [[Ida W. White]]
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*130. [[We Serve to Love]]
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**Words by [[John M. Chamberlain]]; arr. by [[B.C. Gates]]
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*131. [[Sweet and Low]]
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**Arr. by [[B.C. Gates]]
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*132. [[The Gospel Message]]
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*133. [[Lord, Thou Wilt Hear Me]]
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*134. [[All Our Hearts]]
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*135. [[Love's Old Sweet Song]]
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*136. [[We Ever Pray for Thee]]
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*137. [[Spring (Gates)|Spring]]
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**Words by [[Susa Young Gates]] and music by [[Brigham Cecil Gates]]
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*138. [[We Love Our Work]]
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*139. [[Song to the Morning]]
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**Words by [[Susa Young Gates]] and music by [[B. Cecil Gates]]
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*140. [[Glory Forever]]
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**Words by [[W. Clegg]]; music by [[G. Braga]]; arr. by [[B.C. Gates]]
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*141. [[A Prayer]]
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**Words and arrangement by [[Edna H. Coray]]; from "Communion in G,"
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==Miscellaneous Songs==
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"Words without music for social entertainments and community singing."<ref>See the index for miscellaneous songs, of at least the fourth edition of this compilation</ref>
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*142. [[Carry Me Back to Old Virginny]]
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*143. [[Out Where the West Begins]]
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*144. [[Old Black Joe]]
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*145. [[Home, Sweet Home]]
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*146. [[My Old Kentucky Home]]
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*147. [[Auld Lang Syne]]
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*148. [[Old Folks at Home]]
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*149. [[The Old Oaken Bucket]]
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*150. [[Good-Night, Ladies]]
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*151. [[The Dearest Spot on Earth]]
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*152. [[Hard Times, Come Again No More]]
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*153. [[The Old Arm-Chair]]
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*154. [[My Bonnie]]
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*155. [[Annie Laurie]]
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*156. [[Sweet By-and-By]]
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*157. [[Marching Through Georgia]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:39, 10 May 2019

See also Relief Society Song Book, 1919—it is a previous edition with slight variances.

General Information

List of Hymns[1]

  • Copyright note: Although this songbook is copyrighted in 1923, there is little variation between the list of hymns in this one and the public domain 1919 version. Therefore, it is the opinion of the poster that the changes are not significant enough to make the list in and of itself copyrightable.

Opening Hymns

Closing Hymns

General Hymns

Patriotic Songs

Special Music

Choruses, Quartets, Trios, Duets, Solos, Etc.

Miscellaneous Songs

"Words without music for social entertainments and community singing."[2]

References

  1. ↑ Relief Society Song Book, 1923, fourth edition, published in December, 1930
  2. ↑ See the index for miscellaneous songs, of at least the fourth edition of this compilation
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