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Our Latter-Day Hymns: The Stories and the Messages

by Karen Lynn Davidson · 1988

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This collection looks at the hymns sung in Latter-day Saint congregations and the personal stories that lie behind many of them. Each chapter traces how a particular song came to be written, the circumstances of its author, and the spiritual lessons members have drawn from it over the years. Rather than offering a dry musical history, the book focuses on the human side of faith, showing how simple words set to melody can comfort, teach and strengthen believers.

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The author gathers the messages carried by these hymns and shows how they speak to everyday life, from hardship and loss to gratitude and hope. Readers interested in Mormon worship, church music or inspirational writing will find here a gentle guide to the songs that many members know by heart.

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