1. “some of the greatest sermons are preached by the singing of hymns.” (Hymns, ix)
2. President Hinckley when, as a deacon, he attended a stake priesthood meeting with his father. They sang “Praise to the Man.”2 Later he would say, “I had an impression that has never left that Joseph Smith was indeed a prophet of God.”3 I believe that many of our Saints experience this again and again. Hymns play an essential role in spirituality, revelation, and conversion.
3. [They] invite the Spirit of the Lord.”4 They often do this quicker than anything else we may do. President J. Reuben Clark Jr. said, “We get nearer to the Lord through music than perhaps through any other thing except prayer.”
(When teaching FHE, link to following posts: Jeffery Holland - Sacrament Music, Boyd K. Packer - Satan uses Music)
(Jay E. Jensen, “The Nourishing Power of Hymns,” Ensign, May 2007, 11–13)
2. President Hinckley when, as a deacon, he attended a stake priesthood meeting with his father. They sang “Praise to the Man.”2 Later he would say, “I had an impression that has never left that Joseph Smith was indeed a prophet of God.”3 I believe that many of our Saints experience this again and again. Hymns play an essential role in spirituality, revelation, and conversion.
3. [They] invite the Spirit of the Lord.”4 They often do this quicker than anything else we may do. President J. Reuben Clark Jr. said, “We get nearer to the Lord through music than perhaps through any other thing except prayer.”
(When teaching FHE, link to following posts: Jeffery Holland - Sacrament Music, Boyd K. Packer - Satan uses Music)
(Jay E. Jensen, “The Nourishing Power of Hymns,” Ensign, May 2007, 11–13)
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