Approaching the Lord through Music
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"Hymns play an essential role in spirituality, revelation, and
conversion.
conversion.
"Hymns are 'an essential part of our church
meetings. [They] invite the Spirit of the Lord' (Hymns, ix).
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' (in Conference Report,
Oct. 1936, 111)."
meetings. [They] invite the Spirit of the Lord' (Hymns, ix).
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' (in Conference Report,
Oct. 1936, 111)."
Topics: music, spirituality, hymns
(Jay E. Jensen, "The Nourishing Power of Hymns," Ensign, May 2007, 11)
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