Hymns Volume 1 (Hymns 1 - 25)
Hymns Volume 1
Around 1977, when I was in my early 20s, I noticed a hymn writing contest hosted by the New Era Magazine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Shortly thereafter, I stumbled cross a poem written by William W. Phelps to the prophet Joseph Smith. I decided to try my hand at writing a hymn with this poem as text. This was my first hymn. As you can see, I won Honorable Mention. And I was bested by some pretty amazing musicians. Below is the hymn:
1-Go With Me
I wrote several more hymns over the next few years. Below is a hymn based on a talk from general conference by President James E. Faust.
2-Priesthood Blessings
By 2014 I had completed my 25th hymn. I wrote the text to most of the first 25 hymns, but had some help from Mark Fotheringham, Kim Jensen, King David, Evan Stephens, Bergeta Williams, James E. Faust, Charles Wesley, and William Wordsworth. I published these first 25 hymns in my first volume of hymns, entitled Hymns: Original Sacred SATB Music Volume 1. You may see and listen to the other hymns from this volume below.
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3-Psalm 55
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4-Christ the Lord is Ever Near
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5-A Prayer
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6-Come Join the Ranks of Zion's Grand Army
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7-The Savior Comes Again
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8-Come Unto Zion
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9-Hark All Ye Nations
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10-Lord, Give Me the Strength
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11-O Home Beloved, Where'er I Wander
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12-Ode on Intimations of Immortality
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13-Salvation's Plan
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14-The Savior of Mankind
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15-In the Savior's Name
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16-My Will I Give to Thee
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17-Eternal Plan
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18-Be Ye Therefore Perfect
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19-The Last Supper
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20-When Christ Was Born in Bethlehem
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21-I Believe God Loveth Me
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22-Christ the Lord is Risen Today
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23-Oh My Lord, My Blessed Savior
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24-Hark, Hear the Sound of Trumpet Bold
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25-Thou Didst Create the World For Me
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Hymns Volume 2
Hymns Volume 2 (Hymns 26-50)By 2014, I had begun collaborating more with my friend Mark Fotheringham. Of the next 25 hymns, Mark wrote the text to 12. You can check out these 25 hymns below:
1-Let Us Bow Before His Throne
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2-The Prisoners Shall Go Free
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3-Sing to the Lord
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4-The Lord Will Open the Door
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5-When Through the Deep Waters
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6-The Sacrament
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7-Restoration Morning
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8-Heaven
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9-Come Unto Christ
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10-When in the Realms of Joy
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11-Holy Father, I Pray
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12-Dearest Savior
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13-Fulness Restored
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14-The Gospel of Love
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15-Turning the Hearts
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16-Christ is the Way
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17-Fasting
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18-Hast Thou Not Heard
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19-Praise Ye the Name of the Lord
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20-True Doctrine
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21-Let Thy Holy Spirit Guide
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22-Creation Hymn
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23-We'll Bow in Humble Reverence
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24-Lord, Humbly I Come to Thee Now
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25-Testimony
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Hymns Volume 3
Hymns Volume 3 (Hymns 51-75)The next 25 hymns were finished by 2015. Mark Fotheringham wrote 21 texts in this third collection. They are listed below.
1-This Sacred Hour
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2-Words of the Prophets
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3-My Lord Will Comfort Me
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4-Proof in Trial
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5-Awake My Soul
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6-We Talk of Christ
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7-Father Speaks
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8-Blessed Be God
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9-There Comes a Day
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10-The Temple is The House of God
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11-Restoration Foretold
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12-Ask the Truth of God
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13-Face to Face
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14-The Promise of Spring
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15-The Book of Mormon
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16-Oh, To Have Been in Kirtland
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17-Prophet and Seer
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18-May My Children Walk in Truth
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19-Glory to God
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20-Testimony of Christ
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21-Here Am I, Send Me
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22-Reverent Is the Man
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23-Sleep My Baby, Sleep (same music as Reverent Is the Man)
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24-Hear Me, Oh Lord
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25-Lead Us On To Victory
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26-A Blessing
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Hymns Volume 4 (Hymns 76-100)
In 2015, I completed the next set of 25 hymns with the help again of Mark Fotheringham as text writer.
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Hymns Volume 5 (Hymns 101-125)
The hymns continued to flow throughout 2015. Again Mark Fotheringham wrote the majority of the texts in this collection of 25 hymns. Here is an example:
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Hymns Volume 6 (Hymns 126-150)
The next 25 hymns were written in the later end of 2015 and into 2016. Here is an example:
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Hymns Volume 7 (Hymns 151-175)
2016 was a good year for hymns. Here is a sample from these 25 hymns, again with text by Mark Fotheringham.
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Hymns Volume 8 (Hymns 176-200)
Another set of 25 hymns was written by the end of 2016. Here is one good example:
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