Posts Tagged as ‘song’

May 17, 2008

It All Works Out

The dog had diarrhea.
Thus begins the tale of my “sad song day”. But first, my dog Joey had gas. It started the night before. Those of you with dogs know that canine flatulence is just about one of the most unpleasant things we put up with for love of our furry friends. But this was [...]

April 26, 2008

My Song In The Night

This weekend the Choir will perform Mack Wilberg’s arrangement of an American Folk Hymn entitled “My Song in the Night”. I have tried to do some research online regarding its origin and history, and I came up a bit empty-handed. However, the text to this hymn is particularly haunting. The words invoke an attitude of [...]

January 22, 2008

Heavenly Music

I have come across a lovely little book this week. It traces the history and importance of music in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It details the humble beginnings of the first hymns collected by Emma Smith (published in 1835), then onward through the generations of LDS composers, and forward to the [...]