1. Read the scripture to yourself.

2. Underline or highlight what you think are the 4 most important words in the verse.

3. What are some appropriate ways to act during the singing of hymns based on this verse?

When a congregation worships through singing, all present should participate. Here I share another experience. I had finished a special assignment on a Sunday morning in Salt Lake City and desired to attend a sacrament meeting. I stopped at a convenient ward meetinghouse and slipped unnoticed into the overflow area just as the congregation was beginning to sing these sacred words of the sacrament song:’Tis sweet to sing the matchless loveOf Him who left his home aboveAnd came to earth—oh, wondrous plan—To suffer, bleed, and die for man!(Hymns, 1985, no. 177)My heart swelled as we sang this worshipful hymn and contemplated renewing our covenants by partaking of the sacrament. Our voices raised the concluding strains:For Jesus died on Calvary,That all thru him might ransomed be.Then sing hosannas to his name;Let heav’n and earth his love proclaim.

Dallin H. Oaks

As we sang these words, I glanced around at members of the congregation and was stunned to observe that about a third of them were not singing. How could this be? Were those who did not even mouth the words suggesting that for them it was not“sweet to sing the matchless love” or to “sing hosannas to his name”? What are we saying, what are we thinking, when we fail to join in singing in our worship services?I believe some of us in North America are getting neglectful in our worship, including the singing of hymns. I have observed that the Saints elsewhere are more diligent in doing this. We in the center stakes of Zion should renew our fervent participation in the singing of our hymns. (“Worship through Music,” Ensign, Nov 1994, 9) Elder Dallin H. Oaks

Dallin H. Oaks

For my soul

delighteth in the song

of the heart; yea, the

song of the righteous

is a prayer unto me,

and it shall be

answered with a

blessing upon their

heads.

D&C 25:12

For my soul

delighteth in the song

of the heart; yea, the

song of the righteous

is a prayer unto me,

and it shall be

answered with a

blessing upon their

heads.

D&C 25:12 Now a warning! Some

music is spiritually very

destructive. You young

people know what kind

that is. The tempo, the

sounds, and the lifestyle

of those who perform it

repel the Spirit. It is far

more dangerous than you

may suppose, for it can

smother your spiritual

senses. (CR, Oct., p.59) President Boyd K. Packer

Do you love the

sensuous music rather

than to hear great

symphonies or the

work of the masters?

You answer to

yourselves and then …

you will have the

answer to [your] soul,

for music indeed is the

language of the soul,

whether it be uplifting

or otherwise. It is the

index to where we are

today. (The Teachings of Harold B.

Lee, 203.) Harold B. Lee

What kind of Music do you think President Hinckley listens to?

Jazz?

Rock?

Church?

Reggae?

Rap?

Blues?

Country?

Folk?

R&B?

Celtic?

Mormon Tabernacle Choir?

Hip Hop?

What kind of Music do you think President Hinckley listens to?

I have in my home a reasonably good

sound system. I do not use it

frequently, but now and again, I sit

quietly in the semidarkness and listen

for an hour or so to music that has

endured through the centuries

because of its remarkable qualities. I

listened the other evening to

Beethoven's Concerto for the Violin

and marveled that such a thing could

come out of the mind of a man. (Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley, 399.)

Counsel from the living prophet…

Enjoy music. Not the kind that rocks

and rolls, but the music of the masters,

the music that has lived through the

centuries, the music that has lifted

people. If you do not have a taste for

it, listen to it thoughtfully. If you do

not like it the first time, listen to it

again and keep listening. It will be

something like going to the temple.

The more often you go, the more

beautiful will be the experience. (Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley, 395 - 396.)

Counsel from the living prophet…

I am not suggesting that you must listen

exclusively to classical music…. Far

from it. What I am suggesting is that

you listen to …that which is uplifting,

that which is refining, that which avoids

pornographic suggestion, evil innuendo,

and false values. You do not have the

time to spend hours and hours listening

to…that which only degrades and

appeals to the animal nature ( “The

Wonderful Thing That Is You and The

Wonderful Good You Can Do,” [1988],

pamphlet, 7).

For my soul

delighteth in the song

of the heart; yea, the

song of the righteous

is a prayer unto me,

and it shall be

answered with a

blessing upon their

heads.

D&C 25:12 How will listening to good music

be a blessing to your head?

Young people you cannot

afford to fill your mind

with the unworthy hard

music of our day. It is not

harmless. It can welcome

on to the stage of your mind

unworthy thoughts and set

the tempo to which they

dance and to which you

may act. (Ensign, Jan.

1974, 28). Boyd K. Packer

“We have no idea of the

excellency, beauty,

harmony and

symphony of the music

in the heavens.” ( The Gospel

Kingdom:, 62)

John Taylor

The

things

you

listen to

should

be

uplifting

. (See A of F 1:13.)

BLESSING

Doctrine & Covenants 25:12

For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads.

Doctrine & Covenants 25:12

For my soul delighteth inthe song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and itshall be answered with a blessing upon their heads.

Doctrine & Covenants 25:12

For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads.

Doctrine & Covenants 25:12

For my soul delighteth inthe song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous isa prayer unto me, and itshall be answered with a blessing upon their heads.