Sacred Music

Composer Stephen M. Jones read the line “Christ is the path and Christ the prize” and the music came into his mind.

Familiar Christmas songs and new submissions from Latter-day Saint authors were included in this release of new hymns.

The annual event highlights sacred music that inspires faith in Jesus Christ, teaches gospel doctrine, brings joy, offers comfort and fosters unity.

Composer Stephen M. Jones created a new tune to match the flowing words of the Christian hymn before it was added to "Hymns for Home and Church."

See videos of songs sung by the Tabernacle Choir and a choir from northern Utah during October 2026 general conference.

“I wrote it for him in the hope that he will always remember that Heavenly Father is never far away," Sally DeFord said.

Written at a military academy, the energy and cadence of R. Kelso Carter’s hymn have been known by other faiths since 1886.

Since the announcement in 2018, the Church has released 82 new songs in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French, with more to come.

The lyrics and music work together to show turmoil, then peace, explained the songwriter and composer.

Gospel Library app now includes featured playlists, topic-based search, new audio type selection, stake conference hymn board, metronome tool and guitar chord notation.

The hymn spells out "practical ways we can behave better towards our fellow man," the composer said.

Before "Speak to Us, Lord" was in the hymnbook, it was in a collection of poems by J. Scott Miller’s grandfather.

See the inspiration behind Shawna Edwards’ hymn “The Miracle.”

"To God Be the Glory," a hymn written in 1872 by blind writer and poet Fanny Crosby, is now in the new hymnbook.

Sacred music can inspire and help people feel closer to God, observes Derrick Porter in this week’s “Music & the Spoken Word” with The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. Watch it here.

Hymns and songs can build testimonies of Jesus Christ and seep deeply into hearts.

The hymns — some from other Christian traditions, some familiar favorites and some brand new submissions — invite worship of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

The writer and composer put imagery into music to deepen understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. This hymn is now in the new global hymnbook.

Author and composer Andrea Brett was inspired by an enthusiastic greeting one snowy morning.

Hanna Saffer began writing "My Covenants" when she was expecting her first child and finished it when her daughter was baptized.