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To: T. P. Pole; Tennessee Nana

No the LDS do not.

What Child is this is one not included in the LDS hymnal. Probably because it references the Cross.


74 posted on 12/24/2011 2:09:44 PM PST by reaganaut (Ex-Mormon, now Christian "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see".)
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To: reaganaut
What Child is this is one not included in the LDS hymnal.

Yup, you got us. Since we do not have that specific Christmas song in our hymnal we must not be Christian. Congratulations, you have won the discussion.

Or, just maybe, that is a bogus argument. There are dozens and dozens of Christmas songs appropriate for Sunday worship service. And we only include 14 of them.

#201 - Joy to the World
#202 - Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful
#203 - Angels We Have Heard on High
#204 - Silent Night
#205 - Once in Royal David's City
#206 - Away in a Manger
#207 - It Came upon the Midnight Clear
#208 - O Little Town of Bethlehem
#209 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
#210 - With Wondering Awe
#211 - While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
#212 - Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains
#213 - The First Noel
#214 - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

I think that is a decent representative selection. Nope, not all of the available ones. But certainly a good selection.

And it is not that we are leaving room for our Momon-unique hymns. Just before the Christmas hymns are our sacrament hymns. Note #184. The editors must have missed that one.

#172 - In Humility, Our Savior
#173 - While of These Emblems We Partake
#174 - While of These Emblems We Partake
#175 - O God, the Eternal Father
#176 - 'Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love
#177 - 'Tis Sweet To Sing the Matchless Love
#178 - O Lord of Hosts
#179 - Again, Our Dear Redeeming Lord
#180 - Father in Heaven, We Do Believe
#181 - Jesus of Nazareth, Savior and King
#182 - We'll Sing All Hail to Jesus' Name
#183 - In Remembrance of Thy Suffering
#184 - Upon the Cross of Calvary
#185 - Reverently and Meekly Now
#186 - Again We Meet around the Board
#187 - God Loved Us, So He Sent His Son
#188 - Thy Will, O Lord, Be Done
#189 - O Thou, Before the World Began
#190 - In Memory of the Crucified
#191 - Behold the Great Redeemer Die
#192 - He Died! The Great Redeemer Died
#193 - I Stand All Amazed
#194 - There Is a Green Hill Far Away
#195 - How Great the Wisdom and the Love
#196 - Jesus, Once of Humble Birth
#197 - O Savior, Thou Who Wearest a Crown
#198 - That Easter Morn
#199 - He Is Risen!
#200 - Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

Several years back I played a piano solo of What Child is This in a December sacrament meeting. And I amazingly wasn't excommunicated.

I hope your Christmas is blessed.

96 posted on 12/24/2011 2:43:57 PM PST by T. P. Pole
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To: reaganaut; T. P. Pole; Tennessee Nana

No the LDS do not.

What Child is this is one not included in the LDS hymnal. Probably because it references the Cross.

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What Child Is This? - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhrRKxd8o6c

WHAT CHILD IS THIS-Renée Fleming-Mormon Tabernacle Choir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VmADpBVmCw


282 posted on 12/25/2011 3:28:14 AM PST by restornu (Love One Another)
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