April 13, 2025, 7am MDT
The three choirs provided music for the April 2025 general conference. It is the total choir of Temple Square’s Tabernacle Choir, the Youth Choir in Northern Utah and Brigham Young University. They sang songs from “hymns, “songs for children” and a new hymn project, “hymns – for homes and churches.”
The seven songs were from the new Hymnbook project.
The tabernacle choir sang “Welcome Home” (no. 1027), “It Works with My Soul” (no. 1003), and “Nearly Like a Quiet Prayer” (no. 1030).
“Welcome Home” was written by Andrea Ablett. Andrea Brett attended a Sunday morning session to hear a hymn performed by the tabernacle choir. “This is a lifelong thrill,” she said in a report on Churchofjesuschrist.org. “When I was a young girl, I actually dreamed of having hymns to hymns.”
The young choir sang “Come and hear the words that the Lord spoke” (no. 1031) and “Oh, the deep and deep love of Jesus” (no. 1015).
Jeff Anderson, who oversees the youth choir, said, “We’re going to bump into rehearsals, work, work, work, work, bring out the ‘Oh, deep, deep love of Jesus’ and hear, ‘I love this’.
The combined BYU choir sang “Praise the day he rises” (no. 1201) and “Was you there?” (no. 1206), this is the traditional African American spirit.
“We invite us to reflect on Christ’s death, burial and resurrection,” said Jorge Rojas, who sang in the BYU choir.
The new Hymnbook songs have been released by the group, with 37 songs released so far, with 15 in February.
Music from April 2025 and past General Conferences is available at churchofjesuschrist.org under Library, and can be obtained in the Gospel Library app by selecting “Music Library” and “Music from General Conference”, and “Music Library from General Conference” and “Music” from General Conference. You can then download it by clicking on the video song and audio file title. The April 2025 General Conference and four choir and congregation hymn songs are also available on the General Conference YouTube channel.
See below for links to each of the videos of the 20-song choir sung at the general meetings on April 5-6, as well as information on the four choir and congregation hymns and Sunday morning “music and spoken language.”
Saturday morning session
The Temple Square Tabernacle Choir, directed by Mac Wilberg and Ryan Murphy and accompanied by organists Andrew Answorth and Richard Elliott, provided music for the Saturday morning session, April 5th.
• “Come, ye are the children of the Lord,” “hymns,” No. 58 (Prelude)
• “Song of Praise”, “Song of Hymn”, No. 71, arranged by Mac Wilberg.
• “He Sent a Son,” “Children’s Song Book,” p. 34, arranged by Nathan Hofheins
• “Height of the mountain peak”, “hymn”, No. 5 (Choir and Congregation Hymns)
• “God is love,” “hymn,” no. 87, arranged by Ryan Murphy
• “Come, Come, Saint,” “Hymn,” No. 30, arranged by Mac Wilberg.
Saturday afternoon session
The Youth Choir in Northern Utah – accompanied by director Jeff Anderson and organist Linda Margiz – sang during the Saturday afternoon session.
• “Singing Praise to Him”, “Hymn”, No. 70, arranged by Randall Kempton.
• “Come and hear the words the Lord is speaking,” “Hymns – For the House and the Church,” No. 1031, arranged by Jim Kasen.
• “Hark, all the nations!” “Hymn,” No. 264 (Choir and Congregation Hymns)
• “Ah, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus,” “Hymns – For the House and the Church,” No. 1015, arranged by Jeff Anderson.
• “Truth in Faith”, “Hymn”, No. 254, A. Arranged by Laurence Lyon
Saturday night session
The Brigham Young University Total Choir sang during the Saturday evening session. They were directed by Andrew Crane, Sonja Poulter and Brent Wells, and accompanied by organists Joseph Peoples and Linda Margiz.
• “The Day He Stands Up,” “Hymns – For the House and the Church,” No. 1201, arranged by Mac Wilberg.
• “Sweet is the peace the gospel brings”, “hymn”, No. 14, arranged by Ronald Staheli.
• “Are you there?” “Hymns – For the House and the Church,” No. 1206, arranged by HT Burleigh.
• “Rejoice, the Lord is the King!” “Hymn,” No. 66, arranged by Ryan Murphy.
“Music and Speak”
“Music and Speaked Words” for Sunday, April 6th, just before the Sunday morning session, is available on Tabernacle Choir’s YouTube channel.
The choir was under the direction of Mac Wilberg and was accompanied by organists Brian Matthias and Andrew Unsworth.
Sunday morning session
The music was provided by the Temple Square Tabernacle Choir directed by Mac Wilberg and accompanied by organists Brian Matthias and Andrew Answorth for Sunday morning sessions.
•Prelude: “Leave us, You are a wonderful Jehovah,” “hymn,” No. 83
• “Lord, Praise to the Almighty”, “Hymn”, No. 72, arranged by Mac Wilberg.
• “Welcome Home,” “Hymns – For Home and Churches,” No. 1027, arranged by Mac Wilberg.
• “Let’s push everything on us,” “hymns,” No. 243 (Choir and Congregation Hymn)
• “Jesus, I thought of you very much”, “hymn”, 141, arranged by Mac Wilberg.
• “It works well with my soul,” “Hymns – For the House and the Church,” No. 1003, arranged by Mac Wilberg.
Sunday afternoon session
The Temple Square Tabernacle Choir, directed by Mac Wilberg and Ryan Murphy and accompanied by organists Richard Elliott and Brian Matthias, provided music for Sunday afternoon sessions.
• “Sweet is a Work,” “Hymn,” No. 147, arranged by Ryan Murphy.
• “Accommodating like a quiet prayer,” “Hymns – For the House and the Church,” No. 1030, arranged by Ryan Murphy.
• “Glory to God on High,” “Hymn,” No. 67 (Choir and Congregation Hymns)
• “This is my beloved son,” “A collection of songs for children,” p. 76, arranged by Sam Cardon
• “The Savior of Israel,” “Hymn,” No. 6, arranged by Mac Wilberg
