{"id":41,"date":"2022-08-20T15:28:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T21:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/?p=41"},"modified":"2022-08-29T08:34:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T14:34:21","slug":"new-lds-choir-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/new-lds-choir-music\/","title":{"rendered":"New LDS Choir Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div><p><em>By Jonathan Whitcomb<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I wrote &#8220;Come to Christ&#8221; over a period of weeks, in the middle of 2022, culminating in version #121, with most of the text taken from (or modified from) the Book of Mormon:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Press forward, feast on the word of Christ;<br \/>\nBehold you shall have eternal life.<br \/>\nHold to the rod: the word of God;<br \/>\nBehold the tree of the love of God.<\/p>\n<p>We like sheep had gone astray,<br \/>\nto turn to wander far away.<br \/>\nTurn again. Turn to God.<\/p>\n<p>Behold my Son, my Beloved Son:<br \/>\nCome unto Him for eternal life.<br \/>\nBehold His hands, his feet and side:<br \/>\nFor you he bled and died.<\/p>\n<p>Turn to Him. Come unto Christ.<br \/>\nCome to Him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-1-organ-or-piano-ver-C.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-80\" src=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-1-organ-or-piano-ver-C-308x400.jpg\" alt=\"Church choir music &quot;Come to Christ&quot; page 1\" width=\"780\" height=\"1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-1-organ-or-piano-ver-C-308x400.jpg 308w, https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-1-organ-or-piano-ver-C-789x1024.jpg 789w, https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-1-organ-or-piano-ver-C-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-1-organ-or-piano-ver-C.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-2-organ-or-piano-ver-C.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-81\" src=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-2-organ-or-piano-ver-C-311x400.jpg\" alt=\"page 2 of the choir music by Whitcomb\" width=\"780\" height=\"1003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-2-organ-or-piano-ver-C-311x400.jpg 311w, https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-2-organ-or-piano-ver-C-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-2-organ-or-piano-ver-C-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-2-organ-or-piano-ver-C.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-3-organ-or-piano-ver-C.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-82\" src=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-3-organ-or-piano-ver-C-293x400.jpg\" alt=\"Church choir music, page 3, version 121\" width=\"780\" height=\"1064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-3-organ-or-piano-ver-C-293x400.jpg 293w, https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-3-organ-or-piano-ver-C-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-3-organ-or-piano-ver-C-768x1048.jpg 768w, https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-3-organ-or-piano-ver-C.jpg 989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-4-organ-or-piano.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83\" src=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-4-organ-or-piano-299x400.jpg\" alt=\"church choir music composition, page 4, version 121\" width=\"780\" height=\"1042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-4-organ-or-piano-299x400.jpg 299w, https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-4-organ-or-piano-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-4-organ-or-piano-768x1026.jpg 768w, https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-4-organ-or-piano.jpg 986w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-5-organ-or-piano-with-text-at-bottom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84\" src=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-5-organ-or-piano-with-text-at-bottom-290x400.jpg\" alt=\"church choir music &quot;Come to Christ&quot;, page 5, version #121\" width=\"780\" height=\"1075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-5-organ-or-piano-with-text-at-bottom-290x400.jpg 290w, https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-5-organ-or-piano-with-text-at-bottom-743x1024.jpg 743w, https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-5-organ-or-piano-with-text-at-bottom-768x1058.jpg 768w, https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-5-organ-or-piano-with-text-at-bottom.jpg 1016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\">.<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookapplause.com\/cerritos_blog\/?p=1017\"><strong>Book of Mormon Music for Choir<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Do you believe it possible for a person who has passed away to contact us or at least to influence those of us who are still living in mortality? I have not the slightest doubt that some of them do help us in a number of subtle ways, at least on occasion.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/music?lang=eng\"><strong>LDS Book of Mormon Music<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Books and collections, music callings, music player<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/music\/text\/other\/this-is-the-christ?lang=eng\"><strong>LDS This is the Christ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>They heard His voice, a voice so mild.<br \/>\nIt pierced them through and made their souls to quake.<br \/>\nThey saw Him come, a man in white,<br \/>\nThe Savior, who had suffered for their sake. . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonathanwhitcomb.com\/book-of-mormon\/2022\/06\/28\/press-forward-feasting-on-the-word\/\"><strong>Press Forward, Feasting on the Word<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The following is the text for the short choir piece \u201cCome to Christ\u201d (YouTube), which choral piece I wrote in mid-2022 (see also the music score below, for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, with organ) . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetabernaclechoir.org\/watch-listen\/recordings.html\"><strong>LDS choir music<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Looking for a specific song? Visit the Choir&#8217;s library of sacred music from past general conferences of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetabernaclechoir.org\/shop\/products\/this-is-the-christ-2011.html\"><strong>Tabernacle Choir: This is the Christ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>**#1 on Billboard\u2019s Classical and Christian Charts when released!** The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square combine their talents to create this one-of-a-kind collection of exquisite music that bears witness of the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jonathan Whitcomb I wrote &#8220;Come to Christ&#8221; over a period of weeks, in the middle of 2022, culminating in version #121, with most of the text taken from (or modified from) the Book of Mormon: Press forward, feast on the word of Christ; Behold you shall have eternal life. Hold to the rod: the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/new-lds-choir-music\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New LDS Choir Music&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-41","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-choir-piece","tag-book-of-mormon-text"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/version-121-page-5-organ-or-piano-with-text-at-bottom.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86,"href":"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions\/86"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/objectiveness.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}