page_title: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymns
section_title: 1948–1950 hymnals
hierarchical_section_title: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymns / 1948–1950 hymnals
caption_attribution_description: English: 1950 LDS Hymnbook
context_page_description: Latter-day Saint hymns come from many sources and there have been numerous hymn books printed within the Latter Day Saint movement since its inception in 1830. The singing of hymns has always been an important part of the history and worship in the Latter Day Saint movement, including its largest component, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
context_section_description: In 1948, a new hymnbook that replaced both the 'Latter-day Saint Hymns' (1927 hymnbook) and the Deseret Sunday School Songs was published under the title Hymns: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  The 1948 edition included 387 hymns.
  While previous LDS hymnbooks focused on emphasizing music and texts written by Latter-day Saints, the committee that compiled this hymnbook turned more to classical Protestant sources for inspiration. They were also influenced by the research and writings of Sterling Wheelwright, who felt that LDS hymnals were losing their relevance through focusing on upbeat but trivial hymns rather than intimate and meditative ones. Overall, they sought to publish a hymnbook with a "better standard of musical expression" than previous LDS hymnals.
  Problems with binding and complaints from church leaders about the loss of some gospel songs led to the Church Music Committee issuing a slightly revised version in 1950.  The differences between the 1948 and 1950 editions were as follows:
  In 1960, two more hymns were added to the hymnal:
caption: 1950 LDS Hymnbook
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