Transcript The Psalms

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“Jesus Himself quoted the book of
Psalms more than any other Old
Testament text. The authors of the
four Gospels [Matthew, Mark, Luke,
and John] drew heavily on the psalms
as they strove to document His life
and ministry, particularly those
excruciating hours of His arrest, trial,
and Crucifixion” (For Times of Trouble [2012], 7–
8).
 The original hymnal collected by Emma Smith had no tunes--only words.
 Many hymns were based on a Psalm
 In the old hymnal, the first verse of "How Firm a Foundation" ended with
the phrase: You, who unto Jesus for refuge have fled…Because this phrase
sounds awkward to modern-day Saints ("Yoo-hoo unto Jesus!"), the hymn
book committee rephrased it to be: Who unto the Savior.
 Evan Stephens composed 16 of the hymns--the most of any composer in
the hymnal.
 It used to be the music director's responsibility to decide which tunes the
congregation would sing with which words.
 Look up “Meters” in the back of the hymnal; you can sing any two songs with
the same meter, interchanging the tune and lyrics
Look for phrases that relate to the Crucifixion of the Savior:
 Psalm 22:1
 Psalm 22:7–8
 Psalm 22:16, 18
 Psalm 31:5
 Psalm 34:20
 Psalm 69:21
 What was it like for Jesus to know these prophecies of His suffering and
death were given long before He was born?
https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2011-10-019-jesus-is-scourged-and-crucified?lang=eng
https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2011-10-019-jesus-is-scourged-and-crucified?lang=eng
"Some music is spiritually very destructive. You
young people know what kind that is. The tempo,
the sounds, and the lifestyle of those who perform
it repel the Spirit. It is far more dangerous than
you may suppose, for it can smother your
spiritual senses" (in Conference Report, Oct. 1994, 78; or Ensign,
Nov. 1994, 61).
 Which hymn do you choose to pump you up?
 Make you happy?
 For sacrament meeting?
 Which is your favorite hymn about the Savior?
Choose from among the sacred music of the
Church a favorite hymn, one with words that
are uplifting and music that is reverent, one
that makes you feel something akin to
inspiration. Go over it in your mind carefully.
Memorize it. Even though you have had no
musical training, you can think through a
hymn.
Now, use this hymn as the place for your
thoughts to go. Make it your emergency
channel. Whenever you find [inappropriate
thoughts slipping] onto the stage of your
mind, put on this record, as it were. As the
music begins and as the words form in your
thoughts, the unworthy ones will slip
shamefully away. It will change the whole
mood on the stage of your mind. Because it is
uplifting and clean, the baser thoughts will
disappear. Boyd K. Packer, Oct. 1976 Gen. Conf.
 Songs affect your…
 BODY (movements and endorphins)
 MEMORY (lyrics)
 EMOTIONS
 How has your life been influenced by music?
Has a song ever changed your day?
 How has your life been influenced by media?
Has a video ever changed your day?
 What’s the rule with what we should watch
and listen to? (see Moroni 7:14–16).
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