>> LLOYD NEWELL: THE TABERNACLE CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA AT TEMPLE SQUARE, PRESENT A MUSIC & THE SPOKEN WORD FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL. ♪♪ ♪ GENTLY RAISE
THE SACRED STRAIN, ♪ ♪ AHH ♪ CONDUCTING TODAY'S PROGRAM IS MACK WILBERG AND RYAN MURPHY, WITH ORGANIST RICHARD ELLIOTT, AND THE SPOKEN WORD BY LLOYD NEWELL. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ ON THIS DAY OF JOY
AND GLADNESS, ♪ ♪ LORD, WE PRAISE
THY HOLY NAME; ♪ ♪ IN THIS SACRED PLACE
OF WORSHIP, ♪ ♪ WE THY GLORIES
LOUD PROCLAIM! ♪ ♪♪ ♪ AL-LE-LU-IA, ♪ ♪ AL-LE-LU-IA, ♪ ♪ BRIGHT AND CLEAR
OUR VOICES RING, ♪ ♪ SINGING SONGS
OF EXULTATION ♪ ♪ TO OUR MAKER,
LORD, AND KING! ♪ ♪♪ ♪ OPEN WIDE
THE FOUNT OF ZION; ♪ ♪ LET HER RICHEST
BLESSINGS FLOW ♪ ♪ TO THE SAINTS
WHO NOBLY SERVE THEE ♪ ♪ IN THE GOSPEL
HERE BELOW. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ AL-LE-LU-IA, ♪ ♪ AL-LE-LU-IA, ♪ ♪ BRIGHT AND CLEAR
OUR VOICES RING, ♪ ♪ SINGING SONGS
OF EXULTATION ♪ ♪ TO OUR MAKER,
LORD, AND KING! ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ MAY WE LABOR
IN THE KINGDOM ♪ ♪ BY THE PROPHETS
LONG FORETOLD ♪ ♪ WHERE THE CHILDREN
OF THE PROMISE ♪ ♪ SHALL BE GATHERED
IN THE FOLD. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ AL-LE-LU-IA, ♪ ♪ AL-LE-LU-IA, ♪ ♪ BRIGHT AND CLEAR
OUR VOICES RING, ♪ ♪ SINGING SONGS
OF EXULTATION ♪ ♪ TO OUR MAKER,
LORD, AND KING! ♪ ♪ SINGING SONGS
OF EXULTATION ♪ ♪ TO OUR MAKER,
LORD, AND KING! ♪ ♪♪ ♪ LORD AND KING ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ FOR THE BEAUTY
OF THE EARTH, ♪ ♪ FOR THE BEAUTY
OF THE SKIES, ♪ ♪ FOR THE LOVE
WHICH FROM OUR BIRTH, ♪ ♪ OVER AND AROUND
US LIES, ♪ ♪ LORD OF ALL,
TO THEE WE RAISE ♪ ♪ THIS OUR HYMN
OF GRATEFUL PRAISE. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ FOR THE BEAUTY
OF EACH HOUR ♪ ♪ OF THE DAY
AND OF THE NIGHT, ♪ ♪ HILL AND VALE
AND TREE AND FLOW'R, ♪ ♪ SUN AND MOON,
AND STARS OF LIGHT, ♪ ♪ LORD OF ALL,
TO THEE WE RAISE ♪ ♪ THIS OUR HYMN
OF GRATEFUL PRAISE. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ FOR THE JOY
OF HUMAN LOVE, ♪ ♪ BROTHER, SISTER,
PARENT, CHILD, ♪ ♪ FRIENDS ON EARTH,
AND FRIENDS ABOVE, ♪ ♪ FOR ALL GENTLE
THOUGHTS AND MILD, ♪ ♪ LORD OF ALL,
TO THEE WE RAISE ♪ ♪ THIS OUR HYMN
OF GRATEFUL PRAISE. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ LORD OF ALL,
TO THEE WE RAISE ♪ ♪ THIS OUR HYMN
OF GRATEFUL PRAISE. ♪ ♪ FOR THE JOY
OF HUMAN LOVE, ♪ ♪ BROTHER, SISTER,
PARENT, CHILD, ♪ ♪ FRIENDS ON EARTH,
AND FRIENDS ABOVE, ♪ ♪ FOR ALL GENTLE
THOUGHTS AND MILD, ♪ ♪ LORD OF ALL,
TO THEE WE RAISE ♪ ♪ THIS OUR HYMN
OF GRATEFUL PRAISE. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ THIS OUR HYMN
OF GRATEFUL PRAISE. ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ SHEEP MAY SAFELY
GRAZE AND PASTURE ♪ ♪ IN A WATCHFUL
SHEPHERD'S SIGHT. ♪ ♪ SHEEP MAY SAFELY
GRAZE AND PASTURE ♪ ♪ SHEEP MAY SAFELY
GRAZE AND PASTURE ♪ ♪ IN A WATCHFUL
SHEPHERD'S SIGHT. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ LIKE A SHEPHERD
GOD DOTH GUIDE US ♪ ♪♪ ♪ INTO PASTURES
CALM AND BLEST; ♪ ♪ SAFE WE LIE BY PEACEFUL
WATERS, PEACEFUL WATERS ♪ ♪ LO, HE LEADS AND
KINDLY FEEDS THEM ♪ ♪ BY HIS LIGHT HE
GUIDES THEM ♪ ♪ TO THE PASTURES
CLEAR AND BRIGHT ♪ ♪♪ ♪ LO, HE BRINGS THEM
TO THE PASTURES ♪ ♪ CLEAR AND BRIGHT ♪ ♪ LO, HE BRINGS THEM
TO THE PASTURES ♪ ♪ LO, HE BRINGS THEM
TO THE PASTURES ♪ ♪ CLEAR AND BRIGHT ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ SHEEP MAY SAFELY GRAZE,
ABOUNDING IN THE ♪ ♪ SHEPHERD'S LOVING CARE ♪ ♪ SHEEP MAY SAFELY GRAZE,
ABOUNDING IN THE ♪ ♪ SHEPHERD'S LOVING CARE ♪ ♪ SHEEP MAY SAFELY GRAZE,
ABOUNDING IN THE ♪ ♪ SHEPHERD'S LOVING CARE ♪ ♪ IN THE SHEPHERD'S
LOVING CARE ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ HOME IS A SPECIAL
KIND OF FEELING: ♪ ♪ THE FEELING OF A PLACE
WHERE YOU BELONG; ♪ ♪ A FEELING THAT THE WORLD
IS LEFT BEHIND YOU, ♪ ♪ LIKE A SHELTER
FROM YOUR CARE ♪ ♪ THAT SEEMS TO WANT YOU
TO BE THERE. ♪ ♪ HOME IS THAT SPECIAL
KIND OF FEELING: ♪ ♪ THE FEELING THAT YOU'VE
MADE IT ALL YOUR OWN; ♪ ♪ SOMEWHERE WHICH YOU KNOW
IS REALLY YOUR PLACE; ♪ ♪ A PLACE FOR LIVING; ♪ ♪ YOUR SPECIAL PLACE,
YOUR HOME. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ HOME HAS A WELCOME
KIND OF FEELING: ♪ ♪ THE FIRELIGHT AND THE WARMTH
OF HEARTH AND HOME; ♪ ♪ A WELCOME THAT YOU KNOW
WILL ALWAYS CHEER YOU, ♪ ♪ LIKE A GENTLE
FOND HELLO ♪ ♪ THAT SEEMS TO TOUCH YOU
WITH A GLOW. ♪ ♪ HOME HAS A QUIET
KIND OF FEELING: ♪ ♪ AN ISLAND
WHEN YOU NEED TO BE ALONE; ♪ ♪ A HAVEN FOR THE TIMES
YOU SPEND TOGETHER; ♪ ♪ A HAVEN FOR THE TIMES
YOU SPEND TOGETHER; ♪ ♪ THERE'S NOWHERE BETTER, ♪ ♪ NO OTHER PLACE
LIKE HOME. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> PERHAPS THE BEST-KNOWN PRAYER EVER UTTERED, THE LORD'S PRAYER, BEGINS: "OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THY NAME. " TO HALLOW IS TO MAKE SACRED OR HOLY, TO REVERE AND RESPECT, SO THE PRAYER OPENS IN REVERENCE FOR THE NAME OF GOD. THERE ARE MANY NAMES AND TITLES WE CAN USE TO REFER TO GOD, ALL OF THEM HALLOWED AND WORTHY OF REVERENCE, BUT IT'S SIGNIFICANT THAT THE NAME WE'RE INVITED TO USE IN THIS PRAYER IS "FATHER." OUR KIND AND LOVING HEAVENLY FATHER IS THE PERFECT MODEL FOR FATHERS. JUST THINK OF ALL THE ATTRIBUTES AND QUALITIES OF OUR HEAVENLY FATHER THAT ARE ALSO IDEAL IN EARTHLY FATHERS: HE NEVER STOPS CARING, NEVER STOPS LOVING HIS CHILDREN, EVEN AMID OUR SHORTCOMINGS AND WEAKNESSES. HE GUIDES, PROTECTS, AND WATCHES OVER US. HE PROVIDES FOR OUR NEEDS. HE SEES OUR POTENTIAL AND HELPS US GROW TO ACHIEVE IT. AND HE'S ALWAYS AVAILABLE, THROUGH PRAYER, WHENEVER WE NEED TO FEEL HIS LOVE AND SUPPORT. OF COURSE, NO MORTAL FATHER COMES CLOSE TO THAT IDEAL. BUT THERE IS SOMETHING SACRED, SOMETHING HEAVENLY, ABOUT GOOD FATHERS, KIND AND CARING FATHERS, WHO ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO BLESS THEIR CHILDREN WITH A LOVING EXAMPLE. THEY STRIVE TO BE GOOD, IF NOT PERFECT; THEY STRIVE TO PUT FAMILY FIRST, NOT SECOND; THEY STRIVE TO TEACH THEIR CHILDREN WITH COMPASSION, NOT CRITICISM. THERE'S A HINT OF HEAVEN IN EVERY HONEST-IF IMPERFECT-ATTEMPT. JUST AS OUR HEAVENLY FATHER IS PATIENT WITH HIS CHILDREN'S FAILINGS, WE MUST BE PATIENT WITH OUR OWN-AND WITH THOSE OF THE FATHERS IN OUR LIVES. LIKE ALL OF US, THEY ARE LEARNING AND GROWING ALONG THE WAY. IN THE CASE OF FATHERS WHO ARE ABSENT OR EVEN ABUSIVE, WE CAN LOOK TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER FOR THE LOVE, GUIDANCE, AND EXAMPLE THAT WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED. WE CAN DO THE SAME WHEN DEATH HAS, FOR A TIME, TAKEN A FATHER FROM THE FAMILY CIRCLE. FATHERHOOD IS A SACRED, HOLY CALLING-"[ON] EARTH, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN." IN EVERY GENERATION, GOOD FATHERS ARE ALWAYS REMEMBERED, ALWAYS VALUED, AND ALWAYS NEEDED. WE LOVE AND RESPECT THE HALLOWED NAME OF FATHER. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ A FATHER'S FAITH CAN
BLESS HIS LITTLE CHILDREN ♪ ♪ AND HELP THEM RISE
ABOVE LIFE'S DAILY STORMS. ♪ ♪ A FATHER WORKS EACH DAY
TO KEEP HIS DEAR ONES ♪ ♪ EVER PROTECTED, SAFE,
AND WARM. ♪ ♪ MY FATHER'S PRAISE CAN
SEND MY SPIRIT SOARING. ♪ ♪ AND HELP ME SEE THE
GOOD I MAY ACHIEVE. ♪ ♪ MY FATHER'S TRUST CAN
FILL MY SOUL WITH COURAGE ♪ ♪ AND HELP MY DOUBTING
HEART BELIEVE. ♪ ♪ MY FATHER'S TEARS CAN
SOMEHOW SAY, "I LOVE YOU," ♪ ♪ WHEN WORDS FALL SILENT IN
HIS TENDER HEART. ♪ ♪ THROUGH DAILY ACTS OF
SERVICE AND CARING. ♪ ♪ HIS DEEPEST FEELINGS
HE IMPARTS. ♪ ♪ MY FATHER'S PRAYERS CAN
CALL DOWN HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ♪ ♪ AND KEEP HIS CHILDREN
WALKING IN THE LIGHT. ♪ ♪ HIS CONSTANT STRENGTH
IS STEADY AS A LIGHTHOUSE. ♪ ♪ THAT BRINGS ME SAFELY
THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ MY FATHER'S ARMS CAN
OFFER CONSOLATION ♪ ♪ WHEN I, IN SORROW,
TURN MY HEART T'WARD HOME. ♪ ♪ HIS LOVING VOICE RESOUNDS
WITHIN MY BEING ♪ ♪ TO HELP ME KNOW
I'M NOT ALONE. ♪ ♪ MY FATHER'S EYES CAN
SEE PAST FAULTS AND FAILINGS ♪ ♪ AND STILL IMAGINE ALL
I MAY BECOME. ♪ ♪ AND WHEN I FALL HE'S
THERE TO WALK BESIDE ME ♪ ♪ TO TELL ME
I CAN OVERCOME. ♪ ♪ MY FATHER'S LOVE WILL SHINE
THROUGH GENERATIONS, ♪ ♪ A GENTLE FORCE THAT
GUIDES ME THROUGH THE YEARS. ♪ ♪ MY FATHER'S FAITH WILL BE
MY INSPIRATION ♪ ♪ AND MAKE MY PATH
TO HEAVEN CLEAR. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE PROMISES
OF CHRIST MY KING, ♪ ♪ THROUGH ETERNAL AGES
LET HIS PRAISES RING, ♪ ♪ GLORY IN THE HIGHEST
I WILL SHOUT AND SING, ♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE PROMISES
OF GOD ♪ ♪♪ ♪ STANDING,
STANDING, ♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF
CHRIST, MY SAVIOR, ♪ ♪ STANDING,
STANDING, ♪ ♪ I'M STANDING ON THE
PROMISES OF GOD. ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE PROMISES
THAT CAN NOT FAIL, ♪ ♪ WHEN THE HOWLING STORMS
OF DOUBT AND FEAR ASSAIL, ♪ ♪ BY THE LIVING WORD OF GOD
I SHALL PREVAIL, ♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE
PROMISES OF GOD. ♪ ♪ STANDING,
STANDING, ♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF
CHRIST, MY SAVIOR, ♪ ♪ STANDING,
STANDING, ♪ ♪ I'M STANDING ON THE
PROMISES OF GOD. ♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE
PROMISES OF CHRIST THE LORD, ♪ ♪ BOUND TO HIM ETERNALLY
BY LOVE'S STRONG CORD, ♪ ♪ OVERCOMING DAILY WITH THE
SPIRIT'S SWORD, ♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE
PROMISES OF GOD. ♪ ♪ STANDING,
STANDING, ♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF
CHRIST, MY SAVIOR, ♪ ♪ STANDING,
STANDING, ♪ ♪ I'M STANDING ON THE
PROMISES OF GOD. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE PROMISES
I CAN NOT FALL, ♪ ♪ LIST'NING EVERY MOMENT
TO THE SPIRIT'S CALL, ♪ ♪ RESTING IN MY SAVIOR
AS MY ALL IN ALL, ♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE PROMISES
OF GOD. ♪ ♪ STANDING,
STANDING, ♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF
CHRIST, MY SAVIOR, ♪ ♪ STANDING,
STANDING, ♪ ♪ I'M STANDING ON THE
PROMISES OF GOD. ♪ ♪ AHH ♪ ♪♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE PROMISES, ♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE PROMISES, ♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE
PROMISES OF GOD! ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE TABERNACLE CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA AT TEMPLE SQUARE FOR THIS FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL, ORIGINATING FROM HISTORIC TEMPLE SQUARE IN SALT LAKE CITY. PLEASE JOIN US AGAIN FOR MUSIC & THE SPOKEN WORD AND UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU... THIS DAY AND ALWAYS. ♪ TILL WE MEET
TILL WE MEET ♪ ♪ GOD BE WITH YOU
TILL WE MEET AGAIN. ♪♪ CLOSED CAPTIONING BY
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