[music playing] SINGERS: [inaudible]. NARRATOR: From historic Temple
Square in Salt Lake City, we welcome you to "Music
and the Spoken Word," with the Tabernacle Choir and
Orchestra at Temple Square. Conducting today's
program is Mack Wilberg, with organist Brian
Mathias, and the spoken word by Lloyd Newell. [MUSIC - "ARISE, O GOD, AND
SHINE"] (SINGING) Arise, O God,
and shine in all thy saving might, and prosper each design
to spread thy glorious light. Let healing streams
of mercy flow, that all the earth
thy truth may know. Bring distant nations near
to sing thy glorious praise. Let ev'ry people hear
and learn thy holy ways. Reign, mighty God,
assert thy cause, and govern by thy
righteous laws. Send forth thy glorious power,
that Gentiles all may see, and earth present her store
in converts born to thee. Oh, Lord, our God, thy church
so bless, and fill the world with righteousness. To God, the only wise,
the one immortal King, let hallelujahs rise
from every living thing. Let all that breathe on every
coast praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. On every coast, praise
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. [MUSIC - "I SING THE MIGHTY
POWER OF GOD"] (SINGING) I sing the
mighty power of God, that made the mountains rise. That spread the
flowing seas abroad, and built the lofty skies. I sing the wisdom that ordained
the sun to rule the day. The moon shines
full at His command, and all the stars obey. I sing the goodness of the Lord,
that filled the earth wth food. He formed our creatures
with his Word, and then pronounced them good. Lord, how Your
wonders are displayed where'er I turn my eye,
if I survey the ground I tread, or gaze upon the sky. There's not a plant
or flower below, but makes thy glories known. The clouds arise, the Heavens
form by order from Thy throne. While all that borrows life
from Thee is ever in Thy care, and everywhere that we can be,
Thou, God, art present there. And everywhere that we can be,
Thou, God, art present there. [music - "venite!"] [MUSIC - "LET ALL THE ANGELS OF
GOD WORSHIP HIM"] (SINGING) Let all the
angels of God worship Him. Let all the angels of God-- Let all the angels
of God worship Him. Let all the angels of God-- let all the angels
of God worship Him. Let all the angels
of God worship Him. [chorus overlapping] Let all the angels of God-- let all the angels
of God worship Him. [music - "come to my garden"] (SINGING) Come to my garden,
nestled in the hills. There I'll keep
you safe beside me. Come to my garden. Rest there in my arms. There I'll see you safely
grown and on your way. Stay there in my garden, where
love grows free and wild. Come to my garden. Come, sweet child. Lift me up and lead me to the
garden, where life begins anew. Where I'll find you, and
I'll find you love me, too. And I'll find you love me, too. Come to my garden,
rest there in my arms. There I'll see you safely grown. I will live for you. I see shall see you
in my garden, where love grows free and wild. Lift me up and lead
me to the garden. Come, sweet day. Lift me up and lead
me to the garden. [inaudible] Where I'll tell you, there
I'll show you, [inaudible].. I shall see you in my garden,
where love grows free and wild. Lift me up. Lift me up. Lift me up and lead
me to the garden. Lead me to the garden. Come, sweet day. On a particularly
hot summer day, a woman jokingly
asked her husband to go online and order
some cooler weather. The husband got on his computer,
and a few minutes later reported, done. It should arrive
sometime this fall. We all have times of
discomfort-- even disaster. The key to surviving
such times is our faith that things will
work out in the end. And if things are
not working out, then it must not be the end. Patience and perspective
give us the strength to carry on during life's
inevitable hard times. Virtually every classic
tale in literature or film has, as its driving force,
some problem or conflict to overcome. Imagine how dull a book would
be if the resolution came in chapter one. We keep reading to
the end because we want to know how
things will work out, and we're confident
that they will somehow. Quite often, the
resolution comes in the form of change or
growth in the main character. He or she has learned
something valuable, and it wouldn't have happened
without the adversity that propelled the adventure. Learning is what makes
life's adventure worthwhile. And while learning is
sometimes expensive, ignorance costs even more. So what should we be learning? We have access to almost
limitless information, but some things simply
matter more than others. Some things are interesting,
others are deeply meaningful. Some are thought provoking,
others are life changing. What kind of learning will
bring us to the happily ever after at the
end of our adventure? Consider the Lord's invitation-- come unto me, all ye that
labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon
you and learn of me, for I am meek and
lowly in heart, and ye shall find
rest unto your souls. When life hurts and we
wonder how we can carry on, we can find rest in Him. He won't always give us
a premature resolution to our problems, but
He will give us faith that the resolution is coming. And when things don't seem
to be working out yet, we can know that the
Lord is giving us time to learn and grow before
our story comes to an end. [MUSIC - "LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVES
EXCELLING"] (SINGING) Love divine, all
loves excelling, joy of Heaven, to earth come down. Fix in us thy humble dwelling,
all thy faithful mercies crown. She's Jesus, thou
art all compassion. Pure, unbounded love thou art. Visit us with thy salvation,
enter ev'ry trembling heart. Breathe, oh, breathe,
thy loving Spirit, into every troubled breast. Let us all in thee inherit. Let us find the promised rest. Take away the love of
sinning, Alpha and Omega be. End of faith, as its beginning,
set our hearts at liberty. Come, Almighty, to deliver. Let us all thy life receive. Suddenly return, and never,
nevermore thy temples leave. Thee we would be
always blessing, serve thee as thy hosts above. Pray and praise thee
without ceasing, glory in thy perfect love. Finish, then, thy new creation,
true and spotless let us be. Let us see thy great salvation
perfectly restored in thee. Changed from glory into
glory, till in Heaven we take our place. Till we cast our crowns
before thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise. Till we cast our crowns
before thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise. NARRATOR: This
performance continues the 93rd year of
continuous broadcasting of this historic program. Please join us next time for
"Music and the Spoken Word." Until we meet again, may
peace be with you, this day, and always. SINGERS: God be with
you till we meet again. All His counsels
guide and hold you. With His sheep
securely fold you. God be with you
till we meet again.
