[MUSIC - "GENTLY RAISE THE
SACRED STRAIN"] (SINGING) Gently raise
the sacred strain, For the Sabbath's
come again, that man may rest that man may rest. 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 Andrew
Unsworth and the Spoken Word by Lloyd Newell. [MUSIC - "ANTIPHON" FROM FIVE
MYSTICAL SONGS] (SINGING) Let all the
world in every corner sing. Let all the world in
every corner sing. My God and King! The heavens are not too
high His praise may thither fly The earth is not too low
His praises there may grow Let all the world Let all
the world Let all the world in every corner sing Let all the world in every
corner sing My God and King! The church with
Psalms must shout No door can keep them out. But above all, the heart
Must bear the longest part Let all world in
every corner sing. Let all the world
in every corner, every corner sing
My God and King! My God and King! Let all the world in every
corner sing My God and King! [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 with food. He formed the creatures
with His Word, and then pronounced them good. Lord, how Thy 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 flow'r
below but makes Thy glories known, And clouds arise, the
heavens flow 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 - "MENUET GOTHIQUE" FROM
SUITE GOTHIQUE] [MUSIC - "COME TO MY GARDEN"
FROM THE SECRET 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. Lift me up and lead
me to the garden. Come to my garden,
Rest there in my arms. Where I'll tell you, Where
I'll show you A new life I shall see you in
my garden, Where spring will come and stay. Lift me up and lead
me to my garden. Come sweet day! Lift me up and lead
me to the garden Where love grows free and true. Where I'll tell you, There
I'll show you A new life I will lead for you. I shall see you in
my garden, Where love grows free and wild
Lift me up Lift me up Lift me up Lift me up Lift me up and
lead me to the garden Lift me up and lead me to the
garden Come sweet day! As big as this world is, it
can sometimes feel crowded-- not crowded with people,
but crowded with facts and opinions, with
tasks and demands. Sometimes the
hectic pace of life doesn't leave us much time to
process the experiences that bombard us. As a result, we
can feel trapped, like we've been hurried
onto a high-speed train before we have time to
find out where it's going. What we need is space-- not necessarily physical
space, but mental space-- space for our own
thoughts and feelings. Life is not likely
to give it to us. We have to create
it intentionally. Mental health professionals
call this mindfulness-- the practice of slowing down to
ponder, and think, and evaluate our experiences. It's like pressing
a pause button so that instead of
mindlessly reacting to life, we can mindfully respond to it. An unknown author
put it this way. Between stimulus and
response, there is a space. In that space is our power
to choose our response. In our response lies our
growth and our freedom. We don't have to
act on instinct. We can decide what
matters to us. We can align our
actions with our values. And as we do, we determine
where we are going and who we are becoming. A young man decided to take
time each day to unplug-- to set his devices
down and listen to his thoughts and feelings. It helped him in
many unexpected ways. While walking to an appointment,
he took out his earbuds and listened to
nature's softer sounds. He felt more calm and confident. While doing dishes
and folding laundry, he turned off the
television and the music and listened for a while
to his own thoughts. By stopping the steady
flow of information and stimuli, even
for a few minutes, he felt more peaceful-- more joyful. That's a box that is actually
large enough to fit everyone. All of us fall
short of perfection. All of us have room to improve. If we do not draw a
hard line of exclusion, we can live softer, gentler,
more peaceful lives. We can then patiently invite
change for the good in others and in ourselves. [music - "where love is"] (SINGING) Where
love is there God is also Where love
is we want to be. Guide us these truths to follow
Help us obey Him faithfully. Where love is,
there God is also. We think of Him rev'rently
Teach us to pray, to talk with him above And know
that He will guide us with His love. The comfort of loving arms
around us, a song that makes us want to sing. The happiness we feel
when love has found us, 'Tis love we get
when love we bring. Where love is,
there God is also. Where love is, we want to be. Guide us His truths to follow
Help us obey Him faithfully. Where love is,
there God is also. And with Him we want to be. Show us the way and
guide us tenderly That we may dwell
with Him eternally. [MUSIC - "HOW FIRM A
FOUNDATION"] (SINGING) How firm a foundation
ye saints of the Lord Is laid for your faith
in His excellent word. What more can he
say than to you He hath said Who unto
the Savior Who unto the Savior Who unto the
Savior for refuge hath fled. In every condition in sickness,
in health, in poverty's vale or abounding
in wealth at home or abroad on the land or the
sea as thy days may demand, as thy days may
demand As thy days may demand so thy succor shall be. Fear not I am with
thee, Oh be ye not dismayed For I am thy God
and will still give thee aid. I'll strengthen thee
help thee and cause thee to stand upheld
by my righteous Upheld by my righteous, Upheld by
my righteous omnipotent hand. The soul that on Jesus hath
leaned for repose I will not, I cannot desert to his foes. That soul though all hell should
endeavor to shake I'll never no never, I'll
never, no never, I'll never no never no never forsake. I'll never no never,
no never forsake. Amen. [MUSIC - "AS THE DEW FROM HEAVEN
DISTILLING] Today's performance
continues the 90th year 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. [MUSIC - "GOD BE WITH YOU TILL
WE MEET AGAIN"] (SINGING) God be with you till we meet again. By His counsels guide
uphold you, With His sheep securely fold you. God be with you
till we meet again.
