♪♪ >> LLOYD NEWELL: THE TABERNACLE CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA AT TEMPLE SQUARE PRESENT MUSIC & THE SPOKEN WORD, WITH SPECIAL GUEST THE BELLS AT TEMPLE SQUARE. ♪ GENTLY RAISE
THE SACRED STRAIN, ♪ ♪ FOR THE SABBATH'S
COME AGAIN ♪ ♪ THAT MAN MAY REST,
THAT MAN MAY REST. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> CONDUCTING TODAY'S PROGRAM IS MACK WILBERG, ORGANIST RICHARD ELLIOTT, AND THE SPOKEN WORD BY LLOYD NEWELL. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ GLORY TO GOD
ON HIGH! ♪ ♪ LET HEAVEN AND EARTH
REPLY; ♪ ♪ PRAISE YE
HIS NAME. ♪ ♪ HIS LOVE AND GRACE
ADORE, ♪ ♪ WHO ALL OUR
SORROWS BORE; ♪ ♪ SING ALOUD EVERMORE,
WORTHY THE LAMB! ♪ ♪♪ ♪ JESUS,
OUR LORD AND GOD, ♪ ♪ BORE SIN'S
TREMENDOUS LOAD; ♪ ♪ PRAISE YE
HIS NAME! ♪ ♪ TELL WHAT HIS ARM
HAS DONE, ♪ ♪ WHAT SPOILS FROM DEATH
HE WON. ♪ ♪ SING HIS GREAT
NAME ALONE, ♪ ♪ WORTHY THE LAMB! ♪ ♪♪ ♪ LET ALL THE
HOSTS ABOVE ♪ ♪ JOIN IN ONE SONG
OF LOVE, ♪ ♪ PRAISING HIS NAME; ♪ ♪ TO HIM ASCRIBED
BE HONOR AND MAJESTY ♪ ♪ THROUGH ALL ETERNITY: ♪ ♪ WORTHY THE LAMB! ♪
WORTHY THE LAMB! ♪ ♪ WORTHY THE LAMB!
WORTHY THE LAMB! ♪ ♪ WORTHY THE LAMB!
WORTHY THE LAMB! ♪ ♪ WORTHY THE LAMB! ♪♪ ♪ WORTHY THE LAMB! ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ AMEN ♪♪ ♪♪ >> LLOYD NEWELL: IN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS OF OUR GREATEST TRIBULATION, THE PATTERN OF CREATION PROMISES US HEALING AND RENEWAL. THE LONG DARK NIGHT OF ILLNESS, ISOLATION, AND FEAR DOES INDEED GIVE WAY TO THE DIVINE LIGHT OF A NEW DAY. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ WE THANK THEE, LORD,
FOR THIS NEW DAY, ♪ ♪ FOR NIGHT WHEREIN
WE FOUND THY WAY, ♪ ♪ FOR HOPE IN THEE,
OUR SHINING RAY, ♪ ♪ FOR BEARING
EV'RY GRIEF AWAY. ♪ ♪ FOR JOY UNMEASURED,
COME WHAT MAY, ♪ ♪ FOR LIGHT AND LIFE
IN THEE ALWAY, ♪ ♪ FOR PEACE ETERNAL,
HERE WE PRAY, ♪ ♪ WE THANK THEE, LORD,
WE THANK THEE, LORD, ♪ ♪ WE THANK THEE, LORD,
FOR THIS NEW DAY. ♪♪ ♪ THIS NEW DAY ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ 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 HAVE FLED? ♪ ♪♪ ♪ IN EV'RY 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 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! ♪ ♪♪ ♪ A-MEN! ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ TUYA ES LA GLORIA,
LA HONRA TAMBIéN; ♪ ♪ TUYA PARA EMPR.
AMé AMéN. ♪ ♪ TO THEE BE THE GLORY,
WE HONOR THY NAME; ♪ ♪ NOW AND FOREVER,
AMEN, AMEN. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ TUYOS LOS DOMINIOS,
LS TRONOS TAMBIéN; ♪ ♪ TUYOS PARA SIEMPRE.
AMéN, AMéN. ♪ ♪ POWER AND GLORY,
WE HONOR THY NAME; ♪ ♪ NOW AND FOREVER.
AMEN, AMEN. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ A TI YO ME RINDO,
TE ADOROTAMBIéN; ♪ ♪ AMOR ABSOLUTO.
AMéN, AMéN. ♪ ♪ OUR LIVES WE SURRENDER,
OUR PRAISE, OUR LOVE; ♪ ♪ NOW AND FOREVER.
AMEN, AMEN. ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ GLORIA EN LAS ALTURAS
Y EN LA TIERA TAMBIéN; ♪ ♪ GLORIA ALELUYA.
AMéN, AMéN. ♪ ♪ GLORY IN THE HIGHEST,
ON EARTH GOODWILL. ♪ ♪ GLORY, ALLELUIA.
AMEN, AMEN. ♪ ♪ AH, AH. ♪ ♪ GLORY IN THE HIGHEST,
ON EARTH GOODWILL. ♪ ♪ GLORY, ALLELUIA. ♪ ♪ AMEN, AMEN, ♪ ♪ AMEN, AMEN, ♪ ♪ AMEN. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ NOW THANK WE ALL
OUR GOD ♪ ♪ WITH HEART
AND HANDS AND VOICES, ♪ ♪ WHO WONDROUS THINGS
HATH DONE, ♪ ♪ IN WHOM
HIS WORLD REJOICES; ♪ ♪ WHO FROM
OUR MOTHER'S ARMS ♪ ♪ HATH BLESS'D US
ON OUR WAY ♪ ♪ WITH COUNTLESS
GIFTS OF LOVE, ♪ ♪ AND STILL IS
OURS TODAY. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ALL PRAISE
AND THANKS TOOD♪ ♪ THE FATHER NOW
BE GIVEN, ♪ ♪ THE SON, AND HIM WHO
REIGNS IN HIGHEST HEAVEN, ♪ ♪ THE TRUE
ETERNAL GOD, ♪ ♪ WHOM HEAV'N
AND EARTH ADORE; ♪ ♪ FOR THUS IT WAS,
IS NOW, ♪ ♪ AND SHALL BE
EVERMORE. ♪ ♪ AND SHALL BE
EVERMORE. ♪ ♪ AMEN. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> LLOYD NEWELL: IN THE 1630S, WHEN GERMAN CLERGYMAN MARTIN RINKHART WROTE THE HYMN THAT THE CHOIR JUST SANG, "NOW THANK WE ALL OUR GOD," EUROPE WAS EXPERIENCING A FAMINE, A LONG WAR, AND DEADLY PLAGUES. AND YET RINKHART FOUND REASON TO PEN THESE WORDS OF PRAISE AND GRATITUDE: NOW THANK WE ALL OUR GOD WITH
HEARTS AND HANDS AND VOICES, WHO WONDROUS THINGS HATH DONE,
IN WHOM HIS EARTH REJOICES; WHO, FROM OUR MOTHERS' ARMS,
HATH BLESSED US ON OUR WAY WITH COUNTLESS GIFTS OF LOVE
AND STILL IS OURS TODAY. TODAY WE LIKEWISE HAVE REASON TO THANK OUR GOD. AFTER 20 MONTHS OF RESTRICTIONS BROUGHT ON BY THE PANDEMIC, THE TABERNACLE CHOIR, ORCHESTRA, AND BELLS AT TEMPLE SQUAE ARE PERFORMING AGAIN IN PERSON. UNTIL NOW WE HAVE BEEN AIRING PREVIOUSLY RECORDED BROADCASTS, WITH NEW SPOKEN-WORD MESSAGES ADDED EACH WEEK. THE INSPIRING MUSIC OF THE CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA--EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T LIVE--INSPIRED AND LIFTED US DURING THOSE DIFFICULT TIMES. STILL, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE BEING TOGETHER IN PERSON. AND WE FEEL DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO BE TOGETHER AGAIN, CONTINUING 93 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS BROADCASTING. HYMNS OF PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE REPERTOIRE OF THE CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA. BUT TODAY THOSE SAME HYMNS TAKE ON NEW MEANING. SO, AFTER WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH TOGETHER, WE REUNITE TO THANK GOD FOR WHAT WE'VE LEARNED WHILE WE WERE APART. WE'RE THANKFUL THAT TOUGH TIMES AND DIFFICULT DAYS HAVE DEEPENED OUR AWARENESS OF BLESSINGS WE WOULD OTHERWISE TAKE FOR GRANTED. WE'RE THANKFUL FOR CHERISHED RELATIONSHIPS, AS WE'VE REALIZED MORE THAN EVER HOW MUCH WE NEED EACH OTHER. AND WE'RE THANKFUL THAT EVEN WHEN THINGS SEEM DARK AND DISCOURAGING, WE CAN HOLD ON TO HOPE, SEEK FOR THE LIGHT, AND CARRY ON IN FAITH. AFTER ALL, THAT'S WHY THIS BROADCAST EXISTS, TO INSPIRE ALL, IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD, WITH THE HOPE AND PEACE AND LOVE OF GOD. THE LAST TIME WE SANG TOGETHER, ON MARCH 8, 2020, THE CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA PERFORMED ONE OF THEIR SIGNATURE SONGS, "COME, THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING." TODAY WE CONCLUDE WITH THIS SAME HYMN OF PRAISE THAT CAPTURES SO WELL OUR FEELINGS. EVERY BLESSING--INCLUDING SOME THAT ARE UNEXPECTED--COMES FROM A LOVING GOD WHO EXTENDS TO US HIS NEVER-CEASING MERCY AND GRACE. IN GRATITUDE, TODAY AND ALWAYS, WE OFFER HIM OUR "SONGS OF LOUDEST PRAISE." ♪ COME THOU FOUNT
OF EVERY BLESSING ♪ ♪ TUNE MY HEART
TO SING THY GRACE. ♪ ♪ STREAMS OF MERCY
NEVER CEASING ♪ ♪ CALL FOR SONGS
OF LOUDEST PRAISE. ♪ ♪ TEACH ME SOME
MELODIOUS SONNET ♪ ♪ SUNG BY FLAMING
TONGUES ABOVE. ♪ ♪ PRAISE THE MOUNT
I'M FIXED UPON IT, ♪ ♪ MOUNT OF THY
REDEEMING LOVE. ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ HERE I RAISE
MY EBENEZER ♪ ♪ HITHER BY THY HELP
I'M COME. ♪ ♪ AND I HOPE BY THY
GOOD PLEASURE ♪ ♪ SAFELY TO ARRIVE
AT HOME. ♪ ♪ PRONE TO WANDER
LORD I FEEL IT, ♪ ♪ PRONE TO LEAVE
THE GOD I LOVE. ♪ ♪ HERE'S MY HEART
OH TAKE AND SEAL IT. ♪ ♪ SEAL IT FOR
THY COURTS ABOVE. ♪ ♪ JESUS SOUGHT ME
WHEN A STRANGER ♪ ♪ WAND'RING FROM
THE FOLD OF GOD. ♪ ♪ HE TO RESCUE
ME FROM DANGER ♪ ♪ INTERPOSED
HIS PRECIOUS BLOOD. ♪ ♪ PRONE TO WANDER
LORD I FEEL IT, ♪ ♪ PRONE TO LEAVE
THE GOD I LOVE. ♪ ♪ HERE'S MY HEART
OH TAKE AND SEAL IT. ♪ ♪ SEAL IT FOR THY
COURTS ABOVE. ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ OH TO GRACE
HOW GREAT A DEBTER ♪ ♪ DAILY I'M
CONSTRAINED TO BE. ♪ ♪ LET THY GOODNESS
LIKE A FETTER ♪ ♪ BIND MY WAND'RING
HEART TO THEE. ♪ ♪ PRONE TO WANDER
LORD I FEEL IT, ♪ ♪ PRONE TO LEAVE
THE GOD I LOVE. ♪ ♪ HERE'S MY HEART
OH TAKE AND SEAL IT. ♪ ♪ SEAL IT FOR THY
COURTS ABOVE. ♪ ♪♪ C ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> LLOYD NEWELL: THIS PERFORMANCE CONTINUES THE 93RD YEAR OF CONTINUOUS BROADCASTING OF THIS HISTORIC PROGRAM. PLEASE JOIN US NEXT TIME FOR MUSIC & THE SPOKEN WORD . UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU THIS DAY AND ALWAYS. ♪OD BE WITH YOU
'TIL WE MEET AGAIN ♪ ♪ BY HIS COUNSELS GUIDE,
UPHOLD YOU; ♪ ♪ WITH HIS SHEEP
SECURELY FOLD YOU. ♪ ♪ GOD BE WITH YOU
TILL WE MEET AGAIN. ♪♪ CLOSED CAPTIONING BY
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