Hymns of the Re-Organization
In the LDS Church, each congregation is called a ward. Wards are combined into stakes (see Isaiah 54, especially verse 2). With few exceptions, both wards and stakes are geographically based, enclosing a specific area exclusive of any other ward or stake. When a ward or stake gets too large (and, less frequently, when they get too small) a re-organization of the stake is necessary, with boundary re-alignments, new wards, and so forth. In a growing area like Saratoga Springs, UT where I live, such re-organizations have become an annual event. Last night our stake was re-organized, so in honor of the occasion, a member of our stake presidency read the following list of possible hymn selections for the occasion.
These are all real hymns in the LDS hymnbook.
- Sing We Now At Parting
- I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go
- Nay, Speak No Ill (for those dislike the counsel of the previous hymn)
- The Happy Day Has Come At Last (probably a reference to the cramped conditions that result when 700-800 people show up for meeting in a chapel designed for 600)
- Now Let Us Rejoice
What was actually on the program:
- Today While the Sun Shines (work with a will)
- Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel