Organization
The book contains a table of contents, followed by a preface with a message from the First Presidency of the church, encouraging church members to use the hymn book at meetings and in their homes to invite the spirit and to teach doctrine.
The hymn section is divided into thematic groups:
- 1–61: Restoration
- 62–96: Praise and Thanksgiving
- 97–168: Prayer and Supplication
- 169–196: Sacrament
- 197–200: Easter
- 201–214: Christmas
- 215–298: Special Topics
- 299–308: Children's Songs
- 309–318: For Women
- 319–337: For Men
- 338–341: Patriotic
Following the hymns, a section titled "Using the Hymnbook" gives helpful information for choristers and accompanists.
Finally, the hymns are listed in multiple indexes according to the authors' and composers' names, hymn titles, tune names, meters, scriptures referenced, etc.
Read more about this topic: Hymns Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints (1985 Book)
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