The Spoken Word – Sunday, October 26, 1941
ANNOUNCER: It is within the experience of all men to seem to remember things that lie beyond the reach of a memory—to seem to recall things that are beyond recall. Flashes of recollection momentarily light up experiences of the past that are familiar, yet not familiar.
Perhaps at such times we approach nearer unto the truth concerning a life before this we now live and a life beyond the certain end that we no see. It is this presentiment of things which lie beyond our present reach and understanding that causes men to accept life as a time of preparation for greater things that lie beyond. It is these things, and what may be their import, that are the subject of a hymn which world-wide visitors to Temple Square often hear sung by the choir, and played by the organ.
It is a hymn that speaks of the previous personal existence of man, and an illimitable hereafter, wherein men will find themselves eternally progressing toward destinations which lie beyond our present comprehension. It speaks also of a Heavenly Father and an eternal mother. On Temple Square it is known by the title “O My Father” and the melody to which it is often sung is recalled now by the voice of the organ.
(Organ presents, as time requires, “O My Father” – McGranahan)
(Organ gives announcer background)
ANNOUNCER: As we near the close of this Sabbath Hour from Temple Square the choir gives expression to a chorus by Gustav Holst – a paraphrase of Psalm 148 – “Praise ye the Lord from the Heavens.”
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