--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 20 number: 12 published: 1917-10 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: "Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations, \"Dedication Anthem,\" *Improvement Era* 20, no. 12 (October 1917): 1087–1090." source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera20012unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera20012unse start_page: 1087 end_page: 1090 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1917-10) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera20012unse publication_year: 1917 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1917, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Dedication Anthem Dedication Anthem Composed especially for the dedication of the Hawaiian Temple, and respect- fully inscribed to the Presiding Bishops of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints— Charles W. Nibley, Orrin P. Miller, David A. Smith BY EVAN STEPHENS (I Met. j=60. mm : — : JEgjgjgl Etd|EEE Moderato, Maestoso, Marcato. pp trem. ^-?=3^ s>- si- -zi- 1st and 2nd Tenor. PP 4V A i~ 1. On the breeze, o'er the great Pa-ci-fic wave, Comes a 2. 'Tis a song from the ho - ly temple built On the 1st and 2nd Bass. V—j-»—*- S«F * m ^ffl Sempre. dim. ores. f Sizz^zrSt-tft sweet sound of solemn gladness winging, Like a murmur from the land of His chosen and be - lov - rd, In whose fonts shall be *= Ss!^ fe3 jjtzt: itz: dim. 1088 IMPROVEMENT ERA f ——— -*» Ejf—f-fa r - i-i V r — —flEJq - Fer-p— * frr- 1— E=zrfcztzzg=3 isles its wavelets lave: 'Tis the voices of its native children wash'd away the guilt Of a people from the earth long since re- — — ——*F——— — — — —V——F*—*—\ —£— — — — F -* — w hF±— & h— & — —?—V— j?z^iti2y i -4t2 FF *-#m-9-~- 1 »- -—hp— 5 h-*fF-H-h V-T— ^ £- u u Fl <-i 1 (-• ^ ^ L y5 y - ^ - ?— —j>3;— — !— — F| p F -I— ^*J£^4^JlSj! —h^2 kg — .-- tai.J» Ll L-U 1 Up- Up sing - ing. Not a war song with anger's mighty roar; Not a mov - ed. 'Tis a shout of re-demption and of love; 'Tis the 5-^- — FF "t fi— #i -9* I L !, a-TlTi r I ' bm v rrg » f p W- -gt— / -M jm . m — •f m st-« —F-^w— * j Tlw^-F— F-F— F-=—w love-song with cadence softly blend - ing. 'Tis a new song un- sound of th«ir hallow'd,flad r« - joic - ing; 'Tis the ech -o of f > * ?i=S=pV=* #=*" Ha «fc -*-=!• *qpt v— P- ft %t —*?±=* —*- #—4J? ttS ^y ^ i m T' -n 9 •-^W— f. F 1 — —PtF— F, -— ^ 1 / -ad- * -«-=*- *E gi: DEDICATION ANTHEM 1089 ff rit. i ±±=£±zEt: FF? g-%j?M^ v : 1/ v heard,unknown be-fore, From the house of the Lord to heav'n ascending, singing heard a-bove, That the children of blessed earth are voicing. U— J— ^— D=t -n^-- ^ • • • —tzzztz EZi \ J y> p > E P— p^_ =! y> S V. P I 1/ y . 1/ ? y i/ ' 7i£. molto. FULL CHORUS (With congregation joining.) Soprano. s- -J— 4- bE5 F »i» " 1rtr IP £»» TT 4tto. Ho - sannah! H«-sannah! To God and the lenor. i i ISk: Bass. Sop. soli. -I H -V-f-5-- =*-• v—L -(2- Ho - sannah, hoaannah to Jl s 4- _jg- *s»FT^d Tiffin ct =P2" g^ ^ Hosan - nah! Hosan-nah! Ho - sannah to God and the lenor soli. -*- .«/. R^F£=**#- ^Ziigi££p=±t= —T—^S^K —•— - 1 » g FEB ^S^ JBass soZi ff Accompaniment N 58 1090 IMPROVEMENT ERA Ho-3annah! Amen, and a-men. God and the Lamb. — h-*|- Lamb Ho-san san-nah! Amen, and a-men. -f=2- _f2- .*-«_ ^22^ K2- #-^ £- I • -f* W— -P-#^-H-P-t=£i l t=i— 4JI* «-, L^i 1 1 — I g? i— * The following verses may be used for general occasions: On the breeze, o'er the mountains and the waves, Comes a sweet sound of solemn gladness ringing, Breaks the silence of the long-forgotten graves: Tis the voices of God's chosen children singing. Not a war song, with Anger's mighty roar; Not a love song, with cadence softly blending: new song, unheard, unknown before, 'Tis a From the House of the Lord to heav'n ascending. Hosannah, etc. II. 'Tis a song from His holy temples built On the land of His chosen and beloved, In whose fonts shall be washed away the guilt Of a people from the earth long since removed. 'Tis a shout of redemption and of love, 'Tis the sound of a people's glad rejoicing; 'Tis the echo of singing heard above That the children of blessed earth are voicing. Hosannah, etc.