A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of the Latter Day Saints. published in Kirtland, Ohio, USA was the first hymnal of the Latter Day Saint movement. Kirtland is a city located in Lake County, Ohio, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,670. ... A Latter Day Saint (LDS) is a person who identifies with the Latter Day Saint movement and is a follower of Mormonism. ...

Emma Smith selected 90 hymn texts for the hymnal. Many of these texts were revised or corrected by William W. Phelps to fit with the theology of the early Latter Day Saint church. This is the current Latter Day Saint Collaboration of the fortnight! Please help to improve it to match the quality of an ideal Wikipedia article. ... William Wine Phelps (also W.W. Phelps, and William W. Phelps) (February 17, 1792–March 7, 1872) was an important early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement. ...

The title page states 1835 as the publication date, but because of the printing of the Doctrine and Covenants the same year, printing of the hymnal was probably delayed till early 1836. The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes referred to as the D&C) is a part of the open scriptural canon of Mormonism. ...

See also

• Adam-ondi-Ahman (hymn) - Early reference to Adam-ondi-Ahman
• Joy to the World (Phelps) - W. W. Phelps' adaptation of the popular Christmas carol
• The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning - Arguably the most popular Latter Day Saint hymn included as a last minute addition to the hymnal

Adam-ondi-Ahman is a historic site along the east bank of the Grand River in Daviess County, Missouri. ... Joy to the World! The Lord Will Come is an adaptation of the popular Christmas carol, Joy to the World, the Lord is Come. ... William Wine Phelps (also W.W. Phelps, and William W. Phelps) (February 17, 1792–March 7, 1872) was an important early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement. ...

External link

• Hymnal - Online Collections at BYU Scanned images of each page