#17 "Awake, Ye Saints of God, Awake!"

I remember singing this from the old 1948 hymnbook. It was listed in the "choir" section and we sang it in the old Monterey Park Ward. I enjoyed singing it. I noticed that the 1985 hymnbook leaves out verses 2, 4, and 6. I read that this is because they are not relevant today. We are no longer persecuted as the early saints were, so the 1985 hymnbook committee omitted them.