This is the last hymn in the 1985 hymnal. It is the national anthem of Great Britain. Apparently, other English-speaking countries can add their national anthem to their respective hymnals. I don't have access to their hymns, but according to Our Latter-day Hymns: The Stories and the Messages, by Karen Lynn Davidson. Hymn #342 in Australia is "Advance Australia Fair"; in New Zealand, #342 is "God Defend New Zealand"; and in Canada, #342 is "O Canada".
I have really grown as a pianist/organist during 2012 as I played a hymn each day and blogged about it. It forced me to practice the piano daily. In other years, it amazed me how quickly the week would go by -- all of a sudden it was Sunday again and I hadn't practiced the hymns for church. However, this year, because of playing just one hymn each day, I found myself taking the time to run through the hymns for the upcoming Sunday on a daily basis -- well, most of the time! I have enjoyed this journey during 2012. Should I continue and play a primary song every day in 2013 and blog about it?
"SING * PLAY * LOVE"...My thoughts and memories as I play one hymn each day from the hymnbook of "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" during 2012.
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