#38 "Come, All Ye Saints of Zion"

This was another new one to me. The footnote states that it was included in the first LDS hymnbook in 1835, but I don't believe it is sung much anymore. The tune was easy to play--Key of "C"!

#37 "The Wintry Day, Descending to Its Close"

This hymn is difficult to play and sing, but I love it! Our Oak Hills Ward Choir sang it with a violin and mandolin accompaniment for a Stake Choir Fireside. It sounded great! I love the haunting melody and the text by Orson F. Whitney. Great hymn!

#36 "They, the Builders of the Nation"

This is a hymn that we always sing around "Pioneer Day", but the text was actually referring to the founding fathers, and not the Mormon pioneers. I'll still put it on the program for July 24th!

#35 "For the Strength of the Hills"

I've always liked this song and mentally have associated it with "Pioneer Day". However, when reading about the origin of this hymn, that the "mountains" mentioned in the hymn refer to the mountains of Switzerland, not Utah! That means even more to me because my great-grandmother immigrated to the USA from Switzerland. This hymn was originally in the 1950 hymnbook as a choir hymn, and singing it in the Monterey Park Ward Choir is where I remember learning the alto line.

#34 "O Ye Mountains High"

A memory I have of this song is hearing Dad sing this song as he puttered around the garage one Saturday. I especially remember him singing the words "and the clear streamlets flow". It's another one of those hymns that isn't sung that often.

#33 "Our Mountain Home So Dear"

I like the tune and words to this hymn, but it is another of those hymns that isn't sung much in Sacrament Meeting in the wards I've attended. Maybe it is sung more in the mountain communities!

#32 "The Happy Day at Last Has Come"

This hymn was included in the first LDS hymnbook (1835) but is not familiar to me. I had a tough time with the timing when I played it. I don't think I've ever heard it sung in a sacrament meeting.