#189 O Thou, Before the World Began
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Written By: William H. Turton
Music By: Frank W. Asper
Frank Wilson Asper (1892–1973) was a Latter-day Saint composer and also Mormon Tabernacle organist beginning in 1925.
Asper came from a musically inclined family. He studied under Ebenezer Beesley as a youth and then studied at Stern Conservatory in Berlin and the New England Conservatory, Boston University, the University of Utah and Chicago Musical College. Besides being Mormon Tabernacle organist,[1] Asper was the organist of the First United Methodist Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2]
Asper was a fellow of the American Guild of Organists.[3]
Asper penned words and music for several LDS hymns. Seven of these are found in the 1985 hymnal Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- 132 – God Is in His Holy Temple – music[4]
- 176 – ‘Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love – music[5]
- 189 – O Thou, Before the World Began – music[6]
- 222 – Hear Thou Our Hymn, O Lord – words and music[7]
- 245 – This House We Dedicate to Thee – music[8]
- 257 – Rejoice! A Glorious Sound Is Heard – music[9]
- 323 – Rise Up, O Men of God (Men’s Choir) – music[10]
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