#257 Rejoice! A Glorious Sound Is Heard

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-History: (Source: Wikipedia)

Written By: W. O. Robinson

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 ConservatoryBoston 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]