#312 We Ever Pray for Thee (Women)
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Text By: Evan Stephens
Stephens was born at Pencader, Wales. He moved with his family to Utah Territory when he was twelve. His parents had converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints(LDS Church) before his birth. When he was a very small child his mother would take him with her to work in the fields as she raised money to help pay to build the Salt Lake Temple.[1][2]
n 1899 the Missionary Song Book edited by Stephens was distributed in the Southern States Mission.[5]
In the 1927 English LDS Hymnbook there were 84 hymns written by Evan Stephens.[2]
His 19 works in the 1985 English language edition of the Latter-day Saint hymnal are:
- #11 “What Was Witnessed in the Heavens” (music),
- #17 “Awake, Ye Saints of God, Awake!” (music),
- #18 “The Voice of God Again is Heard” (words and music),
- #23 & #312 (Women) “We Ever Pray for Thee” (text and adaptation of music by H. A. Tuckett),
- #33 “Our Mountain Home So Dear” (music),
- #35 “For the Strength of the Hills” (music),
- #55 “Lo, the Mighty God Appearing!” (music),
- #61 “Raise Your Voices to the Lord’” (words and music),
- #74 “Praise Ye the Lord” (music),
- #91 “Father thy Children to Thee Now Raise” (words and music),
- #118 “Ye Simple Souls who Stray” (music),
- #120 “Lean on My Ample Arm” (music),
- #183 “In Remembrance of Thy Suffering” (words and music),
- #229 “Today, While the Sun Shines (music),
- #243 “Let Us All Press On” (words and music),
- #254 “True to the Faith” (words and music),
- #312 “We Ever Pray for Thee” (words and music),
- #330 “See The Mighty Angel Flying” (music), and
- #337 “O Home Beloved” (words).
He wrote several other LDS hymns that do not appear in the 1985 edition of the hymnal.
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