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How Long, O Lord Most Holy and True

Author: John A. Widtsoe, 1872–1952 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1. How long, O Lord most holy and true, Shall shadowed hope our joy delay? Our hearts confess, our souls believe Thy truth, thy truth, thy light, thy will, thy way! 2. Thy truth has made our prison bright; Thy light has dimmed the dying past. We bend beneath thy loving will And seek thy onward, onward path at last. 3. Eternal Father, gentle Judge! Speed on the day, redemption’s hour. Set up thy kingdom; from thy house Unlock for us, for us the prison tow’r. 4. From grim confusion’s awful depth The wail of hosts, faith’s urgent plea: Release our anguished, weary souls; Swing wide, swing wide the gates, and set us free! Topics: Genealogy and Temple Work; Prayer and Supplication Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-2 Used With Tune: [How long, O Lord most holy and true]

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[How long, O Lord most holy and true]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: B. Cecil Gates Tune Key: e minor or modal Incipit: 51232 54332 56655 Used With Text: How Long, O Lord Most Holy and True

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How Long, O Lord Most Holy and True

Author: John A. Widtsoe, 1872–1952 Hymnal: Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints #126 (1985) Lyrics: 1. How long, O Lord most holy and true, Shall shadowed hope our joy delay? Our hearts confess, our souls believe Thy truth, thy truth, thy light, thy will, thy way! 2. Thy truth has made our prison bright; Thy light has dimmed the dying past. We bend beneath thy loving will And seek thy onward, onward path at last. 3. Eternal Father, gentle Judge! Speed on the day, redemption’s hour. Set up thy kingdom; from thy house Unlock for us, for us the prison tow’r. 4. From grim confusion’s awful depth The wail of hosts, faith’s urgent plea: Release our anguished, weary souls; Swing wide, swing wide the gates, and set us free! Topics: Genealogy and Temple Work; Prayer and Supplication Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-2 Languages: English Tune Title: [How long, O Lord most holy and true]

How long, O Lord, most holy and true

Author: John A. Widtsoe Hymnal: Hymns, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints #69 (1948) Languages: English

How long, O Lord, most holy and true

Author: John A. Widtsoe Hymnal: Latter-Day Saint Hymns #d129 (1927) Languages: English

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John Andreas Widtsoe

1872 - 1952 Person Name: John A. Widtsoe Author of "How long, O Lord, most holy and true" John A. Widtsoe, John Andreas Widtsoe, 31 January 1872 - 29 November 1952; member Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1921 until his death; noted author, scientist, and academician; born on Freya island, Norway; moved to Namsos, Norway in 1874; emigrated to United States, Utah Territory in 1883; graduated Brigham Young College in Logan, Utah; graduated Harvard University in 1894; head, agricultural experiment station at Utah State Agricultural College; taught farming skills; 1898 attended University of GoÌˆttingen, Germany and obtained an A.M. and Ph.D. in 1899; part of time in Europe lived in Switzerland; 1900 became the director Agricultural Experiment Station in what is now Utah State University; founded The Deseret Farmer magazine; 1905 professor of agriculture at Brigham Young University; building on BYU Campus named in his honor that houses the College of Biology and Agriculture; President Utah State University 1907-1916; President University of Utah 1916-1921; Commissioner of Church Education 1921-1924, 1934-1936; taught religion class at University of Southern California; supervised reorganization of the Federal Bureau of Reclamation in Washington, D.C. for 2 years in the 1920s; served several missions to Europe; author of many books, biographies and wrote two autobiographies; wrote a hymn; died in Salt Lake City, Utah Wikipedia

Brigham Cecil Gates

1887 - 1941 Person Name: B. Cecil Gates Composer of "[How long, O Lord most holy and true]" in Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Brigham Cecil Gates (August 17, 1887 – August 31, 1941) was an American music conductor and composer. Gates was born in Laie, Oahu, Kingdom of Hawaii, to Jacob F. Gates and his wife Susa Young Gates, Americans from Utah Territory serving in Hawaii as missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was the second of the couple's 12 children. Following early training in music from teachers at Brigham Young Academy, John H. McClellan, and the New England Conservatory of Music, Gates taught piano in St. George, Utah. From 1907 to 1910, Gates served was an LDS Church missionary in the Eastern States Mission, which was headquartered in New York City. He studied in the Scharwenka Conservatory of Music in Berlin from 1910 to 1913 and graduated with high honors. On June 30, 1917, Gates married Gweneth Gibbs in the Salt Lake Temple. They were the parents of five children. From 1913 to 1925, Gates was head of the Music Department of the LDS University, the predecessor of LDS Business College. During this period, he began what later became the McCune School of Music, assembling a faculty. The school gained national recognition for the high quality of its administration and teachings. In 1920, when the LDS Church organized its General Church Music Committee, Gates was one of its original 13 members. From 1916 to 1935, Gates was assistant director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He was a member of the General Board of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association from 1918 to 1929. With his sister Emma Lucy Gates Bowen, he organized the Lucy Gates Grand Opera Company of Salt Lake City in 1915 and there conducted many of the world's great operas. In 1926, Gates was appointed chairman of the Music Department at Utah State University. He also composed a significant number of choral and orchestral works, popular with people at all levels of musical background and ability. Gates also served as director of the Salt Lake Oratorio Society. Gates died in Salt Lake City after suffering from a debilitating illness for several years before his death.