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If thou are merry, praise the Lord with singing, with music, with dancing,and with a prayer of praise and thanksgiving. — Doctrine and Covenants 136:28
"I learned too what power there can be in music. When music is reverently presented, it can be akin to revelation. At times, I think, it cannot be separated from the voice of the Lord, the quiet, still voice of the Spirit," said President Boyd K. Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve during the April 2007 general conference.
"Worthy music of all kinds has its place. And there are endless numbers of places where it can be heard. But the Tabernacle on Temple Square is different from them all."
He said that for generations the Tabernacle Choir has opened its weekly broadcast singing these words written by William W. Phelps:
Gently raise the sacred strain,
For the Sabbath's come again
That man may rest, …
And return his thanks to God
For his blessings to the blest.
("Gently Raise the Sacred Strain,"Hymns, no. 146)
