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Parley P. Pratt's "An Angel from on High"

Heber J. Grant, President of the Church

1924 October General Conference·Third Day Morning Session·1924-10-05

Parley P. Pratt has written more inspirational hymns for the Latter-day Saints to sing than any of the other of our poets; and there are few, if any, of his hymns that touch my heart more than this wonderful hymn to which we have just listened, so beautifully rendered by our sisters and the choir. It was written by inspiration, and, to my mind, if we omit the last verse, the wonderful prayer, contained in this hymn, is marred and lost. There has never been any doubt in the minds of the Latter-day Saints that Jerusalem will be rebuilt and re-established, and the prediction contained in this last verse is in prospect of being fulfilled. From the day that the British army rode into Jerusalem a change has come. We believe absolutely in the inspiration of this hymn, and that every word of this last verse will be fulfilled:

"Lo, Israel, filled with joy, shall now be gathered home, Their wealth and means employ to build Jerusalem; While Zion shall arise and shine, And fill the earth with truth divine."

Cite this talkHeber J. Grant, "Parley P. Pratt's "An Angel from on High"," 1924 October General Conference, Third Day Morning Session (1924-10-05). Pulpit Vault, 1924-10-25-heber-j-grant-remarks-25. Authoritative print text from archive.org.Pulpit Vault, edition of 23 September 2026 (commit 4bdc6ac627).
Elsewhere in the corpus
  1. 1928If Parley P. Pratt Had Written Nothing Else But This HymnHeber J. Grant¶ 2
  2. 1914Welcome to the Outdoor MeetingBenjamin Goddard¶ 1
  3. 1910(President of South Sanpete Stake.)Lewis Anderson¶ 1
  4. 1918I rejoice in being permitted againHeber J. Grant¶ 1
  5. 1902Futility of Opposition to the Church and the Gathering of the JewsB. H. Roberts¶ 1

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