73. Praise the Lord with Heart and Voice

3 verses in 4/4 time to be sung joyfully

Text and music is by Tracy Y. Cannon, 1879-1961
Cannon was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. He was the son George Q. Cannon and his wife Caroline Young.  Cannon joined the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at the age of 15.  Cannon became the director of the Cannon Ward choir at age 16. He studied piano composition under John J. McClellan. He later studied in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Berlin, Paris, New York City, and Chicago. He received an honorary Master of Music degree from the Chicago Music College in 1930.  In 1909, Cannon became assistant organist for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He served in this position for 21 years. In 1930, Cannon served as the organist for the presentation of The Message of the Ages. In 1920, Cannon was appointed to the General Music Committee of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1939, he was made second assistant to Melvin J. Ballard, supervisor of the committee.  From 1915 to 1927, Cannon was a member of the high council of the Pioneer Stake of the LDS Church. In 1917, he became a member of the Deseret Sunday School Union General Board. From 1930 through 1936, Cannon was bishop of the Cannon Ward in Salt Lake City.  Cannon was an editor of the 1927 LDS Church hymnal.  In 1925, Cannon was appointed director of the McCune School of Music and Art. He served in this position until 1950. He wrote The Organist's Manual.


Psalm 117 1.  O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
2.   For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the atruth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.

Doctrine and Covenants 20:17  By these things we know that there is a God in heaven, who is infinite and eternal, from everlasting to everlasting the same unchangeable God, the framer of heaven and earth, and all things which are in them;
18  And that he acreated man, male and female, after his own bimage and in his own likeness, created he them;
19  And gave unto them commandments that they should love and serve him, the only living and true God, and that he should be the only being whom they should worship.
20 But by the transgression of these holy laws man became sensual and devilish, and became fallen man.
21 Wherefore, the Almighty God gave his Only Begotten Son, as it is written in those scriptures which have been given of him.