I’m so excited about this! My church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has released a batch of new hymns as part of a future publication of a new hymnbook. In my own congregation we have sung one of the new hymns “When the Savior Comes Again”. It’s so beautiful!

Here are all the details of the new hymnbook, copied and pasted from the church’s newsroom.

“The gradual release of the new global hymnbook of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has begun with the release of 13 new songs. This new music may be accessed digitally through the Sacred Music and Gospel Library apps and in the online Church Music Library at music.churchofjesuschrist.org.

“Small batches of new music will continue to be published digitally in preparation for the full hymnbook release, currently expected in print and digital formats by the end of 2026 in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. The hymnbook is anticipated to be available in 50 languages by the end of 2030.

“The hymns now available are:

• Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
• When the Savior Comes Again
• It Is Well with My Soul
• I Will Walk with Jesus
• His Eye Is on the Sparrow
• Think a Sacred Song
• As Bread Is Broken
• Bread of Life, Living Water
• Gethsemane
• Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise
• He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child
• What Child Is This?
• Star Bright

“A new training video in the Church’s online Media Library assists ward leaders and those with music callings as they include new music in worship services. Latter-day Saints are encouraged to incorporate this new music in their personal worship and study, and a second video suggests ways to do so.”

The song I am most excited about being included is “Gethsemane” by Melanie Hoffman, performed below by some talented sister missionaries, and then below that, by the composer herself with her husband Roger Hoffman Decades ago I heard Melanie speak about writing this song. She was definitely inspired by the Holy Spirit to write it. It is so beautiful and touching!