Deseret Evening News | 1906-05-12 | Page 4 | The Three-Verse Rule

THE TIlE RULE RULEA A t great reat many man members of 01 the till Church complain about the tile stereotyped al routine In choir and unil congregational l singing pinging of ot three verses rr e only of tho the hymns used In Inthe Inthe Inthe the meetings of ot the Saints Very cr ery often the theme of tho the hymn ih largely upon the closing clo ln vere r e which II usually omitted The rite li h i but bUl one onn part of ot the service of Bonn The rho sentiment breathed in 10 the poetry J Jil K another and und essential part hart This up aI aIr P r ars 1118 to be bl overlooked by b pom omo or of jur 11 r choir leaders anti and the regular ve 1 rendering prevails to the of it monotony AVe Ve W suppose 1 this Ihl custom liat hn ConiC coma Into because e ot of the tho pie iwo p c limit un on n the tho pages of lit tIm Psalmody This Thin Ihl however wo so regard M ni nn no clent reason for the common limitation Tho Th hymn books contain the tho hymns pi in their entirety l eon can be hO used lI tl with the Psalmody l If It th latter Is ui re rp required H It I iii no Ito 10 Kc great fetch of or nbC men mental tal 1111 application to 10 use un both together to In Ih choir singing In congregational sing Ing singing lug ing tho the Psalmody li iq I rarely In III the th hands hand handor of or the people rh hymn hmil book alone Is III when wh hen n they the ore acquainted with tho tile tune tulle Some of oC the tho hymns arc artt ordinary publIc lc no ito II doubt too tol long hong for tor or pu worship wor hut but In such luch cuso C selections elect lone might be mul of ot a II n number or of Verses to It nOti complete lc the theme themo of the tue author Instead of oC break breaking breaking ing oil off ol III hit n the th very middle of or the thread of ot his hl thought In III conic come three verges will he be found to convey COli I till the chief of or the compo r rIn In others more will wll be he found absolutely ob unit these lIn for rr that purpose should be Uti b selected with some come regard to tn the th subject of ot the thc song We WJ suggest to 10 our choir leaders some E consideration ron of ot 0 these thet points unIt and hope that the th arbi arbitrary trat rut rill of If will not nol be he h Insisted In upon for Cor we ve bellow It ht I Iw would w be ill more honored In III the breach br than In the tho observance ob