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NEWS
"The Sabbath Dawns a Holier Light," by Toni Thomas, was given an Award of Distinction at the 2011 LDS Church Music Submission Awards in the hymn text category.
"They Will Not Doubt Their Mothers Knew," by Toni Thomas and Margo Edgeworth,, was given an Award of Merit at the 2011 LDS Music Submission Awards in the Relief Society category.
"Come All Unto the Temple," winner of an Award of Distinction in the 2009 hymn text awards, is now available on the Church Music website HERE.
CALENDAR
OCT 28 2011 |
LDS Relief Society Music Awards Concert |
FEB 17 2012 |
LDS Music Festival Concert |
WELCOME
This site contains original works of sacred music written with Toni Thomas as lyricist and several composers providing the musical settings for the words. All music here is available for free, non-commercial use. That means you can sing it, play it, copy it, or send it to a friend who wants to do so also. But you can't record it, commercially perform it, or sell it without written authorization.
If you have any questions about usage or to find more about commercial use, please contact me here. For more music selections by Toni Thomas with Diane Tuiofu, visit www.tuiofuandthomasmusic.com
Featured Works
The Sabbath Dawns a Holier Light
This hymn encourages us to use the gift of the Sabbath to help us separate ourselves from worldliness and to prepare us for godliness. The hymn text won an Award of Distinction in the 2011 LDS Church Music Submissions. It will be presented with other award winners at the Church Music Festival on February 12, 2012 at the Assembly Hall on Temple Square.
Music: Brett Stewart
Traditional SATB hymn in three verses
Difficulty: medium
They Will Not Doubt Their Mothers Knew
This two-part song for women's voices tells the story of a remarkable woman, a mother of one of the 2,000 stripling warriors. Like many modern remarkable women and mothers today, her fearless actions and unwavering faith laid the groundwork for an unshakeable testimony in her sons and daughters. This song won an Award of Merit in the Relief Society division of the 2011 Church Music Submissions awards. It will be performed with other award-winning songs from the Relief Society contest on October 28, 2011, in Salt Lake City.
Music: Margo Edgeworth
Solo with optional second part for Women's Voices
Difficulty: medium
Come All Unto the Temple
This hymn celebrates the temple as a place to learn the mysteries of godliness. The temple is a place where holiness, perfect love, and peace unmeasured may be found as we learn and make covenants. This hymn text won an Award of Distinction at the 2009 LDS Church Music Submissions awards. It canbe found on the LDS Church website HERE.
Music: Brett Stewart
Traditional SATB hymn in four verses
Difficulty: medium
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