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014: "The Lord Is My Shepherd"

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The history behind "The Lord Is My Shepherd": Many hymn writers have attempted the task of turning one of the most beloved of all scriptural passages--the 23rd Psalm--into verse. James Montgomery succeeded, retaining the beauty and solace of this psalm while giving it the rhyme and meter of a traditional hymn pattern. His psalm paraphrase was first printed in 1822. The original melody was composed or arranged by Thomas Koschat. This program includes contemporary renditions of the hymn by the following artists: the Brigham Young University Combined Choirs and Philharmonic Orchestra, Reid Nibley, the Gibbons Family, Lysa Rytting, Beverly Hansen, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Jenny Oaks Baker, and the Utah Chamber Artists.

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