Music created by Carrie Maxwell Wrigley, setting to music the text of "The Living Christ." Text divided into six separate songs, reflecting the unique theme and tone of each section, and to make the text easier to memorize.
Feel free to download the recordings and sheet music without cost. This resource has been provided to help you and those you serve to memorize and internalize this sacred text, and to draw closer to the Savior by doing so. (See FAQ page for more information.)
"Praise the Lord with singing, [and] with music." --D&C 136:28
RECORDINGS - The Living Christ, Songs 1-6 (MP3, 14:34 running time)
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Vocal-Piano | With Vocal Solo Demo | Download |
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Piano only | Accompaniment Track | Download |
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Guitar-Piano | Instrumental Track | Download |
"And help us by the power of thy Spirit, that we may mingle our voices with those bright, shining seraphs around thy throne, with acclamations of praise, singing Hosanna to God and the Lamb!" -- D&C 109:59
SHEET MUSIC (PDF)
| Song # | Song Title | Preview | Download | Preview | Download |
| Song 1 | As We Commemorate | Vocal-Piano | Download | Vocal Only | Download |
| Song 2 | He Went About Doing Good | Vocal-Piano | Download | Vocal Only | Download |
| Song 3 | Firstborn of the Father | Vocal-Piano | Download | Vocal Only | Download |
| Song 4 | The Testimony Last of All | Vocal-Piano | Download | Vocal Only | Download |
| Song 5 | Restored Upon the Earth | Vocal-Piano | Download | Vocal Only | Download |
| Song 6 | He is the Living Christ | Vocal-Piano | Download | Vocal Only | Download |
"For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads." -- D&C 25:12
RELATED RESOURCES:
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Original Living Christ document, with markings showing how the text appears in the music: Pink lines = song divisions; yellow highlights = repeated words; circled=scripture references) |
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.doc | "Learning the Living Christ Through Music" - A talk given March 7, 2015, in Sandy East Stake Women's Conference, giving the background and purpose for this music, and describing one stake's usage of it. Includes references to many scriptures and General Authority quotes regarding the Living Christ and the power of uplifting music. |
| Original VP Demo | .mp4 | Living Christ music, songs 1-6, as originally recorded as vocal-piano demo on iPhone and piano, in church building. |
-- Articles describing more about the origin and purpose of "The Living Christ" include: --
- Church History Study Guide re: The Living Christ
- Seminary Teacher Guide on Teaching the Living Christ
- Wikipedia on the Living Christ (including links to names and information about its 15 authors)
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Note: This Living Christ music follows the original text verbatim, except:
- several phrases are repeated for emphasis (see highlighted text file, above); and
- the words "as his duly appointed apostles" are deleted in Song 5, as singers of this music will most likely never possess apostolic authority. Deleting these words in the music allows singers to genuinely share their own living testimonies of the Savior, mingled together with those apostolic witnesses who originally wrote these inspired words.
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