#323 Rise Up, O Men of God (Men’s Choir)

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Lyrics:

Rise up, O men of God!
Have done with lesser things.
Give heart and soul and mind and strength
To serve the King of Kings.
Rise up, O men of God,
In one united throng.
Bring in the day of brotherhood
And end the night of wrong.
Rise up, O men of God!
Tread where his feet have trod.
As brothers of the Son of Man,
Rise up, O men of God!
Rise up! Rise up! Rise up!

Text: William Pierson Merrill, 1867-1954. Used by permission of The Presbyterian Outlook, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Music: Frank W. Asper, 1892-1973. (c) 1948 IRI. Arr. by Robert P. Manookin, 1918-1997. (c) 1985 IRI
Tune name: KENILWORTH

-History: (Source: Wikipedia)

Written By: William Pierson Merrill

Music By: Frank W. Asper, arr. by Robert P. Manookin

Frank Wilson Asper (1892–1973) was a Latter-day Saint composer and also Mormon Tabernacle organist beginning in 1925.

Asper came from a musically inclined family. He studied under Ebenezer Beesley as a youth and then studied at Stern Conservatory in Berlin and the New England Conservatory, Boston University, the University of Utah and Chicago Musical College. Besides being Mormon Tabernacle organist,[1] Asper was the organist of the First United Methodist Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2]

Asper was a fellow of the American Guild of Organists.[3]

Asper penned words and music for several LDS hymns. Seven of these are found in the 1985 hymnal Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

  • 132 – God Is in His Holy Temple – music[4]
  • 176 – ‘Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love – music[5]
  • 189 – O Thou, Before the World Began – music[6]
  • 222 – Hear Thou Our Hymn, O Lord – words and music[7]
  • 245 – This House We Dedicate to Thee – music[8]
  • 257 – Rejoice! A Glorious Sound Is Heard – music[9]
  • 323 – Rise Up, O Men of God (Men’s Choir) – music[10]

Robert P. Manookin (1918–1997) was a Latter-day Saint composer.

Manookin studied under Frank W. Asper, Alexander Schreiner, B. Cecil Gates and J. Spencer Cornwall.

Manookin holds a masters degree from the University of Illinois and a doctorate from the University of Utah. He first moved to Utah County in 1952.

Several of Manookin’s works appeared in the 1985 English edition of the LDS hymnbook. Among these were “Thy Will, O Lord, Be Done” (words by Frank I. Kooyman) and “See The Mighty Priesthood Gathered” (words by Jean L. Kaberry). He also wrote the misic for Bruce R. McConkie‘s hymn “In an Upper Room” to be made into a hymn as well as Mabel Jones Gabbott‘s “The Risen Jesus in America”.

Manookin was a professor of music composition and theory at Brigham Young University. He also served as a member of the General Church Music Committee of the LDS Church as well as both chorister and pianist at both the ward and stake levels.

In 1980 Manookin served an LDS mission in New Zealand with his wife Helene.

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