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I noticed in the hymn book that Hymn # 284, If You Could Hie to Kolob, is noted that “Used by permission of Oxford University Press. Making copies without written permission of the copyright owner is prohibited.”
I did this LDS hymn’s copyright ended up in Oxford? I felt bad since it’s one of my favorite hymns and it has to belong to the Church. Any good info? Thanks.
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I have a suspicion that it was written during the early England missionary efforts and thus originally printed in England.
The information below explains it.
This is an old hymn by WW Phelps from the early 1800s using an English melody that was already under Oxford copyright.
That is why.
Text: William W. Phelps, 1792–1872
Music: English melody, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872–1958, from the English Hymnal. Used by permission of Oxford University Press. Making copies without written permission of the copyright owner is prohibited
Not sure, but I think that whoever writes the song takes out the copyright. Since THE CHURCH didn’t write the song, or buy the rights to it, then they don’t hold the copyright.
The words/lyrics are Mormon, but the music/tune is copy written by Oxford Press. It was a common tune of the day.
I too love that hymn. The lyrics are awesome.
Mormons are famous for taking beautiful Christian hymn’s melodies and putting twisted lyrics to them. They don’t come up with original melodies.
The melody belongs to the oxford university press. The text does not.
SH! Sing it in secret so no one knows we have it!
It was printed by the Oxford university press
Praise to the man is also ours……isn’t it?
Kolob, what a nice planet. Just a place for LDS god to have sex and make spirit babies!