Quote: "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
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We recently finished our yearly sheet music competition (for composers to get feedback) with some awesome entries.
Competition this year is sponsored by Tranquility Trails, a place to stay in the heart of utah's national parks and Lake Powell.
And without further ado, the winners of this year's Sacred Sheet Music Competition are (drum roll, please):
First the "open vote" category:
311.0 points: And With His Stripes We Are Healed by K.D. Christensen 250.0 points: Be Still and Know That I Am God by K.D. Christensen 158.0 points: Savior, Lord and King by Melinda Nixon Allred 155.0 points: He Rescues Me - Revision 10/27/2024 by Kenneth R Hardman 124.0 points: Where the Veil is Thin by Anthony Weibell 120.5 points: The Plan (If It Wasn't Hard) by Kate Haderlie 99.5 points: My Father Walks with Me (A Book of Mormon Inspired Father's Day Song) by Claire Chell 96.0 points: Open the Windows of Heaven by Anthony Weibell 93.0 points: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need by Melinda Nixon Allred 88.0 points: We Look To Christ by Claire Chell 82.0 points: I Know That My Redeemer Lives/I Feel My Savior's Love Medley by Erica Campbell 73.0 points: I Know That My Redeemer Lives by Amanda Mae Howe 69.0 points: We Three Kings by Justin K. Reeve 68.0 points: Joy to the World by Diane Ferguson-Watts 67.5 points: I Will Walk with Jesus by Seth Cox 66.0 points: The Book of Mormon Guides Me to Christ by Michael K. Rollins 57.5 points: O Come All Ye Faithful (Dark) by Justin K. Reeve 56.5 points: The Sweetest Fruit by Diane Ferguson-Watts 54.5 points: We Came to Earth by Seth Cox 54.0 points: Infant Holy, Infant Lowly by Marcelo Rosa dos Santos 52.5 points: He Sent His Son/Our Savior's Love by Amanda Mae Howe 52.5 points: Love At Home/Love Is Spoken Here by Michael K. Rollins 51.5 points: Light Medley: The Morning Breaks, The Lord is my Light, There is Sunshine in my Soul Today by Amanda W Smith 40.0 points: Holy Night Prelude by Jacob McGriff 39.5 points: Hie to Kolob/O My Father by Gentri Wightman 38.0 points: Come, Ye Disconsolate / Ven desconsolado by Jason Hunsaker 37.5 points: Our Father's Plan (Jupiter's Theme) by Gentri Wightman 37.0 points: Jesus, Once of Humble Birth by Kimberly Wilson 35.5 points: Christ, The Holy One by Dean Reed Guymon 35.5 points: What Greater Peace? by Michael D. Young 35.5 points: My Daddy's Shoes by Linda Pratt 35.0 points: Baptism Covenants by Brooke Ward 32.0 points: Beautiful Savior by Kimberly Wilson 30.5 points: "This Is My Joy" by Ralph S. Gardner II 30.5 points: Look to The Light by Mandi Miller 30.5 points: The Peace Of The Temple by Dean Reed Guymon 28.5 points: Amazing Grace by Jason Hunsaker 28.5 points: A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief by Connie Stauffer 26.5 points: White as Wool and Clean Again by Michael D. Young 26.0 points: A Mother's Prayer by Mandi Miller 22.5 points: Coventry Carol by Kortney J. Stirland 22.5 points: Away In a Manger by Connie Stauffer 22.0 points: "Thoughts of Home - 5" by Ralph S. Gardner II 22.0 points: For the Joy Set Before Me by Kenneth R Hardman 16.0 points: Come, Ye Thankful People-For the Beauty of the Earth-Now Thank We All Our God by Kortney J. Stirland
311.0 points: And With His Stripes We Are Healed by K.D. Christensen 250.0 points: Be Still and Know That I Am God by K.D. Christensen 158.0 points: Savior, Lord and King by Melinda Nixon Allred 155.0 points: He Rescues Me - Revision 10/27/2024 by Kenneth R Hardman 124.0 points: Where the Veil is Thin by Anthony Weibell 120.5 points: The Plan (If It Wasn't Hard) by Kate Haderlie 99.5 points: My Father Walks with Me (A Book of Mormon Inspired Father's Day Song) by Claire Chell 96.0 points: Open the Windows of Heaven by Anthony Weibell 93.0 points: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need by Melinda Nixon Allred 88.0 points: We Look To Christ by Claire Chell 82.0 points: I Know That My Redeemer Lives/I Feel My Savior's Love Medley by Erica Campbell 73.0 points: I Know That My Redeemer Lives by Amanda Mae Howe 69.0 points: We Three Kings by Justin K. Reeve 68.0 points: Joy to the World by Diane Ferguson-Watts 67.5 points: I Will Walk with Jesus by Seth Cox 66.0 points: The Book of Mormon Guides Me to Christ by Michael K. Rollins 57.5 points: O Come All Ye Faithful (Dark) by Justin K. Reeve 56.5 points: The Sweetest Fruit by Diane Ferguson-Watts 54.5 points: We Came to Earth by Seth Cox 54.0 points: Infant Holy, Infant Lowly by Marcelo Rosa dos Santos 52.5 points: He Sent His Son/Our Savior's Love by Amanda Mae Howe 52.5 points: Love At Home/Love Is Spoken Here by Michael K. Rollins 51.5 points: Light Medley: The Morning Breaks, The Lord is my Light, There is Sunshine in my Soul Today by Amanda W Smith 40.0 points: Holy Night Prelude by Jacob McGriff 39.5 points: Hie to Kolob/O My Father by Gentri Wightman 38.0 points: Come, Ye Disconsolate / Ven desconsolado by Jason Hunsaker 37.5 points: Our Father's Plan (Jupiter's Theme) by Gentri Wightman 37.0 points: Jesus, Once of Humble Birth by Kimberly Wilson 35.5 points: Christ, The Holy One by Dean Reed Guymon 35.5 points: What Greater Peace? by Michael D. Young 35.5 points: My Daddy's Shoes by Linda Pratt 35.0 points: Baptism Covenants by Brooke Ward 32.0 points: Beautiful Savior by Kimberly Wilson 30.5 points: "This Is My Joy" by Ralph S. Gardner II 30.5 points: Look to The Light by Mandi Miller 30.5 points: The Peace Of The Temple by Dean Reed Guymon 28.5 points: Amazing Grace by Jason Hunsaker 28.5 points: A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief by Connie Stauffer 26.5 points: White as Wool and Clean Again by Michael D. Young 26.0 points: A Mother's Prayer by Mandi Miller 22.5 points: Coventry Carol by Kortney J. Stirland 22.5 points: Away In a Manger by Connie Stauffer 22.0 points: "Thoughts of Home - 5" by Ralph S. Gardner II 22.0 points: For the Joy Set Before Me by Kenneth R Hardman 16.0 points: Come, Ye Thankful People-For the Beauty of the Earth-Now Thank We All Our God by Kortney J. Stirland
And our peer review category winners (out of possible 5.0):
4.93 : Savior, Lord and King by Melinda Nixon Allred 4.91 : We Three Kings by Justin K. Reeve 4.86 : Come, Ye Disconsolate / Ven desconsolado by Jason Hunsaker 4.83 : Be Still and Know That I Am God by K.D. Christensen 4.83 : My Shepherd Will Supply My Need by Melinda Nixon Allred 4.83 : He Sent His Son/Our Savior's Love by Amanda Mae Howe 4.83 : And With His Stripes We Are Healed by K.D. Christensen 4.82 : Joy to the World by Diane Ferguson-Watts 4.82 : I Know That My Redeemer Lives by Amanda Mae Howe 4.77 : I Will Walk with Jesus by Seth Cox 4.75 : Amazing Grace by Jason Hunsaker 4.75 : A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief by Connie Stauffer 4.72 : Love At Home/Love Is Spoken Here by Michael K. Rollins 4.69 : The Sweetest Fruit by Diane Ferguson-Watts 4.62 : I Know That My Redeemer Lives/I Feel My Savior's Love Medley by Erica Campbell 4.61 : Light Medley: The Morning Breaks, The Lord is my Light, There is Sunshine in my Soul Today by Amanda W Smith 4.50 : My Daddy's Shoes by Linda Pratt 4.50 : Coventry Carol by Kortney J. Stirland 4.50 : Infant Holy, Infant Lowly by Marcelo Rosa dos Santos 4.50 : Baptism Covenants by Brooke Ward 4.50 : Away In a Manger by Connie Stauffer 4.44 : What Greater Peace? by Michael D. Young 4.42 : The Book of Mormon Guides Me to Christ by Michael K. Rollins 4.42 : White as Wool and Clean Again by Michael D. Young 4.40 : For the Joy Set Before Me by Kenneth R Hardman 4.36 : We Look To Christ by Claire Chell 4.33 : Holy Night Prelude by Jacob McGriff 4.30 : Christ, The Holy One by Dean Reed Guymon 4.29 : He Rescues Me - Revision 10/27/2024 by Kenneth R Hardman 4.25 : The Peace Of The Temple by Dean Reed Guymon 4.23 : We Came to Earth by Seth Cox 4.23 : My Father Walks with Me (A Book of Mormon Inspired Father's Day Song) by Claire Chell 4.20 : Beautiful Savior by Kimberly Wilson 4.20 : Open the Windows of Heaven by Anthony Weibell 4.19 : The Plan (If It Wasn't Hard) by Kate Haderlie 4.17 : O Come All Ye Faithful (Dark) by Justin K. Reeve 4.14 : Where the Veil is Thin by Anthony Weibell 4.07 : Look to The Light by Mandi Miller 4.07 : "This Is My Joy" by Ralph S. Gardner II 4.06 : Our Father's Plan (Jupiter's Theme) by Gentri Wightman 4.00 : Come, Ye Thankful People-For the Beauty of the Earth-Now Thank We All Our God by Kortney J. Stirland 4.00 : "Thoughts of Home - 5" by Ralph S. Gardner II ...
4.93 : Savior, Lord and King by Melinda Nixon Allred 4.91 : We Three Kings by Justin K. Reeve 4.86 : Come, Ye Disconsolate / Ven desconsolado by Jason Hunsaker 4.83 : Be Still and Know That I Am God by K.D. Christensen 4.83 : My Shepherd Will Supply My Need by Melinda Nixon Allred 4.83 : He Sent His Son/Our Savior's Love by Amanda Mae Howe 4.83 : And With His Stripes We Are Healed by K.D. Christensen 4.82 : Joy to the World by Diane Ferguson-Watts 4.82 : I Know That My Redeemer Lives by Amanda Mae Howe 4.77 : I Will Walk with Jesus by Seth Cox 4.75 : Amazing Grace by Jason Hunsaker 4.75 : A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief by Connie Stauffer 4.72 : Love At Home/Love Is Spoken Here by Michael K. Rollins 4.69 : The Sweetest Fruit by Diane Ferguson-Watts 4.62 : I Know That My Redeemer Lives/I Feel My Savior's Love Medley by Erica Campbell 4.61 : Light Medley: The Morning Breaks, The Lord is my Light, There is Sunshine in my Soul Today by Amanda W Smith 4.50 : My Daddy's Shoes by Linda Pratt 4.50 : Coventry Carol by Kortney J. Stirland 4.50 : Infant Holy, Infant Lowly by Marcelo Rosa dos Santos 4.50 : Baptism Covenants by Brooke Ward 4.50 : Away In a Manger by Connie Stauffer 4.44 : What Greater Peace? by Michael D. Young 4.42 : The Book of Mormon Guides Me to Christ by Michael K. Rollins 4.42 : White as Wool and Clean Again by Michael D. Young 4.40 : For the Joy Set Before Me by Kenneth R Hardman 4.36 : We Look To Christ by Claire Chell 4.33 : Holy Night Prelude by Jacob McGriff 4.30 : Christ, The Holy One by Dean Reed Guymon 4.29 : He Rescues Me - Revision 10/27/2024 by Kenneth R Hardman 4.25 : The Peace Of The Temple by Dean Reed Guymon 4.23 : We Came to Earth by Seth Cox 4.23 : My Father Walks with Me (A Book of Mormon Inspired Father's Day Song) by Claire Chell 4.20 : Beautiful Savior by Kimberly Wilson 4.20 : Open the Windows of Heaven by Anthony Weibell 4.19 : The Plan (If It Wasn't Hard) by Kate Haderlie 4.17 : O Come All Ye Faithful (Dark) by Justin K. Reeve 4.14 : Where the Veil is Thin by Anthony Weibell 4.07 : Look to The Light by Mandi Miller 4.07 : "This Is My Joy" by Ralph S. Gardner II 4.06 : Our Father's Plan (Jupiter's Theme) by Gentri Wightman 4.00 : Come, Ye Thankful People-For the Beauty of the Earth-Now Thank We All Our God by Kortney J. Stirland 4.00 : "Thoughts of Home - 5" by Ralph S. Gardner II ...
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