Talk:O My Father (hymn)

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[edit] Copyright status of this hymn

Just as a note, the copyright of this hymn is long expired, so there should be no problem including it here in its entirety. COGDEN 19:40, 24 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Yes, but one occasionally sees source-heavy pages thrown up on vfd to be moved to wikibooks. CHL 04:56, 25 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Why do we need the lyrics? Link to an external source. RickK 04:57, 25 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I believe it's very important to include at least part of these lyrics because this is the only text that plainly asserts the LDS concept of Heavenly Mother. It would be a disservice to simply claim that the song affirms a Mormon Heavenly Mother while pointing to a site relatively few will visit. As such, I think the text--at least the third verse--should be included here to allow readers to appreciate the otherwise this shadowy figure in Mormon theology. If we include the third verse, I think that the other verses should be retained, if only to put the third verse in better context. CHL 08:44, 25 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Rick, this article only exists because of the unique lyrics of this hymn. This is one of a handful of hundreds of Mormon hymns that have unique doctrinal significance. B 15:48, Apr 25, 2004 (UTC)