O My Father

This beautiful poem was written in 1845 by Eliza R. Snow. It is believed that she first heard the doctrine of Heavenly Mother from the prophet Joseph Smith. This hymn is the most well-known direct reference to Heavenly Mother within the LDS church today although there are other, less popular hymns that mention her. You can read more background on this remarkable hymn, and the even more remarkable woman who wrote it, in an article published by BYU Studies in 1997, The Significance of O My Father in the Personal Journey of Eliza R. Snow by Jill Murvay Derr. 

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