Best moment in the LDS hymnal?


In my humble opinion, no hymn tops this one in the entire 1985 LDS Hymnal. It encapsulates the deepest essence of the Atonement of Jesus Christ in words. And it puts the best, highest, closest-to-heaven 4-part congregational writing into practice. There's a reason the entirety of Western musical theory, harmony, and voice-leading practice was derived from the works of this master of composer-masters. Nobody in the history of music is regarded as the composer's composer as much as this giant....