The following broadcast, written and announced by Richard L. Evans, and originating with Station KSL, Salt Lake City, was presented from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Sunday, April 4, through the courtesy and facilities of the Columbia Broadcasting System’s network, throughout the United States. The broadcast was as follows:

(The organ played “As the Dew,” and on signal the Choir and Organ broke into the hymn, “Gently Raise,” singing the words to the end of the second line, and humming to end of verse for announcer’s background.)

Announcer: Once more we welcome you within these walls with music and the spoken word from the Crossroads of the West.

The CBS Radio Network and its affiliated stations bring you at this hour another presentation from Temple Square in Salt Lake City, with J. Spencer Cornwall conducting the Tabernacle Choir, Frank Asper, Tabernacle Organist and the spoken word by Richard Evans.

The Choir first sings a worshipful song from the writings of Randall Thompson: “Alleluia.”

(The Choir sang: “Alleluia.”— Thompson.)

Announcer: Frank Asper moves now into a majestic theme from the Psalm settings of Benedette Marcello: “The Heavens Declare the Glory of God, and the firmament showeth His handiwork”

(Organ selection: “Psalm XVI.” —Marcello.)

Announcer: The Choir next sings a sacred song with words and music by Will James: “Jesus, our Lord, we adore Thee, Jesus, our crucified Savior.”

(The Choir sang: “Jesus, Our Lord.”—James.)

Announcer: Frank Asper turns now to the devotional quality and character of ah 18th Century Italian “Aria” by Tenaglia, as arranged by Philip James.

(Organ selection: “Aria.”—Tenaglia- James.)

Announcer: From the “Elijah” by Mendelssohn comes the music of this sacred song with words selected from the Old Testament texts: “Oh! That I knew, where I might find Him, Oh that I might even come before His presence. … If with all your hearts ye truly seek me. Ye shall ever surely find me. Thus saith our God.”

(The Choir sang: “If With All Your Hearts.”—Mendelssohn )

Announcer: We often see the familiar picture of parents and teachers pleading with young people to improve themselves, to learn their lessons, to make the most of their lives. And because of this sincere anxiety on the parts of parents, young people may sometimes assume that they are doing teachers or parents a favor by learning their lessons, by improving their lives. In one sense this is true. It is true that much of the measure of a parent’s success and satisfaction is found in the soundness and happiness and success of his children. It is true that much of a teacher’s success is found in the lessons that his students learn. But in another sense, it is a peculiar paradox that parents or teachers should so much, so long, so patiently have to plead with young people to make good use of their lives—for every effort they make, all the knowledge they acquire, every lesson they learn is for their own everlasting advantage. And in doing what they should do and in learning what they should learn, they are doing a favor for themselves. Leaving for the moment the matter of prodding and persuading young people, may we look briefly at another side of the subject: Sometimes we may think that we have done someone else a special favor if we live according to law. Sometimes we may think we are doing the Lord God a special favor if we keep His commandments. And it is true that it would please Him to have us do so, for His declared purpose is “to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man,” (Pearl of Great Price: Moses 1:39) to bring to pass the happiness, and peace and everlasting progress of His children. For this cause were the commandments given, and for this cause has He patiently repeated them through His servants the prophets. But in keeping them, we serve first ourselves—no matter what we may do for others besides ourselves. And in breaking them we do injury to ourselves, no matter what we may do to others besides ourselves. It is a great virtue to love and to please parents; it is a sincere satisfaction to a teacher to see a lesson learned; and it is good to keep the commandments for the approving favor of our heavenly Father. But in all this pleasing of others, in all this learning of lessons, in all this keeping of commandments, we do immeasurable service for ourselves. And others shouldn’t have to plead with us so much or labor with us so long to persuade us to do what we ought to be anxiously doing.

(The Choir then sang: “Praise to the Lord.”)

Announcer: We have heard a hymn from the 17th century, with words by Joschine Neander: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation. O, my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation.”

And now Frank Asper turns to a hymn melody by Robert Lowry, which has become inseparably identified with these cherished words of the hymn by Annie S. Hawkes: “I Need Thee Every Hour, Most gracious Lord; No tender voice like thine can peace afford… . Stay thou nearby; Temptations lose their power when thou art nigh. I need thee; O I need thee; Every hour I need thee! O bless me now, my Savior; I come to Thee!”

(Organ selection: “I Need Thee Every Hour.”—Lowry.)

Announcer: The Tabernacle Choir closes with a brief and delicately echoing anthem of exhortation by L. Stanley Glarum with words from the 47th Psalm: “Sing Praises unto Our King, for God is King o’er all the earth.”

(The Choir sang: “Sing Praises”—Glarum.)

Announcer: Once more we leave you within the shadows of the everlasting hills. May peace be with you, this day—and always.

This concludes the twelve hundred and eighty-fifth presentation, continuing the 25th year of this traditional broadcast from the Mormon Tabernacle on Temple Square, brought to you by CBS Radio and its affiliated stations, originating with Radio Station KSL in Salt Lake City.

J. Spencer Cornwall conducted the Tabernacle Choir with its three hundred seventy-five singing voices. Frank Asper was at the organ. The spoken word by Richard Evans.

In another seven days, at this same hour, music and the spoken word will be heard once more from the Crossroads of the West.