Overview
- Thursday’s release includes the updated version of “When I Am Baptized,” reflecting 2025 lyric revisions that emphasize Jesus Christ and His atonement.
- Several of the 12 additions draw on Old Testament themes and stories, with leaders encouraging members to use them in home study and worship.
- The new songs are available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French through the online Music Library and Gospel Library app with linked scriptures and study prompts.
- Language coverage widened as 11 hymns were posted in German, Korean and Tagalog, and 13 debuted for the first time in Cebuano, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Samoan, Tongan and Vietnamese.
- Church officials say two more batches are planned this year, with a printed hymnbook in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French targeted for mid-2027.