Here is an interesting article (albeit long) about the history of Mormon hymns and their selection. It would be a blast to be on that committee....
http://www.lifeongoldplates.com/2010/03/hicks-how-to-make-and-unmake-mormon.html
My favorite part: when the committe justified their deletions in the 1975 edition. They called Who's on the Lords Side, Who: “amateurish, jingoist, and self-congratulatory, with music that sounds like a cheap London dance hall tune.”
For church history nerds
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 | Posted by mannymacho at 7:45 AM
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