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Know this, that ev'ry soul is free

Without much verbal fanfare, suffice it to say, this song was fiercely nagging for attention this morning:

1. Know this, that ev’ry soul is free To choose his life and what he’ll be; For this eternal truth is giv’n: That God will force no man to heav’n. 
2. He’ll call, persuade, direct aright, And bless with wisdom, love, and light, In nameless ways be good and kind, But never force the human mind. 
3. Freedom and reason make us men; Take these away, what are we then? Mere animals, and just as well The beasts may think of heav’n or hell. 
4. May we no more our pow’rs abuse, But ways of truth and goodness choose; Our God is pleased when we improve His grace and seek his perfect love.

Introduction

This will be a memoir of my thoughts and impressions as I review each hymn from first to last from the current LDS hymnal, as music plays such a huge role in my life.

This morning as I was listening to beautiful Christmas Hymns I realized that hymns are the best little sermons available. Everyone listens to music and a lot of people sing along. No one gets a degree of scholarship that grants them permission to compose a hymn, and yet, they contain some of the best teachings man has ever known. Hymns truly are prayers in the lips of they who sing them

Not in order

this was in no way prepared, it was just on my mind as I brushed my hair, so I'll write it here:

"... Oh, naught but the spirit's divinest tuition can give us the wisdom to truly succeed.,"

Which would be divinest of all educations?

Immediately, I thought of the words last night. I could actually be told the most true things of all if I asked and studied my scriptures.