The Sixth Batch of New Hymns!

On February 26, 2026, the church released the sixth batch of new hymns. In previous posts, I have covered in detail the previous batches of hymns and how they were incorporated into sacrament meetings. This page covers period since when the sixth batch came out until now.

Currently I have data from 2,630 sacrament meetings from 999 wards since February 26, 2026. Here’s how much data I have for each week so far, just so you have an idea of what I’m working with.

Number of wards I have data from, by week
Since Febrary 26, 2026
date	wards
March 01	816
March 08	793
March 15	804
March 22	217

How many wards sang new hymns each week?

The following plot show what percentage of wards sang from each of the new batches of hymns, per week, since June 2024 when the new hymns started getting rolled out. I’ve included data from all batches just so you can compare them to each other.

Here’s another version of the same plot but instead of the actual dates, it’s in terms of how many weeks since the batches came out. This version of the plot is useful to spot any parallel trends across the batches, especially in the first few weeks of their release.

What hymns are most popular?

The following table shows the hymns from the sixth batch in order of how popular they are.

Approximate percentage of wards new hymns have been sung in
Since February 26, 2026
Hymn	percent of wards
Long Ago, Within a Garden (1210)	1.4%
This Is My Father's World (1059)	0.4%
When I Am Baptized (1054)	0.3%
Love Will Bless Our Home (1061)	0.1%
Jesus Is My Shepherd (1057)	0.1%
Build an Ark (1060)	0.1%
Lord, Accept Our Humble Fast (1062)	0.1%
Joyfully Bound (1052)	0%
My Covenants (1053)	0%
The Power of the Holy Ghost (1055)	0%
Elijah and the Still, Small Voice (1056)	0%
My Song in the Night (1058)	0%

What hymns are most popular each week?

This plot shows how popular each hymn is each week.

When during meetings are these hymns sung?

This table shows when during sacrament meetings these hymns have been sung.

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