Over the past couple of days, I have discussed Mormons and Mormonism in general. Mormonism is made up of people who, even in the face of undeniable evidence, wish away the truth about their cult. I could go on and on about their many beliefs and I can prove how each and every one of those beliefs are unjustified. But today, I am going to rip apart one of their most famous hymns.
Praise To The Man is a hymn that continues to be a thorn in Mormonism’s proverbial paw. The hymn dates back to 1844 and essentially worships their church’s founder Joseph Smith on the same level that they worship God. To be fair, the hymn is basically a eulogy written by a man who was angry that Smith had been killed by an angry mob.
You see, Smith was a false prophet who taught polygamy (which the “church” still practices in their fake “temples.”) and who taught, by his own example, that it’s okay to marry and then have sex with fourteen-year-old girls. Smith and the Mormons got run out of basically everywhere they went because, among other things, their practice of polygamy, something Smith made up in order to get laid by multiple women. He claimed that an angel with a flaming sword made him do it.
Smith made up everything about Mormonism. He told the world that he translated their work of fiction, the Book of Mormon, from golden plates. Surely there’s evidence of that. Surely we can see the plates, right? Wrong. According to Smith, the plates were conveniently taken away by an angel. Speaking of the BOM, it was meant to add to the bible, which of course is forbidden. This makes the Mormon “church” a false religion.
I could go on and on, but the basic idea here, for the purposes of this article, is that Smith, again, was a false prophet who had a criminal record and who lied at every turn.
The writer of the song wrote the song under the guise of eulogizing Smith, but in reality, the hymn is meant, even today, to worship the fraud as a god. Let’s take a closer look, shall we?
First verse:
Praise to the man who communed with Jehovah!
Jesus anointed that Prophet and Seer.
Blessed to open the last dispensation,
Kings shall extol him, and nations revere.
First of all, Smith never communed with God. Not even close. There is no way God would associate Himself with a fraud such as Smith. Jesus never anointed Smith as a prophet and seer. Why not? Because Smith was an absolute false prophet who basically mocked Christ and God. Oh, and what kings extolled him? None. How many nations have revered him? Absolutely none.
Chorus:
Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven!
Traitors and tyrants now fight him in vain.
Mingling with Gods, he can plan for his brethren;
Death cannot conquer the hero again.
Again, Smith never went to Heaven. Not even close. For all the stunts that he pulled, he is either in hell or purgatory. The lyricist considered anyone who didn’t walk in lockstep with Mormonism to be “traitors and tyrants.” Of course that was never the case, so even the chorus is full of lies!
The “church,” even to this day, brainwashes and gaslights people into thinking that anyone who doesn’t observe their false religion is a “traitor” or a “tyrant.” Of course, no one wants that, so people join Mormonism to prove that they are neither.
Here comes the best part. The song claims that Smith is “mingling with Gods.” This is a wild falsehood. There is but one God. There are no others. You know, the whole “thou shalt have no other Gods before me.” Therefore, Smith is not mingling with any sort of deity. Right here, Mormonism is defying God by claiming that He is not the only god. That’s pretty bold, isn’t it?
Additionally, this hymn is a prime example of idolatry. Even so, the “church” continues to use it. Sad, really.
Smith is most certainly not planning for his brethren. That much is obvious. Whether he is in hell or purgatory, he has no authority to plan for his brethren.
Second verse:
Praise to his memory, he died as a martyr;
Honored and blest be his ever great name!
Long shall his blood, which was shed by assassins,(Current lyrics:) Plead unto heav’n while the earth lauds his fame.
(Original lyrics:) Stain Illinois* while the earth lauds his fame.
Smith did not die as a martyr. He died on June 27, 1844, at the hands of an unruly mob at the jail where he was being held on criminal charges, namely treason. He died a criminal. That is not a martyr. He did not die for a holy cause. He died the creator of a “religion” that was never true.
Angry about that and about Smith’s teachings surrounding polygamy, a mob formed outside of the Carthage Jail in Illinois, where Smith was being held. Smith fell out of a window, shot.
Smith hopefully died a slow and agonizing death. The good thing is that no one served a prison sentence for killing Smith. Men were accused and stood trial, but no one was convicted. And that is as it should be. Eliminating Smith was necessary for the natural order of things.
Speaking of the deaths of Mormons, in Missouri there was an active order known as an Extermination Order, making it legal to kill a Mormon. Unfortunately, that law was repealed in 1975. That’s sad. It should still be the law of the land, because false religions (anything other than Catholicism) should be removed from the planet by any means necessary.
Yes, Smith died a polygamist, a false prophet, a liar and a complete fraud, just like all Mormons are, in my opinion.
Now comes the tricky part. At the end of the second verse, it currently reads, “long shall his blood which was shed by assassins, plead onto Heav’n while the earth lauds his fame.”
The whole earth has never lauded his fame. Maybe in Utah, but not the entire planet. The lyrics are an absolute lie and they are arrogant. Why would the entire world care about a false prophet being rightfully put down?
As for the original lyrics, at the end of the second verse, they read, at the end, “stain Illinois.” Those were the original lyrics, folks. For many years, the Church advocated for violence against an entire state.
Indeed, the song basically calls for revenge against the entire state of Illinois. This is not in line with the “church’s” teachings of being Christlike. But then again, when presented with proof that their “religion” is false, out come the fangs and Christlike behavior is thrown away.
All that for the death of one unremarkable and liar of a man. The only reason the Mormons changed the lyrics is because they were forced to do so calling for blood to be upon an entire state is serious business, after all.
Third verse:
Great is his glory and endless his priesthood.
Ever and ever the keys he will hold.
Faithful and true, he will enter his kingdom,
Crowned in the midst of the prophets of old.
This is all a lie. The priesthood, at least as far as the Mormons teach, never had any true effect. So he holds no keys. After all the lies Smith told and after falsely representing himself as a prophet, he is most certainly not in Heaven. That means, then, that he is not anywhere near prophets of old. You know, true prophets. But then again, Mormons are always at odds with the truth, so there’s that.
Fourth verse:
Sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven;
Earth must atone for the blood of that man.
Wake up the world for the conflict of justice.
Millions shall know “brother Joseph” again.
Here, the lyricist is crying out for the entire planet to atone for something that they had nothing to do with. That’s rather arrogant, isn’t it? Now, why would we want to wake up the entire world? Smith was never that important. He was just a man. A liar. A fraud. A polygamist. A child molester. A pedophile.
Chorus:
Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven!
Traitors and tyrants now fight him in vain.
Mingling with Gods, he can plan for his brethren;
Death cannot conquer the hero again.
Many lies are being told in this song. Yet, even to this day, the Mormons sing the hymn, which is actually meant to worship Smith as some sort of god, and that of course is not true. Mormons consider Smith a prophet, but they also consider him to be worthy of being worshiped right alongside Jesus Christ Himself.
Obviously, everything about Mormonism is a lie. But its over 17 million members don’t care. The only true and real church is, of course, Catholicism. Sorry, not sorry…if it’s not Catholic, it’s a lie. And hymns such as this prove that some people are willing to worship anything and anyone.
And not for nothing, but the tune is horrible. First off, it sounds like a really bad 1980’s Nintendo game. And, no surprise here, the Mormons can’t come up with anything original. The tune was blatantly stolen from Scotland The Brave.
As always, if you want to learn more about why Mormonism is false, I recommend the CES Letter.