February Free Scripture Song for Kids

The scripture song for February is James 1:5.  It's a short scripture with a powerful truth.  I hope to share a lesson on it next week.  The song is simple and upbeat.  The tempo is around 95.  I hope your kids like it and that it opens a good door of discussion and teaching eternal truths.  

James 1:5 Song

Personal note:  I have recently become the Stake Music Chair and our first Stake Conference since is approaching.  For the rest of this month all of my music focus will be into getting to know and connecting with all of the pieces the choir will be singing.  Our first choir practice is in 4 days!  I still actually even need to choose one more song for a special number during Priesthood session.  Off to free zoo day, then it's time to study!!

2 Ne 32:3 Lesson

There is such wonderful doctrine in 2 Nephi chapter 32.  I want to give you some ideas on teaching your children some of that doctrine during the weeks you are learning the song together.  It would probably be best to break it into two different lessons, maybe as you teach the first and second half of the song.

In preparation read 2 Nephi 32:1-5.  In verse 1 Nephi says that the people have been wondering what they are to do after they are baptized and receive the Holy Ghost.  In verse 2 he says, "remember that I said unto you that after ye had received the Holy Ghost ye could speak with the tongue of angels?  And now, how could ye speak with the tongue of angels save it were by the Holy Ghost?"

After you read this, paraphrase it to the children.  "Wow!  Nephi says when we have the Holy Ghost, we can speak like angels!  I wonder what he means!  Do you have any guesses?"

Going on to verse 3, "Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ."  Wow, so when we say what the Holy Ghost wants us to say, we are speaking the words of Christ!  We are saying what He wants us to say, and what He would say in that moment, in fact we ARE saying what He IS saying in that moment!  When we say what the Holy Ghost says, we are speaking the words of Christ.  Could there be anything more special?

Hmmmmm, now it says, ANGELS speak by the power of the Holy Ghost.  Have you ever had an angel speak to you? (they will likely say no, right?)  Did you know that sometimes when you hear or feel the Holy Ghost speak to you, sometimes it is actually an angel speaking to you using the power of the Holy Ghost?  You have so many people who love you who are angels and they help you every day.  They can be messengers for Heavenly Father.  When they speak to us with the Holy Ghost, they are speaking the words of Christ, the same way YOU speak the words of Christ when YOU use the Holy Ghost.  Did you know that every time you hear the Holy Ghost, CHRIST is speaking to YOU?  Wow!  Do you think it is super important for us to learn how to listen to the Holy Ghost?  It is actually THE most important thing for you to learn when you are young.

  The verse goes on, "Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do."  What are the words of Christ?  Yes, scriptures, words of prophets from General Conference AND the words and feelings from the Holy Ghost.  The scripture says that the Holy Ghost will teach us ALL things what we should do.  We can get guidance on ALL things in our lives from Christ.

In verse 5, Nephi tells us again, "receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you ALL THINGS what ye should do."  When we do the things that help us have the Holy Ghost more, we can receive this blessing.  That is how we RECEIVE the Holy Ghost.  We pray, we read our scriptures, we go to church, we help other people, and we ASK for guidance with the plan to follow it as we receive it.

Knock- Free Sheet Music

The other day I noticed that I have some sheet music already prepared that I haven't shared yet!  AND it's one of my favorite pieces that I've written.  I have 2 versions, one is more contemporary with piano, guitar, and drums, and the other is perfect for Sacrament Meeting with just piano and violin.  My husband and I sang it one year in the adult session of our Stake Conference.  It was SO nice.  I really, really love it both ways.  It could be sung by a male as a solo.  You can listen to how my husband and I do it HERE on Soundcloud.  I don't have the violin version recorded anywhere, so you'll just have to hear that if you're lucky enough to know a violinist.  :)  A flute usually works nice in place of a violin in most pieces, though I haven't tried a flute on this specific song.  Just trying to give you some options.  :)  Enjoy!!  I would love to hear about it if you perform this piece!

Free sheet music: Knock

Scripture Song 2 Ne 32:3 (Free sheet music!)

One of my music goals for 2017 is to write one scripture song a month.  The current plan is to alternate between the King James Version Bible verses, and Book of Mormon verses.  Most of these songs (if not all) will just have the words to a particular verse or two verbatim for the purpose of memorization.  I hope you use these in your homes to help your children and yourselves memorize scriptures.  I have loved memorizing this particular verse while working on this song.  Such a beautiful, powerful verse.

I know that angels are real.  Tonight when I was tucking my 7 year old into bed we were getting ready to say his prayer and he said, "Mom, Jesus never talks to us."  I told him that he does!  He speaks to us through the Holy Ghost sometimes in our minds and sometimes in our hearts and through the scriptures and that sometimes when he talks to us, we think it's our own thoughts.  I testified that sometimes angels speak to us in our minds and that they are messengers of Heavenly Father, and then I sang the beginning of this song, "Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost...."  I should have kept going: "wherefore they speak the words of Christ."  Such powerful words.

Thank you to all the angels that bless and watch over my family and children. 

2 Ne 32:3 (click the scripture to access the free sheet music!)

(The tempo marking of 80 is a little quicker than I like it, but I don't know how to go back and change it without starting over.)

See the LESSON PLAN for ideas to discuss as you teach the song.

Here is the VIDEO of my kids singing the song.

Blessed to Love You

It's my very first music video!  I had to have a project I really believed in to want to be the center of attention like this ;).  It had to NOT be about me.  The Lord knows me and gave me an inspired desire and amazing, talented friends who could help me make this happen.  I look forward to sharing more of the story of this song in the near future.  I hope you enjoy it!  You can listen to the song on Sound Cloud as well.

Trust in the Lord-Children's Scripture video

Here's the kids sharing Trust in the Lord (Proverbs 3:5-6).  I hope it helps your kids learn the song.  Remember there is free sheet music available.  Find the link on the right hand side of the blog.

Want to Memorize Proverbs 3:5-6?

I have some new free sheet music for you!  It's the second in my Scripture Songs For Kids series.  I will include scriptures from the Book of Mormon as well as the Bible in the series.  I wrote THIS song to help my children memorize Proverbs 3:5-6.  We had worked on memorizing it without music for long enough and they just weren't all getting it.  Music is such an effective tool to help things stick!  AND now it can get stuck in your head.

In a week or two I will post my kiddos singing this song so that those of you who don't read music can teach it to your kiddos as well!

Trust In The Lord PDF

Enjoy!
-Amber