#1
Joseph Smith's First Prayer
Primary and Congregation - Opening Song
1. Oh, how lovely was the morning!
Radiant beamed the sun above.
Bees were humming, sweet birds singing,
Music ringing thru the grove,
When within the shady woodland
Joseph sought the God of love,
When within the shady woodland
Joseph sought the God of love.
2. Humbly kneeling, sweet appealing—
’Twas the boy’s first uttered prayer—
When the pow’rs of sin assailing
Filled his soul with deep despair;
But undaunted, still he trusted
In his Heav’nly Father’s care,
But undaunted, still he trusted
In his Heav’nly Father’s care.
3. Suddenly a light descended,
Brighter far than noonday sun,
And a shining, glorious pillar
O’er him fell, around him shone,
While appeared two heav’nly beings,
God the Father and the Son,
While appeared two heav’nly beings,
God the Father and the Son.
4. “Joseph, this is my Beloved;
Hear him!” Oh, how sweet the word!
Joseph’s humble prayer was answered,
And he listened to the Lord.
Oh, what rapture filled his bosom,
For he saw the living God,
Oh, what rapture filled his bosom,
For he saw the living God.
#2
I Stand All Amazed
Primary and Congregation - Sacrament Song
1. I stand all amazed
at the love Jesus offers me,
Confused at the grace
that so fully he proffers me.
I tremble to know that
for me he was crucified,
That for me, a sinner,
he suffered, he bled and died.
[Chorus]
Oh, it is wonderful
that he should care for me
Enough to die for me!
Oh, it is wonderful,
wonderful to me!
2. I marvel that he would
descend from his throne divine
To rescue a soul
so rebellious and proud as mine,
That he should extend
his great love unto such as I,
Sufficient to own,
to redeem, and to justify.
3. I think of his hands
pierced and bleeding to pay the debt!
Such mercy, such love
and devotion can I forget?
No, no, I will praise
and adore at the mercy seat,
Until at the glorified throne
I kneel at his feet.
#3
Search, Ponder, and Pray
Primary
1. I love to read the holy scriptures,
And, ev’ry time I do,
I feel the Spirit start
To grow within my heart-
A testimony that they’re true.
Chorus:
Search, ponder, and pray
Are the things that I must do.
The Spirit will guide, and, deep inside,
I’ll know the scriptures are true.
#4
Gethsemane
Primary
Jesus climbed the hill
To the garden still.
His steps were heavy and slow.
Love and a prayer took Him there
To the place only He could go.
Gethsemane. Jesus loves me,
So He went willingly to Gethsemane.
He felt all that was sad,
Wicked, or bad,
All the pain we would ever know.
While His friends were asleep,
He fought to keep
His promise made long ago.
Gethsemane. Jesus loves me,
So He went willingly
To Gethsemane.
The hardest thing that ever was done,
The greatest pain that ever was known,
The biggest battle that ever was won—
This was done by Jesus!
The fight was won by Jesus!
Gethsemane. Jesus loves me,
So He gave His gift to me
In Gethsemane.
Gethsemane. Jesus loves me,
So He gives His gift to me
From Gethsemane.
#5
I Feel My Savior's Love
All Primary - Featuring the Activity Day Girls
1. I feel my Savior’s love
In all the world around me.
His Spirit warms my soul
Through ev’rything I see.
Chorus:
He knows I will follow him,
Give all my life to him.
I feel my Savior’s love,
The love he freely gives me.
2. I feel my Savior’s love;
Its gentleness enfolds me,
And when I kneel to pray,
My heart is filled with peace.
3. I feel my Savior’s love
And know that he will bless me.
I offer him my heart;
My shepherd he will be.
4. I’ll share my Savior’s love
By serving others freely.
In serving I am blessed.
In giving I receive.
#6
I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus
Primary
1. I’m trying to be like Jesus;
I’m following in his ways.
I’m trying to love as he did,
In all that I do and say.
At times I am tempted
To make a wrong choice,
But I try to listen
As the still small voice whispers,
Chorus:
“Love one another as Jesus loves you.
Try to show kindness in all that you do.
Be gentle and loving
In deed and in thought,
For these are the things Jesus taught.”
2. I’m trying to love my neighbor;
I’m learning to serve my friends.
I watch for the day of gladness
When Jesus will come again.
I try to remember the lessons he taught.
Then the Holy Spirit
Enters into my thoughts, saying:
#7
When I Am Baptized
All Primary - Featuring the CTR 7 Class
1. I like to look for rainbows
Whenever there is rain
And ponder on the beauty
Of an earth made clean again.
Chorus:
I want my life to be as clean
As earth right after rain.
I want to be the best I can
And live with God again.
2. I know when I am baptized
My wrongs are washed away,
And I can be forgiven
And improve myself each day.
#8
I Love to See the Temple
Primary
1. I love to see the temple.
I’m going there someday
To feel the Holy Spirit,
To listen and to pray.
For the temple is a house of God,
A place of love and beauty.
I’ll prepare myself
While I am young;
This is my sacred duty.
2. I love to see the temple.
I’ll go inside someday.
I’ll cov’nant with my Father;
I’ll promise to obey.
For the temple is a holy place
Where we are sealed together.
As a child of God,
I’ve learned this truth:
A fam’ly is forever.
#9
My Own Sacred Grove
Primary
1. Joseph Smith went to a grove
Full of trees.
Seeking God’s wisdom,
He fell to his knees.
As he pled with the heavens
The sky filled with light,
And the Father appeared
With His Son Jesus Christ
Standing above in the air,
Coming to answer his prayer.
Chorus:
I will find my own sacred grove
Away from all of the noise in the world.
I will turn to prayer,
For I know He’s there.
I will find my own sacred grove.
2. So many choices with so much at stake.
Life’s full of pathways,
But which should I take?
If I lift up in prayer
In the name of the Son,
Through the pow’r of the Holy Ghost
Answers will come.
Heavenly Father is there
Ready to answer my prayer.
Bridge:
Sometimes the answers take time,
So I’ll listen in heart and mind.
Revelation will come my way
As I wait patiently in faith.
Coda:
I will find my own sacred grove.
#10
I Am a Child of God
Primary and Congregation - Closing Song
1. I am a child of God,
And he has sent me here,
Has given me an earthly home
With parents kind and dear.
Chorus:
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,
Help me find the way.
Teach me all that I must do
To live with him someday.
2. I am a child of God,
And so my needs are great;
Help me to understand his words
Before it grows too late.
3. I am a child of God.
Rich blessings are in store;
If I but learn to do his will,
I’ll live with him once more.
#11
Families Can Be Together Forever
Postlude
1. I have a fam’ly here on earth.
They are so good to me.
I want to share my life with them
Through all eternity.
Chorus:
Fam’lies can be together forever
Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.
I always want to be with my own family,
And the Lord has shown me how I can.
The Lord has shown me how I can.
2. While I am in my early years,
I’ll prepare most carefully,
So I can marry in God’s temple
For eternity.