(President Nelson Style) Joseph Ballantyne, 1868-1944, wrote the original song. He also authored other well-known children’s songs, such as Jesus Once Was a Little Child, Little Purple Pansies, and Shine On. You can find a link to the original song from the Children’s Songbook here. Gospel Teaching Here are some ways to define “True.” As…… Continue reading Stand for the Right
Category: Arrangements
Free My Soul
Words and Music by Nik Day Arranged by Laree Wadsworth A friend of mine wanted to sing this song for a musical number. It was originally written for a tenor voice, so that made the range to high for a female voice. I changed the key to E Minor and added a bit to the…… Continue reading Free My Soul
1 Nephi 3:7
This is one of my very favorite songs to teach. The original music was written by Kamie Jacobs Bolen. She did a wonderful job on this music. It has the exact words of 1st Nephi 3:7, which is a wonderful scripture for everyone to memorize, and as you know, music is the best way to…… Continue reading 1 Nephi 3:7
Have I Done Any Good?
This is an arrangement of Hymn 223 in the LDS Hymnbook. I have arranged this hymn to be in a lower voice range than the original. It is also an easier piano accompaniment for those who need that. I have created a YouTube video to go along with this arrangement and you can find it…… Continue reading Have I Done Any Good?
When He Comes Again
This arrangement is of When He Comes Again (LDS Children’s songbook pg 82-83) Visual Aids I have created two flipcharts here to help with teaching the words of this song. One is for verse 1 and another for verse 2. These flipcharts show keywords as triggers for memory work. These charts do not list every…… Continue reading When He Comes Again