A Believer's Prayer

"...be thou an example of the believers,
in word, in conversation, in charity,
in spirit, in faith, in purity."
(1 Timothy 4:12)

This song was written to support the 2009 LDS Youth theme. It's not a verbatim scriptural setting (obviously), but a simple prayer for help in actively representing the things we believe. It's voiced for solo, unison, or two equal voices, with the harmony appearing only on the last chorus. If you are using mixed voices, you might give each voice a verse and chorus to sing, divide the bridge in half, then put the lower voices on the melody and let the treble voices take the counterpoint for the last chorus.

Recordings

MP3 Recording by James Loynes:          
CD: How Can I Keep From Singing?
MP3 Piano/Flute Track:          
CD: How Can I Keep From Singing?--Accompaniment Tracks

MP3 with vocals by Jessica Nielsen Ebersohl:           
Piano Track:         

 

Scores

Two-part equal voices: PDF / .pc
TTBB: PDF / .pc
Obbligato: PDF / .pc 

Lyrics

Father in Heaven, teach me I pray
To walk as thy witness on earth
Strengthen my spirit and grant me the faith
To serve as the Savior would serve

Chorus:
Let me be light to the wand'rer by night
Compass and guide to the seeker
Let thy love shine in me, teach me to be
An example of the believers

Where there is sorrow let me impart
The hope and the comfort of truth
Where there is suffering open my heart
To do as the Savior would do

(Repeat chorus)

Bridge:
Where there is hunger guide thou my hands
To give as the Savior would give
Where there is fear give me courage to stand
And live as the Savior would live

(Repeat chorus)

  
 

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