Awhile back, someone searched my site for “Relief Society March.” This wonderful phrase conjured up visions of women marching down the street arm in arm, heads held high, stopping traffic… sister suffragette style. Yes, I’m being facetious, but it’s definitely an amusing visual image.

“Primary” is the name of the LDS Church’s children’s organization. Each year the children prepare a program to present at a worship service in the fall. They share with us the things they’ve talked about, and sing the songs they’ve learned during their Sunday meetings. It’s everyone’s favorite week.  At least, it’s MY favorite week.

The song on the Primary schedule for March is “If the Savior Stood Beside Me.“

In honor of the Primary and the month of March (hence the title), here are a few resources related to “If the Savior Stood Beside Me” for you Primary Music Leaders out there:

Some notes:

• There are several more verses included on the song page. You are welcome to use these, but remember that these verses need to be approved by your local unit leader since they are not included in the outline. (I wouldn’t recommend using all–or even many–of them together… the song will get waaaay too long.)
• The backstory for the song’s composition is also found on the song page.
• There are other versions of the accompaniment available. The original version is a bit more complicated to play, but should still be easy enough for the children to follow. The other arrangements are probably well beyond what you’d want to use in a Primary setting.
• There are optional flute obbligatos for both the simplified version and the original version available on the song page as well.

Happy March!