About the Song

Words by John Nicholson
Music by Samuel McBurney
Arranged by Sally DeFord

This song is a part of the music program for the Primary (the children’s organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) for 2019. Since many of you have asked, here’s an accompaniment that differs from the standard hymn. 

This score includes:

• melody for children’s voices
• a piano part that does not play the melody (at least, not consistently throughout)
• an optional obbligato for beginning flute
• optional congregation/organ on the final verse

Because the accompaniment does not consistently play the melody, you will have to use your own judgment to determine whether it works for your Primary children.

Some notes on how to use the score:

• All the verses are included on the score for convenience only. That’s probably too many verses, so pick and choose.
• Verse six adds the flute, congregation and organ (all are optional), but you may choose to substitute the words to any other verse.The organist may play from this score or from the standard hymn transposed to D major–just use the transpose function on this page. The piano continues with the organ and congregation. The congregation sings from their hymnbooks, #116.
• The flute obbligato is very simple. I have included the part both in the score and separately on a single page. For the sake of keeping it easy, the separate flute part omits the first 35 measures of rests and the repeat endings. You’ll need to cue your flutist well.
• I have also included a version of the flute obbligato in C major that may be used with the hymn played straight from the hymnbook.

The recording below is a piano-only track designed for four verses.