Children's Songbook
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah

Copyright
© 1989, 1997, 2000, 2002 by
Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America

Songs having the notice "© (year) IRI" may be reproduced for noncommercial church or home purposes, with the exception of Web site use. Even so, IRI reserves sole discretion and right to deny, revoke, or limit use, including reproduction. Copyright has expired in those songs showing no notice. Use of any other materials requires permission from respective owners (unless otherwise noted).

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Abbreviations

IRI = Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
JST = Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible
alt. = altered
anon. = anonymous
arr. = arrangement
b. = born
no. = number

Contents

My Heavenly Father

I Am a Child of God 2

I Lived in Heaven 4

I Know My Father Lives 5

Thanks to Thee 6

I Thank Thee, Dear Father 7

Father, We Thank Thee for the Night 8

Can a Little Child like Me? 9

Thank Thee for Everything 10

I'm Thankful to Be Me 11

A Child's Prayer 12

I Pray in Faith 14

If with All Your Hearts 15

Children All Over the World 16

I Need My Heavenly Father 18

Heavenly Father, Now I Pray 19

A Song of Thanks 20

Thanks to Our Father 20

For Health and Strength 21

For Thy Bounteous Blessings 21

A Prayer Song 22

Father Up Above 23

Heavenly Father, While I Pray 23

Thank Thee, Father 24

We Bow Our Heads 25

I Love to Pray 25

Reverently, Quietly 26

We Are Reverent 27

I Want to Be Reverent 28

I Will Try to Be Reverent 28

Father, I Will Reverent Be 29

This Is God's House 30

Our Chapel Is a Sacred Place 30

Reverence Is Love 31

The Savior

He Sent His Son 34

Samuel Tells of the Baby Jesus 36

Stars Were Gleaming 37

When Joseph Went to Bethlehem 38

Little Jesus 39

There Was Starlight on the Hillside 40

The Shepherd's Carol 40

Once within a Lowly Stable 41

Away in a Manger 42

Mary's Lullaby 44

Who Is the Child? 46

Sleep, Little Jesus 47

Oh, Hush Thee, My Baby 48

Picture a Christmas 50

Have a Very Merry Christmas! 51

The Nativity Song 52

Christmas Bells 54

Jesus Once Was a Little Child 55

I Think When I Read That Sweet Story 56

Tell Me the Stories of Jesus 57

Little Lambs So White and Fair 58

Jesus Is Our Loving Friend 58

Jesus Loved the Little Children 59

Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam 60

Jesus Said Love Everyone 61

Beautiful Savior 62

Did Jesus Really Live Again? 64

He Died That We Might Live Again 65

Easter Hosanna 68

Jesus Has Risen 70

To Think about Jesus 71

The Sacrament 72

Before I Take the Sacrament 73

Help Us, O God, to Understand 73

I Feel My Savior's Love 74

This Is My Beloved Son 76

The Church of Jesus Christ 77

I'm Trying to Be like Jesus 78

Had I Been a Child 80

When He Comes Again 82

The Gospel

An Angel Came to Joseph Smith 86

The Golden Plates 86

The Sacred Grove 87

On a Golden Springtime 88

The Priesthood Is Restored 89

Truth from Elijah 90

The Hearts of the Children 92

Family History-I Am Doing It 94

I Love to See the Temple 95

Help Me, Dear Father 99

When Jesus Christ Was Baptized 102

When I Am Baptized 103

I Like My Birthdays 104

The Holy Ghost 105

The Still Small Voice 106

Listen, Listen 107

Seek the Lord Early 108

Search, Ponder, and Pray 109

Follow the Prophet 110

The Commandments 112

The Books in the Old Testament 114

The Books in the New Testament 116

Book of Mormon Stories 118

The Books in the Book of Mormon 119

Nephi's Courage 120

The First Article of Faith 122

The Second Article of Faith 122

The Third Article of Faith 123

The Fourth Article of Faith 124

The Fifth Article of Faith 125

The Sixth Article of Faith 126

The Seventh Article of Faith 126

The Eighth Article of Faith 127

The Ninth Article of Faith 128

The Tenth Article of Faith 128

The Eleventh Article of Faith 130

The Twelfth Article of Faith 131

The Thirteenth Article of Faith 132

Latter-day Prophets 134

Love One Another 136

Where Love Is 138

I'll Walk with You 140

Every Star Is Different 142

A Special Gift Is Kindness 145

Kindness Begins with Me 145

Keep the Commandments 146

I Want to Live the Gospel 148

I Believe in Being Honest 149

I'm Glad to Pay a Tithing 150

I Want to Give the Lord My Tenth 150

I Am Glad for Many Things 151

Hum Your Favorite Hymn 152

The Lord Gave Me a Temple 153

The Word of Wisdom 154

Remember the Sabbath Day 155

The Chapel Doors 156

When I Go to Church 157

Dare to Do Right 158

Stand for the Right 159

Choose the Right Way 160

I Pledge Myself to Love the Right 161

I Will Be Valiant 162

I Am like a Star 163

I Will Follow God's Plan 164

A Young Man Prepared 166

Go the Second Mile 167

I Want to Be a Missionary Now 168

I Hope They Call Me on a Mission 169

The Things I Do 170

We'll Bring the World His Truth 172

Called to Serve 174

Tell Me, Dear Lord 176

Teach Me to Walk in the Light 177

Teacher, Do You Love Me? 178

How Dear to God Are Little Children 180

How Will They Know? 182

Home and Family

Families Can Be Together Forever 188

Family Prayer 189

Love Is Spoken Here 190

Home 192

Sing Your Way Home 193

Family Night 195

A Happy Helper 197

Quickly I'll Obey 197

A Happy Family 198

When We're Helping 198

I Have a Family Tree 199

Grandmother 200

When Grandpa Comes 201

I Often Go Walking 202

My Mother Dear 203

Mother, Tell Me the Story 204

Mother Dear 206

Dearest Mother, I Love You 206

Mother, I Love You 207

The Dearest Names 208

Daddy's Homecoming 210

Heritage

Pioneer Children Sang As They Walked 214

Pioneer Children Were Quick to Obey 215

Little Pioneer Children 216

Westward Ho! 217

To Be a Pioneer 218

The Handcart Song 220

Covered Wagons 221

Whenever I Think about Pioneers 222

My Flag, My Flag 225

Nature and Seasons

My Heavenly Father Loves Me 228

God Is Watching Over All 229

I Think the World Is Glorious 230

All Things Bright and Beautiful 231

Beauty Everywhere 232

The World Is So Lovely 233

Because God Loves Me 234

The World Is So Big 235

"Give," Said the Little Stream 236

The Prophet Said to Plant a Garden 237

Springtime Is Coming 238

Because It's Spring 239

In the Leafy Treetops 240

Birds in the Tree 241

Rain Is Falling All Around 241

Popcorn Popping 242

Little Seeds Lie Fast Asleep 243

Little Purple Pansies 244

Oh, What Do You Do in the Summertime? 245

It's Autumntime 246

Falling Snow 248

Once There Was a Snowman 249

Fun and Activity

Lift Up Your Voice and Sing 252

Sing a Song 253

Hello, Friends! 254

Our Door Is Always Open 254

Come with Me to Primary 255

We Welcome You 256

Our Primary Colors 258

We're All Together Again 259

Here We Are Together 261

Friends Are Fun 262

We Are Different 263

If You're Happy 266

A Smile Is like the Sunshine 267

Two Little Eyes 268

I Have Two Ears 269

Two Happy Feet 270

I Have Two Little Hands 272

Roll Your Hands 274

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes 275

To Get Quiet 275

Do As I'm Doing 276

Oh, How We Love to Stand 279

Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise 280

The Wise Man and the Foolish Man 281

Feliz Cumpleaños 282

Your Happy Birthday 283

Happy, Happy Birthday 284

Have a Very Happy Birthday! 284

You've Had a Birthday 285

Prelude Music

Impromptu 288

To a Wild Rose 289

Each Sunday Morning 290

In Quietude 291

Loving Shepherd 292

Morning Prayer 292

My Heart Ever Faithful 293

Andante 294

O Rest in the Lord 295

Air from Orpheus 296

Supplication 297

Prelude in F 298

Distant Bells 299

Using the Songbook 300

Authors and Composers 305

Titles and First Lines 312

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