I had this song on the schedule to work on with the Primary kids for November/Thanksgiving, and once I saw that they will be singing it next year for the program, I figured now was as good a time as ever to put a flip chart together.
You can access the link here.
Note: I intentionally changed the wording in the song from "...or walk by our lilac tree..." to "...or walk by a lilac tree..." because the majority of children in my ward do not have a lilac tree in their yard. We have several in common areas of a neighborhood in our ward, and I figured that the intent of the words was to think about the amazing beauty and scent of lilacs. I realize that some may want the exact words from the Children's Songbook...)
I also just had to share what an amazing job the children in my ward did on the Primary program last Sunday. It couldn't have gone better. They are awesome. I have to admit that I feel a little awkward when members tell me what a great job I did... I have to give the credit to the kids. I just waved my arms around to have them stand up, sing, and sit down. They (and our cute Primary counselor who put it all together) did the rest.
We performed all 4 verses to I Feel My Savior's Love -- I asked for volunteers for solos or small groups to sing the verses and had an overwhelming response. I plan to incorporate those kinds of opportunities more in the future. I had the Primary sing the chorus to each verse as the soloists/small groups switched out in front of the microphone. It worked out amazingly well.
