2025-10 Stake Conference Choir Music

If the Savior Stood Beside Me
Words by Sally DeFord

1. If the Savior stood beside me, would I do the things I do?
Would I think of His commandments and try harder to be true?
Would I follow His example? Would I live more righteously
If I could see the Savior standing nigh, watching over me?

2. If the Savior stood beside me, would I say the things I say?
Would my words be true and simple, spoken kindly day by day?
Would I praise His name in rev'rence? Would I always watch and pray
If I could see the Savior standing nigh, watching o'er my way?

3.He is always near me, though I do not see Him there.
And because He loves me dearly, I am in His watchful care.
So I'll be the kind of person that I know I'd like to be
If I could see the Savior standing nigh, watching over me.

I Will Walk With Jesus
Words by Stephen P. Schank

1. Jesus walked in wisdom; Jesus grew in truth.
He showed love to God and man while in His youth.
Jesus wants to guide me. Jesus shows the way,
Calling me to come and walk with Him each day.

As I walk with Jesus to my home above,
He will bless me with His Spirit and fill me with His love,
Change my heart forever and help me clearly see.
I will walk with Jesus, and He will walk with me.

2. I can grow like Jesus. I will try each day—
Promising to walk His path and there to stay.
Standing by my Savior, safe within His care,
Step by step I’ll follow, and His love I’ll share.

As I walk with Jesus to my home above,
He will bless me with His Spirit and fill me with His love,
Change my heart forever and help me clearly see.
I will walk with Jesus, and He will walk with me.

3. I will trust in Jesus. I will hear His call.
He will never leave me, even when I fall.
Jesus gives me power, lifts and comforts me,
Helping me to live and grow eternally.

As I walk with Jesus to my home above,
He will bless me with His Spirit and fill me with His love,
Change my heart forever and help me clearly see.
I will walk with Jesus, and He will walk with me.

I Love to See the Temple
Words by Janice Kapp Perry

1. I love to see the temple.
I'm going there someday
To feel the Holy Spirit,
To listen and to pray.
For the temple is a house of God,
A place of love and beauty.
I'll prepare myself while I am young;
This is my sacred duty.

2. I love to see the temple.
I'll go inside someday
To make covenants with Heavenly Father;
I'll promise to obey.
For the temple is a holy place
Where we are sealed together.
As a child of God, I've learned this truth:
A family is forever.

Come, Thou Fount of Ev'ry Blessing
Words by Robert Robinson

1. Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,
Mount of Thy redeeming love.

2. Here I raise my Ebenezer;
Hither by Thy help I’m come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood.

3. O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.

It Is Well With My Soul
Words by Horatio G. Spafford

1. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.

(Chorus)
It is well with my soul,
It is well, it is well with my soul.

2. Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.

(Chorus)
It is well with my soul,
It is well, it is well with my soul.

3. My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

(Chorus)
It is well with my soul,
It is well, it is well with my soul.

4. And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.

(Chorus)
It is well with my soul,
It is well, it is well with my soul.

I Will Follow God's Plan for Me
Words by Vanja Y. Watkins

1. My life is a gift; my life has a plan.
My life has a purpose; in heav’n it began.
My choice was to come to this lovely home on earth
And seek for God’s light to direct me from birth.

(Chorus)
I will follow God’s plan for me,
Holding fast to his word and his love.
I will work, and I will pray;
I will always walk in his way.
Then I will be happy on earth
And in my home above.

2. In faith I will grow; in faith I will learn
To follow the Savior, to Him I will turn.
When I make mistakes, and in weakness I do sin,
I'll humbly repent, and become clean again.

I will follow God’s plan for me,
Holding fast to his word and his love.
I will work, and I will pray;
I will always walk in his way.
Then I will be happy on earth
And in my home above.

3. As Jesus has shown, I'll cov'nant with God
to keep His commandments, and hold to the rod.
I need to be baptized, receive the Holy Ghost,
And as I obey Him, He'll always stay close.

I will follow God’s plan for me,
Holding fast to his word and his love.
I will work, and I will pray;
I will always walk in his way.
Then I will be happy on earth
And in my home above.

I’m Going to Follow Jesus Christ Today
Words by Steven Tomer

1. I’m going to follow Jesus Christ today.
I want to be like Him in ev’ry way.
If I do what’s right, He will send His light
As I read, pray, ponder, and obey.

2. I can be clean, brave, reverent, and kind.
I can serve Him with body, soul, and mind.
As a child of God, hold the iron rod
And give charity to all mankind.

3. I can bear testimony pure and true,
Be an example, do what He would do.
I’ll proclaim the truth though I’m in my youth,
So my friends can hear the gospel too.

Bread of Life, Living Water
Words by Annette W. Dickman

1. In the Garden, Jesus suffered
Ev’ry sin and ev’ry woe—
Bleeding drops from ev’ry pore,
That we might forgiveness know.
Bread of Life, Living Water,
Feed my soul, fill my heart.
Lord, give me new life in Thee
And make me whole—complete and holy—
Bound to Thee eternally.

2. Jesus sacrificed His body
On the cross in bitter pain—
Freely gave His life for us
So that we would live again.
Bread of Life, Living Water,
Feed my soul, fill my heart.
Lord, give me new life in Thee
And make me whole—complete and holy—
Bound to Thee eternally.

3. Now I come before the altar,
Off’ring Him my broken heart,
Seeking for the precious gifts
His Atonement can impart.
Bread of Life, Living Water,
Feed my soul, fill my heart.
Lord, give me new life in Thee
And make me whole—complete and holy—
Bound to Thee eternally.

Lord, give me new life in Thee
And make me whole—complete and holy—
Bound to Thee eternally.

Sometime We'll Understand
Words by Maxwell N. Cornelius and Rob Gardner

Not now, but in the coming years,
It may not be when we demand.
We’ll read the meaning of our tears,
And there, sometime, we’ll understand.

Why what we long for most of all
Eludes our open, pleading hand;
Why ever silence meets our call,
Somewhere, sometime, we'll understand.

(Chorus)
So trust in God through all thy days;
Fear not, for He doth hold thy hand;
Though dark thy way, still sing and praise,
Sometime, sometime we’ll understand.

Sometime we'll fall on bended knee,
And feel there graven on His hand;
Sometime, with tearless eyes we'll see
What here, we could not understand.

So trust in God through all thy days;
Fear not, for He doth hold thy hand;
Though dark thy way, still sing and praise,
Sometime, sometime we’ll understand.

Though dark thy way, still sing and praise,
Sometime, sometime we’ll understand.

Because
Words by Shawna B. Edwards

1. Because He walked the path, I know the way.
Because He calmed the storm, I’m not afraid.
Because He made the lame to walk and caused the blind to see
And blessed the children one by one, I feel His love for me.
And I will praise forever
The Savior of the world,
And I will sing together
With all the Saints on earth.
Because He gave to me ev’rything
He had to give,
I breathe, I see, I hope, I love, I live.

2. Because He died for me, I’ll live again.
Because He is my Friend, I’ll follow Him.
Because He fills the world with light, I’m filled with hope and peace.
And when He comes to earth again, I’ll kneel before His feet.
And I will praise forever
The Savior of the world,
And I will sing together
With all the Saints on earth.
Because He gave to me ev’rything
He had to give,
I breathe, I see, I hope, I love, I live.

Come, Lord Jesus
Words from Savior of the World

1. Come, Lord Jesus, to the manger;
May we see thy tender face?
Great Creator, here a stranger,
Infant in this humble place.
Darkness scatter, morning swell;
Come, dear Lord Immanuel.
Come, Lord Jesus, to the manger;
Come, Lord Jesus, come!

2. Come, Lord Jesus, to the wounded,
Broken heart and bended knee.
Worthy Lamb, thy love unbounded,
Bid our souls to rest in Thee.
Grant us mercy, Savior, King;
Come with healing in Thy wings.
Come, Lord Jesus, to the wounded,
Come, Lord Jesus, come!

3. Come, Lord Jesus, great Redeemer,
Light of morning, Prince of Peace.
We will be Thy children ever;
Dry our tears, may weeping cease!
Come in glory, come again;
Come to us to rule and reign.
Ready us to kneel and greet thee;
Come, Lord Jesus, come!
Come, Lord Jesus, come!

1. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!
Join the great throng,
Psaltery, organ and song,
Sounding in glad adoration!

2. Praise to the Lord! Over all things He gloriously reigneth.
Borne as on eagle wings, safely His Saints He sustaineth.
Hast thou not seen
How all thou needest hath been
Granted in what He ordaineth?

3. Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy way and defend thee.
Surely His goodness and mercy shall ever attend thee.
Ponder anew
What the Almighty can do,
Who with His love doth befriend thee.

4. Praise to the Lord! Oh, let all that is in me adore Him!
All that hath breath, join with Abraham’s seed to adore Him!
Let the “amen”
Sum all our praises again,
Now as we worship before Him.

All ye who hear, Now to His temple draw near!
There we will worship before Him.
There we will worship before Him.

2025-03 Stake Conference Choir Music

Adult Session

I Love to See the Temple

1. I love to see the temple.
I’m going there someday
To feel the Holy Spirit,
To listen and to pray.
For the temple is a house of God,
A place of love and beauty.
I’ll prepare myself while I am young;
This is my sacred duty.

2. I love to see the temple.
I’ll go inside someday.
I’ll cov’nant with my Father;
I’ll promise to obey.
For the temple is a holy place
Where we are sealed together.
As a child of God, I’ve learned this truth:
A fam’ly is forever.

3. I love to see the temple,
the place that I adore.
Inside I'll serve my fam'ly,
dear loved ones gone before.
In the temple we're endowed with pow'r
to guard against temptation.
As we worship there, we feel His peace
and learn through revelation from above.

I love to see the temple.

Prelude

I Am a Child of God

1.I am a child of God,
And he has sent me here,
Has given me an earthly home
With parents kind and dear.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,
Help me find the way.
Teach me all that I must do
To live with him someday.

2.I am a child of God,
And so my needs are great;
Help me to understand his words
Before it grows too late.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,
Help me find the way.
Teach me all that I must do
To live with him someday.

3.I am a child of God.
Rich blessings are in store;
If I but learn to do his will,
I’ll live with him once more.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,
Help me find the way.
Teach me all that I must do
To live with him someday.

I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus

1.I’m trying to be like Jesus;
I’m following in his ways.
I’m trying to love as he did, in all that I do and say.
At times I am tempted to make a wrong choice,
But I try to listen as the still small voice whispers,

“Love one another as Jesus loves you.
Try to show kindness in all that you do.
Be gentle and loving in deed and in thought,
For these are the things Jesus taught.”

2.I’m trying to love my neighbor;
I’m learning to serve my friends.
I watch for the day of gladness when Jesus will come again.
I try to remember the lessons he taught.
Then the Holy Spirit enters into my thoughts, saying:

“Love one another as Jesus loves you.
Try to show kindness in all that you do.
Be gentle and loving in deed and in thought,
For these are the things Jesus taught.”

Amazing Grace

1. Amazing grace—how sweet the sound—
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

2. The Lord has promised good to me;
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

3. Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come.
His grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

This is the Christ

1. They heard a voice, a voice so mild.
It pierced them through and made their souls to quake.
They saw Him come, a man in white,
The Savior, who had suffered for their sake.
They felt the wounds in hands and side,
And each could testify: This is the Christ.

This is the Christ, the holy Son of God—
Our Savior, Lord, Redeemer of mankind.
This is the Christ, the Healer of our souls,
Who ransomed us with love divine.

2. I read His words, the words He prayed
While bearing sorrow in Gethsemane.
I feel His love, the price He paid.
How many drops of blood were spilled for me?
With Saints of old in joyful cry
I too can testify: This is the Christ.

This is the Christ, the holy Son of God—
Our Savior, Lord, Redeemer of mankind.
This is the Christ, the Healer of our souls,
Who ransomed us with love divine.

Gethsemane

1. Jesus climbed the hill to the Garden still; His steps were heavy and slow.
Love and a prayer took Him there to the place only He could go.

Gethsemane! Jesus loves me,
So He went willingly to Gethsemane.

2. He felt all that was sad, wicked, or bad, all the pain we would ever know.
While His friends were asleep, He fought to keep His promise made long ago.

Gethsemane! Jesus loves me,
So He went willingly to Gethsemane.

The hardest thing that ever was done,
The greatest pain that ever was known,
The biggest battle that ever was won—
This was done by Jesus!
The fight was won by Jesus!

Gethsemane! Jesus loves me,
So He gave this gift to me in Gethsemane.
Gethsemane! Jesus loves me,
So He gives this gift to me from Gethsemane.

Joseph Smith's First Prayer

1. Oh, how lovely was the morning!
Radiant beamed the sun above.
Bees were humming, sweet birds singing,
Music ringing thru the grove,
When within the shady woodland
Joseph sought the God of love,
When within the shady woodland
Joseph sought the God of love.

2. Humbly kneeling, sweet appealing—
’Twas the boy’s first uttered prayer—
When the pow’rs of sin assailing
Filled his soul with deep despair;
But undaunted, still he trusted
In his Heav’nly Father’s care,
But undaunted, still he trusted
In his Heav’nly Father’s care.

3. Suddenly a light descended,
Brighter far than noonday sun,
And a shining, glorious pillar
O’er him fell, around him shone,
While appeared two heav’nly beings,
God the Father and the Son,
While appeared two heav’nly beings,
God the Father and the Son.

4. “Joseph, this is my Beloved;
Hear him!” Oh, how sweet the word!
Joseph’s humble prayer was answered,
And he listened to the Lord.
Oh, what rapture filled his bosom,
For he saw the living God,
Oh, what rapture filled his bosom,
For he saw the living God.

Teach Me to Walk

1. Teach me to walk in the light of his love;
Teach me to pray to my Father above;
Teach me to know of the things that are right;
Teach me, teach me to walk in the light.

2. Come, little child, and together we’ll learn
Of his commandments, that we may return
Home to his presence, to live in his sight—
Always, always to walk in the light.

3. Father in Heaven, we thank thee this day
For loving guidance to show us the way.
Grateful, we praise thee with songs of delight!
Gladly, gladly we’ll walk in the light.

4. Often we'll go to the House of the Lord.
We'll feel his spirit and learn of his word.
There we will covenant, dressed all in white,
Always, always, to walk in the light!

Always, always, we'll walk in his light.

I See God's Love

I see God's love and wisdom all around me
as I ponder on the beauty of this earth.
I stop to contemplate His plan's great glory,
and I start to feel my soul's eternal worth.

I see God's love, gentle love so freely given.
I feel His love, tender mercies sent from heav'n.
I feel encircled in His warm embrace.
I daily walk, uplifted by His grace.

I humbly think about His grand creation,
how each lowly creature's part of His design.
The sun and moon and stars each in their motion
for His purposes do perfectly align.

I see God's love, gentle love so freely given.
I feel His love, tender mercies sent from heav'n.
I feel encircled in His warm embrace.
I daily walk, uplifted by His grace.

In awe I feel His infinite atonement,
as His mercy and His pow'r always sustain.
My tongue can scarecly utter my amazement
that for me, each day He bears my grief and pain.

I see God's love, gentle love so freely given.
I feel His love, tender mercies sent from heav'n.
I feel encircled in His warm embrace.
I daily walk, uplifted by His grace.

In quiet times and through this world's commotion,
I can feel His Spirit softly guide my way.
In faith I'll give to Him my full devotion,
'til at last I may return to Him someday.

I see God's love, gentle love so freely given.
I feel His love, tender mercies sent from heav'n.
I feel encircled in His warm embrace.
I daily walk, uplifted by His grace.

Consider the Lilies

Consider the lilies of the field,
How they grow, how they grow.
Consider the birds in the sky
How they fly, how they fly.

He clothes the lilies of the field.
He feeds the birds in the sky.
And He will feed those who trust Him
And guide them with His eye.

Consider the sheep of His fold,
How they follow where He leads.
Though the path may wind across the mountains,
He knows the meadows where they feed.

He clothes the lilies of the field.
He feeds the birds in the sky.
And He will feed those who trust Him
And guide them with His eye.

Consider the sweet, tender children
Who must suffer on this Earth.
The pains of all of them He carried
From the day of His birth.

He clothes the lilies of the field.
He feeds the lambs in His fold.
And He will heal those who trust Him
And make their hearts as gold

He clothes the lilies of the field
He feeds the lambs in His fold
And He will heal those who trust Him
And make their hearts as gold

Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow

1. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!

2. Praise God, for beauty here on earth;
Praise him for joy in each new birth;
Praise God for Father's wondrous plan
to bring eternal life to man.

3. Praise God, for mercy, heaven sent;
Forgiveness giv'n when we repent.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise God! O'er death the vict'ry won
Through Jesus Christ, the Holy One!
Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, O praise him,
Alleluia!

4. Praise God, the well of righteousness!
He's slow to anger, quick to bless!
Raise prayer to him the whole day long!
Sing praise to him in voices strong!

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!

General Session

Always Remember

"Let the little children come,"
The Savior gently said.
Then, taking them into his arms
Laid hands upon their heads.
I wish that I had been there
As he held and blessed each one,
But there's a warmth inside my heart
That tells me I am loved.

I will always remember
That Jesus loves me,
That he lived, died, and rose again
To set the whole world free
He will bless me with his spirit
And fill my soul with peace.
I will always remember him.
He will always remember me.

In the garden, Jesus knelt
Beneath the olive trees.
He felt my sorrows, one by one
So he could comfort me.
He knows and loves me deeply
I am graven on his palms.
One day he'll call me by my name
And hold me in his arms.

I will always remember
That Jesus loves me.
That he lived, died, and rose again
To set the whole world free.
He will bless me with his spirit
And fill my soul with peace.
I will always remember him.
He will always remember me.

Always, always he'll remember me
Always, always he'll remember me

I will always remember
That Jesus loves me.
That he lived, died, and rose again
To set the whole world free.
He will bless me with his spirit
And fill my soul with peace.
I will always remember him
He will always remember me.
I will always remember him
And he'll remember me.

Homeward Bound

In the quiet misty morning,
When the moon has gone to bed,
When the sparrows stop their singing
And the sky is clear and red,

When the summer’s ceased its gleaming,
When the corn is past its prime,
When adventure’s lost its meaning,
I’ll be homeward bound in time.

Bind me not to the pasture!
Chain me not to the plow!
Set me free to find my calling
And I’ll return to you somehow.

If you find it's me you're missing,
If you’re hoping I'll return,
To your thoughts, I'll soon be listening,
And in the road, I'll stop and turn.

Then the wind will set me racing,
As my journey nears its end,
And the path I’ll be retracing
When I’m homeward bound again.

Bind me not to the pasture!
Chain me not to the plow!
Set me free to find my calling
And I’ll return to you somehow.

In the quiet misty morning,
When the moon has gone to bed,
When the sparrows stop their singing,
I’ll be homeward bound again.