Primary Song Ideas - 2013
In addition to teaching the outlined monthly songs, it is important to
practice other selections from the Children’s Songbook. Work with your Primary
presidency and sing songs during Sharing Time; music will help reinforce the
doctrines being taught each week and help the children gain a deeper
understanding. Also select opening and closing songs that emphasize the
weekly themes in the Outline for Sharing Time. Don’t forget seasonal songs
when appropriate!
The following is a list of songs that correspond with the weekly themes:
January: I Am a Child of God
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I Know My Father Lives p. 5
He Sent His Son p. 34, I Lived in Heaven p. 4
I Will Follow God’s Plan p. 164, Families Can Be Together Forever p. 188
Choose the Right Way p. 160
Seasonal Songs: Once There Was a Snowman p. 249, Rain is Falling p. 241
(Change “Rain” to “Snow”)
February: My Heavenly Father Loves Me p. 228
1. I Feel My Savior’s Love p. 74
2. The 2nd Article of Faith p.122, Love One Another p. 136, Jesus Said Love
Everyone p. 61
3. The Lord Gave Me a Temple p. 153, Hinges p. 277, My Hands p. 273,
Two Happy Feet p. 270, I Have Two Little Hands p. 272
4. Keep the Commandments p. 146
March: If the Savior Stood Beside Me (Outline for Sharing Time)
1. I’m Trying to be Like Jesus p. 78, Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam p. 60,
Stand for the Right p. 159, I Am like a Star p. 163, Kindness Begins with
Me p. 145, “Give”, Said the Little Stream p. 236
2. He Sent His Son p. 34, I Lived in Heaven p. 4
3. Did Jesus Really Live Again? p. 64, Jesus Has Risen p. 70
4. I Feel My Savior’s Love p. 74, Tell Me the Stories of Jesus p. 57
April: Song of your choice (About the restoration)
1. On a Golden Springtime p. 88
2. The Golden Plates p. 86, Follow the Prophet p. 110 (Joseph Smith verse
found at https://www.lds.org/friend/2001/06/follow-theprophet?lang=eng)
3. The Priesthood Is Restored p. 89
4. Praise to the Man p. 27 (Hymn Book), Books in the Book of Mormon p.
119
Seasonal Songs: Popcorn Popping p. 242, Rain is Falling p. 241
May: Song of your choice (About prophets)
1. Latter-day Prophets p. 134
2. Stand For the Right p. 159, We Thank Thee Oh God For a Prophet p. 19
(Hymn book), I Often Go Walking p. 202, Mother I Love You p. 207,
Mother Dear p. 206
3. I’m Glad to Pay a Tithing p.150, I Want to Give the Lord My Tenth p. 150
4. The Word of Wisdom p. 154, The Lord Gave Me a Temple p. 153
Seasonal Songs: Popcorn Popping p. 242, Rain is Falling p. 241
June: When I Am Baptized p. 103
1. When Jesus Christ Was Baptized p. 102, Baptism p. 100
2. Listen, Listen p. 107, The Holy Ghost p. 105, The Still Small Voice p. 106
3. To Think about Jesus p. 71, The Sacrament p. 72, The Chapel Doors p.
156
Daddy’s Homecoming p. 210, The Dearest Names p. 208
4. The 4th Article of Faith p. 124, Repentance p. 98
*Seasonal Songs: Oh What Do You Do in the Summertime? p. 245, In the
Leafy Treetops p. 240
July: Families Can Be Together Forever p. 188
1. The Hearts of the Children p. 92, My Country ‘tis of Thee p. 339 (Hymn
Book), The Star Spangled Banner p. 340 (Hymn Book)
2. Family Night p. 195, Family Prayer p. 189, Pioneer Children Sang As They
Walked p. 214, Whenever I Think about Pioneers p. 222
3. Love Is Spoken Here p. 190, The Oxcart p. 219, To Be a Pioneer p. 218
4. I Love to See the Temple p. 95
August: A Child’s Prayer p. 12
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Search, Ponder and Pray p. 109
Children All Over the World p. 16
Seek the Lord Early p. 108, I Know My Father Lives p. 5
Teach Me to Walk in the Light p. 177
*Seasonal Songs: Oh What Do You Do in the Summertime? p. 245, In the
Leafy Treetops p. 240
September: REVIEW!!!
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I’m Trying to Be like Jesus p. 78, “Give”, Said the Little Stream p.236
Keep the Commandments p. 146, Stand for the Right p. 159
I’ll Walk with You p. 140, When We’re Helping p. 198
I Have Two Little Hands p. 272, Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam p. 60,
Fun to Do p. 253 (With actions being ways we can serve others)
*Seasonal Songs: It’s Autumntime p. 246, Autumn Day p. 247, Rain is
Falling p. 241 (Change “Rain is” to “Leaves are”)
October: REVIEW!!!
1. I Will Be Valiant p. 162, We’ll Bring the World His Truth p. 172
2. I Want to Be a Missionary Now p. 168
3. I Hope They Call Me on a Mission p. 169
4. The Church of Jesus Christ p. 77
*These songs apply to all of the weekly themes and can be sung
throughout the month.
November: Thanksgiving Songs
1. For Health and Strength p. 21, Hinges p. 277, Head, Shoulders, Knees,
and Toes p. 275, The Lord Gave Me a Temple p. 153
2. I Am Glad for Many Things p. 151, A Song of Thanks p. 20
3. I Thank Thee, Dear Father p. 7, For thy Bounteous Blessings p. 21, Thank
Thee, Father p. 24
4. A Song of Thanks p. 20, Can a Little Child Like Me? p. 9, Thanks to Our
Father p. 20, Stars Were Gleaming p. 37
December: Christmas Songs
1. Samuel Tells of Baby Jesus p. 36, Christmas Bells p. 54, The Nativity Song
p. 52
2. I Wonder When He Comes Again p. 82, Picture a Christmas p. 50, Away
in a Manger p. 42
3. I Will Follow God’s Plan p. 164, Keep the Commandments p. 146,
Mary’s Lullaby p. 44, When Joseph Went to Bethlehem p. 38
4. Once Within a Lowly Stable p. 41, He Sent His Son p. 34
5. I Am a Child of God p. 2, I Know My Father Lives p. 5