Songwriting is the act of baring one's soul to another in the form of words and music.
It makes me wonder why we would stumble through life—unsure of what we are doing or where we are going—when we could instead hold the hand of the Savior, the Lord of the universe. By allowing Him to lead us, we avoid pitfalls and wrong turns; He lifts us when we fall, strengthens us when we are weak, and leads us toward life, living waters, peace, and rest.
I Know That My Redeemer Lives is the hymn I chose to do this week. The suggested song for the New Testament lesson “A Minister and a Witness” was actually “My Redeemer Lives” which has a similar title, but different lyrics and music. I decided to use a previously recorded version (done for the book of Job in the Old Testament) since I felt it still fit very well with the message of the lesson in Acts chapters 22-28.
This week, I am posting a vocal arrangement of our Come Follow Me suggested song, “How Firm a Foundation”. We are studying chapters 40-49 in the book of Isaiah. How Firm a Foundation, is a song from the LDS Hymn Book and has a strong and glorious message. There are 7 verses and I chose to present verses 1, 2, 3 and 7. Some of the verses referenced at the bottom of this hymn come from our section this week.
This week I am posting a vocal arrangement of our Come Follow Me suggested song, “On a Golden Springtime”. We are studying chapters 13-35 in the book of Isaiah. On a Golden Springtime is a song from the LDS Children’s Songbook and is such a beautiful, sweet song with surprisingly meaningful lyrics. It discusses three springtime events – growing of new seeds in the earth, Jesus Christ’s resurrection and Joseph Smith’s first vision. Isaiah prophesied of events of his time and also future events. We believe some of the prophecies in this section have been partially fulfilled with the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith’s vision of God and the Son, and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.
This week, I am posting a piano arrangement of our Come Follow Me suggested song, High On the Mountain Top. We will be studying the book of Isaiah for the next 5 weeks and this week, chapters 1-12 are the focus.
This week, I am posting a vocal arrangement of our Come Follow Me suggested song, “Where Love is”. We are studying Proverbs and Ecclesiastes which are books that have been called “wisdom literature”, presenting timeless advice or discussing deep,
This week, I am posting a vocal arrangement of our Come Follow Me suggested song, Teach Me To Walk in the Light. My 15 year old daughter sang the first verse! 🙂 In the manual it says “Psalm 119:105
This was a new project type for me. It was a fun one. I enjoyed the meaning and added depth that each of these hymns took on once they were combined together in a new and different way!
To some, it may sound naive to believe in something that we can’t see or explain, to trust in a redeemer, in a Savior; but I like to think of it as being courageous.
In the days and weeks leading up to Eli’s death, I was, at times, very emotionally distraught. One day, I thought of the song “Peace in Christ” which was the Youth Theme for The Church of Jesus Christ in 2018. I found the sheet music online and printed it. I sat down to play and sing it that day and immediately the tears began to fall.