I’ll Walk with You – Vocal Arr.

I’ll Walk with You is the suggested song for the New Testament lesson “The Word of God Grew and Multiplied” studying the acts of the apostles as recorded in Acts 10–15 and can be found in the Children’s Songbook.

This children’s song isn’t one that seems to be sung very often, at least in my experience, but I remember teaching it to a primary group (children’s class at church) probably six years ago; I liked it and wanted them to get to know it. At first, I thought of this song as just being about people with special needs, but this lesson helped me see that it can be applied much more broadly. I feel that it has nice application with Peter’s revelation to take the gospel of Jesus to all the world, in that every individual is precious to God, no matter their appearance, socioeconomic status, race, ability or other factor.

There is a lot that happens in Acts 10-15, I encourage each of us to study it carefully 🙂 One of the aspects that pertains particularly to this song is that “God is no respecter of persons.” In the Come Follow Me Manual it says:

• “For generations, the Jews had believed that being of “the seed of Abraham,” or a literal descendant of Abraham, meant that a person was accepted and chosen by God (see Luke 3:8). They considered anyone else an “unclean” Gentile who was not accepted by God. In Acts 10, what did the Lord teach Peter about who “is accepted with him”? (Acts 10:35). What evidence do you find in this chapter that Cornelius’s life was acceptable to the Lord? Ponder what is meant by the statement “God is no respecter of persons” (verse 34; see also 1 Nephi 17:35). Why is it important to you to know this truth?

  Like the Jews who looked down on those who were not of the seed of Abraham, do you ever catch yourself making unkind or uninformed assumptions about someone who is different from you? How can you overcome this tendency? It might be interesting to try a simple activity for the next few days: Whenever you interact with someone, try to think to yourself, “This person is a child of God.” As you do this, what changes do you notice in the way you think about and interact with others?”

The scripture reference for I’ll Walk with You is: John 13:15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

Composers: Words: Carol Lynn Pearson, b. 1939. © 1987 IRI Music: Reid N. Nibley, b. 1923. © 1987 IRI

The Church’s videos included within this arrangement are: “Peter’s Revelation to take the Gospel to the Gentiles” and “The Jerusalem Conference” by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

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