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If I Listen With My Heart

MP3 Recording featuring vocals by Colleen Thliveris (Low-voice Solo) :   Hi-speed    Dialup    Download
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    This song in its original form was written for my youngest daughter, Amy. In 2007 the Primary organization of the LDS Church asked me to revise and simplify the song for inclusion in the 2010 Primary Children's Sacrament Meeting Presentation. The simplified version will be included in the booklet, but there's also a slightly more substantial accompaniment available above. I'll try to have demos of the children's versions available for 2010.

      Lyrics:
      If I had been a little child when Jesus lived on earth
      I would have liked to walk with him and listen to his words
      But as I search the scriptures I can hear his words of peace
      And if I listen with my heart, I hear the Savior's voice

      I hear a living prophet speak the things that Christ would say
      If he were here upon the earth to talk with me today
      The prophet teaches how to live in righteousness and peace
      And if I listen with my heart, I hear the Savior's voice

      I feel the Holy Spirit as he teaches truth and right
      He comforts me in times of need, he testifies of Christ
      He speaks to me in quiet ways that fill my soul with peace
      And when I listen with my heart, I hear the Savior's voice


      Church Music Submission: Children's Song Division - Award of Distinction 1999
      The original version of this song is archived here.