I found this song on Sally DeFord's website and thought it was perfect for Mother's Day. We needed a new song to learn anyway:) This song is called An Angel To Watch Over Me. We learned verses 1 & 3.
"She watched by my cradle through long sleepless nights."
Because this is a seasonal song, I wanted a flip chart with all the lyrics. I also thought the kids would learn it faster/better if I got some of their mom's involved in it. So I had several mom's get their pictures taken for various phrases throughout the song. Then I used them to make the flip chart. For the final phrase of each verse, I had a group picture taken at our ward Easter Brunch of all the moms & kids who were there.
"God sent an angel to watch over me."
The 2nd verse is beautiful, but I thought it more appropriate for teenagers to sing. But our YW weren't willing to do it, so I just dropped it. The song sounds just fine going from verse 1 to verse 3. I used the flip chart in Sacrament Meeting while they sang to their moms. It was small enough, & yet they were familiar with the pictures and so the lyrics weren't critical to see. Just enough to prompt:)
We sang just 2 songs: Mother Dear (which I also made a flip chart for) and then An Angel To Watch Over Me. The kids did a beautiful job and many of the mom's had tears in their eyes by the time the last song was finished.
Having the different families involved in the making of the flip chart REALLY helped the children learn the song. They LOVED seeing their moms and anticipated when their picture would be shown. Fun fun!!!
If you'd like me to send you a pdf flip chart for Mother Dear, please send me an email request.
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