My primary president has been asking me to teach this song since last year about this time. I feel bad that it took this long. We didn't work it into the primary program so it had to wait until that was over. It turns out that I wish I had listened to her and taught it right away. The kids still aren't great with Shine On, but they picked this up so fast they sounded program ready by the end of singing time! Sometimes the kids really do such a great job that I am speechless and amazed at how quickly they fill the room with the spirit.
I had a lot of opinions back and forth about the "Hosanna" bit. I decided to go for it after my president and I talked about the little kids who couldn't read and would be able to use it for the time being to put that word together in their head. In a few weeks, the hose and Anna will be replaced with the word and pictures of angels.
I would like to highly recommend teaching this song because it was so popular right away and the kids sang their hearts out. The truth is though, what I recommend is listening to the primary president when she feels that a song needs to be taught. This has been an amazing teaching experience for me.
