About Nephi’s Courage#
Nephi’s Courage is a Book of Mormon Primary song built on one steady idea, that the Lord always provides a way. It is a simple, catchy tune with a great message, and the tab includes the chorus along with the verses.
It is busier with accidentals than most songs here. Across eleven lines it reaches from C up to high D and uses Db, Ab and Bb, plus high Db near the top. Db is the note to watch at the bottom, since it needs one of the small sub-holes closed. At the other end, high Db and high D open the thumb holes, so the tune moves over most of the 12-hole ocarina.
Nephi’s Courage Lyrics#
The Lord commanded Nephi
to go and get the plates
From the wicked Laban inside the city gates.
Laman and Lemuel were both afraid to try.
Nephi was courageous, This was his reply:
Chorus
I will go; I will do the thing the Lord commands
I know the Lord provides a way;
He wants me to obey
I will go; I will do
The thing the Lord commands.
I know the Lord provides a way;
he wants me to obey
The Lord commanded Nephi
to go and build a boat
Nephi’s older brother’s believed it would not float
Laughing and mocking, they said he should not try
Nehphi was courageous. This was his reply:
The Lord gives us commandments
and asks us to obey
Sometimes I am tempted to choose another way
When I’m discouraged, and think I cannot try
I will be courageous and I will reply:
Nephi’s Courage Ocarina Tab#
| C | C | F | F | G | A | F | |||||
| F | D | G | F | E | F | ||||||
| C | F | F | G | Ab | F | F | Db | G | F | E | F |
| C | Db | Db | C | Ab | Ab | Bb | C | Bb | Ab | G | |
| C | F | F | G | A | F | D | G | F | E | F | |
| C | C | F | C | C | C | Bb | A | G | A | Bb | G |
| C | D | Bb | C | A | Bb | G | A | ||||
| F | D | C | Bb | A | G | ||||||
| C | C | F | C | C | C | Bb | A | G | A | Bb | G |
| C | D | Bb | C | A | Bb | G | A | ||||
| F | D | G | F | E | F |