Get ready to sing “Doing My Best,” an upbeat, fun, and beautifully illustrated song that inspires children to do their best in all they do.
Children will quickly pick up the tune with our accompaniment MP3 recording (purchase here) and learn the words as they look at the pictures.
This is a must have for Sabbath schools, Sunday schools, homeschools, family worships, and kids’ praise time. Purchase now!
Includes the sheet music for this song; you may also download an MP3 of the computer-generated audio.
Spiralbound; printed on cardstock.
Actual size: 8.5 x 11.
Verse 1
I am just a tiny cricket,
Chirping in a shady thicket,
There I take my rest.
Many songs are clearer, prouder,
Many voices sweeter, louder,
But I do my best.
Refrain
Doing my best, doing my best,
Jesus always helps me do my best;
In the path of doing duty
There is so much joy and beauty;
So I do my best!
Verse 2
I am just a little flower,
Blooming during sun or shower,
Quietly I’m dressed.
Many flowers grow much taller,
Many bloom in colors brighter,
But I do my best.
Verse 3
I am just a salmon silver,
Swimming up a rushing river,
It’s so cold and wet.
Oh, these rapids are such trouble,
But my efforts I’ll redouble,
I won’t give up yet.
Verse 4
I am just a little turtle,
Dwelling in a forest fertile,
Creeping as I go.
I must never stop to grumble,
Though my life is very humble,
And I’m very slow.
Verse 5
I am just a small brown acorn,
Buried in the dirt, forlorn,
Where no one can see.
I won’t mourn that I am hidden,
I will grow as God has bidden,
I will be a tree.
Verse 6
I am just a little earthworm,
Out of sight I’m quick to squirm,
Hiding from the light.
I will never cease my toil,
Making better dirt and soil,
Using all my might.
Verse 7
I am just a playful kitty,
And my coat is very pretty,
Made of softest fur.
Other animals are stronger,
And there’s some that live much longer,
But they cannot purr.
Verse 8
I am just a beetle bashful,
But I can do something helpful,
While I’m passing by.
Other lights are bigger, brighter,
But are any really nicer
Than a firefly?
Verse 9
I am just a little fellow,
Basking in a sunny meadow,
Lizard is my name.
Eating bugs is all my labor,
That’s how I can help my neighbor,
Every day the same.
Verse 10
I am just a toad in springtime,
Hiding in the muck and slime,
That’s my place to rest.
Life for me is not so thrilling,
But I will not stop my trilling,
Till I’ve done my best.
Verse 11
I am just a simple lichen,
But I teach a helpful lesson,
Though I cannot talk.
Raging storms may fell an oak tree,
But they cannot ever hurt me,
Clinging to the rock.
