One of the best ways to teach children about Jesus is to teach them faith songs. Some are just fun for the catchy little tune, while others are sung complete with actions. Here are just 10 faith songs to teach children, I have also included the actions that I remember teaching many children, including my own.
Deep and Wide
This is not an action song, however the way it is sung is by replacing words little by little with humming until you get all the way through the song humming the entire tune. Take a look
1st time:
Deep and wide
Deep and wide
There's a fountain flowing
Deep and wide
Deep and wide
Deep and wide
There's a fountain flowing
Deep and wide.
2nd time:
(Hmm) and wide
(Hmm) and wide
There's a fountain flowing
(Hmm) and wide
(Hmm) and wide
(Hmm) and wide
There's a fountain flowing
(Hmm)and wide.
3rd time:
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
There's a fountain flowing
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
There's a fountain flowing
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
3rd time:
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
There's a (HmmHmm) flowing
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
There's a (HmmHmm) flowing
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
Last time:
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
There's a (HmmHmm) (Hmm)
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
There's a (HmmHmm) (Hmm)
(Hmm) and (Hmm)
Father Abraham
This song is sung seven times, each time adding another action. The arms are bent up at the elbows and the feet are lifted as if marching.Take a look:
Father Abraham had many sons
Many sons had father Abraham
I am one of them, and so are you
So let's just praise the Lord.
House on the Rock. Right hand
2nd time add Left arm
3rd time add Right leg
4th time add Left leg
5th time add Chin up
6th time add Turn around
7th time add SIT DOWN!
I'm In the Lord's Army
This is another action song. Be sure there is plenty of room between the kids when you sing this one so when they “fly o'er the enemy” they don't hit each other with their wings.
I may never march in the infantry (march)
Ride in the cavalry (pretend you’re riding a horse)
Shoot the artillery (clap hands together and move one hand into the air like a missile)
I may never fly o’er the enemy (fly like a bird)
But I’m in the Lord’s army (point to self and then up to God)
I’m in the Lord’s army, yes, sir! (salute)
I’m in the Lord’s army, yes, sir!
I may never march in the infantry
Ride in the cavalry
Shoot the artillery
I may never fly o’er the enemy
But I’m in the Lord’s army, yes, sir!
Jesus Love Me
This is a song that was written many years ago that remains to be one of the first songs parents teach their children.
Jesus loves me this I know
For the Bible tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
They are weak but He is strong
Yes Jesus loves me
Yes Jesus loves me
Yes Jesus loves me
The Bible tells me so
Jesus Love the Little Children
In this simple children's song of faith we can teach children the Bible truth that “... Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons” (Acts 10:34 KJV)
Jesus loves the little children
All the children of the world
Red and yellow black and white
They are precious in His sight
Jesus loves the little children of the world
Joy Joy Joy (Down in My Heart)
In this song the children sing how happy they are because of the joy that they have “down in my heart”. There can be several verses to this song but my two favorite are:
I've got that joy joy joy joy
Down in my heart
Down in my heart
Down in my heart
I've got that joy joy joy joy
Down in my heart
Down in my heart to stay
And I'm so happy
So very happy
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart
And I'm so happy so very happy
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart
I've got the peace that passes understanding
Down in my heart
Down in my heart
Down in my heart
I've got the peace that passes understanding
Down in my heart
Down in my heart to stay
My God is So Big
This song teaches children about the almighty power of God. Watch the video below to learn the actions:
My God is so great, so strong and so mighty!
There’s nothing my God cannot do!
My God is so great, so strong and so mighty!
There’s nothing my God cannot do!
The mountains are His, the rivers are His;
The stars are His handiwork, too,
My God is so great, so strong and so mighty!
There’s nothing my God cannot do!
There’s nothing my God cannot do!
There’s nothing my God cannot do!
FOR YOU!
Rise and Shine (Arky Arky)
This is a fun song to teach children the true Bible story of Noah and the Ark. It tells of Noah's faith in the Lord when he built the “Arky Arky” even though it had never rained before. I learned this one as a child. Here are a couple of my favorite verses:
The Lord told Noah
There's gonna be a floody floody
The Lord told Noah
There's gonna be a floody floody
Get those children out of the muddy muddy
Children of the Lord
So rise and shine and give God the glory glory
Rise and shine and give God the glory glory
Rise and shine and give God the glory glory
Children of the Lord
The Lord told Noah
To build Him an arky arky
Lord told Noah
To build Him an arky arky
Build it out of gopher barky barky
Children of the Lord
The B-I-B-L-E
This is another one of the first songs you can teach to children. You spell out the word Bible as you sing.
The B-I-B-L-E
Yes, that's the book for me
I stand alone on the Word of God
The B-I-B-L-E
I could go on and on with more songs for you and, in fact, I have at least 10 other songs on my list. Can you share some more?
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