Toddlers’ Praise

 

 

 

You are the light of the world

(Tune: Hickory Dickory Dock)

 

You are the light of the world,

You shine in the hearts of us all.

Lord Christ our King your praise we sing.

You are the light of the world

 

 

First of all God made the light

(Tune: Twinkle, twinkle little star)

 

First of all god made the light,

then he made the day and night,

then the rivers and the seas,

birds and fish and flowers and trees,

all the creatures, great and small

that stamp and squeak and slither and crawl.

 

God made all the people too,

you and me, and me and you.

One, two, three, four, five, six days;

a lovely world for us to praise.

At the end God took a rest:

looked at the world and said ‘IT’S THE BEST!’

 

 

 

God the Father

(Tune: Frere Jacques)

 

God the Father,

God the Father.

 

God the Son,

God the Son.

 

God the Holy Spirit,

God the Holy Spirit.

 

Three in one,

Three in one.

 

 

 

Share it round

(Tune: Frere Jacques)

 

God gives good things

For us all,

Food to make us healthy:

Share it round.

 

Tractors working,

Golden Fields,

Now the bread is baking:

Share it round.

 

We say thankyou,

For God’s love.

Love is meant for giving:

Share it round.

 

 

 

I’m so glad that God made me

(Tune: London Bridge is falling Down)

 

I’m so glad that God made me

God made me

God made me

I’m so glad that God made me

Thank you God.

 

 

The Hokey Cokey

 

You put your right arm in,

your right arm out.

In out, in out you shake it all about.

Remember God is with us,

and there’s no doubt.

That’s why we sing and shout.

Oh dance to God our Father (3 times)

All together we sing and shout.

 

 

 

I can talk to you

(Tune: Row, row, row your boat)

 

Thank you, thank you, God,

I can talk to you.

I can sing and I can pray,

And tell you all I do.

 

 

One more step along the world I go

 

One more step along the world I go,

One more step along the world I go,

From the old things to the new

keep me traveling along with you.

 

            And it’s from the old

            I travel to the new,

            Keep me traveling

            Along with you.

 

Round the corners of the world I turn,

More and more about the world I learn.

All the new things that I see

You’ll be looking at along with me.

 

As I travel through the bad and good,

Keep me traveling the way I should.

Where I see no way to go,

You’ll be telling ,me the way I know.

 

Give me courage when the world is rough,

Keep me loving when the world is tough.

Leap and sing in all I do,

Keep me traveling along with you.

 

You are older than the world can be,

You are younger than the life in me.

Ever old and ever new,

Keep me traveling along with you.

 

 

 

Who Built the Ark?

 

Who built the Ark?

Noah, Noah,

Who built the Ark?

Brother Noah built the Ark.

 

Now in come the animals two by two,

Hippopotamus and kangaroo.

 

Now in come the animals four by four,

Two through the window and two through the door.

 

Now in come the animals six by six,

Elephant laughed at the monkey’s tricks.

 

Now in come the animals eight by eight,

Some were on time and others were late.

 

Now in come the animals ten by ten,

Five black roosters and five black hens.

 

Now Noah says, go shut that door,

The rain’s started dropping and we can’t take more.

 

 

 

When I needed a neighbour

 

1.  When I needed a neighbour,

    Were you there, were you there?

    When I needed a neighbour,

    Were you there?

           

            And the creed and the colour,

            And the name won’t matter,

            Were you there?

 

2.  I was hungry and thirsty

 

3.  I was cold, I was naked

 

4.  When I needed a shelter

 

5.  Wherever you travel’

     I’ll be there I’ll be there,

     Wherever you travel,

     I’ll be there.

           

            And the creed and the colour,

            And the name won’t matter,

            I’ll be there.

 

 

 

Kum ba yah

 

1.  Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah,

    Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah,

    Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah,

O Lord, kum ba yah.

 

2.  Someone’s singing, Lord, kum ba yah

 

3.  Someone’s praying, Lord, kum ba yah

 

4.  Someone’s hungry, Lord, kum ba yah

 

5.  Someone’s suffering, Lord, kum ba yah

 

6.  Someone’s lonely, Lord, kum ba yah

 

 

 

If you’re feeling kinda sad

(Tune: If you’re happy and you know it)

 

If you’re feeling kinda sad, talk to God.

If you’re feeling kinda sad, talk to God.

When you shed a great big tear,

He’s always there to hear,

If you’re feeling kinda sad, talk to God.

 

If you’re feeling kinda sad, talk to God.

If you’re feeling kinda sad, talk to God.

When no one seems to care,

Talk to Jesus, he is there,

If you’re feeling kinda sad, talk to God.

 

 

 

Jesus lives again

(Tune: Twinkle, twinkle little star)

 

See the stone is rolled away,

Jesus lives again today.

He’s alive and he’s our friend,

And his love will never end.

See the stone is rolled away,

Jesus lives again today.

 

 

 

Praise the Lord!

(Tune: Skip to my Lou)

 

The sun in the day shouts, ‘Praise the Lord!’

The moon in the night shouts, ‘Praise the Lord!’

The stars in the sky shout, ‘Praise the Lord!’

‘Praise to the Lord who made us!’

 

The hills and trees shout, ‘Praise the Lord!’

The animals all shout, ‘Praise the Lord!’

The birds and the bees shout, ‘Praise the Lord!’

‘Praise to the Lord who made us!’

 

All the world shouts, ‘Praise the Lord!’

The girls and the boys shout, ‘Praise the Lord!’

He is great and he loves us all,

‘Praise to the Lord who made us!’

 

 

 

 

Wherever we go

(Tune: Mulberry bush)

 

God is with us wherever we go,

Wherever we go, wherever we go,

God is with us wherever we go, All day long.

 

 

 

All things bright and beautiful

 

All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

All things wise and wonderful,

The Lord God made them all.

 

Each little flower that opens,

Each little bird that sings,

He made their glowing colours,

He made their tiny wings.

 

He gave us eyes to see them,

And lips that we may tell,

How great is God Almighty,

Who made all things well.

 

 

 

All together

(Tune: Jingle Bells)

 

Thank you, Lord,

Thank you, Lord,

For my family,

I can share the life I live

with those who care for me.

Sisters, brothers, Dad and Mother,

Grans and Grandpas too -

I am glad that God gave me

a family just like you.

 

 

Home Time

(Tune: She’ll be coming round the mountain)

 

We’ll be skipping down the pavement going home,

We’ll be skipping down the pavement going home,

We’ll be skipping down the pavement, skipping down the pavement,

Skipping down the pavement going home.

 

And we know God will be with us going home,

And we know God will be with us going home,

And we know God will be with us, we know God will be with us,

We know God will be with us going home.