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Songs
Below are the lyrics to a few children's songs. *Disclaimer
Questions? Read my song page FAQ.
Don't forget hand motions! If you can't make them up, have
the kids invent some themselves.
Apostles
(to the tune of "Jesus Loves Me")
Jesus called them one by one, Peter, Andrew, James and John,
Next came Philip, Thomas too, Matthew and Bartholomew.
James the one they called the less, Simon, also Thaddeus,
The twelfth apostle Judas made, Jesus was by him betrayed.
Yes, Jesus called them, Yes, Jesus called them,
Yes, Jesus called them, The Bible tells me so.
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My God is so Great
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, for you!
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Jesus Loves Me°
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 loves me, He who died, Heaven's gates to open wide,
He will wash away my sin, Let His little child come in.
Jesus loves me, loves me still, Though I'm very weak and
ill,
From His shining throne on high, Comes to watch me where I lie.
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If you’re happy and you know it
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands,
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands,
If you’re happy and you know it, then your life will surely show it,
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If you’re happy and you know it, stomp your feet...
If
you’re happy and you know it, shake your head...
If you're happy and you know it, turn around...
If you're happy and
you know it, touch your toes...
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The B-I-B-L-E
Oh! 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!
The B-I-B-L-E
I'll take it along with me,
I'll read and pray,
and then obey,
the B-I-B-L-E.
By F-A-I-T-H,
I'm
S-A-V-E-D,
I'll stand alone
on the word of God,
The B-I-B-L-E.
The B-L-O-O-D
That Jesus shed for me
Cleansed me from sin,
I belong to him,
The B-L-O-O-D
(second - fourth verses contributed by readers).
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I've got the joy
I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy
down in my heart, (where?)
down in my heart, (where?), down in my heart,
I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, (where?) down in my heart
to stay.
I’ve got the peace that passes understanding down in my heart
I’ve got the love of Jesus, love of Jesus, down in my heart
I've got the wonderful love of my blessed redeemer way down in the depths
of my heart
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He's Got the Whole World in His Hands°
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands, He’s got the whole world in His
hands!
He’s got the itty, bitty, baby in His hands
He's got
momma and papa
He’s got you and me, sister, in His hands
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Father Abraham Had Many Sons
Father Abraham, had many sons,
Many sons
had Father Abraham, I am one of them, and so are you,
So let’s all praise the Lord! (right hand, left hand, right foot,
left foot)
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The wise man built his house upon the rock
The wise man built his house upon the
rock,
The wise man built his house upon the rock,
The wise man built
his house upon the rock,
And the rains came tumbling down!
The rains came down and the floods came up,
The rains
came down and the floods came up,
The rains came down and the floods came up,
And the house on the
rock stood firm.
The foolish man built his house upon the sand,
The
foolish man built his house upon the sand,
The foolish man built his house upon the sand,
And the rains came
tumbling down!
The rains came down and the floods came up,
The rains
came down and the floods came up,
The rains came down and the floods came up,
And the house on the
sand went SPLAT!
So build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ,
So build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ,
Build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ
and the Blessings will come down.
The blessings will come down as your prayers go up,
The blessings will come down as your prayers go up,
The blessings will come down as your prayers go up,
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Zacchaeus was a wee little man
Zacchaeus was a wee little man, and a
wee little man was he.
He climbed up in a sycamore tree, for the Lord he
wanted to see.
And as the Savior passed him by, He looked up in the
tree,
And he said, “Zacchaeus, you come down from there;
For I’m
going to your house today, for I’m going to your house today.”
Zacchaeus came down from that tree, as happy as he could be,
He gave his money to the poor, and said: “What a better man I’ll be.”
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Only a Little Boy David
Only a little boy David, Only a babbling brook. Only a little boy David,
and five little stones he took.
Only a boy named David, Only a little sling, Only a boy named David, but he
could pray and sing...
One little stone went into the sling, and the sling went
round and round. One little stone went into the sling, and the sling went
round and round.
Round and round, and round, and round, and round, and round,
and round. One little stone went up, up, up, and the giant came tumbling
down.
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Oh, be careful little eyes, what you see
Oh, be careful little eyes, what you see.
Oh, be careful little eyes, what you see.
There’s a Father up above,
looking down in tender love,
So be careful little eyes, what you see.
Be careful little ears what you hear
Be careful
little mouth what you say...
Be careful little hands, what you
touch...
Be careful little feet, where you go...
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This little light of mine
This little light of mine, I’m gonna
let it shine.
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.
Let it shine, let
it shine, let it shine!
Hide it under a bushel, NO! I’m gonna let it shine...
All around the neighborhood, I’m gonna let it shine...
Don’t let
Satan pfft- it out! I’m gonna let it shine...
Let it shine 'til Jesus
comes. I’m gonna let it shine...
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Jesus loves the little children°
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.
Jesus died for all the children,
All the children of the world; Red and yellow, black and white,
They are precious in his sight; Jesus died the little children of the
world.
Jesus rose for all the children,
All the children of the world; Red and yellow, black and white,
They are precious in his sight; Jesus arose the little children of the
world.
Jesus wants the little children,
To be careful what they do; Honor father, mother dear
Keep their hearts so full of cheer; Then he’ll take them home to glory
by and by.
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I want to be a worker for the Lord
I want to be a worker for the Lord,
I want to love and trust His holy word,
I want to sing and pray and be busy every day,
In the vineyard of
the Lord.
I will work, I will pray, In the vineyard, in the
vineyard of the Lord.
I will work, I will pray, I will labor every day in the vineyard on
the Lord.
I want to be a worker strong and brave,
I want to trust
in Jesus’ power to save.
All who will truly come shall find a happy home.
In the kingdom of
the Lord.
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I'm inright, outright, upright, downright happy all the
time
I'm inright, outright, upright,
downright happy all the time.
I'm inright, outright, upright,
downright happy all the time.
Since Jesus Christ came in,
And cleansed my heart from
sin.
I'm inright, outright, upright, downright happy all the
time.
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I may never march in the infantry
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!)
I'm in the Lord's army, (yes, sir!) I'm in the Lord's army,
(yes, sir!)
I may never march in the infantry, Ride in the Calvary,
Shoot the artillery.
I may never fly o'er the enemy, But I'm in the
Lord's army. (yes, sir!)
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This is my Father's World°
This is my Father's World, and to my listening ears,
All nature sings and round me rings the music of the spheres.
This is my Father's World, I rest me in the thought,
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas, His hands the wonders wrought.
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Books of the New Testament
Matthew, Mark, Luke
and John,
Acts and the letter to the Romans,
First and Second
Corinthians, Galatians and Ephesians,
Philippians, Colossians, First and
Second Thessalonians,
First and Second Timothy, Titus and Philemon,
Hebrews, James, First and Second Peter,
First and Second and Third John,
Jude and Revelation.
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 Books
of the Old Testament 1
(to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,
Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges,
Ruth, First and Second Samuel, First and
Second Kings, First and Second Chronicles
Oh - Ezra, Nehemiah,
Esther, Job,
Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes,
Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations,
Oh - Ezekiel,
Daniel, Hosea, Joel,
Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah,
Nahum, Habakkuk,
Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.
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Books of
Old Testament 2
Robin Noel generously donated her original tune for the Books of the Old
Testament! Click here to see the
sheet music.
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Sons of Jacob
(to the tune of "Ten
Little Indians")
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Issachar, Zebulun, Dan and Naphtali,
Gad and Asher, Joseph, Benjamin
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These are the sons of Jacob.
The lyrics to this song were
improvised by Kim Dailey - treat lyrics as public domain.
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Jericho's Wall
Came Falling Down
(to the Tune of "London Bridge is Falling Down")
Joshua got a plan from God, plan from God, plan from God.
Joshua got a plan from God, Hallelujah!
Israel marched around the wall, 'round the wall, 'round the
wall.
Israel marched around the wall, Hallelujah!
Seven priests blew seven horns, seven horns, seven horns.
Seven priests blew seven horns, Hallelujah!
All of Israel gave a shout, gave a shout, gave a shout.
All of Israel gave a shout, Hallelujah!
Jericho's walls came falling down, falling down, falling
down.
Jericho's walls came falling down, Hallelujah!
Rahab saved her family, family, family.
Rahab saved her family, Hallelujah!
The lyrics to this song were improvised by Kim Dailey -
treat lyrics as public domain.
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Jehovah
Noticed: to the tune of "Jesus loves me"
Achan took a wedge of gold,
Silver and a robe we're told
Buried them inside his tent
About his business then he went.
Jehovah noticed
Jehovah noticed
Jehovah noticed
That Achan stole the gold.
When we steal or disobey,
Lie or fight or fail to pray,
Someone knows just what we do,
where we are, and why, too.
Jehovah noticed
Jehovah noticed
Jehovah noticed
He sees all that we do.
The lyrics to this song were
improvised by Kim Dailey - treat lyrics as public domain.
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The Fruit of the Spirit
contributed by Paula Harrington
The Fruit of the Spirit's not a
watermelon
(What 'cha yellin?)
The Fruit of the Spirit's not a
watermelon
(What 'cha yellin?)
If you want to be a watermelon
You might as well hear it.
You can't be a Fruit of the
Spirit.
'Cause the Fruit is Love, Joy,
Peace, Patience, Kindness,
Goodness, Faithfulness,
Gentleness, and Self-Control.
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience,
Kindness,
Goodness, Faithfulness,
Gentleness, and Self-Control.
The Fruit of the Spirit's
not a kiwi
(Whee)
The Fruit of the
Spirit's not a kiwi
(Whee)
If you want to be a Kiwi
You might as well hear
it.
You can't be a Fruit of the Spirit.
'Cause the Fruit is Love, Joy, Peace, Patience,
Kindness,
Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and
Self-Control.
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness,
Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and
Self-Control.
The Fruit of the Spirit's
not a banana
(Nana)
The Fruit of the
Spirit's not a banana
(Nana)
If you want to be a
banana
You might as well hear
it.
You can't be a Fruit of
the Spirit
'Cause the Fruit is Love, Joy, Peace,
Patience, Kindness,
Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and
Self-Control.
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness,
Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and
Self-Control.
The Fruit of the Spirit's not a
cantaloupe.
(Nope!)
The Fruit of the Spirit's not a
cantaloupe.
(Nope!)
If you want to be a cantaloupe
You might as well hear it.
You can't be a Fruit of the Spirit!
'Cause the Fruit is Love, Joy,
Peace, Patience, Kindness,
Goodness, Faithfulness,
Gentleness, and Self-Control.
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience,
Kindness,
Goodness, Faithfulness,
Gentleness, and
Self-Control.
Found recorded by:
Kidz Jamz, Brentwood Music
"Crazy Praize: Songs From
the Lighter Side Vol.
2"
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Jesus Walks on the Water
(Tune: Ten Little Indians)
lyrics written and
contributed by Sharon Broome
All the apostles were in a sailboat
All the apostles were in a sailboat
All the apostles were in a sailboat
Out on the deep blue sea.
The waves rose high and tossed the sailboat
The waves rose high and tossed the sailboat
The waves rose high and tossed the sailboat
Out on the deep blue sea.
Along came Jesus walking on the water
Along came Jesus walking on the water
Along came Jesus walking on the water
Out on the deep blue sea.
The apostles thought that Jesus was a ghost
The apostles thought that Jesus was a ghost
The apostles thought that Jesus was a ghost
And they cried out in fear.
Be of good cheer, it is I, don’t be afraid
Be of good cheer, it is I, don’t be afraid
Be of good cheer, it is I, don’t be afraid
Jesus spoke to them
Peter started walking on the water
Peter started walking on the water
Peter started walking on the water
Then he started to sink.
Jesus helped Peter get back in the boat
Jesus helped Peter get back in the boat
Jesus helped Peter get back in the boat
Why did you lose faith?
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Five Loaves and Two Fishes
(Tune: Ten Little Indians)
lyrics written and contributed by Sharon Broome
One little boy shared his lunch
One little boy shared his lunch
One little boy shared his lunch
And Jesus fed five thousand
Five little loaves and two little fishes
Five little loaves and two little fishes
Five little loaves and two little fishes
Jesus fed five thousand.
Took the food, prayed, and broke it
Took the food, prayed, and broke it
Took the food, prayed, and broke it
Then passed it to the apostles.
Each one ate until he was full
Each one ate until he was full
Each one ate until he was full
And there were still leftovers.
Twelve basketfuls were left over
Twelve basketfuls were left over
Twelve basketfuls were left over
After each had eaten.
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The Prodigal Son
(Tune: Little Rabbit in the Woods)
lyrics written and contributed by Sharon Broome
Once a father had two sons
Then one left home to have some fun
The son wasted all he had
Then things got real sad
“Feed me! Feed me!”
The pigs all said.
The young son thought,
“This is really bad.
I’ll go home say sorry
And dad’s servant I’ll be.
Oh, the father was so sad
Missed his young son oh so bad
Saw his son a far off
And he ran out the door
“Welcome! Welcome!” the father said
“Come back home and I’ll be your dad.
Come my son, come on in
Please don’t leave again.”
The oldest brother had stayed home
Did what he should and he was bummed
The father killed a fatted cow
Why did he do this now?
“I stayed! I stayed!” the old son said.
“A feast for me you’ve never had!”
My son was lost but now he’s found
So let’s let love abound.
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Creation Song
(Tune: London Bridge)
lyrics written and contributed by Sharon Broome
God created the heavens and earth Heavens and earth
Heavens and earth
God created the heavens and earth
In the Beginning
God created day and night
Day and night
Day and night
God created day and night
On day one
God created the skies and seas
Skies and seas
Skies and seas
God created the skies and seas
On day two
God created the plants and trees
Plants and trees
Plants and trees
God created the plants and trees
On day three
God created the stars and moon
Stars and moon
Stars and moon
God created the stars and moon
On day four
God created the fish and birds
Fish and birds
Fish and birds
God created the fish and birds
On day five
God created animals and man
Animals and man
Animals and man
God created animals and man
On day six
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Days of Creation
(Tune: This Old Man)
lyrics written and contributed by Sharon Broome
On day one God made light
Made the difference in day and night
God just spoke the words and it came true
Wonder what else God will do?
On day two Split in two
Skies above the water blue
God just spoke the words and it came to be
What will happen on day three?
On day three God made land
Then he put plants in the sand
God made herbs and grass and fruit on the tree
This was all done on day three
On day four God made lights
Some for days and some for nights
Stars are dim, but the sun and the moon are bright
Aren’t you glad that God made lights
On day five God made alive
Fish for the waters and birds for the skies
All the things that swim and birds to fly
These were made on day five
On day six God did fix
Animals, mankind and even ticks
God made lizards, cats, and other things that lick
Animals were created on day six
On day seven God in heaven
Rested from all the work he’d done
He’d made the earth, the stars, the moon, and sun
It was good what God had done
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R-A-H-A-B
(Tune: B-I-N-G-O) lyrics written and contributed by Sharon Broome
There was a girl God used for good and Rahab was her name-o
R-A-H-A-B, R-A-H-A-B,
R-A-H-A-B
and Rahab was her name-o.
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Big and Small
(Tune: Deep and wide) lyrics written and contributed by Sharon
Broome
Big and small
Big and small
Goliath was big and David small
Big and small
Big and small
Goliath was big and David small
Trust in God
Trust in God
He’ll take care of you so trust in God
Trust in God
Trust in God
He’ll take care of you so trust in God
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David and the Giant
(Tune: Pop Goes the Weasel)
lyrics written and contributed by Sharon Broome
There once was a giant who wanted to fight
God’s chosen people
All were scared and wanted to hide,
Then out came David.
David was a small shepherd,
But he trusted God
He took a sling and five little stones
Down fell the giant.
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Joshua Got a Plan from
God
(Tune: London Bridge is Falling Down)
lyrics by Kim Dailey, treat lyrics as public domain
Joshua got a plan from God, plan from God, plan from God.
Joshua got a plan from God, Hallelujah!
Israel marched around the wall, 'round the wall, 'round the
wall.
Israel marched around the wall, Hallelujah!
Seven priests blew seven horns, seven horns, seven horns.
Seven priests blew seven horns, Hallelujah!
All of Israel gave a shout, gave a shout, gave a shout.
All of Israel gave a shout, Hallelujah!
Jericho's walls came falling down, falling down, falling down.
Jericho's walls came falling down, Hallelujah!
Rahab saved her family, family, family.
Rahab saved her family, Hallelujah!
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March ,March Around Jericho
(Tune: Row, Row, Row your Boat)
lyrics written and contributed by Sharon Broome
March, march quietly
Around Jericho
Once a day for six straight days
Only trumpets blow.
March, march seven times
On the seventh day
When long trumpets blow, let yourself go
And shout the walls away.
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Here We Go Round the
Jericho Wall
(Tune: Mulberry Bush)
lyrics written and contributed by Sharon Broome
Here we go round the Jericho wall
Jericho wall, Jericho wall
Here we go round the Jericho wall
Early in the morning
2. This is the way we blow our horns
3. This is the way we quietly walk
4. This is the way we shout really loud
5. This is the way the walls fall down
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can you recommend an a
cappella recording of
children's songs?
Unfortunately, I am not
personally familiar with
any a cappella
recordings of these or
similar songs.
Florida College
Bookstore has two
children's songs
recordings:
1) Each Little Dewdrop
(song titles: Books of
the Old Testament •
Genesis • When and Who
and What Did He Do?•
Creation • Pham-i-li-Treez
• Enoch Walked With God
• Noah Was A Man of God
• The Lord Had a Plan
Instead • Exodus • Fire
on the Mountain •
Leviticus • Numbers •
Deuteronomy • Joshua •
Judges • Give Us a King!
• Elijah Spoke for God •
God's Servant Job • God
Knows Me • Isaiah's Call
• Ezekiel Saw a Vision •
The Valley of Dry Bones
• Oh, No!• Obadiah •
Jonah! Jonah! • Baby
Jesus Lay in a Manger•
The Twelve Apostles •
Satan Is a Liar • My
Sheep Hear My Voice• I
Am the Way • Eutychus •
I Cannot Reach the Stars
• We Are Part of God's
Plan • Each Little
Dewdrop)
2) Musical Memory
Builders - which sets
Bible facts to music for
easier recall..
I believe FC only sells
a cappella music - I
have not personally
listened to these
recordings. You can
access their site at
http://www.fcbooks.com/
There is a CD offered at
http://www.a-cappella.com/catalog/p_3222c.html
which has samples
online. From the sound
bites, the songs appear
to be modern worship
songs, with vocally
reproduced
"instrumental" effects.
A helpful reader suggested two
additional CDs.
The first is entitled
CHILDREN’S SONGS Bible
Study Guide For All Ages
(2 CD set with about 90
songs), and it was
produced by a family of
five. Their web site is
http://biblestudyguide.com/childrens_songs.htm
(song list on their
site).
The second CD
is I’M GONNA SING! SONGS
FOR YOUNG HEARTS. It has
62 songs and is sung by
a group calling
themselves “Kids of the
Woodlands.” It may be
purchased online at
www.taylorpublications.com
(click on children's).
If you know of an a
cappella recording,
please
let us know
Do you have any book
you recommend?
I do have a book I
use to learn the songs,
which comes with a
recording, as well as
melody line sheet music
(and guitar chords). It
is called
Wee Sing Bible Songs
and is available through
Amazon.com. I have not
done an exhaustive study
of recordings or books,
so there may be a lot of
other great resources.
Are these songs in the
public domain or are they
copyrighted?
Copyrights are a huge,
complex and complicated
issue. Please see my
disclaimer.
Songs marked with this
symbol° are, to my best
knowledge, documented as
in the public domain,
usually by checking the
date in cyberhymnal.org.
But I could be wrong -
and my say so won't hold
up in your court case.
Also - individual
publications,
variations, or
recordings of these
songs can be
copyrighted.
For
more information on
copyrights, see the
Library of Congress web
site at
http://www.loc.govv
or the informative web
site
www.pdinfo.com.
Do you know a song
that goes...?
If it's not up here,
probably not. But you're
still welcome to run it
by me. First, try going
to
www.google.com, type
in the phrase you
remember, and surround
that phrase with
quotation marks. You
might come up with it.
If not, try narrowing
the phrase down a bit in
case someone else
remembers it
differently.
Other
places to try -
Sunday School Teacher's
Network is a mailing
list of teachers. You
can search the archive,
or join and ask the list
if they know it.
Can I send you some
songs I have to post on your
site?
Sure! Please do. I
can't guarantee I can
post everything, and I
may not get to it
immediately. Please
don't be discouraged if
I'm slow.
*Disclaimer:
Recordings of songs and
lyrics posted on this site
are designed and shared
solely in the interest of
helping teachers learn the
songs to teach to their
classes. They are not
designed as entertainment or
as a way to get around any
copyrighted recordings or
publication of songs. The
lyrics posted here are from
memory and some have been
altered. If you believe that
any recordings or lyrics are
a violation of your
copyright, please
contact me and I will
address the situation
immediately. Or, you could
grant permission to use the
song - for the benefit of
the users of this site...
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