Songs to Sing With Your Children

THE BUTTERFLY SONG Father Abraham

(If I Were a Butterfly)
Words and Music by Brian M. Howard Father Abraham had many sons
If I were a butterfly Had many sons had Father Abraham
I'd thank you Lord for giving me wings I am one of them
If I were a robin in a tree And so are you
I'd thank you Lord that I could sing So let's just praise the Lord
If I were a fish in the sea [Yell "right arm" and move right arm, as if marching.]
I'd wiggle my tail and I'd giggle with glee
But I just thank you Father for making me, me Repeat the verse while moving your right arm then
add these parts, each time repeating the verse until
CHORUS you are full fledge marching.
For you gave me a heart and you gave me a smile Left Arm
You gave me Jesus and you made me your child Right Leg
And I just thank you Father for making me, me Left Leg
Nod Your Head
If I were an elephant Turn Around
I'd thank you Lord by raising my trunk Finally, end with “Sit Down!”
If I were a kangaroo
You know I'd hop right up to you
If I were an octopus The B-I-B-L-E
I'd thank you Lord for my fine looks
But I just thank you Father for making me, me The B-I-B-L-E
Yes, that's the book for me
If I were a wiggly worm I stand alone on the Word of God
I'd thank you Lord that I could squirm The B-I-B-L-E
If I were a fuzzy, wuzzy bear
I'd thank you Lord for my fuzzy, wuzzy hair
If I were a crocodile David
I'd thank you Lord for my great smile
But I just thank you Father for Only a boy named David,
making me, me Only a little brook.
One little boy named David,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imO2NiKo_AQ Five little stones he took.
One little stone went in the sling
And the sling went ‘round and ‘round
I Am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N One little stone went in the sling
And the sling went ‘round and ‘round
I am a C And ‘round And ‘round And ‘round And ‘round
I am a C-H And ‘round And ‘round And ‘round And ‘round
I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N One little stone went up, up, up
And the giant came tumbling down!
And I have C-H-R-I-S-T
In my H-E-A-R-T
And I will L-I-V-E E-T-E-R-N-A-L-L-Y!
Deep and Wide He's Got the Whole World In His Hands

Deep and wide He's got the whole world

Deep and wide In His hands
There's a fountain flowing deep and wide He's got the whole world
Deep and wide In His hands
Deep and wide He's got the whole world
There's a fountain flowing deep and wide In His hands
He's got the whole world in His hands
repeat the verse; each time you repeat replace cut out
a word an just hum it. Ex: hmmm and wide, hmmm Repeat verse replacing “whole world” with the
and wide there’s a fountain flowing hmmmm and following:
wide. Each time your repeat add a word that’s been He's got the little bitty babies
replaced until you are humming the whole song. He's got the mommies and the daddies
He's got the brothers and the sisters
Give Me Oil in My Lamp He's got [insert child's name]

Give me oil in my lamp,

keep me burning burning burning I'm In The Lord's Army
Give me oil in my lamp, I pray (hallelujah) To the tune of The Old Gray Mare.
Give me oil in my lamp,
keep me burning burning burning I may never march in the infantry
Keep me burning 'til the break of day Ride in the cavalry
Shoot the artillery
Chorus: I may never fly o'er the enemy
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna But I'm in the Lord's army!
Sing hosanna to the King of Kings Yes Sir!
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna
Sing hosanna to the King of Kings I'm in the Lord's army!
Yes sir!
Give me joy in my heart, I'm in the Lord's army!
keep me praising praising praising Yes sir!
Give me joy in my heart, I pray (hallelujah)
Give me joy in my heart, I may never march in the infantry
Keep me praising praising praising Ride in the cavalry
Keep me praising 'til the break of day Shoot the artillery
I may never fly o'er the enemy
Give me peace in my heart, But I'm in the Lord's army!
keep me resting resting resting Yes sir!
Give me peace in my heart, I pray (hallelujah)
Give me peace in my heart,
keep me resting resting resting
Keep me resting 'til the break of day

Give me love in my heart,

keep me serving serving serving
Give me love in my heart, I pray (hallelujah)
Give me love in my heart,
keep me serving serving serving
Keep me serving 'til the break of day
I've Got the Joy In My Heart This Little Light of Mine

I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart This little light of mine
Where? I'm going to let it shine
Down in my heart! Oh, this little light of mine
Where? I'm going to let it shine
Down in my heart! This little light of mine
I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart I'm going to let it shine
Down in my heart to stay Let it shine, all the time, let it shine

Chorus All around the neighborhood

And I'm so happy I'm going to let it shine
So very happy All around the neighborhood
I've got the love of Jesus in my h-e-a-r-t I'm going to let it shine
Down in my heart All around the neighborhood
And I'm so happy I'm going to let it shine
So very happy Let it shine, all the time, let it shine.
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart.
Hide it under a bushel? No!
I've got the love of Jesus, love of Jesus I'm going to let it shine
Down in my heart Hide it under a bushel? No!
(continue verse with these lyrics in place of” joy joy I'm going to let it shine
joy joy”) Hide it under a bushel? No!
I'm going to let it shine
Chorus Let it shine, all the time, let it shine.

I've got the peace that passes understanding Don't let Satan [blow] it out!
Way down in the depths of my heart! I'm going to let it shine
(continue verse with these lyrics in place of” joy joy Don't let Satan [blow] it out!
joy joy”) I'm going to let it shine
Don't let Satan [blow] it out!
Chorus I'm going to let it shine
Let it shine, all the time, let it shine
And if the Devil doesn't like it
He can sit on a tack! Rejoice in the Lord Always
Ouch!
Sit on a tack! Rejoice in the Lord always
Ouch! And again I say rejoice
Sit on a tack! Rejoice in the Lord always
And if the Devil doesn't like it And again I say rejoice
He can sit on a tack! Rejoice, rejoice
Ouch! And again I say rejoice
Sit on a tack to stay! Rejoice, rejoice
And again I say rejoice
Chorus [repeat]
Rise and Shine (Arky Arky) The animals came off, came off in threesies, threesies
The animals came off in threesies, threesies
The Lord said to Noah: Must have been the birds and beesies, beesies
there's gonna be a floody, floody Children of the Lord
The Lord said to Noah:
there's gonna be a floody, floody Chorus
Get those children out of the muddy, muddy,
children of the Lord Now, this is the end of, the end of my story, story
This is the end of, the end of my story, story
Chorus Everything is hunky dory, dory,
So, rise and shine, and give God the glory, glory children of the Lord
Rise and shine, and give God the glory, glory
Rise and shine, and give God the glory, glory Chorus
Children of the Lord

The Lord told Noah to build him an arky, arky Zaccheus

The Lord told Noah to build him an arky, arky
Build it out of gopher barky, barky, Zaccheus was a wee, little man
children of the Lord And a wee, little man was he
He climbed up in a sycamore tree
Chorus For the Lord he wanted to see

The animals, they came in, And as the Savior came that way
they came in by twosie, twosies He looked up in the tree
The animals, they came in, And he said,
they came in by twosie, twosies "Zaccheus, you come down.”"
Elephants and kangaroosie, roosies,
children of the Lord For I'm going to your house today
For I'm going to your house today
Chorus

It rained and poured for forty nights and daysies

It rained and poured for forty nights and daysies
Almost drove those animals crazy, crazy,
children of the Lord

Chorus

Then Noah he sent out, he sent out a dovey, dovey

Noah he sent out, he sent out a dovey, dovey
Dovey said "There's clear skies abovey-bovey",
children of the Lord

Chorus

The sun came out and dried up the landy, landy

The sun came out and dried up the landy, landy
Everything was fine and dandy, dandy,
children of the Lord

Chorus
The Wise Man Built His House

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 rain came tumbling down

Oh, the rain came down

And the floods came up
The rain came down
And the floods came up
The rain 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 rain came tumbling down

Oh, the rain came down

And the floods came up
The rain came down
And the floods came up
The rain came down
And the floods came up
And the house on the sand went "splat!" [clap hands
once]

So, build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ

Build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ
Build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ
And the blessings will come down

Oh, the blessings come down

As your prayers go up
The blessings come down
As your prayers go up
The blessings come down
As your prayer go up
So build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ.