Biblical Children’s Songs

Today, in class, we shared Biblical Children’s Songs via Zoom. Some songs touched home within us, and some songs were used multiple times by my classmates. Many of the songs reiterated the importance of believing in Jesus Christ(second chances, etc.) and others were about simple stories the Bible tells. It was interesting to see how many songs are interpreted differently by individuals, and how some have numerous Bible verses or versions of the verses pulled together. Some noticed how childrens’ songs took out the bloody and gory details of the Bible. I am sure that was in order to ensure children wanted to continue learning the Bible. We discussed the importance of songs having pictures behind them to help children understand. Another important aspect of childrens’ songs is having movements to go along with them and being repetitive. Both of these items reinforce the idea of the Bible in the song to children. Simply putting Bible verses to melodies certainly helps children to learn Bible verses.