TOP HYMNS TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN
A few weeks ago I sent an email to my community of hymn-loving musicians and asked them this question: “What hymns should children know?” Now, I don’t have my own children (yet), but I do interact with children regularly. I’m on rotation in our church’s children’s program and I just love hearing children sing songs unto our Lord! There’s nothing quite like the voices of 20-some children singing more enthusiastically than the entire adult congregation upstairs, ha! :)
So I asked my online community to share their hymn suggestions that I might incorporate in my Sunday school rotation. Without further ado, here are the results of my recent survey, in order of popularity (meaning, each of these got more than one vote) –
#1 – Amazing Grace
#2 – Jesus Loves Me
#3 – This Is My Father’s World
#4 – Blessed Assurance
#5 – All Things Bright and Beautiful
#6 – Oh, How I Love Jesus
#7 – Jesus Loves the Little Children
#8 – All Creatures of Our God and King
#9 – Great Is Thy Faithfulness
#10 – How Great Thou Art
#11 – Joy In Serving Jesus
#12 – Joy to the World
#13 – May Jesus Christ Be Praised
#14 – Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne
#15 – Trust And Obey
#16 – It Is Well With My Soul
And here are some honorary mentions (meaning, they only got one vote each) this time in alphabetical order –
• Away in a manger
• Climb, Climb Up Sunshine Mountain
• Come Thou Font of Every Blessing
• Crown Him With Many Crowns
• Doxology (Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow)
• Everybody Ought to Know (Who Jesus Is)
• Fairest Lord Jesus
• Faith is the Victory
• For the Beauty of the Earth
• Go Down, Moses
• God of the Sparrow, God of the Whale
• God Is So Good
• He Lives
• He Loves Me
• He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
• His Eye is On the Sparrow
• Holy Holy Holy Lord God Almighty
• I Am Trusting you Lord Jesus
• I Have Decided to Follow Jesus
• I Just Wanna Be a Sheep
• I Sing a Song of the Saints of God
• I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light
• I've got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy Down in My Heart
• Jesus Loves Even Me
• Jesus, Strong and Kind
• Just As I Am
• Let All Things Now Living
• Let There be Peace on Earth
• Love Lifted Me
• My Faith Has Found a Resting Place
• O, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
• Onward Christian Soldiers
• O Worship the King
• Roll Away
• Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
• Stand up for Jesus
• Sweet Hour of Prayer
• Swing Low Sweet Chariot
• There Is a Fountain
• There Is Sunshine In My Soul
• They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Love
• Tis Love That Makes Us Happy
• Tis So Sweet To Trust in Jesus
• Victory in Jesus
• What a Friend We Have In Jesus
• When He Cometh
• With the Lord Begin Your Task
• Wonderful Words of Life
• Yield not to temptation
As you plan this year’s Sunday school repertoire, remember to include these timeless hymns! :)
Blessings to you in this new year!
