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Songs for Children

#	Text	Tune
1	My country! 'tis of thee	[My country! 'tis of thee]
2	Father help Thy little child	[Father help Thy little child]
3	Good-morning, dear teacher	[Good-morning, dear teacher]
4	Heavenly Father, hear Thy children	[Heavenly Father, hear Thy children]
5	We're happy to greet you this morning	[We're happy to greet you this morning]
6	Honor thy father and thy mother	[Honor thy father and thy mother]
7	If I try to do the right	[If I try to do the right]
8	All little children should laugh and be glad	[All little children should laugh and be glad]
9	We welcome you! we welcome you!	[We welcome you! we welcome you!]
10	The morning bright, with rosy light	[The morning bright, with rosy light]
11	Little children, can you tell	[Little children, can you tell]
12	Little raindrops falling down	[Little raindrops falling down]
13	Father, we thank Thee for the night	[Father, we thank Thee for the night]
14	Sleep, baby, sleep!	[Sleep, baby, sleep!]
15	Gracious Spirit, Love divine!	[Gracious Spirit, Love divine!]
16	Happy hooks are the hooks	[Happy hooks are the hooks]
17	Pretty candles in a row	[Pretty candles in a row]
18	I think, when I read that sweet story of old	[I think, when I read that sweet story of old]
19	Days and months and years go by	[Days and months and years go by]
20	When the morning light drives away the night	[When the morning light drives away the night]
21	Do you know who's had a birthday	[Do you know who's had a birthday]
22	We are growing day and night	[We are growing day and night]
23	We are little candles bright	[We are little candles bright]
24	I'll awake at dawn on a winter's morn	[I'll awake at dawn on a winter's morn]
25	If I plant a seed in the garden	[If I plant a seed in the garden]
26	Jesus, hear me while I pray	[Jesus, hear me while I pray]
27	The King of love my Shepherd is	[The King of love my Shepherd is]
28	Pretty candles in a row	[Pretty candles in a row]
29	Pray, little daisy, what are you saying	[Pray, little daisy, what are you saying]
30	How many candles will the little girl take?	[How many candles will the little girl take?]
31	As the hart pants after the water-brook	[As the hart pants after the water-brook]
32	Jesus I will follow Thee	[Jesus I will follow Thee]
33	And Jesus said, "Let the little ones come unto me"	[And Jesus said, "Let the little ones come unto me"]
34	We wish you joy and happiness	[We wish you joy and happiness]
35	Little baby in the manger	[Little baby in the manger]
36	This is a fence around the yard	[This is a fence around the yard]
37	Our tender, loving Father, we come to Thee	[Our tender, loving Father, we come to Thee]
38	The little children of Japan	[The little children of Japan]
39	Be not dismayed whate'er betide	[Be not dismayed whate'er betide]
40	If Jesus came to us today	[If Jesus came to us today]
41	Down in the ground where 'twas dark and deep	[Down in the ground where 'twas dark and deep]
42	We've one little tongue, and one little voice	[We've one little tongue, and one little voice]
43	Float, rosy clouds, float softly, lightly by	[Float, rosy clouds, float softly, lightly by]
44	Beautiful the little hands	[Beautiful the little hands]
45	I want to hold mother's hand by day	[I want to hold mother's hand by day]
46	I was once a little baby	[I was once a little baby]
47	Go, when the morning shineth	[Go, when the morning shineth]
48	Saviour, this our pledge to Thee	[Saviour, this our pledge to Thee]
49	Sleep, little baby in your cradle sweet	[Sleep, little baby in your cradle sweet]
50	"God is love," the snowflakes whisper	["God is love," the snowflakes whisper]
51	Mother takes baby to By-o-land	[Mother takes baby to By-o-land]
52	Kind Shepherd, see! thy little lamb	[Kind Shepherd, see! thy little lamb]
53	High in the treetop's leafy bough	[High in the treetop's leafy bough]
54	Jesus, the Shepherd of all the sheep	[Jesus, the Shepherd of all the sheep]
55	Children served the blessed Savior	[Children served the blessed Savior]
56	Marching, marching, while we sing	[Marching, marching, while we sing]
57	Praise the Lord, ye nations all	[Praise the Lord, ye nations all]
58	If I were a penny, I'd shine so bright	[If I were a penny, I'd shine so bright]
59	They led Him away to Calvary	[They led Him away to Calvary]
60	Jesus the Saviour was crucified	[Jesus the Saviour was crucified]
61	We'll march along with happy song	[We'll march along with happy song]
62	God wants all His children to shine every day	[God wants all His children to shine every day]
63	Lord, teach a little child to pray	BROWN
64	Over the world is the sunshine bright	[Over the world is the sunshine bright]
65	Beautiful springtime has come again	[Beautiful springtime has come again]
66	A robin built a nest in the ivy vine	[A robin built a nest in the ivy vine]
67	Now if you were a boy would you try to be straight?	[Now if you were a boy would you try to be straight?]
68	Spring's on the way, I know	[Spring's on the way, I know]
69	Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me	[Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me]
70	Dare to do right! Dare to be true!	[Dare to do right! Dare to be true!]
71	This is the way the wind doth blow	[This is the way the wind doth blow]
72	"Touch not; taste not!"	["Touch not; taste not!"]
73	We welcome you today	[We welcome you today]
74	We're cadets that want to battle for the right, you see	[We're cadets that want to battle for the right, you see]
75	My Heavenly Father is so strong	[My Heavenly Father is so strong]
76	Sweetly sing the love of Jesus	[Sweetly sing the love of Jesus]
77	If you'd show the Saviour's love from day to day	[If you'd show the Saviour's love from day to day]
78	Give, said the little stream	[Give, said the little stream]
79	Saviour, teach me, day by day	[Saviour, teach me, day by day]
80	Shiny brown seed, tiny brown seed	[Shiny brown seed, tiny brown seed]
81	Giving, giving, ever giving	[Giving, giving, ever giving]
82	Jesus loves me! this I know	[Jesus loves me! this I know]
83	Oh, Summer, glad Summer is with us again!	[Oh, Summer, glad Summer is with us again!]
84	Speak gently! It is better far	[Speak gently! It is better far]
85	Marching, marching, marching all together	[Marching, marching, marching all together]
86	When He cometh, when He cometh	[When He cometh, when He cometh]
87	I washed my hands this morning	[I washed my hands this morning]
88	If I were a little child	[If I were a little child]
89	Jesus, who loves and blesses little children	[Jesus, who loves and blesses little children]
90	Walking by Galilee long ago	[Walking by Galilee long ago]
91	O loving Saviour	[O loving Saviour]
92	Snowdrops, lift your timid heads	[Snowdrops, lift your timid heads]
93	The violets and lilies are blooming, blooming	[The violets and lilies are blooming, blooming]
94	For peace and for plenty, for freedom, for rest	[For peace and for plenty, for freedom, for rest]
95	In the other gardens	[In the other gardens]
96	The leaves all red and yellow	[The leaves all red and yellow]
97	There is beauty all around	[There is beauty all around]
98	Kind words can never die	[Kind words can never die]
99	Said a pumpkin to himself as he lay	[Said a pumpkin to himself as he lay]
100	Loyalty lives in the heart of a friend	[Loyalty lives in the heart of a friend]

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