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Songs for Children

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

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