SONGS FOR CHILDREN’S CHURCH
Most (but not all) of these videos have a YouTube link, which you can click on to find the YouTube URL if preferred.
Each month at Children’s Church we usually sing three songs. While everyone is singing, we also hand out percussion instuments for younger children to play.
A traditional hymn. This will often be a hymn that has been already sung at the morning service in St Nicolas.
A children’s song. Sometimes this will be a new song specially written for children, including songs from the Royal School of Church Music ‘Hympact’ collection.
A traditional evening hymn. This will be one of the hymns from our monthly Choral Evensong service.
The following learning resources should be available for each song about a week before the date of the relevant service.
A PDF of the full version of the song with harmony or accompaniment.
A video showing the melody line, which allows you to play the tune of the song (without words)
A video of the complete song with all the words displayed.
Children who sing in the choir are provided with a booklet which contains the melody line of each hymn or song
Songs for CHildren’s Church, Sunday 4 May 2025
This month’s service features the story of the disciples’ meeting with the risen Jesus by Lake Gallilee
Loving shepherd of thy sheep (tune)
Loving shepherd of thy sheep (words)
Now the day is over (tune)
Songs for Children’s Church, Sunday 6 April 2025
This month’s service looks forward to Palm Sunday, which we celebrate on 13 April this year.
Give me joy in my heart (tune)
All glory, laud and honour (tune)
There is a green hill (tune)
Give me joy in my heart (words)
All glory, laud and honour (words)
There is a green hill far away (words)
songs for children’s church, sunday 2 March 2025
This month’s service focuses on the forthcoming season of Lent, and the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert at the beginning of his ministry.
Forty days and forty nights (tune)
Forty days and forty nights (words)
Be thou my guardian and my guide (tune)
Glory to thee, my God this night (tune)
Glory to thee, my God, this night (words)
songs for children’s church, sunday 2 FEBuary 2025
This month’s service celebrates the presentation of the baby Jesus in the Temple at Jerusalem. The music includes a new arrangement of The Song of Simeon, which is also called the ‘Nunc Dimittis’.
Awake, awake - tune only (no words)
Awake, awake, fling off the night
The Song of Simeon
We are the light - tune only (no words)
We are the light
songs for children’s church, sunday 5 january 2025, 4pm
Brightest and best of the sons of the morning
We three kings of Orient are
Glory to thee, my God, this night
SONGS FOR CHILDREN’S CHURCH, SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2024, 4pm
Blest are the pure in heart
Advent!
Saviour, again to thy dear name we raise - Video not yet available
ADDITONAL Hymns and Songs for children
All things bright and beautiful
Colours of Day (Light up the fire)
Fishers of Men
Give me joy in my heart
He’s got the whole world in his hand
Kum ba yah
One more step along the world I go
One thing remains
Who put the colours in the rainbow?
You shall go out with joy