Encouraging people around the world since 1991 !!
Encouraging people around the world since
1991 !!
** New Scripture-songs for **
"I have made up a New Hope Music cassette
and songbook
for my Youth Fellowship,
which I will be distributing within a weeks time."
(Daniel,
from India)
SONGS FOR ALL
THE KING'S KIDS
I am a mother of three pre-schoolers
& I run a Bible Study
for mums in our area (N Lincolnshire...).
I always try to have a little craft, song & message
for the children who come along with their mums –
so your resources are invaluable. (Ethne,
from England)
Last
Sunday, I taught "Bless
the Lord (Calypso)"... to our
youth fellowship
and they broke into laughter the way it is sung.
It was a real fun time in the Lord.
I have made up a cassette of all
the songs that are available in
New Hope Music and a New Hope Music Song Book
for my
Youth Fellowship,
which I will be distributing within a weeks time.
(Daniel, youth leader from India)
"If We Walk In The Light"
"It Is Good"
"The Covenant"
Here are three new
Scripture song for kids !!!
Let us know what you think...
Ralph and the NCCS kids at chapel,
singing "If We Walk In The Light"
A missions team shared these NHM songs
with the Choctaw Indians in Oklahoma
We plan to use (your
songs) in our church services and
children's ministries, including puppets who sing!
So far I have used "Center of My Soul", "Heavens
And Earth",
"Now Our God", "Thine,
O Lord", "In the Splendor of Your
Courts",
"O The Wondrous Cross", "Bless
The Lord (Calypso)"...
"You Are Awesome God" & "Bringing
the Presence of Jesus"...
I told many people about the songs...
This is a time when music could
divide the body of Christ but
your songs are a bridge between young and
old.
(Linda, from New
Hampshire)
We are conducting a
convention in District Sahiwal (I am the secretary of this
convention)
Our children and youth choirs are practicing your songs. My
Sunday school students will sing
them during this convention, so that the people may get blessings...
Your songs are a great
support to my ministries in Pakistan. You can not know my
inner feelings when I suddenly received so many songs from your web site.
Our choir is practicing
two songs, "You
Are My Shepherd" and
"I
Was Glad", in English.
We are also doing those two songs in Urdu.. I would like
to... send you a recording and photo of our group.
I am using
using your songs in different villages and areas in Sunday Schools.
... it is my vision that
I may translate many of your songs in my own language, Urdu
(three emails from Evangelist Samson, from
Pakistan)
Our Jr/Sr High School kids
chose
these New Hope choruses for their
Youth Group Songbook !!
"Such
a great site, a breath of fresh air. Your lyrics and melodies are
beautiful,
the kids from our church love to sing them. We have been so busy setting the
clubs up that we haven't had the chance to write our own stuff, so your
sheet
music has been fab for us. You have also inspired us to
get writing again!!!
Thank you"
(Sam, from England)
The New Covenant Christian School has sung ...
... we have determined to use nearly
every one of your songs that we have
listened to so far. We sang Center
Of My Soul and By The Mercies Of God
last Sunday as a group.... We plan to sing Pleasing
In Your Sight,
Center Of My Soul, and How
Awesome Is This Place tomorrow.
Here is a list that I have ready for our
young people to practice.
Benediction
Evening Prayer
Great And Marvelous
Hallelujah, Jesus Is Lord
He Shall Be Called
Holy And Awesome
Holy, Holy, Holy
Hosanna (It's Jesus!)
I'm Grateful For The Cross
In The Splendor Of Your Courts
I Will Walk
The grace that you are showing allows
the poor to be wealthy in the Kingdom of God.
(Sherry, from Texas)
Other suggested songs
*
Read
how a children's choir director
presented this choruses
I am the choir leader of
a senior and junior choir
at a small church in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town, South Africa.
I have used some of your songs on the junior choir
and they love them to bits to say the least....
the kids are enjoying your songs tremendously!
(Liz, from South Africa)
This South African children's choir sings
I have incorporated
many of your songs into our worship services.
Some of the songs we sing from your collection are
Jesus was born in Bethlehem
Master how can you be sleeping
Pleasing in your sight
He arose
Hallelejah, Jesus is Lord
Always live under my care
Open my eyes
Oh the wondrous cross
The church is one foundation
... I love the Music. I am so
blessed by it that I even
play it at school in my classroom for my students and
teacher collegues. I also intend to
use the music
at our teachers prayer group meetings in school.
(Jeannette, from
St.
Lucia)
MP3 files for most of these
songs can be found on our
MP3 Central Page
Here's a picture of our
children singing your song
("He Shall Be
Called")
(Janet, from New Boston, Ohio)
I do hard work for
children in villages who are rejected and poor.
I love the children and care for them through Christian music.
Please pray for me, that I may do the translation of your loving
songs
for Christian communities in Pakistan, as I feel it is the voice
of the Holy Spirit.
May God bless you and use you for his evangelistic work throughout the
world,
especially in Pakistan.
(Evangelist Samson, from
Pakistan)
LORD OF ALL AGES
(recording of 20 Scripture-based songs for
children)
Gathered from "In The Knowledge Of Him" and "Before
The Coming Lord"
(all songs copyright 1991-1992, Ralph Merrifield)
The background MIDI for this page
Let all the earth bow
before Your throne
Let all in the world worship You alone
You are awesome God!
You are awesome God!
Holy and righteous, Mighty and majestic
You are awesome God!!
Stars, moon and sun.
Land and sea and sky.
All creation sings as one, "Lord be glorified!" (chorus)
Since the world
began, through all history.
We Your saints exalt Your name for eternity (chorus)
HEAVENS AND
EARTH
(from Psalm 136)
Give thanks to the
Lord for He is good
God of all gods and Lord of all lords
He does great wonders and made the creation
His lovingkindness is everlasting
His lovingkindness is everlasting
Heavens and earth (xx),
Oceans and stars (xx)
Sun, moon, the day and night He’s (You're) over all! (xx xx xx xx)
We thank You Lord for
You are good
God of all gods and Lord of all lords
You do great wonders and made the creation
Your lovingkindness is everlasting
Your lovingkindness is everlasting (chorus) (repeat second verse)
We have
started a children's worship team and they did a song from your site
last
night at church and will do another one this Sunday. I will be incorporating
songs from your site in our adult worship also.
(Pastor
Sharon, from Indiana)
All around, up and
down
Here and there, God is everywhere
In and out, all about
God is near, God is here
BEFORE
THE COMING LORD
(from I Chronicles 16:31-36)
Let the heavens be
glad
Let the earth rejoice
Let the oceans roar
Let the field make noise
Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy
Before the coming Lord (AMEN!!)
And let them say
among the nations "THE LORD REIGNS"
All of creation PRAISE HIS NAME
And we God’s people GIVE HIM THANKS
Blessed be the Lord AMEN!! (Repeat to beginning)
I
teach music at a local church school for boys whose ages range
between 12 and 16 years. As such I am always on the lookout for songs
with a
religious message but which of course have music that appeals to the younger
generation.
From what I could see from your website, many of your songs are just that.
By the way. I taught my students
"As The Trees"
and
it was a great hit. Well done!
We shall be singing it during the Fifth Formers' graduation day in June.
(Carmen, from
Malta)
THE
LORD GOD OF HOSTS
(2 part round, Amos 4:13)
He who forms
mountains and creates the wind
and declares to man what are His thoughts
He who makes dawn into darkness
and treads on the high places of the earth
The Lord God of Hosts
is His name
The Lord God of Hosts is His name
He treads on the high places of the earth
The Lord God of Hosts is His name
...many thanks for the
great quantity
of Christian songs that I found on your site
(Florian, Sunday School Coordinator in Romania)
BLESS
THE LORD (CALYPSO)
(based on Psalm 103:1-2)
Bless the Lord oh my
soul
With all that is within me
Bless the Lord oh my soul
and forgetta notta all of His benefits
1. He gives us our
daily bread,
daily bread, daily bread
He gives us our daily bread,
and a place to rest our head
and a place to rest our head
2. We have friends
and family...
to give us love and company...
3. Grace and love and
joy and peace...
in our Lord we have all these...
May you be exalted in
my life
In my life, in my life
May you be exalted in my life
Dear Lord, be exalted in me
2. ... in my school
3. ... in my church
4. ... in our world
"...
today there were smiles and happiness on all the faces during the practice of
"Have You Ever
Heard A Duck Praise The Lord ".
So many were asking
who wrote this song and where did you get it. I told them "it is your
Uncle Ralph's song". I have translated this good children song
into URDU."
(Samuel,
from Pakisan)
Have you ever heard a
duck praise the Lord,
a duck praise the Lord, a duck praise the Lord
Have You ever heard a duck praise the Lord
This is what he says...
Quack quack quack
quack quack quack quack
quack quack quack
quack quack Praise the Lord
2. Kitten (meow)
3. Fish (blub)
4. Bell (ding)
5. All (ding, blub, meow, quack)
Your website is great!
Our Sunday school has benefited from some of your songs
(Lynette)
FEARFULLY
AND WONDERFULLY MADE
(Psalm 139:14)
I praise You because
I have been
Fearfully and wonderfully made
Marvelous is Thy handiwork
As my soul is well aware
As my soul is well aware
We are a small church and
were planning to sing the song
"We Give Thanks To You Lord" with our Sunday School children
for our Thanksgiving
service which we are having... We have also used
a few songs this year for our VBS program.
(email
from Canada)
WE
GIVE THANKS TO YOU LORD
(2 part round, from Psalm 107: 1-2)
We give thanks to You
Lord
We give thanks to You Lord
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!
We give thanks to You Lord
Your lovingkindness
is everlasting
Your grace and goodness are forevermore
You are faithful and
true
You are faithful and true
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!
You are faithful and true
Your lovingkindness
is everlasting
Your grace and goodness are forevermore
I recently joined a group
that plays at Sunday service kids session.
I was listening to the music at your website.
We have download a lot of the sheet music. Your site is great!!!
(Irene, from New Jersey)
COME
TO ME (COME, TAKE, LEARN)
(Matthew 11: 28-30)
Come, come to Me all
who are weary and heavy laden
Come, come to Me and I will give you rest
Come to Me,
Take My yoke,
Learn from Me
Take, take My yoke on
you for My yoke is easy
Take, take My yoke for My load is light (chorus)
Learn, learn from Me
for I am gentle and humble in heart
Learn, learn from Me, you shall find rest for your souls (chorus)
YOU
ARE MY SHEPHERD
(from Psalm 23)
You are my Shepherd
and I am Your lamb
Where You lead I will follow
Thank You for loving me just as I am
Teaching me the way I should go
Forever and ever,
side by side
You are my Master, Lord and Guide
Goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life (repeat first verse)
We
are first grade teachers at a private Episcopal school. Our students
study
the fruit of the spirit, memorizing scripture and prayers monthly.
We are
doing a culminating activity for our Chapel service and would
love to sing your
song... "The Fruit Of The Spirit".
(Terry
& Elizabeth, Trinity School in Midland,
Texas)
THE
FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
(3 part round, from Galatians 5:22-23)
The fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace,
Patience, kindness and goodness
The fruit of the Spirit is faithfulness,
Gentleness, self-control
Holy Spirit fill me
More like Jesus may I be
Living only for His glory
Telling others about Him
For Jesus is love,
joy, peace,
Patience, kindness and goodness
Jesus is faithfulness,
Gentleness, self-control
The fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace,
Patience, kindness and goodness
The fruit of the Spirit is faithfulness,
Gentleness, self-control
"I
just want to thank you for your wonderful website and lovely music. My
daughter, Valerie (16), is helping to lead the children's program for a
group of kids in the country of Turkey! The theme verse is on the fruit of
the spirit. We were searching the web for songs and crafts when we came
across your site. Valerie has been practicing the song all week and it's
such a catchy tune that I find myself humming it all the time."
(Sandra, from Turkey)
As I’m singing, I
try to do my best
For singing is a service of praise and thankfulness
With my whole heart, I’m living for my Lord
He’s the one I do all things for
2. As I’m helping...
3. As I’m studying...
4. As I’m playing...
Hush my little loved
one it’s time now to rest
Throughout the day you have given each task your best
You’ll need strength to face tomorrow
Hush child, time now to rest
You’ll need strength to face tomorrow
Hush child, time now to rest
While you are asleep
God will watch over you
His guardian angels protecting His Spirit will soothe
In the morning, when you awaken
We’ll be close by your side
In the morning, when you awaken
We’ll be close by your side
(repeat first verse)
My Father can do
anything
My Father can do anything
He can help the flowers of the field grow
He can answer all my prayers
My Father can do anything!!
2. He can make the sun shine on any day He wants...
3. He can meet all our needs financially...
4. He can heal my body when I'm sick...
WHEN
I AM AFRAID
(Psalm 56:3, 4, 9-11)
When I am afraid I
put my trust in You
In God, whose Word I praise
In the Lord I have put my trust (repeat)
This I know that God
is for me
When I’m with Him nothing can harm me
When I am afraid I
put my trust in You
In God, whose Word I praise
In the Lord I have put my trust
I
just thought I would send a note thanking you for allowing your song
“When I Am
Afraid” to be in
the public domain for non-profit use. It’s a great song
and aligns perfectly with the Psalm I am trying to teach my pre-schoolers at
church.
I found it late last night needing a song for this morning. Since you had
both the
audio recording and the sheet music available I was easily able to learn
the
song in order to teach it today.
(Rachel, from Gordon College in
Massachusetts)
GOD
IS OUR REFUGE
(from Psalm 46)
God is our refuge and
our strength
A very close help in times of trouble
He’s our fortress and deliverer
Our protection in the battle,
our protection in the battle
Though the earth
should be moved
Though mountains slip into the sea
Though all nations fall apart
We’ll not fear, the Lord is here
We’ll not fear, the Lord is here
(repeat first part)
THOSE
WHO WAIT FOR THE LORD
(Isaiah 40:31)
Those who wait for
the Lord shall renew their strength
Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength
They will mount up
with wings like eagles
mount up with wings like eagles
mount up with wings like eagles
They shall renew their strength
2. They will run and not get tired...
3. They will walk and not become weary...
Your love is like the
rising sun
Your love is like the rising sun
Your love is like the rising sun
Ever faithful
Your joy, like
flowers in the Spring
Your joy, like flowers in the Spring
Your joy, like flowers in the Spring
So delightful
Your peace, a shelter
from the storm
Your peace, a shelter from the storm
Your peace, a shelter from the storm
Safe and restful
Your love is like the
rising sun
Your joy, like flowers in the Spring
Your peace, a shelter from the storm
And Lord we’re grateful
(repeat this verse)
And Lord we’re grateful, Lord we’re so grateful
I help with a
church youth group and have been looking for a
better way to help remember the 23rd Psalm. I wanted a
nice musical version to learn as a song.
Your "Song to My Shepherd"
seems perfect. (email from
Gerald)
You might also like to visit these pages...
No words can express how
happy and excited I am listening
and choosing hymns I would be using in church for our little ones.
The tunes indeed are very good, easy, and catchy that
the children of our parish would pick up very easily...
I have already picked a
few from your "Songbook 2"
i.e., "Holy Holy Holy", "Peace
I Give To You", "Doxology
Round"
(I really like this one), "Children
of Light" (I like this one too).
Each one of your songs are simply beautiful and deserves publishing...
(Email from Eunice)