I have previously mentioned that I am the team leader for the Kindergarten First Grade class at our church’s Wednesday Night activities. One thing I like to do is have them sing songs that help them get the wiggles out – Songs with physical action. But I found that there aren’t enough of these kinds of songs, so I decided to write one. I thought I’d share it with you.
You can sing it to the tune of Bill Grogan’s Goat, or make up your own tune. If you’d like to see the melody that we sing it with, let me know.
And use creativity in the body motions you use while singing it.
Body Song
By Scott Jamison
An Echo Sing-along Song By Scott Jamison
(Ephesians 2:10)
1. Look at your Feet
They walk around
See how they run
From here to there
God has a place
For you to be
He’ll use your feet
To get you there.
(Hab 3:19)
2. Look at your legs
They’re very strong
They stand you up
And make you tall
But never think
You don’t need God
Or too much pride
Will make you fall
(prov 16:18)
3. Consider eyes
They can see far
They can see near
and read God’s book
God has some sights
For you to see
God’s truth is plain
For all who look
(Romans 1:20)
4. Consider Mouth
It can speak dark
It can speak light
You have a choice
God has some words
For you to say
Bless God and peop
-ple with your voice
(James 3:5-10)
5. Look at your arms
They lift big things
They hug your friends
And they can reach
Don’t only talk
But also do
Use your long arms
To prove your speech
(1 John 3:18 – Matthew 21:28-31)
6. Look at your hands
They play with toys
They work with tools
And learn great skill
God has some things
For you to make
Go use your hands
To do his will
(1 Thess 4:11)
7. Some folks are small
Some folks are tall
It matters not
God uses all
He uses feet
and eyes and hands.
Go use them all
As God commands
(1 Cor 12:14
Copyright Scott Jamison 2009
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October 15, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Laurie
Fun Song! After I learned the tune, I had a fun time singing it and imagining the actions!
(I wasn’t familiar w/ the tune of Bill Grogan’s Goat, but found it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdN2oJjoQQI )
Thanks for sharing!
October 15, 2009 at 4:40 pm
jamsco
I was wondering how many people wouldn’t know that tune. Thanks for the nice words and the link.
October 17, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Chris
I really like it! You’re very good at creating good music to learn God’s Word by. I do this for our Wednesday night girls’ ministry, as well, but sometimes our songs are very “unique.” Sometimes it’s hard to fit every word of a verse into a melody, but that is what I have to do because at the end of the Stars level (Grades 3-5) the girls take a review (nice word for test) of all 27 verses that they learn, so they have to remember the verses exactly as they are in the Bible.
When our daughter graduated she did not have to study any of the verses that we made up songs for. She remembered them all. I began working with a new group of Stars this fall, and I didn’t document any of the songs that we used when Cherith was a student, so I’m starting all over again for most of them and trying to polish them up a little and put them on staff paper. I’m so THANKFUL that I finally got a classroom with a piano in it! As much as I appreciate the abundant supply of recorded music for kids that we have now, I think the church is at a loss that more people do not learn to play the piano (or guitar) anymore and that we use less acoustic instruments played by nonprofessional musicians. There used to be a piano in every classroom when I was growing up.
I think I read something like this was posted at the Desiring God website not too long ago: For some, singing (or playing an instrument) holds the danger of pride, but for most it is an opportunity to overcome pride. That is how it is for me. I’m a piano teacher, but I sure hit a lot of wrong notes trying to figure out chord charts and lead lines, yet the kids don’t seem to care one bit (they are young yet–4th grade–hopefully, they won’t mind when they get a little older).