Welcome to prayer songs! Here are 18 simple prayer songs for kids to teach them how to pray and all about the power of prayer. Most of these prayer songs are sung to familiar tunes, although a few are original hymns that will hopefully already be familiar. These prayer songs are perfect for singing at home, church, Bible class, Sunday school, and VBS.
Prayer Songs:
- Count Your Blessings (hymn)
- God is Listening (Where is Thumbkin?)
- God, Our Father (Are You Sleeping?)
- Hush Little Rooster (Traditional)
- I Like to Pray to God (Farmer in the Dell)
- Pray All the Time (Traditional)
- Pray to God With Joy (Mulberry Bush)
- Prayer Song (I’m a Little Teapot)
- Praying Hands (Mulberry Bush)
- Put One Little Hand (Traditional)
- Sing Along, Pray Along (Jingle Bells)
- Standin’ in the Need of Prayer (Traditional)
- Thank the Lord (Row, Row, Row, Your Boat)
- Thank You For the World So Sweet (hymn)
- This is the Way We Pray to God (Mulberry Bush)
- Time to Talk to God (Farmer in the Dell)
- When We Pray for Each Other (The More We Get Together)
- Whisper a Prayer (hymn)
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Count Your Blessings
Tune: Hymn, public domain
When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings,
Name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
Chorus:
Count your blessings,
Name them one by one
Count your blessings,
See what God has done.
Count your blessings,
Name them one by one
Count your many blessings,
See what God has done.
God is Listening
Tune: Where is Thumbkin
God is listening, God is listening,
When we pray, when we pray.
Oh, He will hear us, oh He will hear us,
When we pray, when we pray.
God is answering, God is answering,
In our lives, in our lives,
Oh, He will answer us. Oh, He will answer us,
In our lives, in our lives.
God is listening, God is listening,
When we pray, when we pray,
Bow your head so nicely,
Close your eyes so tightly,
God is near, God will hear.
God, Our Father
Tune: Are You Sleeping
God, Our Father,
God, Our Father,
Once again, once again,
We will ask Thy blessing,
We will ask Thy blessing,
Amen, amen.
Hush, Little Rooster
Tune: Traditional
Hush, Little Rooster with your cock-a-doodle-doo.
Hush, kitty-cat with your mew-mew-mew.
Hush, puppy dog with your bow-wow-wow.
Please don’t moo-moo, Mrs. Cow.
Hush, hush, hush. Why?
We are praying to God just now.
I Like to Pray to God
Tune: Farmer in the Dell
By Amanda Wilson
I like to pray to God,
I like to pray to God,
And thank him well for everything,
I like to pray to God.
I know he hears my prayers,
I know he hears me. prayers,
He listens to me tenderly,
I know he hears my prayers.
Pray All the Time
Tune: Chorus of hymn
Pray in the morning, pray at noontime.
Pray in the evening, pray anytime.
Pray when you’re happy, pray when in sorrow,
Pray when you’re tempted, pray all the time.
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Pray to God With Joy
Tune: Mulberry Bush
When the morning sun comes up,
Sun comes up, sun comes up.
When the morning sun comes up,
Pray to God with joy.
When the evening sun goes down,
Sun goes down, sun goes down.
When the evening sun goes down,
Pray to God with joy.
Prayer Song
Tune: I’m a Little Teapot
When I’m feeling sad, I like to pray.
I bow my head and then I say
Dear God, will you take my tears away
I’m so glad that you are here.
When I feel afraid, I like to pray,
I bow my head and then I say,
Dear God, will you help me not to fear,
I’m so glad that you are here.
When I’m feeling happy, I like to pray
I bow my head and then I say,
Thank you, God, for sending this good cheer,
I’m so glad that you are here.
Praying Hands
Tune: Mulberry Bush
I fold my hands to talk to God,
talk to God, talk to God,
I fold my hands to talk to God,
When I say my prayers.
I bow my head to talk to God,
talk to God, talk to God,
I bow my head to talk to God,
When I say my prayers.
I hear God whisper, I love you,
I love you, I love you,
I hear God whisper, I love you,
When I say my prayers.
I say to God, I love you, too,
I love you, too, I love you, too,
I say to God, I love you, too,
When I say my prayers.
Put One Little Hand
Tune: Traditional
Put one little hand over one little eye,
The other little hand over the other little eye,
Bow your little head, close your little eyes,
Talk – to – God!
Sing Along, Pray Along
Tune: Jingle Bells
Sing along, pray along,
Working or at play,
Though skies be gray or dark the day,
Just sing and work and pray – oh!
Sing along, pray along,
‘Twill make the sad heart gay,
You’ll always find His sunshine,
If you sing and pray each day!
Standin’ in the Need of Prayer
Tune: Traditional, public domain
Not my brother, not my sister,
but it’s me O Lord,
Standin’ in the need of prayer.
Not my brother, not my sister,
but it’s me O Lord,
Standin’ in the need of prayer!
It’s me, it’s me, it’s me O Lord,
Standin’ in the need of prayer!
It’s me, it’s me, it’s me O Lord,
Standin’ in the need of prayer!
Not my father, not my mother,
but it’s me O Lord,
Standin’ in the need of prayer!
Not my sister, not my brother,
but it’s me O Lord,
Standin’ in the need of prayer!
Thank The Lord
Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Thank, thank, thank the Lord
For the things he gives.
He takes sins away,
pray to him everyday,
live a life he wants you to live.
Thank You For the World So Sweet
Tune: Hymn
By E. Rutter Leatham
Thank you for the world so sweet!
Thank you for the food we eat!
Thank you for the birds that sing!
Thank you, God, for everything.
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This is the Way We Pray to God
Tune: Mulberry Bush
This is the way we bow our heads,
Bow our heads, bow our heads,
This is the way we bow our heads,
When we pray to God.
This is the way we close our eyes,
close our eyes, close our eyes,
This is the way we close our eyes,
When we pray to God.
This is the way we pray to God,
pray to God, pray to God,
This is the way we pray to God,
Every single day.
Time to Talk to God
Tune: Farmer in the Dell
When it’s time to talk to God,
It’s time to stop my play.
My feet are still, my head is bowed,
I fold my hands and pray.
When We Pray for Each Other
Tune: The More We Get Together
When we pray for each other,
each other, each other,
When we pray for each other,
The stronger we’ll be.
‘Cause your prayers
And my prayers,
Together make great prayers,
When we pray for each other,
The stronger we’ll be.
The more we love each other,
each other, each other,
The more we love each other,
The happier we’ll be.
‘Cause your love
And my love,
Together is God’s love,
The more we love each other,
The happier we’ll be.
Whisper a Prayer
Tune: Hymn
Whisper a prayer in the morning,
Whisper a prayer at no-o-on.
Whisper a prayer in the evening,
To keep your heart in tune.
God answers prayers in the morning,
God answers prayers at no-o-on.
God answers prayers in the evening, To keep your heart in tune.
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DISCLAIMER: Songs posted on this page are, to the best of my knowledge, in the public domain, not copyrighted, or used with permission. These songs are being shared for the express purpose of enabling parents and Bible class teachers to teach children about God. These songs come from my memory or the memories of others who have shared them with me. Others come from small collections of Bible class songs written down or self-published for churches, gathered over many years in many places. Some of the lyrics and tunes may have been altered from their original. If you are aware of a copyright for a particular song or if you believe these lyrics are a violation of your copyright, please contact me at Amanda@maestramom.com and I will immediately remedy the situation either by assigning credit and linking appropriately or removing the songs from the site. All clipart graphics are from DS Art.