Welcome to songs for kids about the Books of the Bible. We have songs about the New Testament, Old Testament, and all 66 books! All of these songs are simple and sung to familiar tunes just perfect for singing at home, church, Bible class, Sunday school, and VBS. Let’s sing the books of the Bible!
Books of the Bible Songs
- 66 Books in the Bible (If You’re Happy and You Know It)
- Books of the New Testament (traditional)
- Books of the Old Testament (The More We Get Together)
- Books of the Old Testament (Ten Little Indians)
- The B-I-B-L-E
- Two Parts (Great Big Christian Smile)
- Writer’s of the New Testament (Yankee Doodle)
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66 Books in the Bible
Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know it
There are 27 books in the New, (clap, clap)
There are 27 books in the New, (clap, clap)
There are 27 books, there are 27 books,
There are 27 books in the New…
(all shout: TESTAMENT!)
There are 39 books in the Old. (clap, clap)
There are 39 books in the Old. (clap, clap)
There are 39 books, there are 39 books,
There are 39 books in the Old…
(all shout: TESTAMENT)
There are 66 books in the whole, (clap, clap)
There are 66 books in the whole, (clap, clap)
There are 66 books, there re 66 books,
There are 66 books in the whole,
(all shout: BIBLE!)
Books of the New Testament
Tune: traditional
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John,
Acts and the Letter to the Romans,
1st and 2nd Corinthians,
Galatians and Ephesians.
Philippians, Colossians,
1st and 2nd Thessalonians,
1st and 2nd Timothy,
Titus and Philemon.
Hebrews, James
1st and 2nd Peter.
1st and 2nd and 3rd John,
Jude and Revelation.
Books of the Old Testament
Tune: The More We Get Together
Let us sing the books of Moses,
of Moses, of Moses,
Let us sing the books of Moses,
for he wrote the Law.
First, Genesis, second, Exodus,
third, Leviticus, fourth Numbers.
And fifth is Deuteronomy, the last of them all.
Let us sing the books of history,
of history, of history,
Let us sing the books of history,
which tell of the Jews.
There’s Joshua and Judges and the story of Ruth.
Then 1st and 2nd Samuel, and 1st and 2nd Kings,
Then 1st and 2nd Chronicles which gives us the records,
Then Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther the Queen.
Let us sing the books of poetry, of poetry, of poetry,
Let us sing the books of poetry,
the songs the Jews sang.
Job the patient, Psalms of David,
and the Proverbs of a wise one,
And then Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon.
Let us sing the major prophets,
major prophets, major prophets,
Let us sing the major prophets,
they wrote five books in all:
Isaiah, Jeremiah, who wrote Lamentations,
Then Ezekiel and Daniel,
who were true to their God.
Let us sing the minor prophets,
minor prophets, minor prophets,
Let us sing the minor prophets,
there were twelve of them all:
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah
Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah,
Haggai; Zechariah, Malachi.
Books of the Old Testament
Tune: Ten Little Indians
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,
Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth
First and Second Samuel,
First and Second Kings,
First and Second Chronicles.
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job,
Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes,
Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah,
Lamentations, Ezekiel.
Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos
Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum,
Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai,
Zechariah, Malachi.
The B-I-B-L-E
Tune: It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More
The B-I-B-L-E, yes that’s the Book for me!
I stand upon the Word of God,
The B-I-B-L-E!
The Bible has 66 books,
It’s testaments there are two.
There’s 39 in the Old Testament,
And 27 in the New.
Two Parts
Tune: Great Big Christian Smile
The Bible has two parts,
The Old Testament and the New,
Put the parts together,
It’s God’s book for me and you.
Writer’s of the New Testament
Tune: Yankee Doodle
Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and John,
Peter, Paul, James, and Jude,
Eight men wrote the New Testament
They knew just what to do.
Eight men wrote the scriptures down,
The Holy Spirit told them,
They wrote exactly what they heard,
And we are grateful for them.
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