Joseph – Bible Songs for Kids

Welcome to Bible songs about Joseph, son of Jacob, in the Old Testament. The songs in this post are all about Joseph – his coat, his dreams, his adventures, and his family! All of these Bible songs for kids are simple and sung to familiar tunes for use at home, church, Bible class, and Sunday school.

Jump ahead to Joseph Songs

• Joseph’s Coat (Mulberry Bush)
• Joseph’s Pretty Coat (Mary Had a Little Lamb)
• Jacob Loved Joseph (O How I Love Jesus)
• Joseph Was a Dreamer (Glory, Glory Hallelujah)
• God Was With Joseph (Farmer in the Dell)
• A Boy Named Joseph (Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross)
• The 12 Sons of Jacob

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Joseph’s Coat

Tune: Mulberry Bush

Joseph’s father loved him so,

loved him so, loved him so,

Joseph’s father loved him so,

He made him a beautiful coat.

Joseph’s coat had many colors,

many colors, many colors,

Joseph’s coat had many colors,

Red and blue and yellow.

Joseph’s Pretty Coat

Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb

Joseph had a pretty coat,

pretty coat, pretty coat,

Joseph had a pretty coat,

Made of many colors.

Jacob Loved Joseph

Tune: Chorus of “Oh, How I Love Jesus”

O Jacob loved Joseph,

O Jacob loved Joseph,

O Jacob loved Joseph,

More than his other sons.

A coat of colors he gave him,

A coat of colors he gave him,

A coat of colors he gave him,

Because he loved him so.

The brothers all hated Joseph,

The brothers all hated Joseph,

The brothers all hated Joseph,

Because Jacob loved him so.

Joseph Was a Dreamer

Tune: Glory, Glory, Hallelujah

by Amanda Wilson

Joseph, Joseph was a dreamer.

Joseph, Joseph was a dreamer.

Joseph, Joseph was a dreamer,

He had two different dreams.

First, he dreamed about the sheaves of grain,

First, he dreamed about the sheaves of grain,

First, he dreamed about the sheaves of grain,

His brothers bowed to him.

Next, he dreamed about the sun, moon, and stars,

Next, he dreamed about the sun, moon, and stars,

Next, he dreamed about the sun, moon, and stars,

They all bowed down to him.

God Was With Joseph

Tune: Farmer in the Dell

by Amanda Wilson

Joseph had a coat,

Yes, Joseph had a coat.

He got it from his father,

Yes, Joseph had a coat.

Joseph had dreams.

Yes, Joseph had dreams,

He told them to his brothers,

Yes, Joseph had dreams.

Joseph was in a pit,

Yes, Joseph was in a pit,

His brothers threw him down in there,

Yes, Joseph was in a pit.

Off to Egypt then,

Yes, off to Egypt then,

His brothers sold him as a slave,

Off to Egypt then.

In Potipher’s house,

Yes, in Potipher’s house,

Working as a slave there,

Yes, in Potipher’s house.

Joseph was in jail,

Yes, Joseph was in jail,

He hadn’t done anything wrong,

But, Joseph was in jail.

Joseph had dreams.

Yes, Joseph had dreams,

He told them to the men in jail,

Yes, Joseph had dreams.

Pharaoh had dreams,

Yes, Pharaoh had dreams,

He told them to Joseph,

Yes, Pharaoh had dreams.

God was with Joseph,

Yes, God was with Joseph

Through all the ups and downs of life,

God was with Joseph.

A Boy Named Joseph

Tune: Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross

A boy named Joseph in old Canaan’s land,

Was known as a dreamer and led by God’ hand.

His brothers all envied the fine coat he wore,

They wanted to kill him and see him no more.

His brothers then sold him for the price of a slave,

Some traders from Egypt took Joseph away.

In Potiphar’s household trustworthy and true,

He always was honest, no evil would do.

They put him in prison, though he did not wrong,

Trough many hard trials his faith was still strong.

A dream of King Pharaoh that no one else knew,

He told them the meaning for God’s word was true.

A ruler in Egypt at last he became,

Through prison and famine his faith never waned.

Oh Joseph as faithful, a servant of God,

A life of true service the road that he trod.

Looking for songs about the 12 sons of Jacob? They’re on the Jacob Bible Songs page.

Other Joseph Songs from Around the Web:

• Joseph’s Song (London Bridge)
• Song of Joseph (Good King Wenceslas)
• Song of Joseph and His Brothers (Faith is the Victory)
• Joseph’s Life Song

Check back next week for more Bible songs! In the following weeks, I’ll be posting additional Old Testament Bible songs. New Testament coming later this year! I plan to release songs each week over 2022, Lord willing. If you have any kids’ Bible songs you would like to be included, you can email me at Amanda@maestramom.com. I’d love to hear from you!

Songs for other Bible Stories:

• More Creation Songs
• Adam and Eve Songs
• Noah’s Ark Songs
• Abraham Songs
• Jacob Songs
• Joseph Songs
• Baby Moses Songs
• Moses & the Burning Bush Songs
• Moses & the 10 Plagues Songs
• Moses & the Red Sea Exodus Songs
• Moses & the 10 Commandments Songs
• Moses & the Wilderness Songs
• Joshua & the Battle of Jericho Songs

Coming Up Next:

• Moses and the 10 Commandments

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