New Testament Memory Verse Songs

Welcome to memory verse songs from the New Testament. All of these Bible verse songs are simple and sung to familiar tunes you already know. Singing memory verses is a wonderful way to hide God’s word in the hearts of little children! These songs are designed for singing at home, church, Bible class, Sunday school, and VBS.

There are also memory verse songs from the Old Testament, if you’re looking for even more memory verse songs to teach children God’s word.

Matthew 5:16 (Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross)
Matthew 5:16 (Mulberry Bush)
Matthew 5:42 (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
Matthew 7:7 (When The Roll is Called Up Yonder)
Mattew 19:14 (I’m a Little Teapot)
Luke 2:52 (Farmer in the Dell)
John 3:16 (Silent Night)
John 15:12 (Hymn)
John 15:15 (Farmer in the Dell)
John 20:21 (Goodnight Ladies)
Acts 2:38 (Farmer in the Dell)
Romans 15:13 (Wheels on the Bus)
1 Corinthians 14:40 (O Happy Day)
2 Corinthians 9:7 (For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow)
Ephesians 4:32 (For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow)
Ephesians 6:1 (Mary Had a Little Lamb)
Ephesians 6:1 (For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow)
Philippians 4:4 (hymn)
2 Timothy 2:15 (Mary Had a Little Lamb)
James 1:22 (Give Me Oil in My Lamp)

For memory verse songs from Galatians 5, see our Fruit of the Spirit Songs.

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Matthew 5:16 – Let Your Light Shine (1)

Tune: Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross

Let your light so shine now,

That they may see your good works,

And glorify your Fa-a-ther,

Who is up in heaven.

Let it shine, let it shine.

Let your light shine brightly.

Then you’ll glorify your God,

Who lives up in heaven.

Matthew 5:16 – Let Your Light Shine (2)

Tune: Mulberry Bush

Let your light so shine before men,

That they may see your good works and then

Glorify your Father in Heaven,

Matthew five sixteen.

Matthew 5:42 – The Giving Song

Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Give to him who asks of you,

And to him who would

Borrow from you.

Do not turn him away!

Matthew five – forty-two,

Give to him who asks of you,

Give to him who asks of you.

Matthew 7:7 – Ask Him

Tune: When the Roll is Called Up Yonder

If you ask it will be given you,

And seeking you will find.

If you‘ll knock it will be opened unto you.

For your Father up in heaven,

Will hear and answer prayer,

If you ask in Jesus name and His will do.

He will hear us when we ask Him.

If we’ll ask in Jesus’ name and His will do.

Matthew 19:14 – Let the Little Children Come

By Connie Walters

Tune: I’m a Little Teapot

Let the little children come to me.

This verse is found in Matthew nineteen.

Do not hinder them, is what you’ll read,

The kingdom of heaven belongs to these.

Luke 2:52 – Jesus Grew and Grew

Tune: Farmer in the dell

Luke two, fifty-two,

Jesus grew and grew.

He grew in wisdom and so tall,

In favor with God and man.

John 3:16 God So Loved the World

Tune: Silent Night

John 3:16, John 3:16,

For God so loved the world,

That he gave his only begotten son,

That whoever believeth in him,

Should not perish,

But have everlasting life.

JOhn 15:12 – This is My Commandment

Tune: Hymn (Public domain)

This is My commandment,

That you love one another,

That your joy may be full.

This is My commandment,

That you love one another,

That your joy may be full.

This is My commandment,

That you love one another,

That your joy may be full.

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John 15:15 – I Call You Friends

Tune: Farmer in the Dell

I call you friends! Oh, I call you friends.

Peter, Andrew, James, and John,

Were Jesus’ special friends.

I call you friends! Oh, I call you friends.

John 15:15 says, “I call you friends”.

John 20:21 – Peace Be With You

By Connie Walters

Tune: Good Night Ladies

Peace be with you,

Jesus told them,

Peace be with you,

John 20:21.

Peace be with you,

Jesus tells me,

Peace be with you,

John 20:21.

ACTS 2:38 – Repent and Be Baptized

Tune: The Farmer in the Dell

Verse 38

Of Acts, chapter 2

Repent and be baptized, everyone of you!

In the name of Jesus, that’s what you do.

And the Holy Spirit is promised to you.

Romans 15:13 – Joy and Peace

By Connie Walters

Tune: Wheels on the Bus

May the God of hope

give you joy and peace,

joy and peace, joy and peace.

May the God of hope

give you joy and peace,

Romans fifteen, verse thirteen.

1 Cor. 14:40 – Decently

Tune: O Happy Day

We read God’s word, Paul tells us how,

Things should be done, so listen now:

“Let all things be done decently”

In order that God will be pleased.

Chorus:

Decently, decently,

In order that God will be pleased.

He taught us how things should be done,

To please our Father and His Son.

Decently, decently,

In order that God will be pleased.

2 Corinthians 9:7 – God Loves a Cheerful Giver

Tune: For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow

God loves a cheerful giver,

So give from your heart.

Ephesians. 4:32 – Be Kind to One Another

Tune: He’s a Jolly Good Fellow

Be kind to one another,

Tender-hearted, forgiving,

As God in Christ forgave you,

Ephesians 4:32.

Ephesians 6:1 – Children, Obey Your Parents

By Connie Walters

Tune: For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow

Children, obey your parents,

For this is what pleases the Lord.

Ephesians six, verse one.

Children, obey your parents,

For this is what pleases the Lord.

Ephesians 6:1 – Children Obey Your Parents

Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb

Children obey your parents in the Lord,

Parents in the Lord, parents in the Lord.

Children obey your parents in the Lord,

For this is right.

Ephesians 6 and verse 1,

Verse 1, verse 1

Ephesians 6 and verse 1,

For this is right.

Philippians 4:4 – Rejoice in the Lord Always

Tune: hymn (public domain)

Rejoice in the Lord Always

And again I say rejoice!

Rejoice in the Lord always

And again I say rejoice!

Rejoice, rejoice, and again I say rejoice!

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2 Timothy 2:15 – Do Your Best

Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb

By Amanda Wilson

Do your best to present yourself,

To the Lord as one approved,

A worker who is not ashamed,

Rightly handling the word of truth.

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James 1:22 – Be a Doer

Tune: Give Me Oil in My Lamp

Be a doer of the word, and not just hearers.

Be a doer of the word today.

Be a doer of the word, and not just hearers.

Do good things for people every day.

Be a doer, be a doer, be a doer of the word today.

Be a helper, be a worker, Be a doer every day.

Other Memory Verse Songs

Matthew 6:33 – Seek Ye First/ Alleluia
Galatians 2:20 – I Am Crucified with Christ

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