Are you looking for the perfect song to welcome children to Sunday school? Choose one of these super cute 18 opening songs to start Bible class! These simple opening songs are especially designed for toddlers and preschoolers to get them excited about coming to Bible class. Singing an opening song or two will help them feel welcome and settled.
All of these songs are simple and sung to familiar tunes and perfect for singing at home, church, Bible class, Sunday school, and VBS. Choose an opening song to start your next Bible class for kids!
Opening Songs:
- Attendance Song (Where is Thumbkin?)
- Bible School (Blest Be the Tie That Binds)
- Come to Class (Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
- God Loves Children (Goodnight Ladies)
- God Loves You (Yankee Doodle)
- Going to Church (Farmer in the Dell)
- Good Morning to You (Happy Birthday)
- Here We Are (Send the Light)
- I Like to Go to Class (Farmer in the Dell)
- In Our Bible Class (Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
- It’s Good to Go to Church (Farmer in the Dell)
- Sunday is the Lord’s Day (Oh My Darlin’)
- Thank You, God, for Children (Did You Ever See a Lassie?)
- The Wheels on the Car (Wheels on the Bus)
- Tic Toc Goes the Clock (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
- We’re Glad to Come to Bible Class (Mary Had a Little Lamb)
- We’re Here on Time (Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here)
- What Time is It? (Yankee Doodle)
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Attendance Song
Tune: Where is Thumbkin?
Where is Carter? Where is Carter?
Here he is! Here he is!
We all love him, We all love him,
In Bible class. In Bible class.
Where is Madelyn? Where is Madelyn?
Where is she? Where is she?
We all miss her, We all miss her,
In Bible class, In Bible class.
*Substitute Carter and Madelyn for names of children. Repeat for all children in class.
Bible School
Tune: Blest Be the Tie That Binds
Oh, every Sunday morn,
We go to Bible school,
And there we learn,
To love the Lord,
And live by the golden rule.
We love to read about God,
And listen to his word,
We sing and we pray,
On each Lord’s Day
We’re glad to serve the Lord.
We want to grow to be,
Fine men and women too.
So we must know,
What God has said,
And what He wants us to do.
Come to Class
Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Come, come, come to class,
Come, oh come today!
Very happy we will be,
As we sing and pray.
Come, come, come to class,
Come, oh come to sing!
Very happy we will be,
If others we will bring.
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God Loves Children
Tune: Goodnight Ladies
God loves children,
God loves children,
God loves children,
He gave them families.
God Loves You
Tune: Yankee Doodle
When I come to Bible class,
I learn that this is true
God loves you so very much,
And God loves me too!
Thank you, God, for loving me!
Thank you God, for Jesus!
Thank you God, for loving me,
I love you too, you’ll see – yes!
Going to Church
Tune: Farmer in the Dell
Words by Bobbi Biddle
Today we go to church,
O glad and happy day!
I like to go to church,
To give and help and pray!
Our teacher reads God’s Word,
And tells us of God’s love,
We sing our church time songs,
And worship God above.
I do not run in church,
I sit so quietly,
Our church is where I meet my friends,
Who love the Lord like me.
Good Morning to You
Tune: Happy Birthday
Good morning to you!
Good morning to you!
Good morning everybody,
And how do you do?
*Can substitute morning for evening
Here We Are
Tune: Send the Light
We have come together here at Bible school,
We are glad! We are glad!
We will learn of Jesus and the golden rule,
We are glad! We are glad!
Here we are again at Bible school,
Learning how to work for Jesus!
We are glad to be at Bible school,
Singing songs of love for him.
I Like to Go to Class
Tune: The Farmer in the Dell
I like to go to class,
I like to go to class,
With all the other boys and girls,
I like to go to class.
Nellie will be there,
Yes, Nellie will be there,
With all the other boys and girls,
Nellie will be there.
*Repeat using names of all the children in the class.
In Our Bible Class
Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Here, here, here we are,
In our Bible class!
Merrily singing,
With hearts that are beaming,
In our Bible class!
It’s Good to Go to Church
Tune: Farmer in the Dell
It’s good to go to church,
It’s good to go to church,
With all the other boys and girls,
It’s good to go to church.
Oh, come and go to church,
Oh, come and go to church,
With all the other boys and girls,
Oh, come and go to church.
Sunday is the Lord’s Day
Tune: Oh My Darlin’
Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Every Sunday is the Lord’s Day,
We will come to worship God.
Every Sunday is the Lord’s Day,
We will come to worship God.
Every Wednesday we will study,
We will come to Bible class.
Every Wednesday we will study,
We will come to Bible class.
Thank You, God, for Children
Tune: Did You Ever See a Lassie?
Oh, we thank you, God for Karrie,
For Karrie, for Karrie,
Oh, we thank you, God for Karrie,
We are glad that s/he’s here.
Oh, we thank you God for children,
For children, for children,
Oh, we thank you God for children,
We are glad that they’re here.
*Repeat naming each child in class
The Wheels on the Car
Tune: The Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the car go round and round,
Round and round, round and round,
The wheels on the car go round and round,
All the way to Bible class.
2. The kids in the car go bounce, bounce, bounce,
3. The daddy in the car car goes “Please sit still”
4. The kids in the car sing “la la la”
5. The baby in the car goes “waaa, waaa, waaa”
6. The mommy in the car goes “shhh, shhh, shhh”
7. The windows in the car go up and down,
8. The lights on the car go blink, blink, blink
9. The wipers on the car go swish, swish, swish
10. The doors on the car go bang, bang, bang
11. The kids in the class will open their Bible, open their Bible, open their Bibles
Tic-To Goes the Clock
Tune: Twinkle Twinkle
Tic-toc, tic-toc goes the clock.
Tic-toc, tic-toc goes the clock.
Little girls and little boys,
Time to put away the toys,
Tic-toc, tic-toc goes the clock.
Now it’s time for Bible class.
We’re Glad to Come to Bible Class
Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb
We’re glad to come to Bible class,
Bible class, Bible class
We’re glad to come to Bible class
To study, sing and pray.
We’ll listen and obey the rules
obey the rules, obey the rules.
We’ll listen and obey the rules,
and worship God today.
Thank you God for Bible class
Bible class, Bible class
Thank you God for Bible class
We’re glad to come today.
We’re Here on Time
Tune: Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here
Joy! Joy! We’re here on time,
Glad to be together.
In fair or stormy weather,
Let the Bible class begin,
We want to study more and more.
What Time Is It?
Tune: Yankee Doodle
What time is it, what time is it,
Is it time for playing baseball?
Oh, no, no, no.
Oh, no, no, no.
It’s not time to play baseball.
What time is it, what time is it?
Is it time for Bible class?
Oh, yes, yes, yes,
Oh, yes, yes, yes,
It’s time for Bible class!
*Repeat and substitute “playing baseball” for other activities like eating dinner, going fishing, holding puppy, etc.
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