This gentle children’s song from David MacGregor goes all the way back to the 1990s and has lyrics for both Christmas and Easter.
The echoed lyrics make learning it easy for the young ones.
The sheet music is at his site.
Christmas
Big kids (big kids)
Little kids (little kids)
God gave Jesus for us all
Grown-ups (grown-ups)
Ev’ryone (ev’ryone)
God gave Jesus for us all.God we thank you
at Christmas for your love;
for Jesus – born a baby boy.
God is with us;
He lives, he shows the way.
Jesus, we sing our songs of joy!Big kids (big kids)
Little kids (little kids)
God gave Jesus for us all
Grown-ups (grown-ups)
Ev’ryone (ev’ryone)
God gave Jesus for us all.© David MacGregor 1991
Easter
Big kids (big kids)
Little kids (little kids)
God gave Jesus for us all
Grown-ups (grown-ups)
Ev’ryone (ev’ryone)
God gave Jesus for us all.God we thank you
at Easter for your love;
for Jesus – died to save us all.
He is risen!
He lives! He shows the way
Jesus, we sing our songs of joy!Big kids (big kids)
Little kids (little kids)
God gave Jesus for us all
Grown-ups (grown-ups)
Ev’ryone (ev’ryone)
God gave Jesus for us all.© David MacGregor 1996