recently noted<\/a> a case where a popular group outside of southern gospel (Denver and the Mile High) included a southern gospel song (Brian Free & Assurance\u2019s \u201cPrayin\u2019 Man\u201d) on a record targeted to kids. It got me to thinking about a playlist I\u2019ve collected in iTunes of southern gospel songs that may not have been written specifically with kids in mind, yet would be perfect for that kindergarten to elementary school age bracket. Many southern gospel songs retell Bible stories or quote directly from Scripture. It can be a fun and engaging way for young kids to learn about the Word. Here are some of the songs in my list:
\nGlory to God in the Highest (Signature Sound)
\nNoah Found Grace (Statler Brothers)
\nHey Jonah (Triumphant Quartet)
\nI Won\u2019t Look At the Lions (Ernie Haase solo)
\nNew Shoes (Booth Brothers)
\nBottom of the Barrel (Collingsworth Family)
\nGod Delivers Again (Cathedrals\/Signature Sound)
\nNever Give Up, Never Give In (Signature Sound)
\nCan you come up with more young-kid-friendly SG Scripture songs, or just young-kid-friendly SG songs, period?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"David Bruce Murray recently noted a case where a popular group outside of southern gospel (Denver and the Mile High) included a southern gospel song (Brian Free & Assurance\u2019s \u201cPrayin\u2019 Man\u201d) on a record targeted to kids. It got me to thinking about a playlist I\u2019ve collected in iTunes of southern gospel songs that may […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3595,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[235],"class_list":["post-3512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-songs","tag-brian-free-assurance"],"yoast_head":"\n
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