The Family is Church: Songs for Lent, Good Friday and Easter

Offered by Ellen Ford

FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS

For Families with 4th Grade Children and older

Forty days and forty nights
Thou wast fasting in the wild;
Forty days and forty nights
Tempted, and yet undefiled.

Sunbeams scorching all the day;
Chilly dew-drops nightly shed;
Prowling beasts about Thy way;
Stones Thy pillow; earth Thy bed.

Should not we Thy sorrow share
And from worldly joys abstain,
Fasting with unceasing prayer,
Strong with Thee to suffer pain?

Then if Satan on us press,
Jesus, Savior, hear our call!
Victor in the wilderness,
Grant we may not faint nor fall!

So shall we have peace divine:
Holier gladness ours shall be;
Round us, too, shall angels shine,
Such as ministered to Thee.

Keep, O keep us, Savior dear,
Ever constant by Thy side;
That with Thee we may appear
At the eternal Eastertide.

WERE YOU THERE?

For Families with 4th Grade Children and Older

Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble.         Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

Were you there when they nailed him to the cross?
Were you there when they nailed him to the cross?     (Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble) tremble.
Were you there when they nailed him to the cross?

Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
(Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble) tremble          Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?

Were you there when the stone was rolled away?
Were you there when the stone was rolled away.
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble.
Were you there when the stone was rolled away?

ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA GIVE THANKS TO THE RISEN LORD

Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks To The Risen Lord
Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Praise To His Name [2]

Jesus Is Lord Of All The Earth
He Is The King Of Creation

Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks To The Risen Lord
Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Praise To His Name

Spread The Good News All The Earth
Jesus Has Died And Has Risen

Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks To The Risen Lord
Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Praise To His Name

We Have Been Crucified With Christ
Now We Shall Live Forever

Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks To The Risen Lord
Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Praise To His Name

God Has Proclaimed The Just Reward
Life For All Men, Alleluia!

Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks To The Risen Lord
Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Praise To His Name

Come Let Us Praise The Living God
Joyfully Sing To Our Saviour

Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks To The Risen Lord
Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Praise To His Name [2]

ALLELU, ALLELU

Allelu, allelu, allelu, alleluia
Praise ye the Lord.
Allelu, allelu, allelu, alleluia
Praise ye the Lord.

Praise ye the Lord, alleluia,
Praise ye the Lord, alleluia,
Praise ye the Lord, alleluia,
Praise ye the Lord.