For my own reference, and in case others are looking for ideas to populate their Circle Time, here is our list of hymns and Psalms we’ve learned so far, after beginning in 2008.
PH stands for Psalter Hymnal, our church’s hymnal; CC stands for Cantus Christi, the hymnal of the CRE, whose Genevan settings of the Psalms we love.
The primary goal I have for our Circle Time singing, and therefore how I choose what we’ll learn, is that the children learn hymns we sing regularly at church so that they can participate better in worship. We also regularly sing together the service music (Doxology & Gloria Patri). I absolutely love hearing my 2-year-old sing the Doxology in her crib — all of my 2-year-olds have, and it is a blessing.
The Psalms and hymns I’ve bolded are ones that I’d start with or that I repeat a lot so that our younger crowd learns them well, too.
Psalms
- Psalm 1: That Man Is Blessed (PH 1) (the tune in our PH is different than the one linked)
- Psalm 8: Lord, Our Lord Thy Glorious Name (PH 13)
- Psalm 22: Amid the Thronging Worshippers (PH 37)
- Psalm 22: To All My Brothers I’ll Declare (CC 34)
- Psalm 29: Now Unto Jehovah, Ye Sons of the Mighty (PH 51)
- Psalm 40: I Waited for the Lord (CC 74)
- Psalm 72: Christ Shall Have Dominion (PH 135)
- Psalm 76: God the Lord is Known in Judah (CC 115)
- Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell (PH 195)
- Psalm 103: O Come, My Soul, Bless Thou the Lord (PH 204)
- Psalm 124: Let Israel Now Say in Thankfulness (CC 162)
- Psalm 136: Give Thanks to God, for Good is He(PH 284)
- Psalm 144: Thrice Blest Be Jehovah (PH 296)
- Psalm 148: Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah (PH 304)
Hymns
- And Can It Be That I Should Gain
- All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (with the Diadem tune)
- Be Thou My Vision (CC 342)
- The Church’s One Foundation (PH 398)
- Come, Thou Almighty King (PH 317)
- Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (PH 314)
- Crown Him with Many Crowns (CC 293)
- Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies (PH 448)
- For All the Saints (CC 281 – the Cantus has 8 verses; our hymnal only has 5)
- God Himself Is with Us (PH324)
- Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken
- The God of Abraham Praise (CC 328)
- Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah (PH 407)
- I Know Not Why God’s Wondrous Grace (PH 378)
- Have Thine Own Way, Lord (PH 452)
- Holy, Holy, Holy (PH 318)
- Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun (PH 399)
- Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
- A Mighty Fortress is Our God (PH 444)
- Not What My Hands Have Done (PH 389)
- O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus(CC 264)
- O Worship the King, All-glorious Above(PH 315)
- Praise the Savior (PH 361)
- Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (PH 327)
- Rejoice, the Lord is King (PH 368)
- Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me (PH 388)
- Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus(PH 497)
- This is My Father’s World (PH 374)
- To God Be the Glory
- To All My Brothers I’ll Declare (CC 34)
- We are God’s People
- We Have Heard the Joyful Sound(PH 377)
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