One of my favorite things to do is to help kids by putting Scripture to music! Singing a verse can make Bible memorization quite easy. Think about all the songs you were taught as a child that you can still sing. After all these years, that information has never really gone out of your mind. How much more important is the ability to retain God’s Word, than to know your ABC’s and that the little star above twinkles?

A scripture song just needs a verse from the Bible set to a melody to turn into Bible action songs. How do you go through the process of matching music to Scripture?

The following are five suggestions I use myself in composing scripture songs:

Find rhyming words. Bible verses do not always rhyme, but Scripture can be poetic. So this rhyming pattern will work to your advantage when you are coming up with a melody line.

Bible verses have main words so determine which are the main words. Since the word “gave” was the main one for me from John 3:16, I emphasized this word when I turned the verse into a song. Repeating the verse made it stand out as i wished when set to the melody. You can also accompany the song with fun motions.

In the cases where there are no rhyming words, just repeat the melody line. rhyming is not often done in Bible verses. You can separate the lines to fit into a repeating melody line. So really it’s the melody that is “rhyming,” not the words.

Be certain the melodic content causes the emotion you wish to convey. Would you prefer a soft melody or an upbeat, fast tune? What feelings do you want to convey and what goes with your verse? The feelings you get from the hymn will help it adhere to your memory.

Lastly, the reference to the verse must be added. When you write a Scripture song, it is very important to include the “address” of the Bible verse. Getting creative, can be easily done by you here. You don’t need to include the reference in the song’s ending if you don’t want to. You can place it in the middle or beginning if you would like.

Please visit KJV Bible Songs to see how I’ve implemented these techniques to write Scripture songs that have helped many memorize God’s Word quicker and easier.

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