Cannot sing Shine Jesus Shine any longer, please recommend me some new hymns!

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Catholic school, we are lucky enough to have a few musical staff who can play the piano and sing. We have a choir but I need new hymns for the whole school to sing, ideally somewhere between Soul of our Saviour and Our God is a Great Big God

Hand me down my silver trumpet?

Love 'The Rend Collective' especially 'My Lighthouse' but it is more 'Great Big God' than a hymn.

'Big man standing by the blue waterside' is good but again quite pop based.

Another pop one is 'power in me'

How great is our God (with the clapping)?

This little light of mine?

Ten thousand reasons (matt redman)

Far round the world thy children sing their song.

If I were a butterfly?

Love 'Shine Jesus Shine'. It always reminds me of that particular 6 yr old who sang at the top of her voice, totally out of tune, with such enthusiasm.
How about 'Give me oil in my lamp'. A classic!

Colours of Day
Lord of All Hopefulness (my favourite)
Here I am Lord
Only a Shadow
Christ Be Our Light

TheMarshwiggle
I love that song.

I also like The Father's Song. Nice and simple.

Indescribable, Chris Tomlin

Yesterday, Today and Forever, Vicky Beeching

For fun actions the one that goes 'I'm gonna jump up and down, gonna spin right around. It's fun for ks1 when I've done children's club.

Etched into my memory form CofE school - who’s the king of the jungle, who’s the king of the sea, who’s the king of the universe and who’s the king of me? J E S U S- yes!

We also did ‘from a distance’ by Bette midler which we all loved for some unfathomable reason

Dd2(5) loves Follow Me, they do actions to it at school.

Sing it in the valleys

We Are One in the Spirit and As I Kneel Before You are both popular at my school.

Look up Fischy music. A mix of Christian songs and songs about feelings. Lots of actions. Available online and on cds/dvds with actions.

Rend Collective - every giant will fall
City on a Hill by Nick and Becky Drake
Hallelujah (Your Love is Amazing, Steady & Unchanging)
At Your Name (Lord of all the Earth)

Ours love 'Seek ye First' sung as a round and 'I Would Light a Candle' which makes me cry every time!

Rend Collective: You will never run away

Doug Horley has written loads of songs suitable for 7-11 year olds.

www.worshipworkshop.org.uk/

Lots of traditional hymns, with lyrics, backing tracks with lyrics, backing tracks to teach the song and backing tracks without lyrics. Download and play. No musicians required.

Also,
Someone's singing Lord, is available with a CD on amazon.
As is Everyone's Singing Lord.

are C of E hymns allowed?
what about 'Jerusalem' for its historical factor(ies)?

Also, what are the traditional RC Advent hymns? As an Anglican, I'd be following the liturgical seasons and choosing the traditional ones from Hymns Ancient & Modern. Do you have any older staff who can suggest the classics? I feel sad that most Christian/church schools don't use enough of these and children are not learning the hymns their parents know which doesn't make a traditional service any more accessible to them.

Whole World in His Hands
One More Step Along the World I Go
Jubilate
Think of A World Without Any...

And this time of year - Autumn Days

Look at some of the Awesome Cutlery ones - very funny lyrics that children love.

I was going to suggest that one that goes “love shine a light in every corner of my heart” but it turns out that’s a Eurovision entry not a hymn

Do people still sing that one about jet planes meeting in the air to be refuelled?

I also used to like the one about “when the lamps are lighted in the town” as my primary school was by the sea. And love’s just like a magic penny which I guess is for younger children.

Also lord of all hopefulness and all things bright and beautiful but I guess both overdone