I Heard This Song in Sunday School! Quiz

Answer: Birdie with the Yellow Bill

In this song a little yellow bird tries to get a little boy to wake up for Sunday School and has lyrics like this:

"Birdie with the yellow bill,
Hopped up on my window sill.
He blinked his little eyes and said,
'Who's a little sleepyhead?'
He flapped his wings and away he flew
saying, "Don't be late for Sunday School"

In Sunday school kids pretend with their hands to make the "Birdie" fly on their arm.

Answer: This Train is Bound for Glory

In Sunday school we march around the church and the train pretends to pick up more passengers by adding more kids to the line.

"This train is bound for glory, this train.
This train is bound for glory, this train.
This train is bound for glory,
Nobody rides it but the righteous and holy,
This train is bound for glory, this train."

Answer: He's Got the Whole World

Often we add verses to this song about "You and me, brother", "You and me, sister, "Mom and Dad", "The itty bitty babies", and "All the world nations" to this song as verses. The main chorus goes like this:

"He's got the whole world,
In His hands!
He's got the whole world,
In His hands!
He's got the whole world,
In His hands!
He's got the whole world in His hands!"

Answer: I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N

In Sunday School most kids try to see who can sing this song the fastest without getting all the letters mixed up. In an action song version posters are held up by the kids for each letter.

"I am a C-H,
I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N!
And I have C-H-R-I-S-T in my H-E-A-R-T
and I will L-I-V-E E-T-E-R-N-A-L-L-Y!"

Answer: Arky Arky

"Arky, Arky" is also called "Rise and Shine". It tells the story of how Noah obeyed God and got everything into the ark before the flood. The lyrics and first two verses go like this:

"Rise and shine
And give God the glory, glory,
Rise and shine
And give God the glory, glory,
Rise and shine
And give God the glory, glory,
Children of the Lord.

The Lord said to Noah:
There's gonna be a floody, floody,
The Lord said to Noah:
There's gonna be a floody, floody,
Get those children out of the muddy, muddy,
Children of the Lord.

So Noah,
He built him, he built him an arky, arky,
Noah,
He built him, he built him an arky, arky,
Built it out of gopher barky, barky,
Children of the Lord."

(This question is also in memory of my mom, who sang this to get us up every morning for school.)

Answer: Father Abraham

If you have ever done the "Hokey Pokey", the "Father Abraham" is similar. For each verse, a limb is added to the song. The chorus repeats itself with right arm, left arm, right foot, left foot, nod your head, turn around, and finally sit down.

"Father Abraham, had many sons
And many sons had Father Abraham!
I am one of them and so are you.
So Let's just praise the Lord!
(Right arm begins)"

Answer: Zacchaeus Was a Wee Little Man

In this song, we have someone pretend to be Jesus, while the rest of us try to act out being Zacchaeus. The lyrics are:

"Zacchaeus was a wee, little man,
And a wee, little man was he.
He climbed up in a sycamore tree,
For the Lord he wanted to see.

And as the Savior came that way,
He looked up in the tree,
And he said,'Zacchaeus, you come down!,'
For I'm going to your house today.
For I'm going to your house today."

Answer: Kum Ba Ya

This song was thought to have been started by missionaries to Africa, but the exact history of the song is unknown. The song has been translated to mean, "Come by here, Lord".

"Kum Ba Ya, My Lord
Kum Ba Ya.
Kum Ba Ya, My Lord
Kum ba ya.
Kum Ba Ya, My Lord
Kum ba ya, Oh Lord Kum ba ya."

Answer: I'm in the Lord's Army

In this song we act out marching, riding horses, shooting guns, and airplanes with our hands and feet.

"I may never march in the infantry,
Ride in the cavalry,
Shoot the artillery,
I may never fly o'er the enemy,
But I'm in the Lord's army!
Yes Sir!

I'm in the Lord's army!
Yes sir!
I'm in the Lord's army!
Yes sir!"

Answer: Be Careful Little Eyes What You See

In this song we use our hands to show what we are doing or seeing.

"O be careful little eyes what you see
O be careful little eyes what you see
There's a Father up above
And He's looking down in love
So, be careful little eyes what you see"

There are also the verses, "be careful little ears what you hear", "be careful little hands what you do", "be careful little feet where you go", and "be careful little mouth what you say".