🎶 Celebrate Gratitude Through Song

Give Thanks to God is a joyful primary school song with a lively ‘trad jazz’ vibe that encourages children to recognise and celebrate the many blessings in their lives. Bursting with energy and positivity, this uplifting song helps children explore the importance of gratitude in a way that feels fun, meaningful, and easy to sing. Each verse highlights something special to appreciate: animals, the weather, our bodies, food, and the people who support us, like families and teachers. The clear verse structure also helps to make the message of thankfulness memorable and accessible for all primary ages.

Perfect for classrooms, school assemblies, collective worship, or church services, the upbeat melody and engaging rhythm make this song an instant favourite with both children and adults.

🎶 What’s Included in Your Song Pack

Your digital song pack includes everything you need for easy teaching and confident performance:

• Vocal track – to support teaching and learning
• High-quality trad jazz-style backing track – perfect for assemblies and live performances
• Printable sheet music – for piano/keyboard with melody line and lyrics
• Full lyrics (PDF and PowerPoint) – easy for printing and showing on screen

💡 Music Education Benefits

• Develops rhythmic awareness through swing-style patterns
• Encourages expressive singing and confident vocal projection
• Supports listening skills and ensemble singing
• Reinforces musical structure through clear verses

💛 Why Teachers and Worship Leaders Love Give Thanks to God

Teachers and worship leaders love how this song combines a clear message with an infectious musical style. It’s easy to teach, works beautifully in worship settings, and encourages positive reflection while keeping children fully engaged and enthusiastic.

🌟 A Joyful Song for Worship and Reflection

Bring a spirit of gratitude, joy, and togetherness to your school or church with Give Thanks to God. Whether used in assemblies, classroom worship, or services, this uplifting song helps children sing their thanks with heart and harmony.

Download the song pack today and let gratitude take centre stage 🎶✨

Included in your song pack:

1. audio file of backing track with instruments playing the melody in mp3 format
2. audio file of vocal track in mp3 format
3. song words in PDF format
4. sheet music in PDF format
5. PowerPoint screen of song words

Simply add this item to your basket and then proceed to checkout. You can use either a debit/credit card or a PayPal account on the payment platform.
All the files will appear in your account ready to download with one click as a compressed ‘zip’ file and you’ll have everything you need to get singing straight away!

Give Thanks To God – Lyrics

1
For the monkeys in the trees and the busy honey bees,
Let us all give thanks to God.
For the birds up in the air and the Arctic polar bear,
Let us all give thanks to God.
For the fishes in the sea and the tiny jumping flea,
Let us all give thanks to God.

2
For the sun up in the sky and the white clouds drifting by,
Let us all give thanks to God.
For the cold that chatters teeth to the snowy path beneath,
Let us all give thanks to God.
For the pitter-patter rain and the icy window pane,
Let us all give thanks to God.

3
For the hands that help us write and the eyes that give us sight,
Let us all give thanks to God.
For the shin-bones that we bruise and the muscles that we use,
Let us all give thanks to God.
For the blood that fights disease and the nose that makes us sneeze,
Let us all give thanks to God.

4
For the apples that we eat and the chocolate that?s a treat,
Let us all give thanks to God.
For the cheesy garlic bread and the sprouts we sometimes dread,
Let us all give thanks to God.
For the curry, naan and rice and the roast that’s very nice,
Let us all give thanks to God.

5
For the mums whose hugs we like and the dads who fix our bikes,
Let us all give thanks to God.
For the sisters so polite and the brothers who we fight,
Let us all give thanks to God.
For the friends we have in school and the teachers who are cool,
Let us all give thanks to God.

© A M Dilkes 2012 primarysongs.co.uk