Easter Songs for kids

Easter Songs enhances the story and celebration of Easter. Learn to create songs that draws out the fun and excitement of Easter. Add meaning to the season when you write your own songs. Let your kids get involved in filling in the blanks as you create your own Easter lyrics.

Using familiar nursery and preschool songs, you can write your own song scripts.

Here are some examples:

Easter Song: I'm an Easter Bunny
Familiar Preschool Tune: I'm a little teapot

I'm an Easter Bunny, fluffy and white
When I'm happy, I wiggle my nose
When its time for Easter
I start to hop
With lots of gifts and bunny eggs

I'm an Easter Bunny, fluffy and white
When I'm happy, I wiggle my ears
I remember Jesus on the Cross
He resurrected on Easter Day

Easter Song: Easter Day is coming soon
Familiar Preschool Tune: London Bridge

Easter Day is coming soon, coming soon, coming soon (or April 12th
Easter Day is coming soon
Let us celebrate

Will you hide some Easter eggs, Easter eggs, Easter eggs
Will you hide some Easter eggs
And we will find them

Hide them under a bush or tree, bush or tree, bush or tree
Hide them under a bush or tree
And we will find them

Hide them under a table or chair, table or chair, table or chair
Hide them under a table or chair
And we will find them

Hide them in the bathroom or kitchen, bathroom or kitchen, bathroom or kitchen
Hide them in the bathroom or kitchen
And we will find them

Bunny Song: 5 little bunnies
Familiar Preschool Tune: 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed

5 little bunnies hopping on the ice
1 fell down and hurt his eyes.. Ouch !!
Called for his mummy, his mummy said,
"Come on home baby, its time for bed"

4 little bunnies hopping in the crate
1 fell down and hurt his leg... Ouch !!
Called for his mummy, his mummy said,
"Come on home baby, its time for bed"

3 little bunnies hopping on the road
1 fell down and hurt his toe... Ouch !!
Called for his mummy, his mummy said,
"Come on home baby, its time for bed"

2 little bunnies hopping in the bale
1 fell down and hurt his tail... Ouch !!
Called for his mummy, his mummy said,
"Come on home baby, its time for bed"

1 little bunnies hopping in the shed
He fell down and hurt his neck... Ouch !!
Called for his mummy, his mummy said,
"Come on home baby, its time for bed"

No more bunnies hopping all around
Its Easter evening, no more bunnies' found
Let's search for the eggs that the bunnies left
Maybe we'll find, lots and lots of them.

OK Let's go......!!!

Easter Song: Easter Day is coming soon
Familiar Preschool Tune: London Bridge

Easter Day is coming soon, coming soon, coming soon
Easter Day is coming soon
Let us celebrate

Jesus died and rose again, rose again, rose again
Jesus died and rose again
He is alive

This is why we celebrate, celebrate, celebrate
This is why we celebrate
Easter Sunday

Will you sing along with us, sing with us, sing with us
Will you sing along with us
As we praise Him

Bunny Egg Song: Where are the Bunny eggs, my friend?
Tune: Here we go round the mulberry bush

Here we go round the garden, the garden, the garden (or classroom)
Here we go round the garden to look for Easter Eggs
Where are the Bunny Eggs my friend ?
Do you know where the eggs are put ?
Where are the Bunny eggs my friend?
How many have you found ?/ I've found none at all.

Good Friday Song: Oh why Oh why did Jesus die?
Tune: O where O where has my little dog gone?

Oh when Oh when did Jesus die ?
Will you tell me when He died?
Jesus died 3 days before Easter Day
That day was called Good Friday

Oh where Oh where did Jesus die ?
Will you tell me where He died?
Jesus died on the hill of Golgotha
At the cross of Calvary

Oh how Oh how did Jesus die?
Will you tell me how He died?
He was hung on the cross with 2 thieves beside
Jesus died a painful death

Oh why Oh why did Jesus die ?
Will you tell me why He died ?
Because God wants you to have peace with Him
If you trust Him you will have peace

Click here for the Good Friday story - why it is called Good Friday and not sad Friday

Related Easter Song: This is the Day

This is the Day, this is the Day 
That the Lord has made, that the Lord has made 
We will rejoice, we will rejoice 
And be glad in it, and be glad in it.

This is the day that the Lord has made 
will rejoice and be glad in it 
This is the day, this is the day 
that the Lord has made.

Easter Alphabet Song: ABCDEFG

ABCDEFG Jesus died for you and me 
HIJKLMN Jesus died for sinful men, Amen ! 
OPQRSTU I believe God's word is true 
V and W God has promised you 
XYZ a home eternally ! 

So remember, don't go through Easter without singing some of these cool Easter songs. 

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