Books of the Bible in Song

People at my church were searching for a copy of a song about all the Old and New Testament books of the Holy Bible. This is the closest I’ve come to finding one. So I typed it up to give to the head director of the Kings Kids at our church, and put it here for future prosperity.

The whole thing starts in Genesis

With Adam, Noah, Abe, and Joe

Then Moses leads the Exodus

When Pharaoh lets the people go.

The reading of Leviticus

Is labored, legal, long, and slow.

And then the next book dishes us

More Numbers than we need to know.

But love gives us a little kiss

In the nomy that’s called Deutero.

Joshua, Judges, Ruth—it says

In my Bible’s Table of Contents.

And it’s true that mighty Joshua has

A lot of positive talents.

And the Moabite widow with Boaz

Might deserve some critical comments,

But her loyalty earns her lots of applause

While excelling in home economics.

If you really dig for the truth

Brave Joshua mustn’t judge Ruth.

When you read the whole book without fudging

It’s the Judges who really need judging!

A writer, a butler, a queen—

It sounds like a silly joke,

But the writer made a scene

That encouraged the common folk.

The butler became a builder,

Though he often met with frustration.

The queen’s husband nearly killed her,

But she bravely saved her nation.

A clerk, a cup-bearer, a queen—

It sounds like a tiny tongue twister

Until you see that I mean

Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.

All the Bible books are wise

But some are “Books of Wisdom.”

A closer study of these five

Enlarges readers’ vision.

Job depicts a righteous guy

Who faces great affliction.

The psalms sing out and magnify

The Lord (despite some friction).

Proverbs shows the laws of life

To bright young men and women.

Ecclesiastes seems to whine

And offer criticism.

And Song of Songs looks through the eyes

Of lovers who are smitten.

All the Bible books are wise,

But these win recognition

For cutting through our normal lives

And finding precious wisdom.

A prophet sees a prophecy and speaks of now and then;

He’ll challenge things and chastise kings with actions, voice, and pen.

Isaiah knew a servant who would be the slaughtered Lamb,

And Jeremiah cared and cried about his wayward land

(His Lamentations show frustration few can understand).

Ezekiel played the renegade with dry bones reuniting,

And Daniel braved the lions’ cave and read a wall with writing.

Hosea wed a girl who said “I do” but wasn’t honest,

And Joel foretold that young and old would share the Spirit’s promise.

Amos aimed his famous blame at folks whom wouldn’t heed him.

Obadiah warned of dire consequence for Edom.

Jonah trekked the wrong direction, then just wept and whaled.

Micah penned that Bethlehem would be a fertile field.

Nahum cheered that the Assyrians soon would see defeat.

Habakkuk drew the letters huge so everyone could read.

Zephaniah kept on trying to inspire repentance.

Haggai chilled the straggling builders of the temple entrance.

Zechariah said to Zion, “see, your king will come.”

Malachi foresaw Elijah forerunning the One.

Prophets used their offices to get people to look higher;

Some would trash their harmful actions, disarm their desire.

Others praised the Maker’s ways or warned of judgment’s fire,

And some would just proclaim their trust in God’s promised Messiah.

Matthew marked the prophecies so fellow Jews would know.

Mark looked at the actions, showing Jesus on the go.

Luke joined Jesus’ parables with carefully checked facts.

John discussed the meaning of the Savior’s saving acts.

In Acts we witness the exploding witness to the world—

Banners made by Matthew, Mark, Luke, John are now unfurled.

Romans give us doctrine: we’re not saved by law, but grace.

Both Corinthians letters cover problems we might face.

(A special thirteenth chapter eases love into first place).

Galatians deal with law and grace (a shorter draft of Romans);

Ephesians shows us how to be God’s church (though we are humans).

Philippians brings joy (though Paul was writing it in prison);

Colossians warns of teachings that don’t focus on Christ risen.

Two Thessalonians says rapture’s imminent—then isn’t.

Then Timothy gets two epistles, even though he’s young.

Like, Titus, he gets guidance as to keeping churches strong.

Philemon is a postcard begging lenience for a slave,

And Hebrews shows that Christ is far more powerful to save.

(One chapter focuses on faith of heroes bold and brave.)

But James won’ t take faith lightly; he needs to know it works.

And Peter in two letters tries to help a suff’ring church.

John has one epistle and two postcards all on love.

Then Jude sneaks in a warning of false teachers he knows of.

And finally Revelation—seven letters all in one—

Along with wondrous prophecies of wonders yet to come,

And a final feat on heaven’s streets with God’s beloved Son.

-Unknown author

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