Object: your church hymnal

Good morning, boys and girls. (Hold up your church hymnal, ask the question and let them answer.) What am I holding? This is our church hymnal. All the hymns that we sing during church are in this book. (Prior to the lesson find a few hymns that children know and show them where they are in the book.) For example, on page (name the page) is "Jesus Loves Me," and on page (name the page) is "Away In The Manger." This is an important book for our church.

This hymnal makes me think of this morning's lesson. It tells us to sing and make a melody to the Lord in our hearts and to give thanks to God at all times and for everything. I want to tell you …