The Atom and The Molecule are part of God’s Great Plan

The Atom and The Molecule

(A faith and science song - tune to follow)

 

Source: CGI by the author: note the heart of the image

This is a lighthearted song which blends the science of Creation and an outline of the Christian story. I hope you and God will like it: I found it great fun to write!

 

The atom and the molecule are part of Gods’ great plan, 

the photon and the proton both emerged in The Big Bang. 

The source of all the elements was God’s almighty Word,

and the fundamental forces* jumped for joy! 

 

Great rocks and little pebbles were coerced by gravity 

to form amazing planets, and enormous galaxies 

The source of all this gathering was God’s almighty Word,

and the fundamental forces jumped for joy! 

 

Great beasts preceded humans here, upon our planet earth,

extinction by an asteroid left fossils we unearth.

The source of all those massive lives was God’s almighty Word,

and the fundamental forces jumped for joy! 

 

Among much smaller creatures, human beings then evolved

and Eve and Adam’s epic was the wisest story told

Of mortals’ brash behaviour despite God’s forewarning Word.

And the fundamental forces paused their joy.

 

As humans down the ages moved away from God’s great plan,

He gave His Son to visit us, from baby through to man,

to offer us a vision of life lived by His Word,

and the angel hosts of heaven sung for joy.

 

Good News and life eternal were the messages of Christ,

confronting powerful leaders anxious they might be displaced;

Christ’s shameful killing at their hands fulfilled the Prophets’ Words

(Pause)

AT HIS RISING ALL THE COSMOS LEAPT FOR  JOY!

* The Fundamental Forces are 

• The Weak nuclear force responsible for particle decay: find a good physics site such as 'Live Science’ to explain the mechanics of this and the other three forces.You will find a link at the bottom of this post.
• The Strong nuclear force
• Electromagnetism     
• Gravity
•                                                               
• These four forces govern everything in the Universe (Source: Space.com)

This same theme is explored in a rather more youth-friendly  song called ‘The Bible Starts with Awesome Tale’ which can be accessed HERE

And similar ideas are caught into the hymn Source of The Fundamental Forces

The four fundamental forces are explained on this page of the Live Science website

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exoplanets; Thousands of them. Children’s God and Science song.

It is quite a while since I have posted anything new in the ‘Sing of God and Science’ collection (aimed at KS1 & 2 pupils). So, when a song-writers challenge (Organised by Resound!) incorporated that age-group in this month’s challenge, it felt like a good opportunity to write something new. This gave rise to a realisation that many sciences have been and are making huge strides and lots of discoveries. So, in this song I celebrate the rapidly growing number of discoveries of Exoplanets. In simple terms, these are any planets outside our solar system - planets that orbit round other suns (stars). NASA’s site will give much more detail for any teacher or young-peoples’ workers wanting to use this as a teaching song.

Per NASA

Exoplanets come in a wide variety of sizes, 

from gas giants larger than Jupiter to small, rocky planets

 about as big around as Earth or Mars.

 They can be hot enough to boil metal or locked in deep freeze. 

They can orbit their stars so tightly  that a “year” lasts only a few days; 

they can orbit two suns at once. 

 Exoplanets (can be sung to Infant Holy, Infant Lowly)

 

Exoplanets; thousands of them,

spin round hugely distant stars:

as new telescopes look further

they’ll uncover more and more 

 

maybe millions,

could be billions,

even trillions,

or quadrillions,

as God’s cosmos they explore,

as God's cosmos they explore.

 

Exoplanets spin their orbits

Out beyond Sun’s mighty sway:

those discovered, dim the brightness

of their host star’s gleaming rays.

 

maybe millions,

could be billions,

even trillions,

or quadrillions,

as God’s cosmos is explored,

as God's cosmos is explored.

 

Myriads of those exoplanets

Will have moons and weather strange.

Their conditions may be more

Extreme than earthly climate change!

 

Yes - more millions!

could be billions!

even trillions!

or quadrillions!

as God’s cosmos is explored,

as God's cosmos is explored.

And to see an index of the full collection of  ‘Sing of God and Science’ songs Click Here

 

 

It Really Isn’t Odd: SING OF GOD AND SCIENCE (Formerly HOMESCHOOL HELP): SONG NO 21

This is the twenty-first song written for primary age children so they can be encouraged to think about science as part of God’s creation and to look at how the sciences can help us understand the glory of that creation.

The songs are easy to learn and easy to sing because most of them have tunes that will be recognised. The scientific basis has been checked by well-qualified scientists to give anyone who uses them confidence. We hope you will enjoy the songs. If you should feel daunted by the possibility of being asked questions you can’t answer, you may find Keynotes and FAQs helpful

If you enjoy this song, please pass it to other parents, teachers, youth leaders, carers you feel might also find it helpful.

To print the score, or the words, go to the instructions at the bottom of this post to access pdf files to print from.

Sing of God and Science: Song No 21
It Really Isn’t Odd!

Pupil or small number of children read out a one very simple science statement starting ‘Scientists can.....

then a statement such as those below

 ‘Scientists can help us understand how…

·      Ice turns to water when it gets warmer’ 

·      Light bends in water

·      How our lungs use the air we breathe

Then we sing 
It really isn't odd
if scientists think about God
as they probe the deep foundations
of his wonderful creation,
now and then they may well think about God.
Wow!

Listen here





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Science Has Found: SING OF GOD AND SCIENCE (Formerly HOMESCHOOL HELP): Song No 20

                     

This is the twentieth song written for primary age children

so they can be encouraged to think about science as part of God’s creation and to look at how the sciences can help us understand the glory of that creation.

The songs are easy to learn and easy to sing because most of them have tunes that will be recognised. The scientific basis has been checked by well-qualified scientists to give anyone who uses them confidence. We hope you will enjoy the songs. If you should feel daunted by the possibility of being asked questions you can’t answer, you may find Keynotes and FAQs helpful

If you enjoy this song, please pass it to other parents, teachers, youth leaders, carers you feel might also find it helpful.

To print the score, or the words, go to the instructions at the bottom of this post to access pdf files to print fro

Sing of God and Science: Song No 20
Science Has Found: (Tune: Westminster Chimes)

The idea of this songs to encourage children to research lesser-known but important beneficial scientific discoveries that are then spoken in between the very simple verses of the song: three examples are shown in the video and two of them in the score.

Song:

Science has found

wonders abound:

God designed all,
from great to small.

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Thank You For The Bees: SING OF GOD AND SCIENCE (Formerly HOMESCHOOL HELP): Song No 19

                                  

This is the nineteenth song written for primary age children so they can be encouraged to think about science as part of God’s creation and to look at how the sciences can help us understand the glory of that creation.

The songs are easy to learn and easy to sing because most of them have tunes that will be recognised. The scientific basis has been checked by well-qualified scientists to give anyone who uses them confidence. We hope you will enjoy the songs. If you should feel daunted by the possibility of being asked questions you can’t answer, you may find Keynotes and FAQs helpful

If you enjoy this song, please pass it to other parents, teachers, youth leaders, carers you feel might also find it helpful.

To print the score, or the words, go to the instructions at the bottom of this post to access pdf files to print from.

Thank You for The Bees.
Homeschool Song No 19

Thank you for the bees and their beautiful buzzing

Thank you very much, thank you very, very, very much

Thank you for the bees and their beautiful buzzing

God, thank you very, very, much.

Thank you for worms and their wonderful wiggling

Thank you very much, thank you very, very, very much

Thank you for worms and their wonderful wiggling

God, thank you very, very, much..

Thank you for birds and their summertime singing

Thank you very much, thank you very, very, very much

Thank you for birds and their summertime singing

God, thank you very, very, much.

Thank you for the world and that we’re living,

Thank you very much, thank you very, very, very much

Thank you for the world and that we’re living

God, thank you very, very, much.

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Whirligig Beetles: SING OF GOD AND SCIENCE (Formerly HOMESCHOOL HELP): Song No 18

                                  

This is the eighteenth song written for primary age children so they can be encouraged to think about science as part of God’s creation and to look at how the sciences can help us understand the glory of that creation.

The songs are easy to learn and easy to sing because most of them have tunes that will be recognised. The scientific basis has been checked by well-qualified scientists to give anyone who uses them confidence. We hope you will enjoy the songs. If you should feel daunted by the possibility of being asked questions you can’t answer, you may find Keynotes and FAQs helpful

If you enjoy this song, please pass it to other parents, teachers, youth leaders, carers you feel might also find it helpful.

To print the score, or the words, go to the instructions at the bottom of this post to access pdf files to print from.

Whirligig Beetles.
Homeschool Song No 18

Whirligig beetles dart and glide,

run on the surface, bump and slide;

Their weight is very widely spread

so they can on the water tread.

Though they can dive, they’d rather not

because their food floats on the top.

Chorus

Oh Whirligig beetles dart and glide,

run on the surface, bump and slide.

One of God’s creatures, so good to see,

God loves us all, beetles and me!

Life in streams has mystery,

so many creatures to find and see.

God’s creation’s great to explore, 

fish, frogs, beetles: even more.

All part of our amazing earth,

to look after well and know its worth.

Chorus

Oh Whirligig beetles dart and glide,

run on the surface, bump and slide.

One of God’s creatures, so good to see,

God loves us all, beetles and me!

© Trevor Thorn 2019

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Ride Away: SING OF GOD AND SCIENCE (Formerly HOMESCHOOL HELP): SONG No 17

                                  

This is the seventeenth song written for primary age children so they can be encouraged to think about science as part of God’s creation and to look at how the sciences can help us understand the glory of that creation.

The songs are easy to learn and easy to sing because most of them have tunes that will be recognised. The scientific basis has been checked by well-qualified scientists to give anyone who uses them confidence. We hope you will enjoy the songs. If you should feel daunted by the possibility of being asked questions you can’t answer, you may find Keynotes and FAQs helpful

If you enjoy this song, please pass it to other parents, teachers, youth leaders, carers you feel might also find it helpful.

To print the score, or the words, go to the instructions at the bottom of this post to access pdf files to print from.

Ride Away
Homeschool Song No 17

A good way to travel is jump on a bike,

Ride away, ride away, ride away:

You’ll get places faster than if you had hiked,

Ride away, ride away, ride away.

Through God’s creation, trees, rivers and streams,

in parkland or forest it can be a dream

as the air fills your lungs

and you feel the wind stream.

Ride away, ride away, ride away,

Chorus

Thank you God for our world and how our bodies work:

Ride away, ride away, ride away,

Brake!

Thank you God for our world and how our bodies work:

Ride away, ride away, ride away,

Brake!

Remember your helmet to keep your brain safe,

Ride away, ride away, ride away:

God gave it, it’s precious, brains can’t be replaced.

Ride away, ride away, ride away:

It makes all things work from your toes to your eyes,

your thinking and feeling all on it rely;

so always be careful,

and guard it for life.

Ride away, ride away, ride away,

Chorus

A bike uses energy drawn from our food

Ride away, ride away, ride away:

It’s good for God’s planet and good for you too!

Ride away, ride away, ride away

There’s so much around as you travel along,

the plants and the animals, birds singing songs,

enjoy all your cycling

let it be life-long

Ride away, ride away, ride away,

Chorus

Thank you God for our world and how our bodies work:

Ride away, ride away, ride away,

Brake!

Thank you God for our world and how our bodies work:

Ride away, ride away, ride away,

Brake!

© Trevor Thorn November 2016/ Feb 2019

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Full Moon Rises, Huge and Bright: SING OF GOD AND SCIENCE (Formerly HOMESCHOOL HELP): Song No 16

                                  

This is the sixteenth song written for primary age children so they can be encouraged to think about science as part of God’s creation and to look at how the sciences can help us understand the glory of that creation.

The songs are easy to learn and easy to sing because most of them have tunes that will be recognised. The scientific basis has been checked by well-qualified scientists to give anyone who uses them confidence. We hope you will enjoy the songs. If you should feel daunted by the possibility of being asked questions you can’t answer, you may find Keynotes and FAQs helpful

If you enjoy this song, please pass it to other parents, teachers, youth leaders, carers you feel might also find it helpful.

To print the score, or the words, go to the instructions at the bottom of this post to access pdf files to print from.

Full Moon Rises, Huge and Bright.
Homeschool Song No 16

Full moon rises, huge and bright,
in the East, a glorious sight.
Chorus
God made wonders and what’s more,
science helps them be explored.

Then the moon looks smaller, high,
as it moves across the sky.
Chorus

There’s no doubt that this seems strange,
for its distance does not change.
Chorus

Why the difference to our sight,
it’s a puzzle and delight.
Chorus 

We have brains to think this through,
gift of God to me and you.
Chorus


Note: The sun shows the same effect when it rises in the East and both sun and full moon look large when they set, too.




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Bubbles Are A Lovely Sight: SING OF GOD AND SCIENCE (Formerly HOMESCHOOL HELP): SONG No 15

                                  

CAUTION: During any Covid 19 restrictions, if this song makes children want to blow bubbles - please make sure they are contained to your own home - or if you are so fortunate, your garden. Please DO NOT blow bubbles on a balcony that is joined to someone else’s balcony in any direction.

This is the fifteenth song written for primary age children so they can be encouraged to think about science as part of God’s creation and to look at how the sciences can help us understand the glory of that creation.

The songs are easy to learn and easy to sing because most of them have tunes that will be recognised. The scientific basis has been checked by well-qualified scientists to give anyone who uses them confidence. We hope you will enjoy the songs. If you should feel daunted by the possibility of being asked questions you can’t answer, you may find Keynotes and FAQs helpful

If you enjoy this song, please pass it to other parents, teachers, youth leaders, carers you feel might also find it helpful.

To print the score, or the words, go to the instructions at the bottom of this post to access pdf files to print from.

Bubbles Are A Lovely Sight
Homeschool Song No 15

Bubbles are a lovely sight,                        

God enjoys our great delight:

as they drift into the air,

floating here and floating there

Bubbles start a perfect sphere

as the liquid traps the air,

surface tension pulls it tight

to the smallest size it might

As they float they catch the light:

wondrously, the surface bright

splits the light in seven parts,

like the rainbow’s glorious arc.

Every Bubble is unique,

some are strong and some are weak,

some are big and some are small,

just like us: God loves us all.

Bubbles are a lovely sight,

God enjoys our great delight;

let our joy turn into praise

for God’s love and for God’s grace.

© Trevor Thorn 2019

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