All of Us: Bible Songs for Everyone

All of Us: Bible Songs for Everyone. Performed by Parker & Alexander. CD. Approx. 29 min. Bootjack Productions. 2019. CD & Digital: $9.99.

K – Gr 5

Brendan Parker and Erick Alexander, the duo that created Spaghetti Eddie, perform 10 lovely songs that retell Bible stories that are of particular interest to young listeners. These lively rock songs feature beautiful harmonies, toe-tapping, driving beats, and appealing tunes that are fun and easy to sing along with. The background instruments—guitar, bass, drums, and percussion—are performed with excellence.

The “Celebration of Creation” praises a creation that has been put together beautifully and could only have come from God. “In the Beginning” God made everything, including cuddly puppies, frisky kitties, Adam, and Eve. People thought that “Noah” was a little cuckoo: “Where are you going in that huge thing? There’s no water in your backyard!” With a great big gulp and a wiggle of the tail, in went “Jonah” to the mouth of the whale. God wrote on stone tablets His “Ten Commandments” and Moses brought those big stone tablets down from the mountain. Jesus’ birth had “Humble Beginnings” in a barn on a bed of hay. The “Good Samaritan” was a real humanitarian, a neighbor without comparison. “All of Us” are special in God’s eyes, even when we have bad days. Jesus taught us how to pray to God in “The Lord’s Prayer.” The crucifixion and resurrection occurred over “Three Dark Days,” when the sin that holds us down was washed away. This outstanding album will be welcome in homes and Sunday School classes.

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