Singing about the history of Israel is a great way to learn and understand who the children of Israel were, and how God planned to use them.

Babylon, captured, vessels, Jehovah, knowledge, insight

The children of Israel were in captivity in Babylon! They wept by the rivers as they remembered Zion, a wonderful place in God's good land!

Babylon, captured, four children, Jehovah, knowledge, insight

Our names mean something! Daniel 1:7 tells us the names of Daniel and his three closest companions! Learn how each of their names gave glory to God!

Daniel, Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael, names, judged, favor, helped, young, overcomers, God

Always remember that God is behind every scene! The book of Daniel and all the stories in it show that God orders everything!

God, ruling, coordinating, planning, captives, test, behind, scene, veggies, water, faces, shine

Learn about the courage of Daniel and his friends as they stood up against the king and refused to eat his food! This song tells us the events in Daniel chapter 1, verses 5-20!

boy, Daniel, away, home, courageous, alone, friends, together, kingly, food, bite, right, decided

The ones who know their God show strength and take action! This is shown clearly in how Daniel and his friends were able to stand strongly against the idols and set their hearts towards God!

Daniel, companions, strong, idols, overcame, ate, set, hearts, good, king, decree, prayed, wisdom, dream

Who we choose to be our friends is so important! Sing about how we should carefully choose the right friends, just like Daniel did!

yes, I, can, choose, friends, carefully

Behind the scenes, the heavens do rule! Sing about how God grants, gives, and makes us live, as we learn that we are His!

Heavens, rule, prayers, heard, trouble, overcome, compassions, God, Word

Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon made an enormous statue, and he declared that his entire kingdom must bow down to it! But Daniel and his friends refused to bow down!

head, shoulders, trunk, legs, idol, cubits, sixty, bow, down, gold, silver, bronze, iron, feet, toes, clay, Nebuchadnezzar

One night, the King of Babylon had a strange and disturbing dream, but when he woke up, no one could tell him what it meant! Finally, he called Daniel to explain it to him, and with the help of God, Daniel told the king what his dream really meant.

Many kingdoms, destroyed, stone, cut, from mountain, bronze, iron, clay, silver, gold, final kingdom

Let the name of God be blessed! This song, based off of three verses in Daniel, tells us that it is He who changes seasons, causes kings to rise and fall, and reveals the hidden things!

Wisdom, might, His, Name, God, blessed, He, changes, seasons, rise, fall

We will not forget our God! Even though Daniel was taken from his home country and placed in a strange, foreign land, he never forgot God!

My, home, country, not, forget, my God, bow down, when, music, plays

Serving the Lord is a decision that we all have to choose. The Bible tells us to choose to serve the Lord!

house, me, serving, Bible, family, serve, choose, Lord, Joshua, people

Daniel and his companions were told that if they don't bow down to an idol, the king would throw them into a fiery furnace! But still, they refused to bow down and serve other gods! They knew that God could deliver them!

We, will, not, serve, gods, deliver, not not not, purposed, heart, seven, times, hot

King Nebuchadnezzar ordered Daniel's friends to be thrown into the furnace for not bowing down to the idol! But when they were thrown in, they had not been harmed by the flame!

four, men, walking, fire, angel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, God, servants, decree, king

What do you do when your friends tell you to do something that you know is wrong? This song teaches us that when that happens, it's time to part company with those friends!

Friends, shouldn't, part, company, walk away, bad, upward, good

Nebuchadnezzar was a very proud man and only thought of himself and his accomplishments. But one day, as he was on the roof of his palace, the Lord greatly humbled him.

My power, majesty, my greatness, Kingdom taken, pasture, eat grass, heavens rule

Belshazzar, the new King of Babylon had a huge party with things he had taken from the house of God in Jerusalem! So the Lord sent him a message written by a hand in words that no one could understand!

Belshazzar, party, gold, silver, vessels, failed, to honor, God, fingers, hand, writing, arrogance, increased, Jehovah honored not

Daniel prayed to God three times every day for seventy years! This song is about the faithful, continuous prayers of Daniel, a chosen man of God.

Chosen man of God, Daniel, captive, prayed 3 times daily, faithful, 70 years,

The king's men were jealous of Daniel because the king favored him above them! So they convinced the king to set a trap so that Daniel would be thrown into a lion's den! Hear the rest of this fascinating story as you listen to this song!

Princes, tricked, Darius, Daniel, prayed, to his God, excellent spirit, thrown, lions, lair, den, my God, delivers,

This song tells the story of how God's people came to be captives in Babylon. But it also tells of Daniel's faithful prayers to God to show compassion towards His people again!

Spacious, land, hearts, colder, conquered, Daniel, windows, open, Jerusalem, prayed, compassion, God's promise, holy, city, dwelling place

There was a land where Daniel really wanted to be: God's land! But he didn't just pray for the land, he prayed for the city and the wall and the house behind the wall in the land!

House behind wall, around city, in the land, , where I, really, want to be, pray, people return

God heard the word of Daniel, a man of preciousness to Him! Sing how those who turn many to righteousness shine like stars!

Man, preciousness, God, heard, your, word, shine like heavenly expanse, turn many, to righteousness

After Daniel's praying and Darius' giving, many of God's people were able to return home! We too can go and pray to recover, restore, and rebuild God's house!

Daniel, prayed, Darius, gave, people's, hearts, brave, recover, restore, rebuild

Did you know that people pray each day for God to have his way? We can also be those who pray, just like Daniel in Daniel 17:9!

Cause, face, shine, sanctuary, sake, praying, God, way

God had a man to pray for His way: and that man's name was Daniel! Sing about how prayer can lay the "tracks" for God's "train" to run on! Prayer is so important indeed!

Daniel, daily, prayer, opened, way, return, land, window, opened, toward, Jerusalem, 70 years, 3 times, seventy, three