2013 VBS Standard’sGod’sBackyard

GO SERVE OUR WORLD (theme song) It’s a big, big world, and we’re living in God’s backyard. So we’re gonna do all that we can. Get ready, let’s go! Get on your feet and look for new opportunities to serve your friends and family right where you are. 1, 2, 3, let’s go! Hey, hey! We’re living in God’s backyard. Hey, hey! And we have a part to play. Hey, hey! So let’s go serve our world every day. Hey, hey! We’re living in God’s backyard. Hey, hey! Under the sun and stars. Hey, hey! So let’s go serve our world every day. This world is God’s backyard.(This world is God’s backyard.) It’s a big, big, big backyard.(It’s a big, big, big backyard.) We are living in God’s backyard.(We are living in God’s backyard.) So let’s go serve our world.(So let’s go serve our world.) 1, 2, 3, let’s go!

2. EVERY DAY & EVERY NIGHT Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Yeah, Yeah I’m really excited, I’m not gonna hide it. I’m having so much fun. The party’s just begun. I’m having a blast. I’m learning how I can make a difference in somebody’s life when I put them first and show them love. ’Cause every day and every night I want to do what is right. I want to give everything, serving Jesus with my life. Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Yeah, Yeah My family My friends My neighbors and my city My school, my church All around the world I can serve. I can show them Jesus loves them by the way I choose to serve them. I can show them Jesus loves them by the way I choose to serve.

3. WANNA BE LIKE JESUS Jesus is our Savior. He’s the King of the world. And still He came to the earth just so He could serve. He had two hands and feet and a heart that beats. He used all He had to make a difference. Jesus always put others first. That’s a lesson for us that we should learn. Oh, I wanna be, I really wanna be, Oh, Oh, Oh, I wanna be like Jesus(X2) Jesus is my hero. Jesus is my friend. He made a difference in the world, and I wanna be like Him. ’Cause I have two hands and feet and a heart that beats. I’m gonna use what I have to make a difference. It wasn’t ‘bout what He could get. He was all in so He could give. I really, really wanna be… just like Jesus. Oh, I wanna be, I really wanna be, Oh, Oh, Oh, I wanna be like Jesus.

4. SHINE AND SERVE God made me a part of His story. I will live all for His glory, every day and every night. God made me a part of His story. I will live all for His glory, every day and every night. C’mon, let’s go tell everyone we know. C’mon, get loud and let love show. C’mon, get ready, let’s go! So let’s all shine and serve. Let’s all give and love. Till the whole world knows Jesus loves them. Let’s shine and serve. So c’mon, we’re gonna go change the world. C’mon, let’s go tell every boy and girl. C’mon, get ready, let’s go!

5. GONNA SERVE I can clap my hands and dance around. From my head to my toes, I’m gonna let my light shine. So everything I do and every word I say shows this world that I have Jesus in me. Oh-oh, I’m gonna serve.(X3) My friends, my family, and my world. This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.(X3)

6. MY LIFE FOR YOU When the sun goes down and the stars shine, they fill up the sky with their night light. By Your design they all have a place. Their light shines to serve the world You made. Just like the moon in the midnight sky, help me, Lord, to shine You bright. I want to serve. I want to give. I want to live my life for You. So here I am. Take all of me. I want to live my life for You. (Jesus X4) When the evening comes at the end of the day and the lightning bugs come out to play, I’m reminded once again that You have made me and You have a plan. All creation sings Your praise, so from the start to the end of the day

7. ALL CREATURES OF OUR GOD AND KING All creatures of our God and King, lift up your voice and with us sing. O praise Him, hallelujah! God made the sun to shine so bright. The moon and the stars they glow at night. O praise Him, hallelujah! Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah we sing. All of you with a tender heart, serving each other, do your part. O praise Him, hallelujah! With each new day we will rejoice. Singing His praise we lift our voice. O praise Him, hallelujah!

8. MOST IMPORTANT THING Jesus told us the most important thing is to love the Lord your God with all your heart. with (all) your heart, soul, mind, and your strength(X3) We’re gonna love the Lord with everything! So clap your hands! And love the Lord with everything! Stomp your feet! Love the Lord with everything! And say, oh yeah! (oh yeah!) Love the Lord with everything! And jump up and down! (jump, jump, jump) C’mon, love the Lord with everything! And don’t forget His number two. There’s one more thing we need to do. We’ve got to love one another, serving each other. Help our brother and our neighbor too.