Prepare Him Room! (Kids Christmas Album)

Verse 0 - Gathering

Children come, the march begins

(March begins!)

Hear the calling, gather ‘round

(Gather ‘round!)

Brass is sounding, drums in tune

(Drums in tune!)

We journey forward, joy is found!

(Joy is found!)

(Action: Everyone pounds fists on laps like a drum, then stands tall at the last line—UNIQUE ACTION)

Chorus - Fixed Action/Callback

Let every heart prepare Him room

(Prepare Him room!)

Let every heart prepare Him room!

(Prepare Him room!)

(Action: Hold hands wide open, then slowly bring them to your chest (receiving)—FIXED CHORUS ACTION)

Chorus - Fixed Action/Callback

Let every heart prepare Him room

(Prepare Him room!)

Let every heart prepare Him room!

(Prepare Him room!)

(Action: Hold hands wide open, then slowly bring them to your chest (receiving))

Post-Chorus

Joy! Joy! Let the world sing!

Joy! Joy! Let the trumpets ring!

Verse 2 - Stomping

Joy, joy, repeat the sounding joy

(Sounding joy!)

Repeat the sounding joy

(Sounding joy!)

While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains

(Hills, and plains!)

Repeat the sounding joy!

(Sounding joy!)

(Action: Stomp feet loudly and rhythmically in place)

Pre-Chorus

Hearts ready, marching strong

With every beat we sing the song

Let gladness rise, together move

For love and peace, we march along

Chorus - Fixed Action/Callback

Let every heart prepare Him room

(Prepare Him room!)

Let every heart prepare Him room!

(Prepare Him room!)

(Action: Hold hands wide open, then slowly bring them to your chest (receiving))

Post-Chorus

Joy! Joy! Let the world sing!

Joy! Joy! Let the trumpets ring!

Chorus - Fixed Action/Callback

Let every heart prepare Him room

(Prepare Him room!)

Let every heart prepare Him room!

(Prepare Him room!)

(Action: Hold hands wide open, then slowly bring them to your chest (receiving))

Post-Chorus

Joy! Joy! Let the world sing!

Joy! Joy! Let the trumpets ring!

Verse 4 - Marching On

Raise high your voice, the joy has come,

(The joy has come!)

Step proud, step strong as one!

(As one!)

Brass and bells ring loud and clear,

(Loud and clear!)

Let gladness march through every year!

(March through year!)

(Action: March in place, swinging arms, heads held up, feet stomping in rhythm—UNIQUE ACTION)

Chorus - Fixed Action/Callback

Let every heart prepare Him room

(Prepare Him room!)

Let every heart prepare Him room!

(Prepare Him room!)

(Action: Hold hands wide open, then slowly bring them to your chest (receiving))

Post-Chorus

Joy! Joy! Lift your voices high!

Joy! Joy! Praise fills the sky!

Finale - Shouting

Together we rejoice and sing

(Rejoice and sing!)

Hearts united in the King!

(In the King!)

Let every voice and every land

(Every land!)

Join together, hand in hand!

(Hand in hand!)

(Action: Everyone join hands across rows and raise them up together—UNIQUE ACTION)