Bless the Lord Prayer for Kids (Prayer Read-Along)
In this Juice Box episode, kids read along with Bless the Lord and discover a simple, beautiful Catholic prayer that invites all of creation to praise God together. A sweet Catholic read-along that helps little kids pray with Scripture and notice how the whole world, stars, rain, birds, whales, and even chilly snow, can praise God.
Bless the Lord Prayer for Kids: What It Is and Why It Matters
The Bless the Lord prayer for kids is a joyful Scripture prayer that comes from the Book of Daniel. It invites everything God made, angels, stars, rain, snow, mountains, rivers, birds, animals, whales, and people, to praise the Lord.
In this read-along, little kids get to hear the prayer in a colorful, easy-to-follow way. The repeated words “Bless the Lord” make it feel almost like a song, which is perfect for babies, toddlers, and young children who learn by hearing things again and again.
The big idea is simple: creation is not just pretty to look at. Creation is God’s gift, given in love and meant to point us toward Him. For kids, this prayer teaches that praising God is something everyone can join, even the smallest child, because the whole world is already singing, “Bless the Lord.”
Key Takeaways
- The “Bless the Lord” prayer is a Catholic prayer from Scripture that helps kids praise God with simple, repeated words.
- This read-along is based on the Canticle of the Three Children from the Book of Daniel, a prayer the Church has loved for a long time, used in the Church’s liturgical prayer at Lauds on Sundays (with parts used alternately).
- The prayer invites all creation to join in: sun and moon, rain and snow, mountains and rivers, birds and animals, and all God’s people, along with whales and all that swim.
- The repeated phrase “Bless the Lord” makes the prayer easy for young kids to hear, remember, and say along with the book.
- The colorful illustrations help babies, toddlers, and young children connect prayer with things they already know: animals, weather, nature, and the world around them.
- The moral is simple: everything God made can remind us to praise Him, and every child is invited to join the song.
Episode Summary
This week’s episode is a gentle read-along of Bless the Lord, a Catholic board book that introduces children to the beauty of praying Scripture. It’s calm, colorful, and easy for little ones to follow.
The prayer begins with a big invitation: “Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord.” That means all of creation is invited to praise God, not just grown-ups at church, not just people who know big prayers, but everything God made.
As the read-along continues, kids hear about angels, heavens, sun, moon, stars, rain, snow, fire, cold, mountains, rivers, whales, birds, animals, and people all blessing the Lord. It’s like the whole world becomes one giant choir. Very cute. Very holy. For families, this episode is a simple way to show kids that Catholic prayer can start with wonder. Look outside. See the sky. Hear the birds. Feel the rain. Then say with the whole Church: “Bless the Lord.”
Episode Highlights
Transcript
[00:00:01 --> 00:00:02] It's Dilly.
[00:00:02 --> 00:00:04] Today, we're doing something really fun.
[00:00:04 --> 00:00:07] We're going to pray with a story.
[00:00:07 --> 00:00:10] This book is called "Bless the Lord" from Word on Fire.
[00:00:10 --> 00:00:13] And it's based on a real song from the Bible
[00:00:13 --> 00:00:16] where everything in creation praises God.
[00:00:16 --> 00:00:21] The sun, the waters, the wind, even the animals.
[00:00:21 --> 00:00:22] "Bless the Lord."
[00:00:23 --> 00:00:25] Yes, that was awesome.
[00:00:25 --> 00:00:28] All right, let's read and praise God together.
[00:00:28 --> 00:00:29] (juice bubbling)
[00:00:29 --> 00:00:30] Juicebox.
[00:00:30 --> 00:00:31] (bubble popping)
[00:00:31 --> 00:00:31] (child laughing)
[00:00:31 --> 00:00:33] "Bless the Lord."
[00:00:33 --> 00:00:36] Illustrated by Eileen Ryan Ewen.
[00:00:36 --> 00:00:38] A canticle from the book of Daniel
[00:00:38 --> 00:00:41] featured in the ancient liturgy of the hour.
[00:00:41 --> 00:00:42] (page rustling)
[00:00:42 --> 00:00:45] "Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord.
[00:00:45 --> 00:00:49] Praise and exalt him above all forever.
[00:00:49 --> 00:00:50] Angels of the Lord."
[00:00:50 --> 00:00:52] "Bless the Lord."
[00:00:52 --> 00:00:56] "You heavens, bless the Lord."
[00:00:56 --> 00:00:57] Look at those kids.
[00:00:57 --> 00:00:58] Get in the balloon.
[00:01:00 --> 00:01:04] (page rustling)
[00:01:04 --> 00:01:07] "All you waters above the heavens."
[00:01:07 --> 00:01:08] "Bless the Lord."
[00:01:08 --> 00:01:11] "All you hosts of the Lord.
[00:01:11 --> 00:01:12] Bless the Lord.
[00:01:13 --> 00:01:17] Sun and moon, bless the Lord.
[00:01:17 --> 00:01:20] Stars of heaven, bless the Lord."
[00:01:21 --> 00:01:24] A lot of angels.
[00:01:24 --> 00:01:25] Angels have wings.
[00:01:27 --> 00:01:30] And some kids flying
[00:01:32 --> 00:01:33] into the sun.
[00:01:33 --> 00:01:34] That's the moon.
[00:01:34 --> 00:01:36] Those are clouds.
[00:01:36 --> 00:01:39] "Sun and moon, bless the Lord."
[00:01:39 --> 00:01:40] (page rustling)
[00:01:40 --> 00:01:41] (rain pattering) (birds chirping)
[00:01:41 --> 00:01:43] Every shower and dew.
[00:01:43 --> 00:01:44] Bless the Lord."
[00:01:44 --> 00:01:48] Some kids are playing in the rain.
[00:01:48 --> 00:01:50] Look at the raindrops.
[00:01:50 --> 00:01:51] I like splashing
[00:01:51 --> 00:01:53] into puddles. (water splashing)
[00:01:53 --> 00:01:56] "All you winds, bless the Lord."
[00:01:56 --> 00:01:59] Some kids are flying in the wind.
[00:01:59 --> 00:02:00] (children laughing)
[00:02:00 --> 00:02:03] (page rustling) (fire crackling)
[00:02:03 --> 00:02:06] "Fire and heat, bless the Lord.
[00:02:06 --> 00:02:09] Cold and chill, bless the Lord."
[00:02:09 --> 00:02:11] The leaves are falling.
[00:02:11 --> 00:02:14] I like jumping in the leave piles.
[00:02:16 --> 00:02:20] "Dew and rain, bless the Lord."
[00:02:20 --> 00:02:21] Nice, cozy fire.
[00:02:22 --> 00:02:24] (page rustling) (wind howling)
[00:02:24 --> 00:02:27] "Frost and chill, bless the Lord.
[00:02:27 --> 00:02:31] Ice and snow, bless the Lord."
[00:02:31 --> 00:02:32] There's snow on the ground.
[00:02:32 --> 00:02:37] "Nights and days, bless the Lord.
[00:02:37 --> 00:02:38] (bear growling)
[00:02:38 --> 00:02:41] Light and darkness, bless the Lord.
[00:02:41 --> 00:02:42] (page rustling)
[00:02:42 --> 00:02:43] (thunder roaring) (rain pattering)
[00:02:43 --> 00:02:46] Lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord."
[00:02:46 --> 00:02:48] Lightning's so cool.
[00:02:48 --> 00:02:51] They have storms, but they're not scared.
[00:02:51 --> 00:02:54] And some tall glass.
[00:02:54 --> 00:02:57] "Let the earth bless the Lord.
[00:02:58 --> 00:03:02] Praise and exalt him above all forever."
[00:03:02 --> 00:03:03] (thunder roaring)
[00:03:03 --> 00:03:05] "Lightning and cloud, bless the Lord."
[00:03:05 --> 00:03:09] "Mountains and hills, bless the Lord."
[00:03:10 --> 00:03:13] Of some mountain with some trees,
[00:03:13 --> 00:03:16] but have leaves on them.
[00:03:18 --> 00:03:18] (page rustling) (rain pattering)
[00:03:18 --> 00:03:21] "Everything growing from the earth,
[00:03:21 --> 00:03:23] bless the Lord."
[00:03:23 --> 00:03:25] Flowers grow in the spring.
[00:03:25 --> 00:03:27] I think it's spring there.
[00:03:27 --> 00:03:30] "You springs, bless the Lord.
[00:03:30 --> 00:03:34] Seas and rivers, bless the Lord."
[00:03:35 --> 00:03:37] There's a boat, a sailboat.
[00:03:38 --> 00:03:40] (page rustling)
[00:03:40 --> 00:03:41] "You dolphins
[00:03:41 --> 00:03:45] and all you water creatures bless the Lord."
[00:03:45 --> 00:03:47] And I see a whale with some water
[00:03:47 --> 00:03:50] and they're going down in some lakes.
[00:03:50 --> 00:03:51] And there's stingrays.
[00:03:51 --> 00:03:53] There's octopus too.
[00:03:53 --> 00:03:55] And the whale too.
[00:03:55 --> 00:03:57] Look at that dolphin too.
[00:03:57 --> 00:04:01] "All you birds of the air, bless the Lord."
[00:04:01 --> 00:04:03] Oh, a pelican.
[00:04:03 --> 00:04:03] Parrot.
[00:04:04 --> 00:04:06] (page rustling)
[00:04:06 --> 00:04:07] "All you beasts,
[00:04:07 --> 00:04:09] wild and tame, (elephant trumpeting)
[00:04:09 --> 00:04:11] bless the Lord. (animal growling)
[00:04:11 --> 00:04:13] All you sons of men, (birds chirping)
[00:04:13 --> 00:04:15] bless the Lord.
[00:04:15 --> 00:04:18] Oh Israel, bless the Lord.
[00:04:18 --> 00:04:22] Praise and exalt him above all forever."
[00:04:22 --> 00:04:24] People.
[00:04:24 --> 00:04:25] And horses. (horse grunting)
[00:04:25 --> 00:04:27] And cows and elephants. (cow mooing)
[00:04:27 --> 00:04:29] And that's a boat.
[00:04:29 --> 00:04:30] (page rustling)
[00:04:30 --> 00:04:33] "Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord.
[00:04:33 --> 00:04:37] Servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
[00:04:37 --> 00:04:41] Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord.
[00:04:42 --> 00:04:44] (page rustling)
[00:04:44 --> 00:04:47] Holy men of humble heart, bless the Lord."
[00:04:48 --> 00:04:52] Some friars and some saints.
[00:04:52 --> 00:04:54] St. Francis.
[00:04:54 --> 00:04:56] Mother Theresa.
[00:04:56 --> 00:04:59] "Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael,
[00:04:59 --> 00:05:00] bless the Lord.
[00:05:01 --> 00:05:04] Praise and exalt him above all forever.
[00:05:05 --> 00:05:10] Let us bless the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
[00:05:10 --> 00:05:13] Let us praise and exalt Him above all forever.
[00:05:14 --> 00:05:19] Blessed are you, Lord, in the firmament of heaven.
[00:05:19 --> 00:05:23] Praiseworthy and glorious and exalted above all forever."
[00:05:27 --> 00:05:29] That was such a good book.
[00:05:29 --> 00:05:30] (leaves rustling)
[00:05:30 --> 00:05:31] That was so much fun.
[00:05:31 --> 00:05:34] Friends, you just prayed with words from the Bible.
[00:05:34 --> 00:05:36] How cool is that?
[00:05:36 --> 00:05:38] This story comes from the book of Daniel,
[00:05:38 --> 00:05:41] where people praise God for everything he's made
[00:05:41 --> 00:05:45] because all of creation shows us how good he is.
[00:05:45 --> 00:05:49] And you did it too every time you said...
[00:05:49 --> 00:05:50] "Bless the Lord."
[00:05:50 --> 00:05:52] You were giving praise to God.
[00:05:52 --> 00:05:55] If your family wants to keep reading and praying together,
[00:05:55 --> 00:05:59] you could check out "Bless the Lord" from Word on Fire.
[00:05:59 --> 00:06:00] Parents, take a look in the description
[00:06:00 --> 00:06:02] for the link to find the book.
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[00:06:04 --> 00:06:06] All right, let's say it one more time together.
[00:06:06 --> 00:06:07] Nice and loud.
[00:06:07 --> 00:06:09] "Bless the Lord."
[00:06:09 --> 00:06:10] Bye, friends.
[00:06:10 --> 00:06:12] I'll see you next time. Bye.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Bless the Lord prayer for kids?
The Bless the Lord prayer for kids is a Catholic prayer from the Book of Daniel that invites all creation to praise God. It repeats the phrase "bless the Lord," which makes it simple and easy for young children to hear and remember. It helps kids learn that prayer can be joyful, beautiful, and full of wonder.
What does "all you works of the Lord" mean?
"All you works of the Lord" means everything God has made. That includes the sky, stars, rain, snow, mountains, rivers, animals, whales, people, and all creation. The prayer is inviting the whole world to praise God together.
Why is Bless the Lord good for kids?
Bless the Lord for kids works well because it uses simple repetition and beautiful images from creation. Children can picture the sun, moon, birds, rain, snow, and whales while they listen. It helps them see that God's world is full of little reminders to praise Him.
Is this a Catholic prayer read-along for kids?
Yes, this episode is a Catholic prayer read-along for kids based on Scripture. It helps children hear a real prayer from the Church in a way that feels gentle and approachable. Families can use it at home, during quiet time, or as a simple prayer moment before bed.
How can families help kids praise God for creation?
Start with things kids already notice: the sun, clouds, flowers, pets, birds, or rain. Then say, "That can bless the Lord too." You can even ask, "What else do you see that can praise God?" and let your child name things around them.
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Free Bless The Lord Worksheet For Kids
God has given us so many good and beautiful gifts. This worksheet helps kids notice those blessings and praise God with thankful hearts.
What's Inside:
Color Images
Drawing Activity
Praise for God Practice
Perfect to use while watching the companion Juice Box video
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