Now Available: Songs from The New City Catechism 3

Last March we released the first batch of Songs from The New City Catechism, which covered Questions 1–15, followed by Questions 16–31 in summer 2017. As I wrote then,

When The Gospel Coalition, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, and Crossway decided to bring The New City Catechism (NCC) to print, we knew we wanted to commission brand-new songs that followed the exact wording of The New City Catechism children’s questions and answers. What might take weeks to learn through repetition could take minutes to memorize when set to the right tune.

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That has indeed been the case as both children and adults have responded enthusiastically to learning the catechism through song.

Today, we are pleased to release a third set of songs covering Questions 32–41, set to music by Frank Hernandez and arranged by Fletch Wiley. There are several ways you can stream and download:

Play the songs through the NCC apps (iTunes | Google Play)
Stream Songs from The New City Catechism 3 album on this page or on Bandcamp (works best for iPhone)
Download the entire album from Bandcamp (must be downloaded on a computer then imported into iTunes before you can listen on an iPhone, though Android supports direct downloads)
Play the songs on NewCityCatechism.com (be sure the site is set to children’s mode to play the songs) or on this site (below)
Play lyric videos on Youtube
Download lead sheets for worship

Coming Soon:

Songs for Questions 41–52 (available in summer 2018)
The New City Catechism Curriculum (ages 8 to 11, available summer 2018)

Lead Sheets

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This album was made possible through the support of a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this album are those of the publisher and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.

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Betsy Childs Howard is an editor for The Gospel Coalition. She is the author of Seasons of Waiting and the children’s books Arlo and the Great Big Cover-Up, Polly and the Screen Time Overload, and Arlo and the Keep-Out Club. Betsy and her husband, Bernard, live with their two little boys in Birmingham, Alabama.