Kids' Praise! 4: Singsational Servants is an American

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 Christian

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 children's album and a live action stage production by Kid's Praise! and Maranatha!

Maranatha! Music

Maranatha! Music began as a non-profit outreach of Calvary Chapel in 1971. The Jesus People of the late 1960s and early 1970s began to write new hymns and worship songs with a folk-rock style. Maranatha! Music was founded at this time in order to publish and promote this new type of Christian...

 Kids written by Debby & Ernie Rettino. It was originally recorded in 1984 and released on VHS

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 and Cassette Tape. It was nominated for a Grammy for Best Children's Music Performance.

Plot

The kids meet up with Psalty at a park when he shows up with his new songmobile (basically a special vehicle with a collection of instruments making up the body). The kids ask how it works, and Psalty describes its operation, but adds that "...it has one little quirk...It only works when you're praising the Lord from your heart".

When they arrive at the church, one kid decides to play "preacher", where he reads from Mark 10:44, which describes those being great in God's kingdom as being servants. Later, Charity Churchmouse, a singer with a dream of being "...a Gospel singing star on Mousetail Records", makes her arrival. Psalty and the kids proceed to try and show her the importance of being a servant of God. From this point, we see the Churchmouse Choir come out. Later, Limburger (one of the choir members) attempts to hand Charity some "missing notes" only to get blown off by Charity. This leads to a turning point, as Charity decides to take a nap, resulting in a dream sequence where she (despite warnings from some of the choir members) get duped into signing with Risky Rat, and losing her freedom in the process.

After she wakes up, Charity finally realizes the importance of servanthood and decides to become the choir director of the Churchmouse Choir.

Of the Churchmouse choir, Provolone, Mozzerella and Limburger are the only members mentioned by name.

Songs

1. "We're Singing Praises"
2. "Servant of All" (the verses are not from the original song)
3. "Take All of Me" (version here uses only the choruses, as the original song came from a 1983 Maranatha! Music
   Maranatha! Music
   Maranatha! Music began as a non-profit outreach of Calvary Chapel in 1971. The Jesus People of the late 1960s and early 1970s began to write new hymns and worship songs with a folk-rock style. Maranatha! Music was founded at this time in order to publish and promote this new type of Christian...
   
    wedding album)
4. "Draw Me Nearer"
5. "Beautiful"
6. "Beethoven's New 9th" (a synthesized, slightly re-written version of Ludwig van Beethoven
   Ludwig van Beethoven
   Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
   
   's "Symphony No. 9
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   The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is the final complete symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven. Completed in 1824, the symphony is one of the best known works of the Western classical repertoire, and has been adapted for use as the European Anthem...
   
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7. "The Recipe Song"
8. "Charity's Dream"
9. "Make Me a Servant"
10. "Jesus Put the Song in My Heart"
11. "Make Me a Servant" (Reprise) (VHS version)

Main Characters

Ernie Rettino as Psalty the Singing Songbook

Debby Rettino as Charity Churchmouse

Robb Rigg as Risky Rat

Churchmouse Choir

Tammy Rettino as Mozzerella

Leilen Toth as Provolone

Cara Olinger as Limburger

Becky Alonzo

Job Alonzo

Seth Anderson

Dave Eason

Sam Floyd

Jenny Goodner