Revised Scripture Cycle Update

If you are using Cycle 2, 3, or 4 this year (2026-2027), make sure you read this update about where our Scripture Cycle is headed.

A few changes are coming for our Scripture Cycles, and I wanted to arm you with information in case you want to adjust which Scripture Songs you learn this year.  The good news? Scripture Songs are now complete and posted to the website for all four cycles! (cue the Hallelujah chorus, Mr. Handel!)

One of my favorite things about Scholé Songs is the Scripture Songs.  When my children were young, I was blown away by their ability to memorize lonnnng passages of Scripture, and the permanency that seemed to occur when it was recited or sung daily over the course of 6-8 weeks.  When I started putting together Scholé Songs, I wanted to provide songs that allow students to hide God’s Word in their heart… and not just a few verses here or there… but within the larger context of the section or chapter that it comes from. Of all the memory work we provide, this is the most important.

When I initially set up our Scripture cycles, my idea was to put Old Testament passages with Cycle 1 to correspond with the Ancient Timeline Song and History Songs… then progressively move through the Bible with Psalms in Cycle 2, Gospel passages in Cycle 3, and Epistle passages in Cycle 4.  I liked the idea of using a variety of passages from all over God's Word. This was what was published in the original memory guides.

Unfortunately, as I built out all the subjects and pieced them together, I found myself wishing I had alternatively set things up to have each Scripture “genre” in each memory cycle.  That way, if students are only able to use Scholé Songs for a few years, they get the benefit of the four genres for however many years they are involved (instead of having to complete the four-year cycle to cover everything). 

Ultimately, I realized the need to re-order everything to align certain Scripture songs with other subjects. For example, in Cycle 2, students will learn part of John 1 in Latin.  I wanted to put the Latin text to the same tune as the Scripture Song.  It just makes more sense for them to learn the John 1 Song in English during the same cycle.  Likewise in Cycle 4, the students learn the Lord’s Prayer in Latin, and the tune is pulled from the Matthew 6 Scripture Song.  I could only have those "Gospel" songs align with Latin within a cycle if there was a passage from the Gospels in all 4 cycles.  Similarly, in Cycle 4 Science, students learn an addendum to the Psalm 139 passage as part of their Science memory work.  When students learn all about the human body and body systems, I wanted to tie in Psalm 139:13-17 as part of that study. (“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”)  Again, it felt like the larger Psalm 139 song should be a part of the same cycle for continuity.

As I complete songs for each memory cycle, the guide itself then goes through a rigorous editing and revision process.  Some of the songs need the lyrics tweaked to fit a specific melody or phrase, so the newer memory guide will be updated with the new lyrics.   As the Cycles are re-released (post song-production), they will incorporate the new Scripture Cycles.  I wanted to put out a post to inform you of the new plan, in case you are using an original memory guide, and you would like to modify which Scriptures you learn as you look forward to years ahead.  I don’t ever think it hurts anyone to review a Scripture passage that they've previously learned, and there will inevitably be some doubling up as customers move from an original guide to a revised guide. Personally, I like to "begin in the way that I intend to go," and I wanted you to have that option. I apologize for the inconvenience of not having the matching Scripture songs in your guide.

Here's an overview of the revised Scripture Cycles and the expected release date of the matching guides.

The current plan for the revised Memory Guide release is as follows: 

Cycle 1 – revised and released Summer 2026. 

Cycles 2 & 4 – revised and released Summer 2027. 

Cycle 3 – revised and released Summer 2028.  (The new Cycle 3 will also include a full Geography revision to add Physical Features to the study of North & South America.) 

Here is a printable PDF of the Revised Cycle with the Scriptures broken down by week.

All of the Scripture Songs are finished and available in our All-Access Music Player, so you are free to choose whether you want to use the Scripture songs that match your Memory Guide, or pivot and substitute in the newer cycle. I am in the process of adding both the [Original] and [Revised] into the Cycle 3 & 4 Music Players, so you can easily access either song.

Because I feel so strongly about providing Scripture Songs, I will be continuing to release Scripture Songs as BONUS songs for flexible use.  Though not a part of our official Memory Cycles, they can be learned over the summer, or substituted in during any quarter if your family or community decides to learn them in lieu of what is suggested in the guides.  

As of this post, current “Bonus” Scripture passages include Matthew 7:21-29, Romans 5:12-21, and Psalm 121.  As you migrate from an OG Memory Guide to a revised one, feel free to substitute any of these in for passages that you already learned.  

Two additional things that I want to make sure that you know about Scripture Passages:

1) You can purchase a performance track for any of our Scripture Songs for showcase performances or Karaoke style activities in a classroom.  

2) [Once I’m done writing Cycle 2 & Cycle 4 songs]… You can request a song to be made for a passage of Scripture!  If you know that you are going to want your community to memorize a passage of Scripture, you can ask for a Bonus Song to be created.  I usually need about 1-2 months to get it completely produced and published.

Just reach out through our “Contact Us” page to make either of these requests.  

I'm praying for you! Wishing you a peaceful back to school season.