This Is the Day Coloring Page
Drawn for Childhood Bible Stories · Free for home & Sunday school use · Updated July 2026
"This is the day the Lord has made" in big bubble letters over a huge rising sun, its rays stretching across the whole sky, while two little birds sing their hearts out on a branch. It's a good-morning verse in picture form — the happiest page in our collection.
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About this scene
Psalm 118:24 is the Bible's wake-up song: "This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." That's the classic King James wording — the lettering on the page uses the slightly more modern phrasing children sing today, "This is the day the Lord has made." Either way, the meaning is the same: today isn't just another square on the calendar. God made this very day, and it arrived as a gift with your child's name on it.
The drawing is sunrise itself. An enormous sun climbs up from behind the rolling hills, its rays reaching all the way across the sky — plenty of long, satisfying stripes for a crayon to fill. On a leafy branch nearby, two little birds throw back their heads and sing, music notes floating up from their beaks, while a path winds off through the fields as if inviting the day to begin.
Many families know this verse as a song. Sing it together while your child colors — the birds on the branch are already carrying the tune.
“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
Psalm 118:24 (KJV)
Coloring ideas for this page
- Make the sunrise glow: a deep orange sun, then yellow rays, fading to pale yellow at the tips.
- Color the two singing birds in bright, happy colors — maybe a red one and a blue one — and don't forget their little music notes.
- Let the bubble letters go from warm sunrise colors on "This is the day" to sky blue on "the Lord has made."
- Color the winding path golden and the hills three different greens, so the morning light seems to roll across them.
What this page teaches
Every single day is made and given by God, so every day — rainy Mondays included — has joy waiting inside it. Psalm 118:24 teaches children to greet the morning with gratitude instead of grumbles.
Questions parents ask
When is a good time to use this coloring page?
Morning is the natural fit — it makes a lovely breakfast-table activity, a first-day-of-school tradition, or a Sunday morning warm-up before church. Some families hang the finished page by the bed so it's the first thing their child sees each day.
The page says "has made" but my Bible says "hath made" — which is right?
Both. The King James Version of 1611 reads "This is the day which the LORD hath made," and the drawing uses the gently modernized wording children sing in the well-known Sunday school song. The meaning is identical — it's simply older and newer English for the same joyful sentence.
What ages is this page good for?
Ages 3 to 9. The long sun rays and big letters are easy wins for the youngest colorers, while the birds, branch, and flower borders reward kids who like to take their time.
Can I print copies for my class or playgroup?
Yes — the PDF is free to download and print in whatever quantity you need for Sunday school, preschool, MOPS, or homeschool. It pairs perfectly with singing the 'This Is the Day' song together.
