Hymns for a Lifetime
A singing faith is a shared faith. Each week the most important choir of all—the gathered people of God—join their voices to worship with “psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.”
We prepare our children to share in our village hymn-singing by teaching them a basic repertoire of hymns. Elementary children gather at 9:30 AM each Sunday to sing hymns that teach about God, worshipping God, God’s love for us, Jesus’ life and love, the need to minister to others, and the need to share our faith.
In addition, the third through fifth graders in the Chapel Choir participate in our Hymns for a Lifetime memorization program, where they pass off one stanza of 20 hymns each year for three years. There are benchmark awards of medals after the first two years, and then after memorizing 60 hymns children earn a medal, engraved hymnal, and a place on the plaque displayed in the choir room.
These rewards are fun incentives, but the true reward is the seed of God’s Word planted in the hearts and minds of these children. We hope that each family has a hymnal at home to use for devotions or family singing. New hymnals are available in the music office.
