Primary Components - Hymns May 1, 2007
Posted by Erin in : Family Worship Series , trackbackJoe,
Thanks for the great start to this section with thoughts on the importance of the Word of God. Again, I really enjoyed seeing how just a short amount of time can make such a huge impact on our lives.
I thought I would hit upon the component that we usually do first in our family worship time, which is the singing of hymns. The reason we find this component to be so crucial to starting off the family worship time is the way that song raises our emotions. But it is not just the music itself, but the incredible truths that the words of the hymn teach us.
Research has certainly shown that people are able to memorize things much easier when set to music. This is wonderful news for those of us who are singing hymns in our family worship times. Because many hymns are so deep and rich in their Bible truth, we are able to get the deep truths of God down into our hearts easily. And you know how songs tend to stick in your head. How wonderful it is to have hymns being sung through out the day by various members of the family.
We usually take as long as we need to to memorize a hymn. Sometimes it only takes a week, or sometimes, as is the case right now while we are singing “Onward Christian Soldiers”, you may spend a few weeks on one hymn. I would suggest that in special seasons, like Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, that you pick hymns that especially speak the truths that are being celebrated in those holidays.
Singing raises joy in our hearts, so step out and sing a song unto the Lord! We will suggest some helps for hymn singing in our next section on family worship.
Until then, making a joyful noise to the Lord with you,
Erin
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