Worship

Cherishing Hymns in Corporate Worship

For the next several months, our church family is devoting time to learning great hymns of the faith. Memorizing hymns is one of the ways we can obey Scripture’s command to “let the wordof Christ dwell in you richly...singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God” (Colossians 3:16).

Why a focus on hymns?
We're doing this, first of all, because we want to benefit not only from the songs written in our lifetime, but also from hymns that have served the people of God for generations and will endure long after we’re gone. They are time-tested and true. They speak to every circumstance of life and point us to the wisdom, love and power of our gracious God and Savior.

Secondly, we recognize that not everyone grew up going to church, and so for many people, the "standards" that church folk know and love may be completely unfamiliar. We also recognize that the children in our congregation may not be very familiar with many historic hymns of the faith since that is not what we mainly and exclusive sing every Sunday in corporate worship.

What's going to be different?
Each month, we are highlighting a different hymn in corporate worship and seeking to learn it together by memory. We will sing that hymn each Sunday during that month, hopefully being able to sing from memory by the last Sunday....and hopefully more aware of the incredible truths of God's glory and His overwhelming grace that we're singing about. We invite you to print off the lyrics and spend time on your own, or with your family, driving these truths deep in your heart.

January's hymn, "Amazing Grace"
February's hymn, "It Is Well with My Soul"
March's hymn, "How Firm a Foundation"
April's hymn, "Crown Him with Many Crowns"
June's hymn, "Great Is Thy Faithfulness"