Music
HYMNS FOR A LIFETIME
Have you ever stopped to think how much of your Christian
faith and strength is drawn from the hymns we sing? For many Christians
the hymnal has become a devotional guide, a source of inspiration for meeting specific spiritual needs, and a source of knowledge of Christian doctrine.
For children, the knowledge of hymns is very important in their personal spiritual pilgrimage. From hymns children learn about God and God's love, Jesus and his act of redemption and about the need to minister to others and to share our faith.
Boys and girls in the Chapel Choir (3rd-5th graders) are invited to participate in the hymn memorization program—“Hymns for a Lifetime.” Each choir member who has memorized the first stanza of 20 hymns by the end of the choir year in May will receive a new hymnal with his or her name engraved on it. Those boys and girls who learn the 20 hymns for three successive years become Hymns-for-a-Lifetime Allstar. Their name is placed on a permanent plaque in the choir room. (There are three different sets of 20 hymns, one set for each year that the child is in the Chapel Choir. These are listed the page linked below.)
To pass off a hymn, the choir member sings the first stanza of the hymn for one of the choir leaders; a record of memorized hymns is maintained on a chart in the choir room. Hymn singing in worship at Knollwood is carefully planned so that each of the sixty hymns is sung at some time during worship each year at Knollwood.
It is suggested that each family have a hymnal in their homes for use in devotions and family singing. New hymnals may be ordered through the church office ($15). If you would like to order a hymnal for use in your home, let us know. Older hymnals are available from the church on loan.
Hymns for a Lifetime-Year 1, 2, 3
Children’s Hymn Memorization Program
For children, the knowledge of hymns is very important in their personal spiritual pilgrimage. From hymns children learn about God and God's love, Jesus and his act of redemption and about the need to minister to others and to share our faith.
Boys and girls in the Chapel Choir (3rd-5th graders) are invited to participate in the hymn memorization program—“Hymns for a Lifetime.” Each choir member who has memorized the first stanza of 20 hymns by the end of the choir year in May will receive a new hymnal with his or her name engraved on it. Those boys and girls who learn the 20 hymns for three successive years become Hymns-for-a-Lifetime Allstar. Their name is placed on a permanent plaque in the choir room. (There are three different sets of 20 hymns, one set for each year that the child is in the Chapel Choir. These are listed the page linked below.)
To pass off a hymn, the choir member sings the first stanza of the hymn for one of the choir leaders; a record of memorized hymns is maintained on a chart in the choir room. Hymn singing in worship at Knollwood is carefully planned so that each of the sixty hymns is sung at some time during worship each year at Knollwood.
It is suggested that each family have a hymnal in their homes for use in devotions and family singing. New hymnals may be ordered through the church office ($15). If you would like to order a hymnal for use in your home, let us know. Older hymnals are available from the church on loan.
Hymns for a Lifetime-Year 1, 2, 3