These are all songs that we’ve been singing with or to our own children. Here are 14 hymns for your family to try. What sorts of hopes and values are your children absorbing from the songs they sing? We are praying for those who must sing alone during this season, even as we ask for your prayers for families to grow in singing too.įor those who do have children in the home, it’s important to consider carefully what songs you will sing with your kids.Įvery song teaches them (and us!) something about God.

The point is simply to sing-and to let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you do.Įven as we write this, our hearts also break for believers who are home alone and for those who desire marriage and children. Let your children drum along on pots and pans, and don’t hold them back from screaming out the choruses they love. Don’t worry about being polished or put together-in fact, it’s probably better to keep things fun, informal, and brief. If your church is streaming or sending out songs on Sunday mornings, you can sing along from your living room.

You can sing your kids to sleep with hymns before bedtime. You can sing along with recordings on your phone around the breakfast table. You don’t need a music degree or a grand piano to jumpstart vibrant singing at home. We pray it would be so, and that the habits we foster during this season may build stronger foundations for marriages, families, and the generations to come. Singing together is one way we obey this command.Ĭould this moment in history lead to a renewal of singing in Christian families around the world, by God’s grace? We are told to do so as we sit at home, walk along the path, lie down, and rise each day (Deuteronomy 6:4-7). Scripture calls us to teach our children to love the Lord our God with heart, soul, and might.

Our extra time at home has reinforced the notion that one of the best ways we can serve our wives and children-not only now, but also in more “normal” seasons of life-is by leading our families more faithfully and more enthusiastically in song. We’ve been seeing a lot more of our kids lately-and they’ve been seeing a lot more of us (whether they like it all the time or not!).

Who sings in christ alone