Why "Happy"? See Happy #1 or Happy #2.
I can memorize anything that's set to music. I know lyrics of Beatles' songs I've never actually heard in the original, just because my Dad sang them around the house. And a local paper once reported that I know "every song in the hymnal, all five verses." (Quite erroneous, but my husband has never let me live it down!)
So, to memorize Scripture, I use Bible verses set to music. Of course, there are lots of those songs for kids (my kids love the tracks produced by Seeds Family Worship), but I have also found musicians who are producing tracks with adults in mind.
So, to memorize Scripture, I use Bible verses set to music. Of course, there are lots of those songs for kids (my kids love the tracks produced by Seeds Family Worship), but I have also found musicians who are producing tracks with adults in mind.
- Chris Elliott has a Bible Memory Music website with large portions of the books of John and Ephesians in song. I love the selections from John, which you can download for free.
- Also, Mark Altrogge has created Forever Grateful Music where he sells his albums of various Scripture text songs. On his site, you can download individual tracks of the Walk Humbly album for free; this album was a recent gift from my brother, and I just memorized track #10 (Lamentations 3:31-33) for encouragement in trials.
I would encourage parents to sing and play music around their children. It makes singing in worship more natural. I didn't have that advantage growing up.
ReplyDeleteThank you for these free sites!! Another one of my favorites for Scripture memory is Seeds Family Worship... but I am betting you already know about them. :)
ReplyDeleteSusie, I didn't know about Seeds Family Worship; thanks for cluing me in! Afte a quick google search, I discovered that you can listen to their Bible Memory music for kids online at http://www.seedsfamilyworship.net/listen-online/ My children and I will be listening this week!
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