Average Ausbund hymn — 8-12 stanzas. At 5 minutes per stanza, that's 40-60 minutes for one hymn. Service includes 3-4 hymns = 2-3 hours of singing.

Patience

For the Amish, a long hymn isn't an ordeal but patience practice. Gelassenheit. You don't rush because there's nowhere to rush. Time isn't money (worldly). Time is God's gift. Spending it on singing is right.

Children

Children sit quietly. From age 3-4. Two to three hours. No toys, no books, no screens. How? Habit. By 6, a child doesn't know it could be otherwise.