Family's Heartfelt 'Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus' Performance

There’s something holy in the Garms Family’s heartfelt ‘Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus’ that feels less like a soft whisper to your soul on a weary day. David and Kris, alongside their six children, carry this music like a gentle hand held steady through life’s storms. Since 2008, their family has traveled countless miles, cradling tired hearts with “Nights of Encouragement,” a living room turned sanctuary, and a road that folds into home wherever they go.

What I love most about their music is that it’s about their real, honest love of Jesus with their voices woven together with grace, humility, and the kind of faith that blooms in the cracks of hard seasons. Their rendition is breathed out like a prayer, a balm for the worn, the hopeful, the searching.

How did they get their start in performing? Well, these once quiet hymns sung around their Minnesota kitchen table grew into something unexpected. When a promoter finally asked, “Do you sing?” They whispered yes, stepping onto a path paved by God’s gentle invitation. None of their children had formal lessons, but each picked up instruments and songs from a place deeper than technique—a place of longing and love.

When life shifted—when David lost his job in 2010—the Garms didn’t falter. They leaned into the promise of God’s faithfulness and said yes to the call of full-time ministry. Now, their music travels across states and hearts, stitching together stories of grace with fiddle, banjo, mandolin, and voices tender as prayer.

If your heart feels heavy today, pause for a moment with the Garms Family’s rendition of this favorite hymn. Let their song lift your eyes, steady your soul, and remind you that He is near—always near.

“Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross…” Hebrews 12:2