五首讚美詩

02-23

最近整理Youtube上收藏的讚美詩，發現最愛的那幾首大半是愛爾蘭基督徒音樂家的作品，有些是詞作者，有些是旋律。其他幾首的作者也是經歷各種生命中的逆境，創作出最廣為人知的作品。哪裡有苦難，哪裡就有最美妙的音樂啊。

第一首：Before The Throne of God Above

這是一首1860年的讚美詩。詞作者查理1841年出生在都柏林，是一個牧師的兒子。查理的歌詞曾經一度是和《禱告良辰》的旋律來唱的，直到1997年美國音樂人Vikki Cook為它譜上了新的曲子。《禱告良辰》的旋律是一種低沉的、沉思的、甚至有點感傷的調子，而Vikki的曲子則是昂揚的、勝利的、宣告的旋律，真是很適合查理的歌詞。

Before The Throne of God Above
歌詞：Charitie Lees Bancroft

旋律：Vikki Cook
Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea:
A great High Priest, whose name is Love,
Who ever lives and pleads for me.
My name is graven on His hands,
My name is written on His heart;
I know that while in heaven
He stands No tongue can bid me thence depart
No tongue can bid me thence depart.

When Satan tempts me to despair,
And tells me of the guilt within,
Upward I look, and see Him there
Who made an end to all my sin.
Because the sinless Savior died,
My sinful soul is counted free;
For God the just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me
To look on Him and pardon me
Behold Him there, the Risen Lamb

My perfect, spotless righteousness,
The great unchangeable I am,
The King of glory and of grace!
One with Himself I cannot die
My soul is purchased by His blood
My life is hid with Christ on high,
With Christ, my Savior and my God
With Christ, my Savior and my God

Before The Throne Of God Above 在神高天寶座前 -Selah [with lyrics]v.youku.com

第二首：Speak O Lord

這首歌，連同《In Christ Alone》和《The Power of the Cross》都是出自北愛爾蘭音樂事工Getty Music，Keith Getty 和Stuart Townend負責創作，Kristyn負責演唱。前兩首讚美詩已經非常知名，我也很愛，但很多人可能沒有聽過這首。神的話在很多教會越來越不被重視，很多教會已經不講聖經，或者主題式的講經，用聖經經文輔助一下主題，完全是脫離語境的隨意闡釋經文，神就不透過教會講話，可悲。

Speak O Lord

詞曲：Keith Getty & Stuart Townend
Speak, O Lord,
as we come to You
To receive the food of Your Holy Word.
Take Your truth,
plant it deep in us;
Shape and fashion us in Your likeness,
That the light of Christ might be seen today
In our acts of love and our deeds of faith.
Speak, O Lord,

and fulfill in us
All Your purposes for Your glory.
Teach us, Lord, full obedience,
Holy reverence, true humility;
Test our thoughts and our attitudes
In the radiance of Your purity.
Cause our faith to rise;
cause our eyes to see
Your majestic love and authority.
Words of pow』r that can never fail—

Let their truth prevail over unbelief.
Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds;
Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us—
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time
That will echo down through eternity.
And by grace we』ll stand on Your promises,
And by faith we』ll walk as You walk with us.
Speak, O Lord, till Your church is built
And the earth is filled with Your glory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubRlJj8xkds&index=2&list=PL56FFC1C63D8C8C1Cwww.youtube.com

第三首：Be Thou My Vision

這是一首非常非常古老的愛爾蘭讚美詩。現在大多認為作者是6世紀的愛爾蘭詩人Saint Dallan，曾經很長時間在愛爾蘭的修道院中用於朗誦，祈求神的保護。後來多次被翻譯成不同版本的英文，在1919年配上愛爾蘭民歌Slane的曲調傳唱至今。這首歌的中文版本是《成為我異象》。

Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one
Riches I heed not, nor man』s empty praise
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always

Thou and Thou only, first in my heart
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art
High King of Heaven, my victory won
May I reach Heaven』s joys, O bright Heav』n』s Sun
Heart of my own heart, whate』er befall
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CMclLT_Hjg&index=22&list=PL56FFC1C63D8C8C1Cwww.youtube.com

第四首：Rejoice In The Lord

作者是Ron Hamilton，20幾歲的時候因為疾病失去了左眼，從此帶上了眼罩，被人稱為「眼罩船長「。Ron在患病中寫下這首歌，是他在《腓立比書》中看到神的心意，靠主喜樂。在主里喜樂，無論境況如何，那是世人無法奪去的喜樂。這也是在我的婚禮上姐妹演唱的歌曲。

Rejoice in the Lord
詞曲：Ron Hamilton
God never moves without purpose or plan

When trying His servant or molding a man.
Give thanks to the Lord though your testing seems long
In darkness
He giveth a song.
Oh, rejoice in the Lord
He makes no mistakes
He knoweth the end of each path that I take
For when I am tried and purified
I shall come forth as gold.
I could not see through the shadows ahead
So I looked at the cross of my Savior instead.
I bowed to the will of the Master that day
Then peace came and tears fled away.
Oh, rejoice in the Lord
He makes no mistakes
He knoweth the end of each path that I take
For when I am tried and purified
I shall come forth as gold.
Now, I can see testing comes from above
God strengthens His children and purges in love.
My Father knows best and I trust in His care
Through purging, more fruit I will bear.
Oh, rejoice in the Lord
He makes no mistakes
He knoweth the end of each path that I take
For when I am tried and purified
I shall come forth as gold.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyDOtcBX8M8&index=5&list=PL56FFC1C63D8C8C1Cwww.youtube.com

第五首：10000 Reasons（Bless the Lord）

這首歌是近年來最知名的基督教音樂里吧？獲獎無數，在無數教會、特會、以各種語言傳唱。作者Matt Redman。但大概很少有人知道Matt的童年非常不幸，父親在他幼年時自殺，母親再嫁，繼父還虐待他。但他說，每天清晨醒來，如果我們想不到一件能感謝神的事，那一定是我們的靈里出問題了。

10000 Reasons
作者：Matt Redman，Jonas Myrin
Bless the Lord O my soul
O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I』ll worship Your holy name
Verse 1
The sun comes up it』s a new day dawning
It』s time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing when the evening comes
Verse 2
You』re rich in love and You』re slow to anger
Your name is great and Your heart is kind
For all Your goodness I will keep on singing
Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find
Verse 3
And on that day when my strength is failing
The end draws near and my time has come
Still my soul will sing Your praise unending
Ten thousand years and then forevermore
Worship Your holy name
Lord I』ll worship Your holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I』ll worship Your holy name
Worship Your holy name
Worship Your holy name

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXDGE_lRI0E&index=6&list=PL56FFC1C63D8C8C1Cwww.youtube.com