Merry Christmas!
在这个宗教包容的国度里,虽然不是每个人都说“圣诞快乐”,但这节日气氛总是让每个人感到快乐。有一首歌"O Come All Ye Faithful",在我来说,更能渲染这个日子原来愉悦的意义。该曲谱原是流行于13世纪的"Adeste Fideles",据说是英国神学家哲学家John of Reading写的,后来由Frederick Oakeley改为现在的O Come All Ye Faithful而专唱于世。
因为人们为这歌的虔诚所感染,O Come All Ye Faithful不只于作为宗教歌曲而演唱 (原作Adeste Fideles是男高音的repertoire)。这里,我只选取了由Mark Hall组合的Casting Crown乐队演绎的,风格既有丰满的艺术力量,也饱含着对神的眷恋。
Lyrics:
O come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant!
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold him
Born the King of Angels:
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
God of God,
Light of Light,
Lo, he abhors not the Virgin's womb;
Very God,
Begotten, not created:
Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of Heaven above!
Glory to God
In the highest:
Yea, Lord, we greet thee,
Born this happy morning;
Jesus, to thee be glory given!
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing!
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