Dear Listening Friends,
Happy New Year! We welcome you to our program 愛的凱歌Adore Him, where today we are sharing a hymn called "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus" written by Charles Wesley. The song's music was composed by Rowland Hugh Prichard. The song talks about how we long for Jesus to deliver us with his eternal salvation from sins and fears and to set us in peace forever.
In some hymnals, such as Seng-si (1964), published by the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT), instead of "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus," they apply another Charles Wesley's well-known hymn called "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" as words but with the same music from Rowland Hugh Prichard.
The lyrics of "Love, Divine, All Loves Excelling" describe not only Jesus' pure, perfect, holy, and endless love but also offer a prayer yearning for his help to sanctify his people so that they may be holy and perfect like their God. In verse 4, Charles Wesley depicts, "... let us see Thy great salvation perfectly restored in Thee. Changed from glory into glory, till in heav'n we take our place, till we cast our crowns before Thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise." These lines align with Paul's words to Christians in the Corinthian church, "And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit" (2 Corinthians 3:18).
At the end of this episode, we pray that God blesses all of you to always be in Christ, the center of your heart and life, with his holiness and pure love, and live out the Christ-like life in the new year of 2024. We also invite you to listen to "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus," played on piano by Judy and Vivien.
Once again, we wish you all a Happy New Year, and may the Peace of Christ be with you!
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Hi, 各位聽眾朋友們！平安！新年快樂！歡迎收聽愛的凱歌(Adore Him)。
今天要與您的分享詩歌是「我們渴望的耶穌」(Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus)；詩歌詞由Charles Wesley 所寫。歌詞主要描述：嬰孩耶穌是君王，祂掌權直到永遠。祂降生世界，為要拯救萬邦。萬眾向這位拯救者吟唱/禱告：我們渴望已久的耶穌，請祢來，除掉我們的罪惡，使我們在祢裡面得安息。我們的主耶穌，請祢來，賜下聖靈，永遠居住在我們的心中，掌管我們。
「我們渴望的耶穌」這首歌的的曲調出自創作者：Rowland Hugh Prichard。同樣的曲調，在台灣長老教會的舊版聖詩中，採用的歌詞，卻是Charles Wesley另外一首非常有名的聖詩詩詞：主愛超越(Love Divine, All Loves Excelling)。（事實上，「主愛超越」這首聖詩，普遍採用John Zundel於1870創作的曲調，但有少部分聖詩歌本中，採用Rowland Hugh Prichard所寫的曲調。）
「主愛超越」這首聖詩的歌詞總共有四節，除了頌讚主耶穌至聖潔、永恆不變、完全的愛之外，詩詞中充滿著求主幫助，使我們能成聖、完全，像我們的主一樣的禱求。
「主愛超越」其中一節歌詞說道：「願從榮光再進榮光，直到我們進天國。」
在節目的尾聲，邀請您聆聽Judy 和Vivien以雙鋼琴彈奏的「我們渴望的耶穌」( “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”)，並且祝福您在2024年新的一年，常常住在聖潔榮美、慈愛憐憫的耶穌裡，活出基督的聖潔新生命。
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✏️「我們渴望的耶穌」("Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”)
Words: Charles Wesley
Music: Rowland Hugh Prichard
Arrangement for two pianos: Joseph M. Martin
Performance: Vivien Lin, Judy Lin
Sound Mixing: Vivien Lin
Cover Photo: Judy Lin
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✏️「我們渴望的耶穌」("Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”)
曲：Rowland Hugh Prichard
調：HYFRYDOL 格律：8.7.8.7.Double.
詞：Charles Wesley
譯：何統雄 詩集：《世紀頌讚》118；《生命聖詩》104
Verse 1
Come, thou long expected Jesus, born to set thy people free; from our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in thee.
請來，久渴望的耶穌，降臨為拯救萬民； 除掉我眾罪惡驚惶，我主內得安息。
Israel's strength and consolation, hope of all the earth thou art; dear desire of every nation, joy of every longing heart.
以色列的安慰力量，全人類的大盼望， 萬邦萬國虔誠期待，饑渴心靈得歡暢。
Verse 2
Born thy people to deliver, born a child and yet a King, born to reign in us forever, now thy gracious kingdom bring.
降生世界拯救萬邦，嬰孩耶穌是君王， 掌管王權直到永遠，今帶來榮耀天國。
By thine own eternal spirit rule in all our hearts alone; by thine all sufficient merit, raise us to thy glorious throne.
祈求主賜永恆聖靈，居我心房管理我， 賴我救主贖罪大功，引我到榮耀寶座。
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✏️ 「主愛超越」(“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”)
曲：John Zundel, 1870
調：BEECHER (ZUNDEL)
原詞：Charles Wesley, 1747
中詞：修自《頌主新歌》
1.神聖主愛超乎萬愛，天上喜樂降人間，懇求屈尊居我心中，主恩慈廣遍萬方；耶穌祢是慈悲憐憫，恩愛無限日日新，求擕救恩惠然來臨，進入我等渴慕心。
Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heav'n to earth come down, fix in us Thy humble dwelling; all Thy faithful mercies crown!
Jesus, Thou art all compassion, pure, unbounded love Thou art; visit us with Thy salvation; enter every trembling heart.
2.懇求主將慈愛聖靈，吹入每顆煩惱心，主所應許甜蜜安息，但願人人得繼承；懇求去掉愛罪心懷，成傳我靈始與終，信的結果美如開端，自由釋放我心衷。
Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit into every troubled breast!
Let us all in Thee inherit, let us find the promised rest.
Take away our love of sinning; Alpha and Omega be; end of faith, as its beginning, set our hearts at liberty.
3.全能神阿！求來拯救，容我接受主生命，我心主殿願主降臨，居我心中永不離；我願時常頌主事主，猶如天上眾天軍，祈禱讚揚永無停止，完全愛裡永歡欣。
Come, Almighty to deliver; let us all Thy life receive; suddenly return and never, nevermore Thy temples leave. Thee we would be always blessing, serve Thee as Thy hosts above; pray, and praise Thee without ceasing,
glory in Thy perfect love.
4.求主完成再造深恩，使我清潔無瑕疵，使我能見宏大救恩，得以復享主恩慈；願從光榮再造光榮，直到我們進天國，到時冠冕敬獻主前，頌讚驚歎主愛中。
Finish then, Thy new creation; pure and spotless let us be; let us see Thy great salvation perfectly restored in Thee. Changed from glory into glory, till in heav'n we take our place, till we cast our crowns before Thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise.
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✏️ 關於「主愛超越」 (“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”)和作詞者Charles Wesley的 相關資料，連結如下：
https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/history-of-hymns-love-divine-all-loves-excelling
https://dianaleaghmatthews.com/love-divine-love-excelling/
https://www.hymnologyarchive.com/love-divine-all-loves-excelling
https://tcnn.org.tw/archives/18097
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