Hi everyone, welcome to 愛的凱歌Adore Him. I’m Judy, your host. Today, I’d like to share a beautiful Christian song called “Turn Your Eyes.” This Christian song is featured in The Glorious Christ, an album released in 2019 by the American worship band Sovereign Grace Music.
Sovereign Grace Music created “Turn Your Eyes” based on the melody and lyrics of the chorus of the hymn “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” by Helen H. Lemmel. They added three new verses to create a modern hymn with a sacred style.
In the chorus of “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus,” Helen Lemmel wrote: “Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.” Sovereign Grace Music was inspired by this hymn to emphasize the importance of focusing on Jesus in our faith journey. Interestingly, Helen Lemmel was inspired by an English missionary named Isabella Lilias Trotter. Trotter's booklet Focused and her lifetime story inspired Lemmel to write “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus.”
Both Trotter and Lemmel were talented women from England. Trotter was an artist, and John Ruskin, a Victorian art critic, once said that if Trotter devoted her life to painting, she would become the greatest painter of the 19th century. Instead, Trotter focused on her calling from God and went to Algeria to share the gospel with Muslims for forty years. She used her talent for painting to illustrate her gospel pamphlets and as a tool for evangelism.
Lemmel's talent was in music, and she traveled throughout the United States performing concerts in churches and other venues. She was a singer, vocal teacher, and hymn writer, and she even wrote a children’s book about Bible stories. At forty, Lemmel went to Germany to study music and met a male friend there whom she later married. Years after, Lemmel became ill and was diagnosed with blindness. Her husband left her, but instead of being discouraged, she focused on serving God and relying on Him more. Like Trotter, Lemmel continued writing hymns until she passed away at 97.
The song “Turn Your Eyes” by Sovereign Grace Music, the hymn “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" by Helen Lemmel, and Trotter's booklet Focused remind me of a passage from the Bible found in Hebrews 12:1-2. It says, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Although “Turn Your Eyes” was translated into Chinese in 2022, it was only during this year's Chinese New Year that our team had the opportunity to record the Chinese version of this beautiful Christian song. We are excited to share it with you at the end of the program. You can find the lyrics in both Chinese and English in the information section below. Thank you for listening to Adore Him, and see you next Thursday!
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Hi, 各位聽眾朋友們，平安！歡迎收聽愛的凱歌(Adore Him)。我是Judy。
今天要和大家分享的詩歌是〈轉眼仰望〉(“Turn Your Eyes”)。這首詩歌收錄在美國敬拜樂團Sovereign Grace Music於2019年發行的專輯The Glorious Christ。
Sovereign Grace Music 敬拜樂團根據Helen H. Lemmel於1918年創作的聖詩〈當轉眼仰望耶穌〉(“Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”) 副歌的旋律與歌詞為基礎，創作了新的三節歌詞，於是誕生了〈轉眼仰望〉(“Turn Your Eyes”) 這首具有聖詩風格的現代詩歌。
Helen Lemmel在〈當轉眼仰望耶穌〉(“Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”)這首聖詩的副歌中，如此描述：「當轉眼仰望耶穌，定睛在祂奇妙慈容，在救主榮耀恩典大光中，世俗事必要顯為虛空。」我想Sovereign Grace Music敬拜樂團應該是受到這段詩詞的安慰與激勵，意識到身為基督徒，我們是奔向天國的天路客，在這信仰旅程中，以及直到我們回天家，單單「聚焦」在所信靠、愛慕的主耶穌基督身上是至關重要的。
如同Sovereign Grace Music 受到Helen H. Lemmel 的影響，藉由創作〈轉眼仰望〉(“Turn Your Eyes”)這首詩歌，幫助在21世紀的我們，留意信仰道路中「聚焦」的重要性。有趣的是，Helen H. Lemmel 則是受到英國宣教士Isabella Lilias Trotter (1853-1928)寫的一本小冊子《聚焦》 (Focused)以及她生平故事的啟發，得到靈感，創作了至今仍受許多基督徒喜愛的聖詩〈當轉眼仰望耶穌〉。
其實Trotter和Lemmel兩位女性創作者有許多類似的背景。他們都是英國人，並且在小的時候就都展現出過人的藝術天分。約翰．羅斯金(John Ruskin)英國維多利亞時代的藝術評論家曾經這麼說：「如果Trotter將她的一生奉獻繪畫，將成為十九世紀最偉大的繪畫家，而她的作品將成為不朽的傑作。」Trotter放下一切的「自我」和世人引以為傲的成功，「聚焦」在神她的呼召，前往北非的阿爾及利亞，在鮮為人知的隱密沙漠中，四十年之久，向那裡的穆斯林分享耶穌的救恩。Trotter藉由她的繪畫恩賜，在自己寫的福音小冊子上，加入插圖，成為接觸穆斯林的媒介。Lemmel的藝術天分主要展現在音樂上面，12歲時和家人移民到美國，年輕時就旅行各地，在教會或其他表演場地舉行音樂會。Lemmel除了是一位歌手，也是聲樂老師，詩歌創作者，後來還創作了一本寫給兒童閱讀的聖經故事書。四十歲時，Lemmel前往德國進修繼續深造音樂，並在那段期間，認識一位男性朋友並與對方結婚。幾年後，Lemmel身體出狀況，醫生診斷她會從此失明。她的丈夫不願與她面對這個事實，選擇離開她。雖然身體與心理上都經歷痛苦，但Lemmel反倒比起過往，更「聚焦」在侍奉神與單單仰望信靠祂。和Trotter一樣，Lemmel直到過世前，一直專注於創作詩歌。享年97歲。
從Sovereign Grace Music 創作的詩歌〈轉眼仰望〉，Lemmel的〈當轉眼仰望耶穌〉，到Trotter在所寫的小冊子《聚焦》，讓我想到聖經中的一段經文，記載在聖經希伯來書12:1-2。「我們既有這許多的見證人，如同雲彩圍著我們，就當放下各樣的重擔，脱去容易纏累我們的罪，存心忍耐，奔那擺在我們前頭的路程，仰望為我們信心創始成終的耶穌。他因那擺在前面的喜樂，就輕看羞辱，忍受了十字架的苦難，便坐在神寶座的右邊。」
雖然2022年就已經翻譯了〈轉眼仰望〉(“Turn Your Eyes”)這首詩歌，但一直到今年過年期間，我們的團隊終於有機會能夠錄製這首詩詩歌的中文版本，並且很高興能夠在今天節目的尾聲呈現給大家。
在節目的資訊欄，有提供中英文歌詞對照，現在邀請您同來聆聽〈轉眼仰望〉(“Turn Your Eyes”)。
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✏️ 〈轉眼仰望〉(“Turn Your Eyes”)
🎼 Based on the Sovereign Grace album The Glorious Christ
🎼 Words & Music: Helen Lemmel, George Romanacce, Kevin Winebarger, Nathan Stiff, & Nic Trout
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✏️ 〈轉眼仰望〉錄製團隊｜Recording team information for “Turn Your Eyes” Mandarin version:
人聲｜Voices: Cherry Shih & Sarah Wu
鼓手｜Percussion: Priscilla Huang
吉他｜Guitar: Fountain Lin
鍵盤手｜Keyboards: Vivien Lin and Judy Lin
後製混音｜Sound Mixing: Vivien Lin
封面相片｜Cover Photo: Judy Lin
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✏️ 中英文歌詞對照 (Lyrics: English & Mandarin)
🎼 譯者｜Translator: Judy Lin
🎼 日期｜Date: Dec. 26, 2022
🎼 第一節歌詞翻譯取自：以琳基督徒中心聖樂組編輯。《讚美》。台北：以琳，民74。(The translation of verse 1 is cited from Praise edited by Elim Christian Bookstore and published in 1985.)
Verse 1
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
當轉眼仰望耶穌，
look full in His wonderful face,
定睛在祂奇妙慈容，
and the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
在救主榮耀恩典大光中，
in the light of His glory and grace.
世俗事必要顯為虛空。
Verse 2
Turn your eyes to the hillside
當轉眼仰望那山，
where justice and mercy embrace.
公義憐憫擁抱我們，
There the Son of God gave His life for us,
在那處神子為我們捨生，
and our measureless debt was erased.
擦消我們一切的罪債。
Chorus
Jesus to You we lift our eyes.
耶穌，我們定睛於祢，
Jesus our glory and our prize.
耶穌，我們榮耀獎賞；
We adore You, behold You, our Savior ever true.
愛慕著祢，注視祢，永恆真實救主，
Oh Jesus, we turn our eyes to You.
喔，耶穌，我們定睛於祢
Instr.
Verse 3
Turn your eyes to the morning,
當轉眼望那清晨，
and see Christ the lion awake.
猶大獅子基督覺醒，
What a glorious dawn fear of death is gone,
榮耀黎明驅除死亡恐懼，
for we carry His life in our veins.
我們血液流淌祂生命。
Verse 4
Turn your eyes to the heavens.
當轉眼定睛望天，
Our king will return for His own.
我們的王必定再來；
Every knee will bow, every tongue will shout,
萬膝必跪拜，萬口必呼喊，
all glory to Jesus alone.
榮耀單單歸給耶穌。
Chorus *2
Jesus to You we lift our eyes.
耶穌，我們定睛於祢，
Jesus our glory and our prize.
耶穌，我們榮耀獎賞；
We adore You, behold You, our Savior ever true.
愛慕著祢，注視祢，永恆真實救主，
Oh Jesus, we turn our eyes to You.
喔，耶穌，我們定睛於祢。
Oh Jesus, we turn our eyes to You.
喔，耶穌，我們定睛於祢。
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✏️ 背景音樂 (Background Music)：
--今天在這裡同在的聖靈
--Performed by Judy Lin
