今日はイヴ

今日はクリスマス・イヴ　今年は特別にコンサートは開きませんが
明日、東京の講師ご夫妻をお迎えしての集会があります。

副業のほうのクリスマス会があるのですが今回は欠席させていただきました。

クリスマス・ゴスペルで好きな曲です。

 

諸人（もろびと）こぞりて 迎えまつれ

久しく待ちにし 主は来ませり

主は来ませり 主は、主は来ませり

悪魔のひとやを 打ち砕きて

捕虜（とりこ）をはなつと 主は来ませり

主は来ませり 主は、主は来ませり

この世の闇路（やみじ）を 照らしたもう

妙なる光の 主は来ませり

主は来ませり 主は、主は来ませり

萎（しぼ）める心の 花を咲かせ

恵みの露（つゆ）置く 主は来ませり

主は来ませり 主は、主は来ませり

平和の君なる 御子を迎え

救いの主とぞ 誉め称えよ

誉め称えよ 誉め、誉め称えよ

私は最後の誉め称えよ 誉め称えよ 誉め、誉め称えよ 　の部分大好きです

原詞　Hark the glad sound!

Hark, the glad sound! the Savior comes,

the Savior promised long;

let every heart prepare a throne,

and every voice a song.

On Him the Spirit, largely poured,

exerts His sacred fire;

wisdom and might, and zeal and love,

his holy breast inspire.

He comes the prisoners to release,

in Satan's bondage held;

the gates of brass before Him burst,

the iron fetters yield.

He comes, from thickest films of vice

to clear the mental ray,

and on the eyes oppressed with night

to pour celestial day.

He comes the broken heart to bind,

the bleeding soul to cure;

and with the treasures of His grace

to enrich the humble poor.

His silver trumpets publish loud

the jubelee of the Lord

our debts are all remitted now

our heritage restored.

Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,

thy welcome shall proclaim;

and Heaven's eternal arches ring

with Thy belovèd Name.

 

Joy to the world

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King;

Let every heart prepare Him room,

And heaven and nature sing,

And heaven and nature sing,

And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!

Let men their songs employ;

While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,

Nor thorns infest the ground;

He comes to make His blessings flow

Far as the curse is found,

Far as the curse is found,

Far as, far as, the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,

And makes the nations prove

The glories of His righteousness,

And wonders of His love,

And wonders of His love,

And wonders, wonders, of His love.

 

クリスマスも変わらず主をほめたたえたい！♪