圣诗人CD07-07《Prayer is the Soul's Sincere Desire 诚愿祈祷歌》





Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire
词:JAMES MONTGOMERY
曲:EARLY AMERICAN MELODY
 
歌词(Lyrics):
Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire,
Utter’d,or unexpress’d;
The motion of a hidden fire,
That trembles in the breast.
 
Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
The falling of a tear;
The upward glancing of an eye,
When none but God is near.
 
Prayer is the simplest form of speech,
That infant-lips can try;
Prayer,the sublimest stains that reach
The Majesty on high.
 
Prayer is the Christian’s vital breath,
The Christian’s native air;
His watchword at the gates of death;
He enters heaven with prayer.
 
Prayer is the contrite sinner’s voice,
Returning from his ways;
While angels in their songs rejoice,
And cry,”Behold,he prays!”
 
The saints in prayer appear as one,
In word,and deed,and mind;
While with the Father ,and the Son,
Sweet fellowship they find.
 
Nor prayer is made on earth alone;
The Holy spirit pleads,
And Jesus on th’eternal throne,
For mourners intercedes.
 
O Thou,by Whom we come to God,
The life,the truth,the way!
The path of prayer Thyself hast trod:
Lord,teach us how to pray!
 
歌词:
 
祈祷乃是虔诚心愿,
不论有声无声,
乃是胸中一腔热火,
隐伏心头颤震。
 
祈祷是人只身独居,
独对神明时刻,
一声叹息一颗泪珠,
双眼向天一瞥。
 
祈祷乃是最浅话语,
婴孩也能尝试,
祈祷又是最高音乐,
能邀至尊注意。
 
祈祷乃是信徒呼吸,
信徒生活空气,
祈祷是他临终口号,
升天入门印记。
 
祈祷乃是迷路罪人,
回头忏悔之声,
此时天军欢呼说道,
他已祈祷请听。
 
在祷告中弟兄姊妹,
言行心思合一,
与父同在偕同圣子,
相聚相交甜蜜。
 
每当地上圣徒祷告,
圣灵必施援手,
还有耶稣在父右边,
为我恳切代求。
 
由主我们得亲天父,
生命真理大道,
祈祷之途主曾经历,
恳求教我祈祷。
 
诗歌背景资料:
 
《诚愿祈祷歌》是 Montgomery于1818年创作的。当时,作者应E. Bickersteth牧师的请求,为他所写有关祷告的著述创作了本首诗歌。1818年,诗歌第一次付梓印刷时,连同Montgomery另外三首诗歌("Thou, God, art a consuming fire," "Lord, teach us how to pray aright," and "What shall we ask of God in prayer?")一同印刷在巨幅海报上,用于 Sheffield 主日学之用。1819年,诗歌与Bickerstethd牧师的祷告著述同时印刷出版,并稍有修改。1825年,在Montgomery的赞美诗选集中,他沿用了Bickersteth的版本,并注明诗歌因再版印刷而有所修改。这首赞美诗被广泛传唱,有时人们会摘选其中几段演唱。诗歌的名字有时又被称作"Prayer is the Christian's vital breath" 或者”Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice”等。

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