奇异恩典,又称作《天赐恩宠》,英文:AmazingGrace,奉为基督教圣歌。收录于专辑《光阴的故事》,由JohnNewton作词,JamesP。Carrell和DavidS。Clayton作曲。
歌的主题和《圣经》的主旨相符:忏悔、感恩、赎罪、重生。歌词简洁充满敬虔、感恩的告白,也是约翰•牛顿的生命见证,约翰•牛顿本是一名黑奴船长,无恶不作,后来反而沦落非洲。在一次暴风雨的海上,他蒙上帝的拯救,于是决心痛改前非,奉献一生,宣扬上帝的福音,成为19世纪的传道人(英国圣公会)。去世之前,他为自己写了墓志铭:“约翰牛顿牧师,从前是个犯罪作恶不信上帝的人,曾在非洲作奴隶之主。
但借着主耶稣基督的丰盛怜悯,得蒙保守,与神和好,罪得赦免,并蒙指派宣传福音事工。”这首诗歌就是他一生得拯救的见证。在歌中充满了他对自己过去贩卖奴隶的悔恨,和对不计较这些仍赐福于他的上帝的感激之情。
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound.
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now I'm found,
Was blind but now I see.
T'was grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fear relieved
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares
We have already come
T'was grace that brought us safe thus far
And grace will lead us home.
When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun;
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we first begun
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