《恩主輕聲曾對我講》(I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say)

“KINGSFOLD”這英倫老調,海牛甚是喜愛。

在《普天頌讚》裡,《耶穌生平歌》就是配上這調子作旋律。另一首能配這調子的是
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say,唱起來亦甚感人。

同事鼓勵我以此調做個粵譯,花了一天,做了這個。

《恩主輕聲曾對我講》

Words by Horatius Bonar
Music: “KINGSFOLD” English Traditional
粵譯:海牛

參:https://youtu.be/5AmFu58Tk2Y

恩主輕聲曾對我講:「到我身邊得安歇
枕首於我懷抱裡躺 放低千憂萬念」
我趨近主前不掩飾 困憂衰竭倦疲
主恩中我尋到歇息 也因主恩歡喜
I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Come unto Me, and rest;
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast.”
I came to Jesus as I was, Weary, and worn, and sad;
I found in Him a resting-place, And He has made me glad.

恩主輕聲曾對我講:「賜你滔滔生命泉
俯身飲飽能以再生 再不口乾欲裂」
我趨近主前暢快飲 賜新生永活泉
口乾得解靈性復甦 我今因祂活著
I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Behold, I freely give
The living water: thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live.”
I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream;
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, And now I live in Him.

恩主輕聲曾對我講:「我乃漆黑中光照
仰望我便能見曙光 你光陰比日耀」
定睛於主臉我見到 我星星我豔陽
盼終一生能永遠走 永生光輝路上
I heard the voice of Jesus say, “I am this dark world’s Light;
Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright.”
I looked to Jesus, and I found In Him my Star, my Sun;
And in that Light of life I’ll walk Till trav’lling days are done.

《神啊!發聲啟我正道》(Lord, Speak to Me, that I May Speak 求主使用差遣)

《Lord, Speak to Me, that I May Speak》是Fran­ces R. Ha­ver­gal的詞作,共七節,普天頌讚收編為《宣教歌》(321),調用HOLLEY,到了譚氏主導編修新普頌,便把此歌配了另一調EISENACH,並重新翻譯成《求主使用差遣》(526),只選了其中五節(1, 2, 4, 6 & 7),可惜此新譯詞不但沒有解決歌詞不恊粵音的老問題(實情是劇化了問題),譯詞也嫌偏離原詞意思太多。上主日是公理堂的差傳主日,崇拜選了此新譯版本作回應詩歌,不知道各位堂內兄姊唱來有何感覺。我就按EISENACH的調子,做了另一個譯本如下(七節齊):

《神啊!發聲啟我正道》

Words by Frances R. Havergal
Music “EISENACH” by Bartholomäus Gesius
粵譯:海牛

參:新普天頌讚526

神啊!發聲啟我正道,
容我活潑宣講呼應;
神愛覓尋孤苦失喪,
催我亦效祢找迷羊。
Lord, speak to me that I may speak
In living echoes of Thy tone;
As Thou has sought, so let me seek
Thine erring children lost and lone.

求父引牽,使我亦能
回頭導引飄泊浪人;
神賜我食,恩賜嗎哪,
促我分享救助飢困。
O lead me, Lord, that I may lead
The wandering and the wavering feet;
O feed me, Lord, that I may feed
Thy hungering ones with manna sweet.

惟願靠主加我力量,
磐石上我屹立穩當,
才可伸張關愛臂胳,
跟那怒潮惡浪相搏。
Oh, strengthen me, that while I stand
Firm on the Rock, and strong in Thee,
I may stretch out a loving hand
To wrestlers with the troubled sea.

神是我師,謹領寶訓,
求能律我教導別人;
我口所宣,添祢恩翅,
飛進入人心隱私處。
O teach me, Lord, that I may teach
The precious things Thou dost impart;
And wing my words, that they may reach
The hidden depths of many a heart.

求讓我得主賜安息,
能力復再,慰問別人,
猶似恩主親說聖言,
適切合時,紓憂解困。
Oh, give Thine own sweet rest to me,
That I may speak with soothing power
A word in season, as from Thee,
To weary ones in needful hour.

求讓祢的豐富完全
盈盈在我心中溢流
如火光輝思想說話,
好宣主愛,顯祢美名。
O fill me with Thy fullness, Lord,
Until my very heart o’erflow
In kindling thought and glowing word,
Thy love to tell, Thy praise to show.

何日、那方,依祢心意,
毋嫌莫棄,請主差使,
直到那日,親見祢臉,
享主安息、快樂光榮。
O use me, Lord, use even me,
Just as Thou wilt, and when, and where,
Until Thy blessed face I see,
Thy rest, Thy joy, Thy glory share.