Laura Story《Grace》
《Grace》
演唱：Laura Story
My heart is so proud.
我是如此骄傲
My mind is so unfocused.
又是如此迷茫
I see the things You do through me
我看见你透过我，
As great things I have done
成就了各种大事。
And now You gently break me,
但如今你温柔地将我击碎
Then lovingly You take me
然后又爱怜地抱起我
And hold me as my Father and mold me as my Maker.
如父亲般拥抱我,如陶匠般塑造我。
I ask You: "How many times will You pick me up,
我问你说，“当我一直让你失望的时候
When I keep on letting You down?
你还会有多少次像这样抱起我？
And each time I will fall short of Your glory,
每一次我都不能荣耀你的圣名
How far will forgiveness abound?"
你还会原谅我几次呢？”
And You answer: "My child, I love you.
你回答说：“我的孩子，我爱你
And as long as you're seeking My face,
只要注视着我的脸
You'll walk in the power of My daily sufficient grace
你将会在我圣慈之光的照耀下继续前行”
At times I may grow weak
有时我会变得不堪一击
and feel a bit discouraged,
也会感到些许沮丧
Knowing that someone,
我知道在某个地方
somewhere Could do a better job.
会有某个人比我做的更好
For who am I to serve You?
我是为了谁来侍候你呢？
I know I don't deserve You.
我知道我配不上你
And that's the part that burns in my heart
但你已在我心中播下火种，
And keeps me hanging on
激励我继续前行。
I ask You: "How many times will You pick me up,
我问你说，“当我一直让你失望的时候
When I keep on letting You down?
你还会有多少次像这样抱起我？
And each time I will fall short of Your glory,
每一次我都不能荣耀你的圣名
How far will forgiveness abound?"
你还会原谅我几次呢？”
And You answer: "My child, I love you
你回答说：“我的孩子，我爱你
And as long as you're seeking My face,
只要注视着我的脸
You'll walk in the power of My daily sufficient grace
你将会在我圣慈之光的照耀下继续前行
you are so Patient with me, Lord.
主啊，你对我是如此的耐心
As I work with You, I'm learning
当我追随你的时候，我明白了
what Your grace really means.
慈悲的真正意义
The price that I could never pay
那我永远偿还不尽的代价
was paid at Calvary.
已被你偿还在了加略地
So, instead of trying to repay You,
因此，我不再试图回报你
I'm learning to simply obey You
而是学着简单地顺从你
By giving up my life to You For all that giving to me
将自己的生命献上，只为你所做的一切。
I ask You: "How many times will You pick me up,
我问你说，“当我一直让你失望的时候
When I keep on letting You down?
你还会有多少次像这样抱起我？
And each time I will fall short of Your glory,
每一次我都不能荣耀你的圣名
How far will forgiveness abound?"
你还会原谅我几次呢？”
And You answer: "My child, I love you.
你回答说：“我的孩子，我爱你
And as long as you're seeking My face,
只要注视着我的脸
You'll walk in the power
在我圣慈之光的照耀下
of My daily sufficient grace."
你将会继续前行”
Laura Story，美国基督音乐歌手，她的嗓音是属于温润舒缓一派的，这首Grace出自她08年的专辑Great God Who Saves，歌词很亲切感人，不管是不是从基督徒的视角，这首歌都能带来一种心灵的抚慰。