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催人泪下的美国黑人灵歌：《奇异恩典》





这是一首美国黑人灵歌。美国黑人在历史上曾遭受过种族歧视，处在社会的最底层，因此，其音乐、歌曲不可避免地带有忧郁、伤感的色彩。
　　这首无伴奏歌曲的绝美程度，实在是文字难以企及，这是一种源自心底的颂赞。当我第一次听到时被感动得几乎落泪。演唱者朱蒂·考林斯（Judy Collins）是美国六七十年代相当出名的民谣歌手，嗓音之美后无来者，说她是天籁之音是毫不过分的。现今某些靠包装、靠录音棚走红的所谓“歌星”是不能与之相比的。


作词：John Newton
作曲：James P. Carrell, David S. Clayton

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.

It was grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear.
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
It is grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be,
As long as life endures.

Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, Who called me here below,
Shall be forever mine.

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’d first begun.