你用黑皮赞美诗852首同路人作复活节闭幕词

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　　the bunny tale
(by del "abe" jone)

i thought it was a kitty cat
but saw it was a rabbit
he was hopping down the trail
and then he stopped to sit.

he looked back at me
and wiggled his nose
seems he wanted me to follow
so, i quickly arose.

i started down that trail
amongst the forest's trees
as that rabbit scurried off
as quickly as you'd please.

he stopped at the next bend
he once more looked at me
and as i moved nearer
he turned once more to flee.

i moved deeper in the forest
it was dark and kinda silent
i looked around the trail's curve
to see where that rabbit went.

he sat in an open clearing
of clover covered ground
amidst a group of creatures
that had gathered around.

they all watched me warily
but, they didn't turn to run
the rabbit said, "come join us.
come join in our fun."

i asked, "how do you speak?
am i losing my mind?
if i close my eyes and look again,
i wonder what i'll find?"

he said, "you're in our world now,
and if you'll truly believe,
you will be amazed at things
your heart and mind perceive."

"you will see life as it should be,
if you'll take the time to look.
you'll find all those stories true,
as told in the fairytale book."

"you'll see we live in peace,
and nearly perfect harmony.
you'll learn what it really means
to be happy, safe and free."

i sat down with legs crossed
and said, "please tell me more.
this sounds like the very place
that i have been searching for."

"i'm tired of all the hassle
of this world in which i live
where they all think, i want to take,
when i only want to give."

"it's a plastic/cardboard place
where nothing's really real.
where so many things are only said,
without the will to feel."

"so, if i like it here with you
will i be able to stay?
or will you force me to return
to where they play those games they play?"

he said, "humans are so foolish!
they are filled with hate and greed
they rip the life from the earth
after they've planted it's seed."

you say you want to stay with us
but, that can not be allowed,
for if we welcome one of you
before long, there'll be a crowd."

"we will let you stay for awhile
try to teach you what we know
that this world can live in peace
and then, you'll have to go."

but then i awakened
and realized, i'd dreamed
but i can't get over how real
that easter bunny seemed!

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　　就在昨天，我们教会的武大哥才刚刚跟耿老师通过电话，说天音合唱团自过年到现在都没有排练了，过完年就该准备复活节的歌曲了。因此耿老师想在今天下午见一下武大哥和我。没想到的是，今天凌晨，武大哥突然接到电话说耿老师在凌晨3点走了！
当我接到武大哥打来的电话，非常震惊！无法接受这个事实！我顿时语塞！不知道怎样表达！是啊，耿老师今天下午约好跟我们见面，他想说什么？对复活节的赞美歌还有什么安排？年前他刚刚嘱托我写一首关于基督复活的歌词，还没有来得及让他看，这首他刚刚谱好的曲子，还没来得及学唱，还有很多歌词还没来得及谱曲....这一切都是在大家毫无准备的时候，突然降临了！
我进入教会只有两年，跟耿老师合作事奉主、服务教会、写赞美歌，仅仅有一年时间。我能跟耿老师这样的作曲家合作，是主的旨意，是我的荣幸。当时，我在圣神感动下，写了很多赞美耶稣的歌词，但是我没学过音乐，不懂作曲。武大哥带着我找到了耿老师。他从沈阳调回来，就是为了服务教会，为了教会地方圣乐的发展。他说他这一生能从事音乐工作，是主的荣耀！他必须回馈主的教会。他为本地教会谱写了完整的《中华合一弥撒曲》。如《垂怜曲》、《福音前欢赞曲——阿来路亚》、《和平工具》、《奉献咏——赞主颂》、《天主经》、《互祝平安》、《主我当不起你到我心里来》、《登上诺亚方舟》、《基督圣体》、《七七苦山圣母歌》、《耶稣我爱你》、《愿善牧基督的名受显扬》等等。
记得当时我把我写的第一首歌词《登上诺亚方舟》给他看，他当时就赞扬说，这首歌词非常好，他说他要写成弥撒曲，在弥撒中领圣体时演唱。后来这首歌成为教会中福传的首选曲目。在去年的祝圣主教大典中，这首歌也被选中在大典中咏唱。去年年初，耿教授还启发我为祝圣主教写一首气势宏大的歌词，意在激励主教带领好我们这些基督的羊。于是我认真阅读《圣经》，并在圣神感动下写出了那首《愿善牧基督的名受显扬》，在祝圣大典中唱出了基督和众教友对主教一职的期望！之后我还跟耿教授合作了《七苦山圣母歌》、《福传歌》、《我们常走在凯旋的路上》，还有刚刚写完的《他已经复活》——这首歌已成为耿老师最后的嘱托，要在复活节的时候歌颂赞美耶稣基督的复活！今天，我原本是要在下午去教会参与弥撒时，把歌词带去给耿老师看的！耿老师是带着遗憾走了！也给我们留下了太多的遗憾！
耿老师突然的离去同时也给我们敲了警钟：因为人真的是很脆弱，也不可能知道自己的末日是哪一天。正如耶稣在福音中告诉门徒的话，末日的来临就像是盗贼一样，主人怎么会知道他几更要来？我们人能够做的就是醒悟（明白我们所处的时代特征，居安思危）、悔改（承认我们都是罪人，皈依能赦免罪的基督）、和祈祷（为我们免受世上所有的诱惑）！按照《圣经》所讲，我们这个时代确确实实已经进入了末世，（圣经3000年前就预言：钢精水泥（泥和铁）的时代就已经到末世了）而且在这个末世的时代，不知道该醒悟的人就要丧亡，而在主内死去的人是有福的！
主！愿你带领着耿老师走向天国，愿耿老师为主奉献的心你能悦纳，愿耿老师带着没有写完的音乐在天国里唱响；让赞美主的天籁之音响彻人寰！阿们！