格莱美获奖歌曲《Blessings》：我们祈求祝福与平安。

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《Blessings》是美国歌手兼词曲作者 Laura Story创作于2011年的福音歌曲，获得第54届格莱美奖“最佳当代基督教音乐歌曲奖”。如果你不知道她的故事，你会称赞她的创作才华，或者惊讶于她从容而深情的表现力。然而，你若是了解她的故事，你就会明白，她不是在唱歌，而是在跟你分享她最脆弱又是最坚强的生活，是跟她所相信的上帝来坦陈疑惑，寻求灵魂的避难所。当她经历丈夫脑瘤手术以及因此留下的后遗症这样的人生艰难和心灵破碎之后，她由心底发出了如此动人的赞美之声：因祢的祝福透过风雨降下，祢的医治经过泪水赐下… 今生的试炼就是祢化妆的恩典。她也曾在自己的书中说道：我的信心极其弱小，以至于通常清晨一醒来就立刻觉得自己实在太软弱，不能承担摆在眼前的任何事情了。但也正是在那些时刻，我的心又立刻被上帝的话语提醒，那也是祂曾对监狱中的保罗耳语：“我的恩典够你用的，因为我的能力是在人的软弱上显得完全。”（林后12：9）

Blessings

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《 Blessings》

你的祝福

We pray for blessings

we pray for peace

Comfort for family

protection while we sleep

We pray for healing, for prosperity

We pray for Your mighty hand

to ease our suffering

All the while You hear each spoken need

Yet love is way too much

to give us lesser things

我们祈求祝福

也祈祷平安

家庭幸福还有安睡时的守护

我们祈求得到医治

也祈祷兴旺

我们祈求你大能的手

能减轻我们的苦痛

你垂听每一个呼求

然而你爱我们的方式

不只是满足于我们所求的

'Cause what if Your blessings

come through raindrops

What if Your healing

comes through tears

What if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You're near

What if trials of this life

Are Your mercies in disguise

因为你的祝福透过风雨而降下

你的医治经过泪水而赐下

在无数个不眠夜之后

才懂得原来你就在身旁

今生的试炼就是你化妆的恩典

We pray for wisdom

Your voice to hear

We cry in anger

when we cannot feel You near

We doubt Your goodness

we doubt Your love

As if every promise from Your Word

is not enough

And all the while You hear each desperate plea

And long that we'd have faith to believe

我们祈求智慧

得听你柔和声音

我们也愤愤哭求因为感觉不到你

我们怀疑你的良善

不相信你的慈爱

也怀疑圣经中的应许

而你都听见，听见每一个绝望的呼求

盼望我们能用信心来相信

'Cause what if Your blessings

come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears?

And what if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You're near?

And what if trials of this life

Are Your mercies in disguise?

也因为你的祝福透过风雨而降下

你的医治经过泪水而赐下

在无数个不眠夜之后

才懂得原来你就在身旁

今生的试炼就是你化妆的恩典

When friends betray us

When darkness seems to win

We know that pain reminds this heart

That this is not, this is not our home

It's not our home

当朋友背叛我们

或当黑暗快要吞没我们

我们才知道这痛是要唤醒这颗心

这里不是，不是我们的家乡

不是我们的家乡

'Cause what if Your blessings

come through raindrops

What if Your healing

comes through tears?

And what if a thousand sleepless nights

Are what it takes to know You're near?

What if my greatest disappointments

Or the aching of this life

Is the revealing of a greater thirst

This world can't satisfy?

And what if trials of this life

The rain, the storms, the hardest nights

Are Your mercies in disguise?

因为你的祝福透过风雨而降下

你的医治经过泪水而赐下

在无数个不眠夜之后

才懂得原来你就在身旁

如果我最深的失望

甚或今生最大的苦痛

就是明白这世界

不能满足自己内心最深的渴求

这一生的试炼

无论狂风暴雨还是艰苦岁月

全是你化妆的恩典

无论你生命中有什么样的艰辛

愿你依然可以唱出这样美丽的歌声

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《Grace》

专辑：《Great God Who Saves 》

My heart is so proud, my mindis so unfocused.

我是如此骄傲又如此迷茫
I see the things You do through me

as great things Ihave done.
我看见你(上帝)透过我成就了各样大事

And now You gently break me,

Then lovingly You take me
如今你温柔地将我击碎，又爱怜地将我抱起我
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,

When I keep on letting You down?
我求问，“当我一次次让你失望时你还会扶起我多少次？
And each time I will fall short of Your glory,

How far will forgiveness abound?"
每一次我亏欠你的荣耀你的饶恕何等深远呢？
And You answer: "My child, I love you.

And as long as you're seeking My face,
你回答：我的孩子，我爱你，只要你仍寻求我的面，
You'll walk in the power of

My daily sufficient grace。

你将能在我每日赐予的充足恩典中继续前进。
At times I may grow weak，

and feel a bit discouraged,
有时我会软弱，也会感到一些沮丧，
Knowing that someone, somewhere Could do a better job.
知道在某个地方有人比我做的更好。
For who am I to serve You? I know I don't deserve You.
我是谁怎配侍奉你？我深知我不配。

And that's the part that burns in my heart

and keeps me hanging on.
但心中燃烧的这份渴望，激励我继续勇敢前行。
you are so Patient with me, Lord.
主啊，你对我是如此忍耐。
As I work with You, I'm learning

what Your grace really means.
当我与你同行，我渐渐明白恩典的真意。
The price that I could never pay was paid at Calvary.
我无法偿还的代价，你已在加略山为我代偿。

（加略山又叫骷髅地，耶稣被钉十字架的地方）

So, instead of trying to repay You,

I'm learning to simply obey You
因此，我不再试图回报你，而是学习单单顺服你。
By giving up my life to You For all that you've given to me.
将自己的生命献上，因祢已为我付上了一切。