Laura Story是一位来自美国以基督流行为主要风格的创作歌手，曾在一支基督摇滚乐队Silers Bald担任贝司手。2012年第54届格莱美大奖凭借歌曲《Blessings》获得“Best Contemporary Christian Music Song”（最佳当代基督教音乐歌曲奖）。
这首《Grace》选自她2008年的专辑《Great God Who Saves》，温暖人心的歌词，舒缓的节奏， Laura Story动听的嗓音温柔无限。Laura Story结婚一年，她的丈夫即患上了脑肿瘤 ，当时的她找不到生活的方向，所以，尽管这是一首赞美上帝、赞美耶稣的福音歌曲，但里面其实满含着浓浓的爱意，也能给我们带来一种心灵的抚慰。
歌词：
My heart is so proud.
我是如此骄傲
My mind is so unfocused.
但我的精神又是如此涣散
I see the things You do through me
我仿佛看到了那些我曾帮你做的事情
And now You gently break me,
但如今你就那么温柔地让我心碎了
Then lovingly You take me And
然后又爱怜地抱起我
hold me as my Father and mold me as my Maker.
如天父般地抱着我并影响着我
I ask You: "How many times will You pick me up,
When I keep on letting You down?
我问你说，“当我一直让你失望的时候
你还会再抱起我多少次？
And each time I will fall short of Your glory,
每一次我都不能让你感到骄傲
How far will forgiveness abound?"
哪里还会有原谅？”
And You answer: "My child, I love you.
你总会回答说：我的孩子，我爱你
And as long as you're seeking My face,
只要看着我的脸
You'll walk in the power of My daily sufficient
在我每天无尽的优雅的力量陪伴下你就会继续前行
At times I may grow weak
有时我会变得很脆弱
and feel a bit discouraged,
也会感到些许沮丧
Knowing that someone,somewhere Could do a better job.
但我知道在某个地方会有人比我做的更好
For who am I to serve You?
我是为了谁来伺候你的呢
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
那正是我心里强烈渴望着的地方
I ask You:
我问你说
When I keep on letting You down?
当我一直让你失望
And each time I will fall short of Your glory,
每次都不能让你感到骄傲
How far will forgiveness abound?"
哪里还会有多少原谅呢？
And You answer: "My child, I love you
你总会回答道“我的孩子，我爱你”
. And as long as you're seeking My face,
只要看着我的脸
You'll walk in the power
你就有了力量继续前行
you are so Patient with me, Lord.
主啊，你对我是如此的忍耐
As I work with You, I'm learning
当我同你一起做事的时候，我明白了
what Your grace really means.
恩宠的真正意义
The price that I could never pay
那我永远不能偿还的代价
was paid at Calvary.
是被还在了Calvary
So, instead of trying to repay You,
因此，与其试图回报你
I'm learning to simply obey You
不如我学着简单地服从于你
By giving up my life to You For all that
通过放弃我生命的方式
I ask You:
我问你说
When I keep on letting You down?
当我一直让你失望
And each time I will fall short of Your glory,
每次都不能让你感到骄傲
How far will forgiveness abound?"
哪里还会有多少原谅呢？
And You answer: "My child, I love you
你总会回答道“我的孩子，我爱你”
. And as long as you're seeking My face,
只要看着我的脸
You'll walk in the power of My daily sufficient
在我每天无尽的优雅的力量陪伴下你就会继续前行
评论