唱片相關 Albums

澳门-打破我专辑销售记录。。。 Macau- broke my album sales record…

这次澳门之行的确很特别,可以说是一段谦卑之旅。。。
在那边根本没有人知道我们是谁。。。
This trip to Macau is really very special, it can be called a humbling journey…
Nobody actually knows who we are over there…

在那边认识了很多新朋友和其他乐团,仿佛个个唱得、弹得都比我们棒。。。
Got to know many new friends and bands there, seems that they all sing and play better than us…

下面一位是澳洲全民偶像 Guy Sebastian 的弟弟 Chris,歌声和才华不比哥哥逊色。。。
Below is Chris Sebastian, younger brother of Australian Idol Guy Sebastian, his singing and talent are not less than his brother’s…

按才华和歌艺可能比不上当晚表演的很多歌手和乐团,可是上帝偏偏就让例外人飞得那么高、那么远,这让我们看到一切都是神的恩典,因此不谦卑怎么行?
The Remnant may not be able to compete with many of the singers and bands that night, and yet God has allowed them to soar so high and so far, this really shows us it is all the grace of God, so how can we not be humble?

我们当然也有把专辑带来摆在摊子卖。。。
And of course we brought our CDs to be sold at the table…

销量也出乎意料之外,带着满满的来,也带着满满的回去。。。例外人专辑卖了五片,而我的卖了两片。。。
The sale was really unexpected too, we brought a full bag there and took a full bag home… The Remnant sold 5 CDs of theirs, and mine two…

我向上帝求一首歌,他说:为什么? I asked God for a song and He asked me: Why?

那是在1993年10月16日,我在新加坡东岭圣经学院的第一年。。。
That was in Oct 16th, 1993, my first year at Tung Ling Bible College, Singapore…

先让你们看看我“神学生”的样子,怎样?很阳光吧?哈哈。。。
Show you first my “Bible-school-student-look”, how? Very sunny huh? Haha…

事情的经过是这样的,我一直很想写一首歌让人听了很感动与超喜欢的,我想要有一首“代表作”。。。
所以我那天就很认真来到上帝面前,宣告禁食早餐和午餐。你要了解当时的我,禁一餐都会几乎要死,但为了要写一首很有恩膏的歌,我觉得那是很值得的。。。你赞成吗?

那天没课,我还乖乖留在神学院,没跟同学出去。。。自己一个人躲在一个小课室里,禁食祷告、赞美敬拜好几个小时,真的很摆上、很付出;我觉得自己还蛮伟大、爱主的。。。
我为我的谦卑感到骄傲。。。

The situation was such, I had always wanted to write a song that would really touch people or people would just love it upon listening, that is my own hit or “signature” song…
So I was very serious in coming to the Lord that day, I declared a fast on breakfast and lunch. You must understand, at that time it would almost kill me to fast even one meal, but for the sake of writing a very anointed song, I thought it was really worth it… don’t you agree?

There was no class that day, I stayed back in school like a good boy, not going out with friends… I hid myself in a small classroom, fasting and praying, praising and worshipping for hours, very sacrificial and committed; I felt I was quite great and really loved the Lord…
I felt proud of my humility…

好,给你看我那谦卑的“浩恋”(骄傲)脸。。。这也是在神学院拍的。。。
Ok, show you my humble proud face… this was also taken in the Bible school…

正当我觉得我的赞美敬拜和祷告都已经很够时,我跟上帝说:看吧,我已经很付出和认真的来亲近你了,所以来吧,给我一首很有恩膏的歌吧。。。
我就很努力的尝试去写,可怎么写来写去都没灵感。。。我有点不耐烦了,再说:怎么搞的,我都牺牲了那么多来亲近你,你连一首歌都不给我吗?

这时只听到上帝轻轻的在我心中说一句话,很温柔但如刀一样刺入我的心,他说:林义忠,你为什么亲近我?
只那么一句,我就懂他的意思了。。。我知道他很难过,因我亲近他只是为了自己得着好处,并不是自己想要亲近他,我顿时觉得好惭愧。。。

When I thought my praise and worship and prayers were very sufficient, I told God: Look, I am very serious and have sacrificed much to draw near to You, so come, give me a very anointed song…
Then I tried very hard to write, but no matter how I did not have any inspiration… so I was getting impatient and said again: What’s wrong? I have already sacrificed so much to draw near to You, can’t You even give me a song?

At that point, I just heard the Lord softly speak to my heart, very gentle but piercing into my heart like a knife, He said: GT, why do you draw near to me?
Just that one sentence, and I knew what He meant… I knew He felt sad because I came near to Him just for my own benefit, and not really because I myself longed to be near Him. I immediately felt very ashamed of myself…

过后,我不敢再求什么,我只是悔改,然后用一首歌把我的悔改表达出来,以下这首“亲近你的时候”,就是在那一刻写的。。。
After that, I dared to ask no more, I just repented and used a song to express my repentance, and the song “When I draw near to You” below, was written at that moment…

亲近你的时候 / When I draw near to You

当我亲近你的时候,抱着什么样的心情
哦主啊,唯有你看得清
当我亲近你的时候,我心里有什么动机
主啊,求你鉴察我的心

让我亲近你只单单因为我爱你
只因为喜欢和你在一起
让我亲近你只单单因为我爱你
只因为喜欢和你在一起

When I draw near to You, what is actually my feeling
O Lord, only You can see clearly
When I draw near to You, what is the motive inside
O Lord, do search and examine my heart

Let me draw near to You just because I love You
Just because I long to be with You
Let me draw near to You just because I love You
Just because I long to be with You

我开始创作诗歌的小房间。。。 The little room where I started writing songs…

说真正写完一首完整的歌是在1988年10月9日。。。
“完整”指的是有词也有曲,特别是曲,因之前都有尝试把别的歌“改词”,却总写不出曲来。。。
然后在那一天,上帝给了我词曲创作的恩赐。
永远不会忘记这一切都是从神而来,因我无音乐背景,完全不懂乐理;到今天,别说五线谱,连简谱都还不会看。
所以,有时候人家想请我分享及教导写歌经过,我真的不知道要讲什么。。。
对我来说,能创作那么多诗歌和后来到如今已出版了16张个人专辑真的是神迹!

October 9th, 1988 is the date I actually wrote a complete song…
“Complete” meaning a whole song with melody and lyrics, because before that I did attempt to “change” the lyrics of some other songs but was never able to write my own melody…
Then on that day, God gave me the gift of composing both lyrics and melody.
I will never forget this is all from God because I had no musical background, I knew nothing about music theory and till today, not to say music scores, I cannot even read simple notes…
That is why when sometimes people want to invite me to share and teach on writing songs, I really do not know what to talk about…
To me, to be able to write so many songs and eventually produced 16 personal albums to date is a real miracle indeed!

以下是我写了我生平第一首歌的小房间。。。在纽西兰基督城。。。
Below is the little room where I wrote my first song ever… in Christchurch, New Zealand…

刚搬进来时,房间比较旧,人也很老土。。。
The room was quite old when I first moved in, and I looked really square too…