聖城- 15 周年懷舊 （21Nov16）
10周年籌委建議給未來10年自己寫信。這兩天卻因有肢體問起一首舊歌，勾起許多回憶，要回到以前，不是未來。潮流興懷舊，想籌委也無妨了。
這首歌早忘卻，找回錄影，頗感人面全非之概。時為2001新堂進堂禮，尚未知將有大埔堂，今到此轉眼十年。當時有兩位合作無間，非常厲害的詩琴姊妹，也結婚轉教會，失聯已久。
The Holy City 是1892年的傳統詩歌，我因爲新堂落成翻成中文，應該是唯一的粵語版吧。現在想來有點無端端的感覺，因此曲在以往大節日也以英語唱過多次。當日聯合詩班好像有幾位在大埔堂？（視頻效果較差，因從DVD 轉換時選取低解像度，並非100年前的錄影）
歌詞如下：
The Holy City - Michael Maybrick music/ Frederic Weatherly lyrics
Last night I lay asleeping,there came a dream so fair,
傍晚我睏了入睡，美夢似風飄至
I stood in old Jerusalem， Beside the temple there
放眼見古樸聖殿，城牆如舊再現。
I heard the children singing，And ever as they sang,
群衆高聲歡呼, 伴孩童歌唱，
Me thought the voice of angels，From heaven in answer rang
這聲音似是從天降，傳遍遠近回響。
Me thought the voice of Angels，From Heaven in answer rang
我聽見高聲的頌揚，似天軍歌唱。
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem!Lift up you gates and sing,
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 你要頌讚高歌，
Hosanna in the highest.Hosanna to your King!"
Hosanna, 神是永生王，Jerusalem, 歌聲壯。
And then me thought my dream was chang’d, The streets no longer rang
夢境頃刻變幻着，歌唱再聼不見，
Hush’d were the glad Hosannas， The little children sang
四處群衆盡默然，孩童凝着笑臉。
The sun grew dark with mystery,The morn was cold and chill
日光消失見月亮，冰冷光輝映照，
As the shadow of across arose，Upon a lonely hill
照見有十架高掛，沉痛遠近回響。
As the shadow of a cross arose，Upon a lonely hill
這點點光輝照凡塵，灑出孤單寂寥。
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem!Hark! How the Angels sing,
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 聼啊萬有高歌，
Hosanna in the highest,Hosanna to your King!"
Hosanna, 神是永生王，Jerusalem, 歌聲壯。
And once again the scene was chang’d，New earth there seem’d to be,
異夢現在又變化，驟然新的聖殿，
I saw the Holy City，Beside the tideless sea
望盡在沒盡遠處，有新的天與地。
The light of god was on its streets，The gates were open wide,
基督光輝在發放，城牆門盡打開。
And all who would might enter，And no one was denied.
要進城的聖徒，主永不會拒絕。
No need of moon or stars by night,Or sun to shine by day,
無須有月亮，太陽，城裏耀眼發光。
It was the new Jerusalem，That would not pass away
主要確立這新天地，存永遠沒移遷。
It was the new Jerusalem，That would not pass away
這滿有光輝聖城， 到永遠不改變。
“Jerusalem! Jerusalem，Sing for the night is o’er
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 再也沒有悲傷，
Hosanna in the highest，Hosanna for evermore.
Hosanna, 永生王。Hosanna, 神是永生王，
Hosanna in the highest，Hosanna for evermore!"
Hosanna, 神權在天！Hosanna, 永生王。
