我們愛 ﹝讓世界不一樣﹞ ~ We will Love [We Can Make a Difference]

我們愛﹝讓世界不一樣﹞
We will Love [We Can Make a Difference]

詞、曲：游智婷 Sandy Yu
English Translation: Mary Chikagami Lee, Tina Wu, Sandy Yu


你和我是天父愛的創造
You and I were made to love each other

每個人有最美的夢想
Every dream will complete His plan

一路上彼此照亮
We will carry each other

扶持擁抱
When hopes are gone

我們的愛讓世界不一樣
So we can make a dif’rence in this world


﹝副歌﹞ [Chorus]

我們愛 因神先愛我們
We will love, because He loved us first

雖你我不一樣 我們一路唱
God made us not the same, but we’re together

走往祝福的方向
To sing a song of love


我們愛 因神先愛我們
We will love, because He loved us first

心再堅強也不要獨自飛翔
No matter what we’ll choose to stay together

只要微笑 只要原諒
So we will smile, and we’ll forgive

有你愛的地方就是天堂
For Your love will bring us heaven on earth

I have a Dream ~ ABBA

I have a Dream ~ ABBA

I have a dream, a song to sing, to help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of the fairy tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels, something good in everything I see
I believe in angels, when I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream, I have a dream

I have a dream, a fantasy, to help me through reality
And my destination makes it worth the while
Pushing through the darkness still another mile
I believe in angels, something good in everything I see
I believe in angels, when I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream, I have a dream
I'll cross the stream, I have a dream

I have a dream, a song to sing, to help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of a fairy tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels, something good in everything I see
I believe in angels, when I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream, I have a dream
I'll cross the stream, I have a dream

A Tribute to Michael Jackson

One Day in Your Life ~ Michael Jackson

One day in your life
you'll remember a place
Someone's touching your face
You'll come back and you'll look around you

One day in your life
You'll remember the love you found here
You'll remember me somehow
Though you don't need me now
I will stay in your heart
And when things fall apart
You'll remember one day...

One day in your life
When you find that you're always waiting
For the love we used to share
Just call my name
And I'll be there

(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh...)

You'll remember me somehow
Though you don't need me now
I will stay in your heart
And when things fall apart
You'll remember one day...

One day in your life
When you find that you're always longing
for the love we used to share
Just call my name
And I'll be there

(Ohh...)

Overcome Fear, Don't Let Fear Overcome You!

Recently I noticed that there is a fear that I need to overcome in order to go further. A Brother shared with me these verses which are really useful and encouraging:

"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power" [Ephesians 6:10]

"In righteousness you will be established: Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you" [Isaiah 54:14]

"The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?" [Psalms 27:1]

"Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe" [Proverbs 29:25]

In Christ, we can overcome all types of fear because the Lord shall be the conqueror and have victory !

Don't

Don't let today's troubles
bring you down,
or allow you to question
your ability.

Don't let life's little obstacles
keep you from trying,
or become the reason
for defeat.

Don't let your fears
keep you from dreaming,
or from chasing
your dream.

Don't give up for any reason.
Believe in yourself,
and in yourself,
you'll find strength.

~Laura Strickland~

Because of You ~ Kelly Clarkson

I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way, to never let it get that far

Because of you
I will never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust
Not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake, a smile, a laugh
Every day of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with

Because of you
I will never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust
Not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I watched you die
I heard you cry
Every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry
In the middle of the night
For the same damn thing

Because of you
I will never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I tried my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid

Because of you
Because of you

Gotta be Somebody ~ Nickelback

This time I wonder what it feels like
To find the one in this life
The one we all dream of
But dreams just aren't enough
So I´ll be waiting for the real thing.
I'll know it by the feeling.
The moment when we´re meeting
will play out like a scene straight off the silver screen
So I`ll be holdin’ my own breath
Right up to the end
Until that moment when
I find the one that I'll spend forever with

`Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
'Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There`s gotta be somebody for me like that.

`Cause nobody wants to do it on their own
And everyone wants to know they´re not alone.
There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere.
There`s gotta be somebody for me out there.

Tonight, out on the street out in the moonlight
And dammit this feels too right
It´s just like Déjà Vu
Me standin’ here with you
So I´ll be holdin`my own breath
Could this be the end?
Is it that moment when
I find the one that I'll spend forever with?

‘Cause nobody wants to be the last one there
'Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There´s gotta be somebody for me like that.

`Cause nobody wants to do it on their own
And everyone wants to know they´re not alone.
There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere
There`s gotta be somebody for me out there.

You can´t give up!
Lookin´ for that diamond in the rough
You never know but when it shows up
Make sure you´re holdin` on
‘Cause it could be the one, the one you´re waiting on

‘Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
And everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There has gotta be somebody for me
Ohhhhhh.


Nobody wants to do it on their own
And everyone wants to know they´re not alone.
Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere?
There`s gotta be somebody for me out there.

Nobody wants to be the last one there
'Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere?
There has gotta be somebody for me out there.

It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing ~ Shania Twain

Hope life's been good to you
since you've been gone
I 'm doin' fine now--I've finally moved on
It's not so bad--I'm not that sad

I'm not surprised just how well I survived
I'm over the worst, and I feel so alive
I can't complain--I'm free again

Chorus:

And it only hurts when I'm breathing
My heart only breaks when it's beating
My dreams only die when I'm dreaming
So, I hold my breath--to forget

Don't think I'm lyin' 'round cryin' at night
There's no need to worry, I'm really all right
I've never looked back--as a matter of fact

Repeat Chorus

It only hurts when I breathe

Mmm, no, I've never looked back--
as a matter fact

Repeat Chorus

Hurts when I'm breathing
Breaks when it's beating
Die when I'm dreaming
It only hurts when I breathe

When You Kiss Me ~ Shania Twain

This could be it, I think I'm in love
It's love this time
It just seems to fit, I think I'm in love
This love is mine

I can see you with me when I'm older
All my lonely night are finally over
You took the weight of the world off my
Shoulders (the world just goes away)

[chorus:]
Oh, when you kiss me

I know you miss me--
And when you're with me
The world just goes away
The way you hold me
The way you show me that you
Adore me--oh, when you kiss me
Oh, yeah

You are the one, I think I'm in love
Life has begun

I can see the two of us together
I know I'm gonna be with you forever
Love couldn't be any better

[repeat chorus]

[instrumental solo]

I can see you with me when I'm older
All my lonely nights are finally over
You took the weight of the world off my
Shoulders (the world just goes away)

[repeat chorus]

And when you kiss me
I know you miss me
Oh, the world just goes away
When you kiss me

晴天 | Qing Tian | Sunny Day

晴天 | Qing Tian | Sunny Day Other Translations: Clear Day, Cloudless Day

曲/詞: 周杰倫 Qu/Ci: Zhou Jie Lun Music/Lyrics: Jay Chou 故事的小黄花 gu shi de xiao huang hua The small yellow flower from the story 从出生那年就飘着 cong chu sheng na nian jiu piao zhe Was wandering since he day she was born 童年的荡秋千 tong nian de dang qiu qian Swinging on a swing in her childhood 随记忆一直晃到现在 sui ji yi yi zhi huang dao xian zai Swinging her memories all the way until now. ㄖㄨㄟ ㄙㄡ ㄙㄡ ㄒ一 ㄉㄡ ㄒ一 re sou sou xi dou xi ㄌㄚ ㄙㄡ ㄌㄚ ㄒ一 ㄒ一 ㄒ一 ㄒ一 ㄌㄚ ㄒ一 ㄌㄚ ㄙㄡ la sou la xi xi xi xi la xi la sou (*note: there is no translation for these two lines, they're merely a musical scale such as do re mi fa so la...) 吹着前奏望着天空 chui zhe qian zou wang zhe tian kong Playing an opening theme, looking into the sky 我想起花瓣试着掉落 wo xiang qi hua ban shi zhe diao luo I think of petals trying to fall 为你翘课的那一天 wei ni tiao ke de na yi tian That day I skipped school for you; 花落的那一天 hua luo de na yi tian That day the flower fell; 教室的那一间 jiao shi de na yi jian The space of the classroom; 我怎么看不见 wo zen me kan bu jian Why can’t I see it? 消失的下雨天 xiao shi de xia yu tian That rainy day that disappeared - 我好想再淋一遍 wo hao xiang zai lin yi bian How I want to be rained upon again 没想到失去的勇气我还留着 mei xiang dao shi qu de yong qi wo hai liu zhe Never thought that I still kept my lost courage 好想再问一遍 hao xiang zai wen yi bian How I want to ask again: 你会等待还是离开 ni hui deng dai hai shi li kai Will you wait or will you go away? 刮风这天 我试过握着你手 gua feng zhe tian wo shi guo wo zhe ni shou That day that the wind blew I tried to hold your hand 但偏偏 雨渐渐 dan pian pian yu jian jian But unfortunetly, the rain kept on 大到我看你不见 da dao wo kan ni bu jian Falling until I couldn’t see you 还要多久 我才能在你身边 hai yao duo jiu wo cai neng zai ni shen bian How much longer until I can be beside you again? 等待放晴的那天 也许我会比较好一点 deng dai fang qing de na tian ye xu wo hui bi jiao hao yi dian Waiting for the day to turn clear, maybe I’ll be a little better then 从前从前 有个人爱你很久 cong qian cong qian you ge ren ai ni hen jiu Long ago, a person loved you for so long 但偏偏 风渐渐 dan pian pian feng jian jian But unfortunetly, the wind kept on 把距离吹得好远 ba ju li chui de hao yuan Blowing, widening the gap so much further 好不容易 又能再多爱一天 hao bu rong yi you neng zai duo ai yi tian So difficult, (I have) another day to love again 但故事的最后你好像还是说了拜拜 dan gu shi de zui hou ni hao xiang shuo le bai bai But it seems that, at the end of the tale you still said, “Goodbye”

GOD is LOVE

GOD IS LOVE ~ this is the name of my group in the recent youth camp. I did not choose this name, my members did.

AGAPE ~ the name of my group when I was in GT.

LOVE has a very special place in my heart. I always wanted to remind myself to love God with all my heart, all my mind, all my soul and all my might. There was a time I have lost confidence in the concept of LOVE, until God tells me to love a person who is 'nasty' in the eyes of men.

When I found out that that is the name of my group, I was happy and surprised. I know that God wants to speak to me.

To LOVE with the LOVE of GOD. Sometimes I feel that this is a tough lesson to be learnt. Although we may say it is not difficult at all but to love someone who had hurt us, I would think that it is not an easy task.

When I went out to the altar to pray, God told me that He is LOVE and His LOVE will give me strength to love others.

Dearest Abba Father,

I thank You for reminding me that You are Love and that You will give me strength to love others. I pray that You will lead me with Your love and wisdom. Please lead me in my life because I need You. Jesus, thank You for the cross and for Your blood. I am saved because of You. Please give me strength to love others with Your Love, and to see things from Your perspective. Holy Spirit, I welcome You in my life. Please guide me, oh Lord!

In Jesus' precious name I pray, Amen.

亲近你 - 赞美之泉 [Closer to You - Stream of Praise]

亲近你
赞美之泉

亲近你 心要亲近你
Close to You, draw me close to You

亲近你 心要贴近你
Close to You, closer Lord to You

亲爱主 在你荣光中
Jesus, in Your glorious light

不住亲近你 不住敬拜你
I draw near to You, come and worship You


亲近你 在干旱之地
Close to You, draw me close to You

亲近你 聆听你声音
Close to You, closer Lord to You

主我愿 贴近你的心
Jesus, closer to Your heart

顺服你旨意 讨主你欢欣
Never will depart, my love to You I bring


你的爱 使我灵苏醒
It's Your love, awakes my soul to sing

使我灵欢欣 我起舞敬拜你
Touching me to bring my worship to my King

祷告 - 赞美之泉 [I Pray - Stream of Praise]

祷告
赞美之泉

祷告 因为我渺小
I pray, for I am nothing

祷告 因为我知道我需要
I pray, for I clearly know I need

明瞭 你心意对我重要
To seek Your will as it's shown to me


祷告 已假装不了
I pray, for I am searching

祷告 因为你的爱我需要
I pray, for Your love is what I need

你关怀 我走过的你都明白
On my knees, through the valleys, You walk with me


有些事我只想要对你说
Some things I only wanna let You know

因你比任何人都爱我
'Cause no one loves me like You, my Lord

痛苦从眼中流下
Though tears of pain may fall out

你知道你为我擦
You're with me I have no doubt


在早晨我也要来对你说
As day breaks Lord I wanna cry to You

主耶稣今天我为你活
'Cause You so love me, You'll pull me through

所需要的力量你天天赐给我
The strength that I need I receive every morning

你恩典够我用
Your grace is all I need

Bonding

Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter, "Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river."

The little girl said, "No, Dad. You hold my hand."

"What's the difference?" asked the puzzled father.

"There's a big difference," replied the little girl. "If I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are that I may let your hand go. But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens, you will never let my hand go."

In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond. So hold the hand of the person whom you love rather than expecting them to hold ours...

The Battle Between the Mind & the Heart

I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.
~Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 11, spoken by the character Atticus

To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my favourite. I can read it again and again without feeling bored. I came across this yesterday and felt inspired by it.

Have you ever tried to begin something which you can anticipate the outcome, yet you still begin the journey? ~ I had ~

Have you ever had mixed feelings that caused confusions in your mind? ~ I had ~

Have you ever had a debate between your mind and your heart? ~ I had ~

I believe the above is very common to most of us. There are lots of times we have to face with such situations and sometimes we might feel exhausted. Recently, my heart is having a tough battle with my mind; whilst my heart is keen on something, my mind will try to hold back.

I'm not sure how long this battle has lasted but I must say I am reaching the 'exhausted' stage. I wonder why this happens. Why can't we just lead a normal life? However, life is no more interesting if it is mundane.

Before I begin this journey, my mind was simple. I know I am a curious person but all I want is just - answer. I have done few quizzes and most of them described me with one word ~ CURIOSITY. Lolx, yes ~ that's me all right!

My journey began with this word. Out of curiosity, I wanted to search for an answer. I found the answer and never thought of going into it as I could anticipate what the outcome would be, yet for some reasons, I chose to continue with the journey. To this stage, I can only say: Curiosity killed the cat!

Out of the blue, I have brought myself to this complicated situation; never had I thought that I would have the courage to do so but I did it. I am not sure if I will win, but I think I do agree with the author ~ You rarely win, but sometimes you do.