Selasa, 25 Agustus 2015

Christmas Is Here

Hi ..I am back .. :) it's  quite long time no writing :) ... today I would like to introduce a new song :)..

It is a Christmas song for the children. In the midst of preparing for the Christmas events, I am thinking to teach a new Christmas song for the children choir. Almost the Christmas songs nowadyas we have known and sung are almost known well ^..^ why not try to sing the new one? so..I have tried to write a simple song that may easy to be sung and memorized for kids. It was composed last week.

This song is written in Bahasa. In the beginning, there is cheerful rhythm  and they could be played with lightly syncopation. Why it must be syncopated? 

My idea to use the syncopation because it is identified with the anticipation.  When we celebrate Christmas, it is not only a celebration, it also reminds us about our preparation and anticipation for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ ..so...must be prepare...and anticipate :)...are you ready?? ^__^



Christmas is Here
(Natal t'lah tiba)

     D       G       A
**  Natal t'lah tiba

    D       G      A
    Natal  t'lah tiba

    G             A           F#m           Bm
    Sudah siapkah Engkau sambut Dia

   Em                 A
    Hadir dalam hatimu?

    D       G      A
    Natal t'lah tiba

    D      G       A
    Natal t'lah tiba

    G             A       F#m          Bm
    Yesus Kristus  telah       lahir

                           ____ fine
    Em           A             D
    Bagi Engkau dan Saya   


Reff :

           G          A            D      
           Kabarkan ke Dunia

            Em            A            D
          Raja Damai telah hadir

            G            A         D
          Damai Bagi Manusia

 E                    A 
         Mari kita sambut Dia    Oh Oh

Back to ** till fine



Translation literally

Christmas is Here

Christmas is here
Christmas is here
Are you ready to welcome Him
into your heart?

Christmas is here
Christmas is here
Jesus Christ was born
for you and me

Reff:

Go proclaim to the world
The Prince of Peace has been present
Peace on the earth
Let us welcome Him  Oh..Oh..




Here is the sample of the music score. If you would like to get the copy, just let me know and you may email me. Thank you ^_^










Minggu, 08 Juni 2014

The Lord's Prayer Hymn Festival


Hi all...today I would like to share my graduation project, The Lord's Prayer Hymn Festival. It was held on 22 October 2010 at Trinity Theological College Chapel, Singapore.




It's based on Asian context, especially the Indonesian culture.
Praise The Lord...for His love and guidance so the hymn festival was well done. And so thankful to my classmates that helped me in this project. I really miss you all ♡♡

The Rehearsal








The Hymn Festival, 22 Oct 2010


             



                                                               
                                                   

                                                          Prelude (Gamelan Piece)


Procession 







The Male Choir


















The Recession




            
Benediction by Dr Simon Chan (The Examiner)



 With My Supervisor, Mrs Judith Laoyan Mosomos




                                                           Thank You..... ^^



















The Male Choir





The Decoration






















This is the recording of my graduation project:

Part 1




Part 2





Part 3




Part 4





Btw, there is a part at the opening hymn that was not recorded...
Hopefully, you may enjoy this hymn festival ^^



Soli Deo Gloria.....

^___^

Sabtu, 29 Desember 2012

Come Thou Long Expected Jesus


Kau yang Lama Kunantikan

(Come Thou Long Expected Jesus)





Walaupun masa advent telah berlalu, tapi...kali ini saya akan membahas mengenai lagu advent. Salah satu dari lagu-lagu yang bertemakan Masa Advent ialah Come, Thou long expected Jesus/ Kau lama yang dinantikan. Lagu ini adalah satu dari lebih dari 6.500 himne yang ditulis oleh Charles Wesley.
Lagu ini pertama kali diterbitkan pada tahun 1744 dalam kumpulan kecil dari 18 puisi berjudul “Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord” (Nyanyian Rohani untuk Kelahiran Tuhan kita). Melody lagu ini, yakni "Hyfrydol" tune diciptakan oleh seorang yang berusia 20 tahun,  H. Rowland Prichard, sekitar tahun 1830. Tema dari ritme ini berarti "kegembiraan"  Melody ini juga  telah digunakan dalam lagu-lagu himne lain  yang populer  seperti salah satu lagu karangan Charles Wesley "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling"  and lagu hymne karya William C. Dix's "Alleluia! Sing to Jesus".

Syair dari lagu ini ialah sebagai berikut:

Come, Thou long expected Jesus
Born to set Thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us,
Let us find our rest in Thee.
Israel’s Strength and Consolation,
Hope of all the earth Thou art;
Dear Desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.



Born Thy people to deliver,
Born a child and yet a King,
Born to reign in us forever,
Now Thy gracious kingdom bring.
By Thine own eternal Spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By Thine all sufficient merit,
Raise us to Thy glorious throne.


(The United Methodist Hymnal No. 195)

Kau yang lama dinantikan,
Juru s’lamat, datanglah,
agar kami Kau sucikan dari dosa dan cela!
UmatMu tetap Kau tuntun,
Kau Harapan kami pun!
Bangsa dunia menunggu penghiburan kasihMu.

Raja mulia, Kau lahir bagai anak yang lembut,
agar kami Kauajari kasih KerajaanMu.
Pimpin kami oleh RohMu,
hati pun perintahlah
dan demi kurban darahMu,
b’rilah damai yang baka!

(Kidung Jemaat No. 76, Terjemahan: H. A. Pandopo, 1981)


Syair dari lagu ini tidak secara khusus menekankan kedatangan Kristus dalam kemuliaan, melainkan mengundang Kristus yang telah datang ke dunia untuk memasuki hati dari para penyembah yang bernyanyi. Hal ini merupakan adalah ekspresi iman Kristen - pembebasan, harapan, kegembiraan dan  kehadiran Allah di dalam hati kita serta menegaskan ketergantungan kita pada Sang Juruselamat.  Kristus di dalam lagu ini adalah Kristus, yang oleh Roh-Nya, terlibat dalam kehidupan orang percaya dan menuntun orang percaya untuk mengenal dan mendapat bagian di dalam kerajaan Allah.

Bait pertama dari lagu ini berfokus pada fakta bahwa kedatangan Yesus Kristus  untuk menggenapi  kerinduan Israel dalam menantikan Mesias.  Hal ini  dimulai dengan kalimat, "Engkau yang lama dinantikan, Yesus, yang lahir untuk membebaskan umat-Mu."  Wesley menegaskan penantian saat ketika Yesus akan datang lagi untuk membebaskan kita dari rasa takut dan dosa. Wesley mengerti bagaimana arti masyarakat yang tidak bebas. Ketika berusia sekitar tiga puluh tahun, ia pergi mengadakan  perjalanan misi ke Amerika, dimana ia melihat perbudakan.  Ia mencatat dalam jurnalnya bahwa ia telah melihat orangtua menyerahkan anak mereka untuk dijadikan budak. Wesley sangat terguncang oleh kejahatan perbudakan tersebut. Melalui Khotbah dan lagu-lagu himne,  Wesley menginjili dan memberi penguatan  kepada  orang-orang tertindas dalam perbudakan sehingga mereka  merasa bebas dari perbudakan, bebas dari rasa takut.

Beberapa nubuat-nubuat yang digenapi oleh  Yesus Kristus adalah Yesaya 7:14, yakni tentang seorang perawan yang melahirkan seorang anak, yang namanya berarti "Allah beserta kita";  Yesaya 9:6, yang menceritakan tentang seorang anak yang namanya akan disebut "Penasihat ajaib, Allah Perkasa, Bapa yang kekal, Raja Damai.” Banyak nubuat  lainnya yang  menantikan kedatangan Mesias. Dalam Lukas 2 menceritakan Simeon, seorang iman yang "menantikan penghiburan bagi Israel" (ay 25). Ketika ia melihat bayi  Yesus, Simeon mengetahui bahwa anak ini adalah penggenapan  dari  pengharapan akan mesianis-Nya. Charles Wesley meminjam dari bagian ini ketika ia menggambarkan Yesus dalam lagu ini sebagai  "kekuatan Israel dan penghiburan"  (“Israel’s Strength and Consolation”).
Bukan sekedar menggenapi nubuat bagi bangsa Israel, lebih dari itu, Yesus datang untuk membawa keselamatan kepada seluruh dunia. Hal ini ditekankan secara jelas  oleh Charles Wesley ketika ia menggambarkan Kristus sebagai harapan seluruh bumi”("hope of all the earth" )  dan  “keinginan setiap bangsa”("dear desire of every nation" ) Lebih dari itu, Dia adalah sukacita dari setiap hati yang rindu" ("joy of every longing heart”) karena Yesus sendiri yang dapat memuaskan setiap jiwa.

Bait kedua memberitahukan kita mengapa Yesus dapat memenuhi harapan kita:   Ia "dilahirkan sebagai  seorang anak dan sebagai Raja” (He was "born a child and yet a King"). Sebagai satu-satunya yang adalah Allah dan manusia, Yesus mampu menggenapi  Janji Allah sepenuhnya dengan mati di kayu salib untuk menebus dosa manusia.  Hal ini terlihat jelas dalam syair Charles Wesley, Ketika ia  menulis tentang Yesus: “semua kebaikan yang cukup” ("Thine all sufficient merit").  Wesley mengacu pada kemampuan Kristus untuk membawa kita kepada keselamatan.
Lagu himne Charles Wesley mengandung  beberapa pesan  penting bagi umat percaya.  Syair lagu ini menyatakan mengenai  kedatangan Yesus Kristus dalam pemerintahan duniawi sebagaimana tercantum dalam alkitab yakni:  Tuhan adalah kekuatan Israel (lih. I Sam. 15:29), dan Penghiburan (Luk. 2:25-26), Harapan Israel (Yer. 14:7-8), dan seluruh bumi (Mat. 12:21; Rom 15:12), Keinginan Semua Bangsa (Hag. 2:7), dan "sukacita dari setiap hati yang rindu" (Luk. 2:20, 36-38). Selain itu, lagu ini mengajak kita untuk  memfokuskan pemerintahan Kristus untuk tetap bertahta di dalam hidup kita; ,mempersiapkan  hati kita untuk  memperingati kedatangan Tuhan Yesus yang pertama dulu, yakni kelahiran-Nya di Betlehem dan;  mengarahkan hati kita  supaya dengan penuh harapan kita menantikan kedatangan Tuhan Yesus kedua pada akhir zaman.

Masa advent  hendaklah menjadi momen bagi kita untuk kembali mengingat bahwa masih ada hal lain yang tidak kalah penting yang perlu kita tunggu – selain Hari Natal – yaitu kedatangan Kristus di akhir zaman.
Lagu ini bukan hanya  membawa kita untuk merefleksi diri dalam masa Advent.  Lagu ini menguatkan setiap orang percaya bahwa Yesus yang lama dinantikan telah datang dan bersinar di dunia yang gelap dan tanpa harapan.

Ketika banyak umat percaya di Indonesia yang mengalami pergumulan, tantangan dan penganiyaan dalam kebebasan beribadah,  kita sebagai saudara seiman dalam tubuh Kristus haruslah menjadi alat pembawa damai dan terang Kristus bagi saudara seiman kita yang butuh dukungan kita serta membagikan cahaya Kristus kepada orang yang  hidup dalam kegelapan dan membutuhkan kasih karunia Allah.

Apakah Anda membiarkan Cahaya Kristus bersinar dalam hati ANDA hari ini? jangan menunda lebih lama lagi !! 

Marilah bergabung dengan Charles Wesley dan bernyanyi: 
 

"Kau yang lama dinantikan, Juru s’lamat, datanglah, agar kami Kau sucikan dari dosa dan cela! UmatMu tetap Kau tuntun, Kau Harapan kami pun! Bangsa dunia menunggu penghiburan kasihMu"

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2012 AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013!! ^__^


Selasa, 11 September 2012

Great is Thy faithfulness

It's been a long time i didn't write my blog :) the day really just seem to pass by faster..
Four month ago, my dad was rest in The Lord on May 9. It was  a difficult time for my family.. Going through the grieving process is not easy. The loss of loved one is dreadful things....

In time of grief, we found comfort in God. He gently comforts and grants us the strength through His Spirit and the concerns and loves from our relatives, friends, co worker, church members, etc..yeah...
Great is Thy faithfulness...

Then, after a couple month later, my youngest sister has been getting married on 15 July 2012.
It is a happy and precious moments for our family.  Looking forward to their little one:)

Thaada.......this is the lovely Groom and Bride, with my Bro in law's family and our church members :)







May God richly bless their new family..:)

Thank you Lord, for Your Love...Great is thy faithfulness ^__^

Minggu, 19 Februari 2012

Thanks be to God! I am grateful for his guidance during these last few weeks.


I have learned to know what He has planned for me, my ministry and my future after prayed for a couple of months.
The vision for my next ministry is gettin' clearer ^^...

He reminds me about His promise in  Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future"

Today I have finished all my dateline for last week, shared in Youth ministry and the student's chapel service. Now, it's the time to prepare two sharing for this coming week. May God grants me wisdom to share His Word..

Have a blessed Weekend, everyone ^^

Jumat, 09 Desember 2011

The Nativity

Prepare the way for the Lord.
Prepare the way of the Lord,
and all people will see the salvation of our God.

This song is one of Taize's song that composed by Jacques Berthier (1923-1994). It reminds me about the anticipation  for the second coming of God. On this 2nd week of Advent, many believers have prepared themselves for Christmas and so do I ^^.

This season of Advent helps me personally to meditate more about God's blessing on one past year that I have been through. It encourages me to know more about God's will in my life, my ministry and my future.
Today I have recalled my study on the global worship class taught by Dr Lim Swee Hong. He taught us about the various pictures of Nativity story in the world. I  wanna share one of the interesting article about them.

Pictures of the Nativity Story in Africa (‘Jesus Mafa’)

In the 1970s Mafa Christians in North Cameroun wanted to have pictures of the Gospel using their own cultural resonances. With the help of French missionaries they acted out the scenes, and sketches of the plays were worked up by French artists and given back to them – and to the world. More than 6 million copies have been distributed to date to 83 countries.
Here are some of the Christmas story pictures …


Nativity 








African Madonna 1
To people living outside of West Africa, the pictures may appear “quaint” or “exotic.” But among the ethnic group my family was living with, the pictures resonated deeply, since a lot of things in the pictures looked somewhat familiar. That enabled people to focus on the biblical story being represented in the pictures.
I met so many non-Christian Africans who said, “Those Bible stories happened long ago and far away and have nothing to do with me.” But when shown some of the 60+ pictures, that excuse doesn’t hold up anymore. Now you can see what it would look like if Jesus was in an African village and telling his parables, healing the sick, confronting the authorities… becoming Incarnate within a certain cultural framework.

What would it feel like if you were a rural African, and learned that Almighty God was incarnated into your world?

African Madonna 2
Here’s a short essay by a leader in Cameroon associated with Jesus Mafa:


Why an African Christ?
“It is urgent and necessary for us to proclaim and to express the message, the life and the whole person of Jesus Christ in an african artistic language, in our language which is the expression of our daily life, of our culture. Many people of different cultures have done it before us and will do it in the future, without betraying the historical Christ, from whom all authentic christianity arises. We must not restrict ouselves to the historical and cultural forms of a particular people or period. The creation of a black Christ in Africa does not diminish at all the historical Christ, on the contrary, it enriches the universal meaning of the message of God. This God who became one of us in order to proclaim Christ as the Lord of all nations of the world, through all their authentic riches: their languages, their gestures, their art, their whole life and culture. Evangelization means to give the message of the historical and eternal Christ to all nations, following the apostles who made themselves Jews with the Jews, Greeks with the Greeks, similar to their Master who identified himself with every weak and persecuted human being when he said to Saul the persecutor: ” Saul, why do you persecute me ? ” Doesn’t this daring and unspeakable identification go far beyond what we are trying to express by these pictures ? It shows not only their legitimacy but their necessity.”

This article wrote by:
- P. Pondy, School Director in Yaounde, Cameroon
Taken from http://www.jesusmafa.com/anglais/accueil.htm


** A Black Madonna or Black Virgin is a statue or painting of the Virgin Mary in which the Virgin Mary is black. The term was especially applied to those created in Europe in the medieval period or earlier. "Black Madonna" does apply to images of the Virgin Mary portrayed as explicitly black African, a type of image popular in Africa and areas with large black populations, such as Brazil and the United States.
(source: wikipedia)

Cantate Domino

Sing To The Lord  ^__^  (latin= cantate domino)

Just wanna share what i am thinking now.
 Finally ............I have my personal time to write and share "little things" ^^ after rushing my dateline.

I am grateful for What God has done in my life. 
After the journey of my study,  graduated from TTC on May 2011,  now I'm serving as the full-time minister at a Methodist Church, Pematang Siantar. 

Thankful for the precious journey in my ministry! 
It's a great experience to learn and to work with the youth and serving in music and worship ministry :)  
Every journey with God is the best music of my life.


Thank you Lord for the music that You has given in my life. Cantate Domino !! ^_^


One of my fav singers : ^^