Lagu ini hari Minggu ini dinyanyikan dalam ibadah gereja saya. Lagu ini diterjemahkan dari lagu berjudul "LET US BUILD A HOUSE" oleh seorang anggota jemaat bernama Angga Prasetya. Syair lagu aslinya seperti yang saya tulis di bawah ini, -
Let us build a house
where love can dwell
and all can safely live.
A place where saints and children tell
how hearts learn to forgive.
Built of hopes and dreams and visions
rock of faith and vault of grace.
Here the love of Christ shall end divisions.
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house
where love is found
in water, wine, and wheat.
A banquet hall on holy ground
where peace and justice meet.
Here the love of God through Jesus
is revealed in time and space.
As we share in Christ the feast that frees us
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house
where hands will reach
beyond the wood and stone.
To heal and strengthen, serve and teach
and live the Word they’ve known.
Here the outcast and the stranger
bear the image of God’s face.
Let us bring an end to fear and danger
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house
where all are named,
their song and visions heard,
and loved and treasured taught and claimed
as words within the Word.
Built of tears and cries and laughter
prayers of faith and songs of grace.
Let this house proclaim from floor to rafter:
“All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.”
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"Let us build a house" menunjuk kepada sebuah komunitas. Bisa berupa sebuah keluarga, bisa berupa sebuah persekutuan di dalam gereja, juga bisa berupa sebuah situs yang bernama SABDA Space.
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Selamat memasuki bulan Juli 2013.
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(Bila Anda mengalami kesulitan menyanyikan notasinya, bukalah link di bawah ini, -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhIq8QLuriM )