Hoihna leh Hehpihna In Hong Zui Taktak Ding (Surely Goodness and Mercy)
(Late 23)
Agelh~Zam Khat Kham
John W. Peterson (1921- )
Alfred B. Smith (1916- )
Laisiangtho Pasian’ humuap hi-a, a malkim leh a buppi-in a kibanga Khasiangtho’ humuap hi ci-in i um hi. Ahih hangin Late 23 zah-a mi kim’ lungsim a nuamsak, hehnepna leh thathak aguan omlo maikha ding hi. I pangpaat i thanem laitakin hih Late sunga David’ kammalte in bangzah-in i tha hong hatkiksak den! Bangzah-in hong lungmuangsak! Tua banah Laisiangtho munkhat peuhpeuh sangin hihmun bulphuh-a kiphuak la mahmah zong tamzaw ding hi. Hih la “Surely Goodness and Mercy” mahmah zong 1958 kuma John W. Peterson leh Alfred B. Smith-te in Late 23 mah bulphuh-a a phuah uh ahi hi.
“Prince of Preachers” kici zawzen thuhilhsiam Charles Haddon Spurgeon in The Treasury of David kici volume 7 a pha Late hilhcianna khat na gelh ngei a, tuni dong mah kisim tangtang lai-in hoih kisa mahmah hi. Late hilhcianna agelh lai-in azawh nading kum 20 val sawt hi, ci hi. Charles H. Spurgeon in, “Late thuk taka a lung ngaingai mi bekmah in a sunga thuthuk manphate mu thei bek ding hi” ci-in gen ngei hi.
John W. Peterson in hihla a phuahna thu uh tawh kisai hici genngei hi: “Ni khat, Montrose, Pennsylvania-a ka studio sunga ka piano mai-ah katut laitak, tua hun laitaka ka naseppih Alfred B. Smith inn sungah hongtum hi. Bang hang hiam zong theilian nawn kei mai ingh e, kanihun hih la ka phuakkhawm uh hi. Mi dang khatpeuh tawh tua banga la kaphuah khop lam theikei mai ingh. Tua khit lam teh bel kanihmah un la dawng 2, dawng 3 bang phuakkhawm lai ungh.”
Alfred B. Smith in, “Philip P. Bliss’ tu le tate’ lak panin khat in lai hong khaka, Bliss a neu lai-a a sangsia numei khat’ thu hong gen hi. Tua sang sianu bel Philip Bliss in a it mahmah khat ahi hi. A min Murphy kici hi. Lai a sim theihma, a gelh theihma un Late 23 hilh-in lotngahsak hi. ‘Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me’ a cihna mun a tun ciangin Philip Blisss in, “surely good Miss Murphy shall follow me all the days of my life” a ci-in ngaihsun ngiat pongmawk hi. Tua thu ngaihsun-a ka genkikna uh tungtawnin hih la a thulu ding hong pianga hihla a kiphuak hi mai hi” ci-in a tangthu a cingzaw-in genngei hi.
John Willard Peterson kici min bel Galpi Nihna khitlam peuhmah-in evangelical-te’ lakah a za ngeilo omlo mai kha ding hi. “Dean of contemporary gospel song writers” kici liang namah-a khangthak laphuakte’ lakah amin dawkpen ahi hi. America gam Lindsborg, Kansas ah November1, 1921 ni-a suak ahi hi. A nu a pate music lam a kiva mahmah Swedish minamte ahi hi. Galpi Nihna lai-in Asia gam tengah Air Force-a sem vanleenghawl ahi hi. Sen gam leh Kawl gam gamgi dung, Kawl gamsung mahmah khawngah vanleeng-in leengleeng hihtuak hi. Gal ven ciangin Moody Bible Institute leh American Conservatory of Music-te ah music sin hi. Western Conservative Baptist Semianry leh John Brown University-te panin pahtawina doctorate degree ngah hi. Gospel la dawng 1,200 val phuak-a, cantata 25 val phuak hi. A la phuahte copy awn guk (six million copies) kizuakkhia khin hi.
Missionary la “So Send I You” zong Peterson’ phuah mah ahi hi. “Nuntak Tawntungna Ciktui Ka Dawn Hi” (Spring of Living Water), “Heaven Came Down”(Ka Sung Khuavak Tang Sak Ta Hi – Xtian La No. 285), “All glory to Jesus,” “Come, Holy Spirit,” “Jesus Is Coming Again,” “God’s Final Call,” “No One Understands Like Jesus,” “Shepherd of Love,” “Over the Sunset Mountains,” “It Took A Miracle,” cih late zong ama’ phuah mah ahi hi. A la phuahte ngaih thei mahmah a, ahi zongin ei Tedim kam a kitei tam nailo hi. A kitei sunsun ngaih thei mahmah hi.
John W. Peterson tawh kopkhawm-a hih la aphuak Alfred Barney Smith zong gospel hymn tawh kisai-in a theilo omlo hi. “Dean of gospel music” a kici zawzen pa ahi hi. November 8, 1916 ni-in America gam Midland Park, New Jersey ah suak hi. Moody Bible Institute leh Juilliard School of Music-te ah music sin hi. 1943 kumin Wheaton College panin a sangkahna zo hi. Wheaton ah a sangkah sungin Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra ah concertmaster-in om hi. Tua khit ciang Singspiration Publishing Company phuan-in 1962 kum dong president sem a, gospel langaih bu tampi khenkhia hi. A kideih mahmah Inspiring Hymns zong ama’ khet mah ahi hi. 1972 kumin Encore Publications kici music campany khat phuan leuleu a, Living Hymns kici labu hoih mahmah khat-a kipan evangelical hymn bu tampi khenkhia hi. Gospel la, chorus dawng 500 bang phuaka, “For God So Loved the World” leh “With Eternity’s Values in View” te minthang mahmah hi.
John W. Peterson leh Alfred B. Smith-a kipan gospel laphuakte ki dongthei zel-a, la aphuah uh ciangin bang zia (method) zang uh hiam? A lamal phuak masa maw, a la-aw? La aphuah uh ciangin asuah laitakin gelhkhia henhan uh ahia, ahih kei leh ngaihsunsun, geelgeel-a a phuah uh hiam? Hih laphuaksiam tegel in bel, la aphuah uh ciangin azuih uh thukhun ‘set pattern’ cih bang tentan omlian lo a, la i cih ahun tawh kizui amun tawh kituakin pawlkhatte thakhat thu-a angah uh omin, pawlkhatte hanciam mahmah akul zong om hi, ci-in gen uh hi. Bang bang ahizongin laphuaksiam mahmah nih in Late 23 bulphuh-a aphuah uh hih langaih mahmah dawngkhat hong piankhiat manin Pasian’ tung leh amau’ tungah i lungdam mahmah hi.
Source:
Christian Hymn-te’ Tangthu (Laibu)
Agelh leh laibu bawl: Zam Khat Kham
Laibu Saal / Zomi eLibrary
