머리말

전통적인 대림절의 주제는 소망, 평화, 기쁨, 그리고 사랑입니다. 교회에서는 종종 대림절 주간에 이러한 주제를 상징하는 촛 불을 밝힙니다. 매년 이 주간들을 보내면서, 우리는 구약의 이스라엘이 하나님의 선택받은 백성으로서 약속된 메시아를 기대 하며 붙들었던 소망을 떠올립니다. 그들은 자신들을 험난한 세상에서 구원해 줄 분을 기다리며 평화를 갈망했습니다. 그러던 어느 날 밤 작은 마을 베들레헴에서 한 아기가 태어났을 때, 세상에 기쁨이 가득 찼음을 목격합니다. 그리고 우리 가운데 친히 오신 예수님의 생애에서 하나님의 영원하신 사랑을 봅니다.

 

성경 전체에서 하나님의 사랑은 지배적인 주제입니다. 하나님께서는 예레미야 선지자에게 “내가 영원한 사랑으로 너를 사랑 하기에 인자함으로 너를 이끌었다”(예레미야 31:3)라고 말씀하십니다. 사도 요한은 “사랑하지 아니하는 자는 하나님을 알 지 못하나니 이는 하나님은 사랑이심이라”(요한1서 4:8)고 말합니다. 요한은 또한 우리에게 “하나님이 세상을 이처럼 사랑 하사 독생자를 주셨으니”(요한 3:16)라고 상기시킵니다. 그 크신 하나님의 사랑이 세상의 혼돈 속에서도 우리에게 한결같이 손을 내밀어 우주의 창조주와 직접적이고 개인적인 관계를 형성하게 만들어 줍니다. 이것이 바로 크리스마스 이야기입니다!

 

주 사랑으로 오셨네 Love Is Born은 어둠에서 빛으로, 또 절망에서 성취된 약속으로 가는 음악적 여정입니다. 이 작품은 우 리가 가장 어려운 순간에도 하나님께서 함께하시며 예언이 실현될 것임을 상기시킵니다. 이 뮤지컬은 새롭고 친숙한 멜로디를 결합하여 소망, 평화, 기쁨, 그리고 사랑이라는 시공을 초월한 임마누엘 하나님의 메시지를 전합니다.

 

이 작품으로 연주자들과 듣는 모든 분이 예수님께서 우리 한 사람, 한 사람을 위해 이 땅에 오셨다는 시대를 초월한 약속의 메 시지로 하나님의 사랑을 깨달으시길 바랍니다!

 

로이드 라슨 Lloyd Larson

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머리말 및 연주 노트 ··········································································· 03

I. 세상의 소망

소망의 종소리 ··················································································· 04

낭독 1 ······························································································· 08

오소서, 오래 기다리던 백성의 소망이시여 ············································· 09

낭독 2 ······························································································ 20

II. 평화의 왕

하나님의 평화를 선포하라 ··································································· 21

낭독 3 ······························································································ 30

평화가 오리라···················································································· 31

낭독 4 ······························································································ 40

III. 놀라운 우리 기쁨!

천사들 노래 울려 퍼지네 ····································································· 41

낭독 5 ······························································································ 53

놀라운 우리 기쁨! ·············································································· 54

낭독 6 ······························································································ 62

IV. 주 사랑으로 오셨네

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낭독 7 ······························································································ 75

놀라운 하나님의 사랑 ········································································· 76