한번은 가장 좋아하는 단어가 무엇이냐는 질문을 받고서, 잠시 숙고한 후, ‘평화’라고 대답했던 기억이 있습니다. 그것은 제 자신의 삶에서도 끊임없이 몸부림치고 있는 주제인데, 즉 음악가로서의 분주하고도 꾸준한 작업을 벗어나 조용함과 고요함을 찾고자 하는 노력을 말합니다. 바로 그 적막 속에서 저는 진정한 내적 평화를 주관하고 베푸시는 하나님을 발견합니다. 성탄절은 우리를 차분히 가라앉히고, 삶에서 가장 중요한 것이 과연 무엇인지를 생각하게 합니다. 그것은 가족 또는 자녀, 예수님, 기적들, 기쁨과 사랑과 희망과 평화라고 하는 불변의 선물들입니다. 그리스도께서는 세상에 평화를 주러 오셨습니다. 그 평화는 세상이 주는 방식이 아니라, 한 아기이자 왕이신 그분 안에 영원히있는 거룩함과 평안입니다.

이 칸타타 전체에서, 우리는 그리스도께서 이 세상에 오셔야 하는 필요성과 그 염원을 고백하고 있습니다. 클래식에서 현대에까지 이르는 다양한 스타일을 통해, 이 사랑스러운 스토리가 전달될 수 있도록 다채로운 사운드를 제공하고 있습니다. 잘 알려진 곡조나 캐럴에다 독창자나 어린이 또는 회중도 참여시킴으로써, 친숙함을 주는 한편 배우는 과정에서의 부담도 덜어주고 있습니다. 새로운 곡조,그리고 로즈 아스피널(Rose Aspinall)의 인상적인 가사들, 여기에 마크 카바니스(Mark Cabaniss)의 해설이 어우러져, 이 심오한 스토리를 분명하고도 힘 있게 전달하고 있습니다. 해설과 노래를 통하여 스토리가 잘 전달될 수 있도록 특별히 신경을 써서 안배하였습니다.

오늘날 가장 훌륭한 오케스트라 편곡자중 하나인 에드 호건(Ed Hogan)이 예술적이고도 쉬운 수준으로 잘 편곡해주었기에, 꼭 전문 기악 연주자가 필요한 것만은 아닙니다. 한편, 피아노로만 반주하고 오르간을 옵션으로 써도 충분할 것입니다. 아무쪼록 이 칸타타가 여러분의 성탄절을 빛내고, 보다 궁극적으로는 세상에 주신 하나님의 평화의 선물 ‘예수님’이 우리 모두의 노력으로 영화롭게 되기를 바랍니다. 복된 성탄 시즌을 보내시고 하나님께서 그분만이 주실 수 있는 평화를 내려주시기를 기도합니다.

 

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02. Sing 알렐루야 주 오시리 ····································································································· 12

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03. 하나님의 귀한 선물 ··············································································································· 21

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04. 오 베들레헴 작은 골 ············································································································ 31

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05. 평화의 예수님 ····················································································································· 42

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06. 흠 없는 어린 양 ·················································································································· 53

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07. 다 경배하여라 ····················································································································· 61