A megachurch in China's southeastern coastal Zhejiang Province held a worship service, playing sacred music that incorporated Chinese traditional culture.
Sicheng Church in Hangzhou, the capital city of the province, held two Sunday services in the morning and evening, with the theme of "Localization of Sacred Music" on September 11, said the church.
In the first session, the Changle Folk Band accompanies the congregation to sing "Gracious God, Our Father", and "May Thy Divine Life", using erhu (a two-stringed bowed musical instrument), guzheng (a plucked zither), pipa (a four-stringed musical instrument), flute, and ruan (a plucked string instrument). It also accompanied the Changle Choir to present the hymn "Praise the Lord", reported Sicheng Church.
In the second session, in order to highlight the theme of localization, they used the erhu as the accompaniment instead of piano or pipe organ, with the chorus singing "Tears of Gratitude".
"Augustine said, 'The beauty of all things is their voice of praise to Him.' We say Christianity is a religion of 'praise', as Christian music, the sacred music, expresses praise and praise to God. Since Christianity was introduced into China in the Tang Dynasty, Christian music has collided and merged with Chinese local music," the church said.
Sicheng Church can accommodate 1,800 people with 5,000 churchgoers.
- Translated by Livingstones Shi
中国东南沿海的浙江省的一个大教堂举行崇拜，演奏结合着中国传统文化的圣乐。
2022年9月11日，思澄堂以“圣乐中国化”为主题举行了早晚两场崇拜。
第一场，由常乐民乐队使用二胡、古筝、琵琶、笛子、阮等中国民族乐器伴奏，带领会众唱诗《慈父上帝歌》、《活出基督歌》，以及为常乐诗班伴奏，献诗《称颂耶和华》。
第二场，为更加凸显中国化主题，圣乐环节一改以往传统钢琴或管风琴的形式，使用了二胡作为伴奏，圣歌团献唱了《感恩的泪》。
奥古斯丁说：“万物的美都是他们赞美祂的声音”。基督教音乐，即圣乐，是向上帝表达歌颂与赞美，因此我们说基督教是“颂赞”的宗教。基督教自唐代传入中国，基督教音乐就与中国本土音乐发生碰撞和融合。
思澄堂內部可容納1800人，經常參加禮拜的信徒約5000人
杭州市基督教会思澄堂举行圣乐中国化崇拜
A megachurch in China's southeastern coastal Zhejiang Province held a worship service, playing sacred music that incorporated Chinese traditional culture.
Sicheng Church in Hangzhou, the capital city of the province, held two Sunday services in the morning and evening, with the theme of "Localization of Sacred Music" on September 11, said the church.
In the first session, the Changle Folk Band accompanies the congregation to sing "Gracious God, Our Father", and "May Thy Divine Life", using erhu (a two-stringed bowed musical instrument), guzheng (a plucked zither), pipa (a four-stringed musical instrument), flute, and ruan (a plucked string instrument). It also accompanied the Changle Choir to present the hymn "Praise the Lord", reported Sicheng Church.
In the second session, in order to highlight the theme of localization, they used the erhu as the accompaniment instead of piano or pipe organ, with the chorus singing "Tears of Gratitude".
"Augustine said, 'The beauty of all things is their voice of praise to Him.' We say Christianity is a religion of 'praise', as Christian music, the sacred music, expresses praise and praise to God. Since Christianity was introduced into China in the Tang Dynasty, Christian music has collided and merged with Chinese local music," the church said.
Sicheng Church can accommodate 1,800 people with 5,000 churchgoers.
- Translated by Livingstones Shi
Zhejiang Megachurch Conducts Service Showing Sinicized Sacred Music
