The choir of Yiwu Central Church in Zhejiang participated in the “First Exchange Meeting of Church Choirs on Sinicization of Christianity in Jinhua”.
Rev. Xu Yaojin, chairman of Yiwu TSPM, led a group of 72 members from the Favor (Rongmei) Choir of New Grace Church to Agape Church in Jinhua, participating in the exchange meeting with nine choirs from counties and cities of Jinhua on November 12.
Due to the epidemic situation, the meeting was divided into three sessions, one in the morning and two in the afternoon.
Pastor Xu, also chairman of Jinhua TSPM, delivered a speech there, hoping that through the experience exchange among choirs, they can learn from one another’s strengths, keep learning, encourage one another and grow together.
Representing Yiwu churches, the Favor Choir, which was just established last year, participated in the meeting in the form of singing and dancing, with the opening dance “Rise and Shine” and the song “Gracious God, Our Father”.
The song “Gracious God, Our Father” was written in 1982. Its lyricist Zhao Shaoyun came from Yiyang County, Henan as a pastor deeply loved by believers. The tune was composed by his son Zhao Baoheng who created it using the national tunes and musical language of the Chinese Han nationality. The song was selected into The Chinese New Hymnal, and then translated into English, and incorporated into a hymn collection published in Britain.
Yiwu is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jinhua in Central Zhejiang Province, East China. "Yiwu, 300 kilometers away from Shanghai, is the largest market of petty commodity wholesales in the world where various foreign buyers go to place orders", according to 'Chinese Figures Astonishing the World', a joint report from the United Nations, the World Bank and Morgan Stanley. The city was ranked first among county-level cities In "the 2004 Most Favourite Chinese Cities of Domestic and Foreign Public in 2004", said Wikipedia.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
义乌中心堂的诗班参加“金华市首届基督教中国化诗班交流会”
11月12日，义乌市基督教三自爱国会主席徐耀进牧师带队，由新恩堂荣美诗班成员一行72人，到金华市基督教圣爱堂参加来自金华市基督教各县市区的九个诗班参加“金华市首届基督教中国化诗班交流会”。
由于疫情防控需要，本次诗班交流会分为三场，上午一场，下午两场。
金华市基督教三自爱国会主席徐耀进牧师在首届金华市基督教中国化诗班交流会上讲话。希望通过诗班的交流能取长补短，不断学习，互相激励，共同成长。
此次代表义乌教会参与金华市首届诗班交流会的新恩堂荣美诗班以歌舞的形式参加，开场舞《兴起发光》，献唱的曲目是《慈父上帝歌》。荣美诗班于去年刚成立，
《慈父上帝歌》这首诗产生于1982年，词作者是一位深受信徒爱戴的河南省宜阳县的赵绍云牧师，曲调是他的儿子赵保亨所谱，使用的是中国汉族的民族曲调和音乐语言来创作。《慈父上帝歌》被《新编赞美诗》选登后，又被译成英文，编入英国出版的《天赐诗歌》圣诗集。
义乌教堂诗班参加首届基督教中国化诗班交流会
The choir of Yiwu Central Church in Zhejiang participated in the “First Exchange Meeting of Church Choirs on Sinicization of Christianity in Jinhua”.
Rev. Xu Yaojin, chairman of Yiwu TSPM, led a group of 72 members from the Favor (Rongmei) Choir of New Grace Church to Agape Church in Jinhua, participating in the exchange meeting with nine choirs from counties and cities of Jinhua on November 12.
Due to the epidemic situation, the meeting was divided into three sessions, one in the morning and two in the afternoon.
Pastor Xu, also chairman of Jinhua TSPM, delivered a speech there, hoping that through the experience exchange among choirs, they can learn from one another’s strengths, keep learning, encourage one another and grow together.
Representing Yiwu churches, the Favor Choir, which was just established last year, participated in the meeting in the form of singing and dancing, with the opening dance “Rise and Shine” and the song “Gracious God, Our Father”.
The song “Gracious God, Our Father” was written in 1982. Its lyricist Zhao Shaoyun came from Yiyang County, Henan as a pastor deeply loved by believers. The tune was composed by his son Zhao Baoheng who created it using the national tunes and musical language of the Chinese Han nationality. The song was selected into The Chinese New Hymnal, and then translated into English, and incorporated into a hymn collection published in Britain.
Yiwu is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jinhua in Central Zhejiang Province, East China. "Yiwu, 300 kilometers away from Shanghai, is the largest market of petty commodity wholesales in the world where various foreign buyers go to place orders", according to 'Chinese Figures Astonishing the World', a joint report from the United Nations, the World Bank and Morgan Stanley. The city was ranked first among county-level cities In "the 2004 Most Favourite Chinese Cities of Domestic and Foreign Public in 2004", said Wikipedia.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
Church Choir in China Export Hub Yiwu Attends the First Exchange Meeting on Sinicization of Christianity
