[Intro]
Some call Him Jehovah
Yes, that’s right
Some call Him Yahweh
Yes, they do
Some call Him Adonai
Yes, that’s right
But we lift our eyes to heaven and call Him
[Refrain 1]
Father, I stretch my hands to Thee
No other help I know
My Lord, my Lord
My blessings, if I should count them all
As countless as the stars
My Lord, my Lord
[Verse]
‘Cause You’re the only power (Power)
That can take this world today (Power)
Jesus, You’re the only power (Power)
That can take this world today (Power)
You’re the only power (Power)
That can take this world today (Power)
You’re the only power (Power)
That can take this world today (Power)
Ohh, (C’mon and lift your voice) ohh (Did anybody come to praise God today?)
Ohh (Put your hands up, let’s go), Father
[Chorus]
Beautiful mornin’, you’re the sun in my mornin’, babe
Nothin’ unwanted
Who can I turn to?
Beautiful mornin’, you’re the sun in my mornin’
You’re the help I know
Ah, hey, hey, hey
Who do I turn to?
Ah, You’re the help I know
Ah, hey, hey, hey
Who do I turn to?
Ah, You’re the help I know
Is there anybody love the God that we serve?
Yes, yes
He’s been kind to us, He’s been wonderful to us
Yes, Hallelujah
We just love Him with all of our heart
Thank you, God
Come on, let’s sing this great praise unto Him
Lift it up, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, salvation, and glory
Honor and power unto the Lord, our God
For the Lord, our God is mighty
Yes, the Lord, our God is omnipotent
The Lord, our God, He is wonderful
Come on, that’s it, lift it up to Him and sing it, Hallelujah
さぁ,そうだ,天まで手を伸ばし,歌いましょう,ハレルーヤ
Hallelujah
Salvation
Salvation and glory
Give Him honor and power
Honor and power unto the Lord, our God
For the Lord, our God is mighty
For the Lord, our God is mighty
Yes, the Lord
Yes, the Lord, our God is omnipotent
Come on, call Him the Lord
The Lord, our God, He is wonderful
Come on now, sing this song to the king
Our praises speak to the king of kings
And the Lord, our God, He is wonderful
Sing it again
Our praises speak to the king of kings
And the Lord, our God, He is wonderful
Come on, sing your song to Him
Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, He is wonderful
Come on, sing it again, Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, He is wonderful
Come on, everybody together
先日,ここ(カニエ・ウェスト,遂にオペラ開催予告!)で記載いたしましたとおり予定通りカニエ・ウェストとその仲間たち,いや,今回は「その仲間たち=Sunday Service クワイヤメンバーたち」が主役で,ニューアルバム『Jesus Is Born』がクリスマスにリリースされました。
リリース日は,クリスマス,つまり.イエス・キリスト(Jesus Christ)が誕生したとされる12月25日。アルバムタイトルは今年10月25日にリリースされた『Jesus Is King』ではなく,『Jesus Is Born』。その内容は,クワイヤ(=教会のゴスペルメンバー;聖歌隊)がカニエ・プロデュースによる「賛美歌」を歌うというもの。ソウルフルな楽曲を聴いて,気分を上げるにはもってこいのアルバム。ゴスペルだからって日曜日の朝にかぎらずとも,平日の朝でも気分は「BLESSED!」,恵まれた気分。
音楽評論サイト=Pitchforkでも論評されているとおり今回のアルバムは「light and loose, a pre-production sketchbook presented as a charmingly finished product(軽快でゆったりした,デモテープの雰囲気さえも醸し出しているチャーミングな作品)」と描写されています。
Nebuchadnezzar was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and he was still king.
(ネブカドネザルは双極性障害と診断され,それでも王(キング)として生きた。)
オペラは11月24日,ロサンゼルスのハリウッド・ボウル(L.A.の野外音楽フェスドーム)で開催される予定です。現代パフォーマンス・アーティストである名高いヴァネッサ・ビークロフトや,サンデー・サーヴィスでお馴染みのSunday Service Choir(クワイヤ・チーム)等が音楽やパフォーマンスにおいて貢献する予定とのことです。
なお,今年のクリスマス(12月25日)には,アルバム『Jesus Is Born』(こんどはKingじゃなくて,Born!)がリリースされる予定です。
[Verse: Kanye West]
Every knee shall bow
Every tongue confess
Jesus is Lord
Jesus is Lord
Every knee shall bow
Every tongue confess
Jesus is Lord
Jesus is Lord
[Chorus: Kanye West]
Use this gospel for protection
It’s a hard road to Heaven
We call on your blessings
In the Father, we put our faith
King of the kingdom
Our demons are tremblin’
Holy angels defendin’
In the Father, we put our faith
[Verse 1: Pusha T]
How could He not be the greatest?
In my bed, under covers when undercovers had raided
My presence is happy belated
Fashionably late, I’m just glad that you made it
The best is yet to come, I’m just glad that you waited
They all say they real ’til it’s time to appraise it
I seen them come and go, you only the latest
But who am I to judge? I’m crooked as Vegas
[Chorus: Kanye West]
Use this gospel for protection
It’s a hard road to Heaven
We call on your blessings
In the Father, we put our faith
King of the kingdom
Our demons are tremblin’
Holy angels defendin’
In the Father, we put our faith
[Verse 2: No Malice]
A lot of damaged souls, I done damaged those
And in my arrogance, took a camera pose
Caught with a trunk of Barry Manilows
They sing a different tune when the slammer close
From the concrete grew a rose
They give you Wraith talk, I give you faith talk
Blindfolded on this road, watch me faith walk
Just hold on to your brother when his faith lost
[Verse 1: Kanye West]
Cut out all the lights, He the light
Got pulled over, see the brights
What you doin’ on the street at night?
Wonder if they’re gonna read your rights
Thirteenth Amendment, three strikes
Made a left when I should’ve made a right
Told God last time on life
Told the devil that I’m going on a strike
Told the devil when I see him, on sight
I’ve been working for you my whole life
Told the devil that I’m going on a strike
I’ve been working for you my whole life
Nothing worse than a hypocrite
Change, he ain’t really different
He ain’t even try to get permission
Ask for advice and they dissed him
Said I’m finna do a gospel album
What have you been hearin’ from the Christians?
They’ll be the first one to judge me
Make it feel like nobody love me
They’ll be the first one to judge me
Feelin’ like nobody love me
Told people God was my mission
What have you been hearin’ from the Christians?
They’ll be the first one to judge me
Make it feel like nobody love me
Make you feel alone in the dark and you’ll never see the light
Man, you’re never seein’ home and you never see the domes
I can feel it when I write, point of livin’ in the right
If they only see the wrongs, never listen to the songs
Just to listen is a fight, but you booked me for the fight
It’s so hard to get along if they only see the slight
From the love of religion
What have you been hearin’ from the Christians?
They’ll be the first one to judge me
Make it seem like nobody love me
I’m not tryna lead you to Visas
But if I try to lead you to Jesus
We get called halfway believers
Only halfway read Ephesians
Only if they knew what I knew, uh
I was never new ’til I knew of
True and living God, Yeshua
The true and living God
(Somebody pray for me)
[Verse 2: Fred Hammond & Kanye West]
I deserve all the criticism you got
If that’s all the love you have, that’s all you got
To sing of change, you think I’m joking
To praise His name, you ask what I’m smoking
Yes, I understand your reluctancy, yeah
But I have a request, you see
Don’t throw me up, lay your hands on me
Please, pray for me
Hold myself on death
Hold it down, all fallen down
Somebody pray for me