想要當男生的祕密之一--- Gone Away

發現考完期中考之日遙遙無期（畢竟一個學期考四次），還是乖乖回來補介紹再繼續埋進書本準備考試。

這是老字號的無伴奏人聲團體Acappella的作品，最近才發現他們，一聽之下就開始著迷了。

一開始是因為想要更瞭解英文寫作課裡面賞析的現代詩的內容背景，當中提到很多黑人作家的音樂作品，所以去Google了一下詩裡提到的曲子。當然，唱這些老歌的團體很多，但在當中好巧不巧讓我看到一整個宛如表演特技的Bass歌手，讓我一整個驚艷。他就是Acappella中的一員, Gary Evans。又剛好一個不巧是我的菜，雙重加成之下當然繼續追下去（羞）。

Acappella的意思是無伴奏人聲合唱，也就是不使用樂器，只用人聲和聲去製造出想要的效果和聲響。Acappella的概念在美國的淵源和教會很深，因為教會是固定練習詩班的地方，最容易產生這樣團體和火花。這個團也和基督教淵源很深，他們是一個以acappella來演繹福音歌曲為目標的團體，團名一看就知道是老字號，直接就叫做Acappella，由三個歌手加一個作曲家的組合開始到處演出。當然一個團唱了25年，不可能成員都相同，當年的少年也都變成中年歐吉桑了。除了作曲家Keith Lancaster 兼事工推手一直參與其中以外，（當然我的菜也從史上最年輕的Bass成員變成金髮小蘿莉的爸，不過還是不賴哈哈～）從開始到現在已經有超過20名成員在不同的時期接力，不管是不同時期或不同樣的編制，但演出還是一樣精湛：）

願上帝繼續祝福這個事工：）

放上來的這首歌是我很喜歡的曲子中的其中一首。

（先放上來等考完再介紹 ：Ｄ）



GONE AWAY
On my way, on my way,
On my way home, on my way
On my way (repeat)

Heaven’s where we want to go (You better get ready)
But for now (‘Cause you know not when the Lord will come)
We will wait here on the earth (Just keep your faith steady)
For that sound (The cross bears all, the battle has been won)

The dead in Christ will rise
Every knee will bow
The King will take His bride
When the trumpet sounds

Chorus:
Our Savior (Our Savior) has gone away
Promised He’s coming for us any day
We’re waiting (we’re waiting here) for His shout
Final revealing what it’s all about

On my way, on my way, on my way home,
On my way, on my way

It will be so nice on the (Oh won’t it be exciting)
Crystal shore (There’ll be no rich and there’ll be no poor)
Nobody will be left out (He’s always inviting)
Any more (We’ll all be the same on the crystal shore)

Descending on a cloud
Come to claim His own (claiming His own)
The Savior of the world
Will take His children home

Repeat Chorus (x2)

Bridge (x3):
He’s the way to get there
See you when I get there
He’s the way, He’s the way
3x: On my way, on my way
(3rd time – He is the way)

He’s the way to get there (He is the way)
See you when I get there
He is the way and the truth and the life

Standing in the presence of (Oh tell me the story)
Christ the Lamb (of Christ the Lamb, the living Holy One)
We can hear the story from (We’ll live in his glory)
Him first hand (His light shines brighter than a million suns)

We’ll gather round the throne
Lift our praises high (Lifting our praises on high)
We’ll walk the street of gold
In the place where no one cries (Where no one cries)

Chorus 2:
Our Savior (our Savior) has gone away
Promised He’s coming for us any day
We’re waiting (we’re waiting here) for His shout
Final revealing what it’s all about

Repeat Chorus 2
(2nd time – Savior’s gone away, waiting for His shout)

Bridge to ending (x4): He’s the way to get there
See you when I get there
He’s the way, He’s the way (3x on my way, on my way)
(2nd, 3rd 4th time – He is the way)