Lead Me to Calvary
(Luke 23:23)
Jennie Evelyn Hussey (1874-1958)
William J. Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)
“Ka nuntakna a tamzaw khualam vive ah zang ka hi manin Topa in ka nuntakna hong lak ma-in, ‘Zeisu ka it hi’ ci-in mi khempeuh’ tungah gen nuam lua ingh.” America gam Concord, New Hampshire-a First Baptist Church pastor-pa’ tunga tuiphum nading a nget kawma a gen Jennie Evelyn Hussey’ kammalte ahi hi.
Miss Hussey pen Quakers a kici Friends nu le pa sung pana piang ahi hi. A pu a pate New England ah khang tampi pek-a kipan a tengte ahi uh hi. A nuntak sung bup phial a sanggamnu damlo kem-in om hi. Khatvei beek phun ngei peuhmah lo a, “Topa’ tung pan hi” ci-in sanga khatvei mahmah zong heh ngei lo hi. Nisim-in inn nasep teng tawh manlah den-in, kuama’ lungdam kohna nangawn ngah lopi-in a buai mahmah den hangin Evangelist Gipsy Smith in a gen theihzel mahbangin “Zeisu’ ompihna” sin den-in nuamsa mahmah lel hi.
Thuak zawh loh ding zah-a na, a mel mahmah a siasak zo helzen guhnatna tawlkhat sung nakpi-a a thuak khit ciangin hih lamalte phuaka, laphuaksiam dangte bangmah-in leitung bei dong a tul ngei lo ding min khat hong ngah hi. “Topa aw, kei’ ading hong puaksak khin na hih manin phun het lo-in ka singlamteh nisimin hong pua nuamsak in’ ci-in thungen hi. Tua mah tawh kizui-in hih bangin la hong phuak hi:
Nang thuak khin ta kei adingin,
Kei zong nang adingin;
Nisim ka singlamteh pua ning,
Na hai hong dawnpih ning.
“Calvary-ah Hong Zui Ning” la sunga taang lina hong suak hi.
Hih banga a thuakna leh a ki-apna panin hih la dawng buppi ading ngaihsutna hong phulkhia ahi hi. Ni tampi sawt lo-in a la dawng buppi phuak khina, a nunung lam pan kipana kiphuak hi se hi. Taang nihna, taang thumna leh taang lina a Topa’ tunga thumnate a phuah khit ciangin taang khatna-a “Ka Nunna vannuai tang ta in, Mang in ka Kumpi-in” ci a a lungtang pana phulkhia pulaakna tawh a kikhum ahi hi. Hussey in Pasian’ deihna-a ki-apna sin takpi a, tua tungtawnin leitung buppi-a thu ummite’ ading thupha a suak la dawng khat a phuaknu suak hi.
Hih la-aw phuakpa William J. Kirkpatrick bel February 27, 1838 ni-in Ireland gamah suak hi. A neu lai-in a nu le a pa tawh America gamah lal uh a, Duncannon, Pennsylvania ah teng uh hi. Khutsiam lettama nasep sema, ahih hangin a uk taktak bel music ahi hi. Violin, cello, tamngai leh fife tum sin hi. Kum 17 a phak ciangin Methodist Episcopal pawlpi ah lut a, biakna la lamah kipia hi. American Cilvil War (tual-gal) sungin 91st regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteets ah 1861-1862 sung galkap sung misic makai leh tamngai tawh a kibang pian tum theih namkhat hi fife tumin om hi.
Tua khit ciangin tembaw kilamna ah sema, kum 12 sung Philadelphia-a innsung vanzat furniture kibawlna ah sem hi. Sunday school nasepna thupisa dena, 1859 kumin camp meeting-a sak ding la pawlkhat khen hi. 1865 kumin Philadelphia ah organist leh music director suaka, 1878 kum ciangin a khutsiam nasep nusia kiuhkeuh ta hi. Gospel laphuah leh biakna la editor sema, John R. Sweney tawh kopkhawmin biakna labu 50 dektak kaikhawmin khenkhia uh hi. Amah guak in bu 40 khenkhia leuleu hi. September 29, 1921 ni-in si hi.
Rev. Zam Khat Kham
Christian Hymn te’ tangthu 2005
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