Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling
(Matthew 11:28)
William L. Thompson (1847-1909)
William L. Thompson (1847-1909)
Ama’ phuah late lak pan mi’ deihpenpen dawng 4 man dingin New York-a la khente in dollar 25 bek a piak vial uh ciangin William L. Thompson in ama’ late ama’ thu-a khetkhiat hong kipan hi. A sawt lo-in a awn tampi-a sim ding hong zuakkhia a, “The Lord of Ohio” cih ahi zongin “The Millionaire Songwriter” cih ahi zongin min hong ngah hi. Hih bangin minthanna leh hauhnate a neih kawmkal-ah Will Thompson in ama’ nuntakna ah a kisam khat om denkeii leh kilawmsa hi.
Ni khat, D.L. Moody tawh kimu a Moody in, “Will, na la phuahte hoih mahmah, ahih hang bang dinga mite’ lungsim nuamsaka Khazih kiang a tun ding late phuak lo na hi hiam?”ci-in kuppih hi. Tua ni-a kipanin Will Thompson in Pasian phatna la bek phuaka, a nungciangin kisikkik het lo hi.
Hih la a phuahna a nungthu lian tampi kithei lo hi. Ahi zongin Moody leh Sankey in America leh Great Britain ah campaign a bawlna khempeuh vuah hih la sak loh hun nei lo uh hi. Hih la a phuahna a nungthu tampi a kitheih loh hangin a nuntakna bangzah-in kihel cih hih thupiang khat in hong lak hi. 1899 kum December kha-in D.L. Moody in lungtangnat (heart attack) ngah-a a nungta dingin kilam-en lo cih, Will Thompson in a zak ciangin ama’ tenna East Liverpool, Ohio panin dingkhia pah a, D.L. Moody’ omna Northfield, Massachusetts lam zuanin pai pah vingveng hi. Moody’ tungtawna a nuntakna mahmah a kikhel ahih manin pai loh phamawh-in ngaihsun hi. A pilna a siamna khempeuh Gospel la phuahna-a a zat nadinga a hantawn Moody hi mawk hi.
Northfield a tun ciangin Moody’ natna nasia lua mahmah-a leenglate kuamah kitumsak lo, cih va mu hi. Ahi zongin Moody in a lawmpa hong tung cih a zak ciangin samsak pah hi. A nih un kimu uh a, a khatpen leitung buppi ah lungdamna thu a tangko pa, a khatpen tua lungdamna thu mah la-in sa-a a tangko pa ahi hi. Will Thompson in a liing keuhkeuh Moody’ khut a khut nih in hum-in len-a, a lungdamnateng gen hi. A hih zawh zahzah-in Moody pau a, “Will, leitunga ka hihtheih tawp-a ka sepna khempeuh sangin ‘Zeisu in Damtak Hong Sam Hi” cih la a phuakpa hi leng utzaw taktak ingh” ci-in tua la leh a phuakpa thupi a sakna gen hi.
Will L. Thompson bel America gam East Liverpool, Ohio ah November 7, 1847 ni-a suak ahi hi. A pa Josiah Thompson in Ohio State Legislature ah term nih sem ngei hi. Thompson a neu lai-in 1870 pan 1873 ciang Boston Music School ah kah hi. Tua khit ciangin Germany ah music mah sin beh lai hi. Mipite’ ading la phuah ding mah tup lianpen-in nei den hi. A tupna tangtungin minthang mahmah hi.
Leitung la tuamtuam phuaka a minthan mahmah khit ciangin a pilna a siamna khempeuh gospel la phuahna-in zang hi. East Liverpool leh Chicago khuate ah music khetkhiatna leh music van zuakna nasepte nei a, mihau khat hong suak hi. A hauh-a a minthan mahmah hangin migi mahmah-a, daii mahmah hiithiat hi. A kithuahpihte in it mahmah uh a thupisa mahmah uh hi. Sakol leeng khat tungah tuangin Ohio State sungtengah ama’ phuahsa late sa kawikawi-a mite’ it mahmah khat-in om hi.
Rev. Zam Khat Kham
Christian Hymn te’ tangthu 2005
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