지저분하게 자란 수염과 그리 좋지 못한 인상을 한 David Phelps가 부르는 “No More Night”는 들을 때 마다 감동으로 다가 온다. 내가 그를 볼 때마다 떠오르는 생각도, 또 누군가에서 그를 소개할 때에도 “소도둑처럼 생긴 사람”이라고 소개하곤 한다.
그런데 그의 노래에는 진정성이 있고, 감동이 있다. 그의 노래를 들으면서 여기에 글 하나를 남겨 놓는다.
No More Night
The timeless theme, Earth and Heaven will pass away
It?s not a dream, God will make all things new that day
Gone is the curse from which I stumbled and fell
Evil is banished to eternal hell
No more night, no more pain
No more tears, never crying again
And praises to the great, “I AM”
We will live in the light of the risen Lamb
See all around, now the nations bow down to sing
The only sound is the praises to Christ, our King
Slowly the names from the book are read
I know the King, so there’s no need to dread
No more night, no more pain
No more tears, never crying again
And praises to the great, “I AM”
We will live in the light of the risen Lamb
See over there, there’s a mansion
Oh, that’s prepared just for me
Where I will live with my Savior eternally
No more night, no more pain
No more tears, never crying again
And praises to the great, “I AM”
We will live in the light of the risen Lamb
All praises to the great, “I AM”
We’re gonna live in the light of the risen Lamb