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T N E M E G D E L W O N K C
A ... .... v iii S
T N E T N O C F O E L B A
T ... x
N O I T C U D O R T N I .I R E T P A H
C ... 1 .
A Backgroundo ftheStudy... 1 .
B Approachoft hes tudy ... 5
.I I R E T P A H
C DISCUSSION... .. 8 .
A TheBiographyo fThoma sO .Chish mo l ... 8 .
B TheTheoryo fLove ... 13 .
C HowGod’ sLovei sRelfectedi nGreati sThyFatihfulness ... 16 .
D WhatI nlfuencedThomast oWrtiet heHymn... 25
R E T P A H
C III .CONCLUSIONS ... 29
S E C N E R E F E
R ... 31 S
E C I D N E P P
1 I R E T P A H C
N O I T C U D O R T N I
g it s e v n i r e p a p s i h
T ate sGod’sl ovet o Thoma sO .Chisholm a sseeni n hi s
n m y
h enitlted Greati sThyFa tihfulness .Thi schapte rpresentst hebackgroundo f
, y d u t s e h
t research problems, t he signi ifcance of t he study ,theobjecitve sof t he
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.
A Background
d n a s g n il e e f g n i s s e r p x e n i s n o it c n u f s a h n e tf o t a h t k r o w y r a r e ti l a s i m e o P
a s i t I . s d r o w d e g n a r r a y ll u fi t u a e b n i s n o it a ri p s
a ltierary work tha t ha s
n I .s e n il f o r e b m u n d n a s d n u o s , s e m y h r n i a tr e c n i s d r o w d e g n a r r a f o n o it i s o p m o c
a r r a n o t t s a rt n o
c itve ltierature tha tha sclear explained meaning so rdescirbed
r e d a e r e h t w o ll a m e o p f o s c it s ir e t c a r a h c e h t ,s g n i n a e
m s toenjoyt hebeautyoft he
t n e t n o c e h t e z y l a n a o s l a y a m s r e d a e R . s d r o w d e g n a r r
a oft he poem according t o
e l p m a x e r o F . s g n i n a e m d n a s l o b m y s n i a tr e c e v a h t a h t s d r o w e h
t , the poem o f
r a w n A l ir i a h
C enitlted Aku symboilze sthe egoism inside somebody’ slfie in a
n A . y ti c l a ti p a
c othe rpoem t akenf romt heBiblei sTheSong o fSolomonwhich si
y g o l a n a n
a o fab irdeand agroomwho admrieeach other, bu tactually tii smore
e h t t u o b
a relaiton between God and human (Menemukan Makna Puisi Alktiab
) m e o P l a c il b i B f o g n i n a e M e h t g n i d n i F
( ,2009 ,p2 ). 20
, e s n e s l a c i s u m e h t o t d e z i n o r h c n y s d n a d e s o p m o c e r e b n a c m e o p
A duet o
k e e r G t n e i c n a e c n i S . n m y h a s a d e s i v o r p m i e b n a c m e o p e h
t e ra, people have
n m y h a t u o b a n w o n
2
e , s e o r e h , s e it i e d e h t o t e s i a r
p mperor so rothe rperson swtih grea tmertif o rhis/he r
e m o
h dlan (AGlossaryo fLtieraryTerms ,1999 ,p .119).
s r a e y r o
F , hymn swere created by musicians ,poets, even an ordinary
s n o i s s e r p x e e h t e r a s n m y h e h T . y d u t s f o d n u o r g k c a b e r u t a r e ti l y n a t u o h ti w n o s r e p
f
o deep grattiude t o aperson and even used t o worship and praiseGod wtih al l
e h t n I . tr a e h r i e h
t beginning, the hymn sare unrecognized .Mos to fthem are
r
w itten a spersonal expression so fdevoiton t o God and the pubilconly need sto
. m e h t o t n e t s
il Later, when t heauthor sdid a mission t irp t o t ell t heri t esitmony
n m y h r i e h t g n i s d l u o w y e h t , e c n e ir e p x e l a u ti ri p s l u f r e d n o w r i e h t t u o b
a s and
l o t d e tr a t s e l p o e
p ikei tanda lsowantedt ol earnabouthymnt oo .A tfert hehymn s
k o o b n e h t d n a s n m y h e h t t c e ll o c o t tr o f f e n a s a w e r e h t , y t e i c o s n i r a l u p o p e m a c e b
e r u t a r e ti L r i e h t h g u o r h t h c r u h C t s it p a B e h t y b e n o d n e e b s a h t a h w e k il m e h t
e r u t a r e ti L t s it p a B e h T . e e tt i m m o
C Committee pubilshed “Bapits tHymnal” ,a
. s e c i v r e s h c r u h C t s it p a B e h t r o f s n m y h f o n o it c e ll o c
, l a n m y H t s it p a B e h t m o r
F the wrtie rwant stoanalyze a hymn enitlted
y h T s i t a e r
G Fatihfulnes sby Thoma sO .Chisholm .Thi shymn i sarelfeciton o f
t a h t e v o
l ha sbeenexpeirencedbyChisholmandt helovewa sgivenbyGodf o rhi s
n o i s s e r p x e e h t s a g n u s n e tf o d n a h c r u h C t s it p a B n i r a l u p o p o s s i n m y h s i h T . e fi l
. d o G o t e d u ti t a r g f
o Howevert,he wrtie r ifnds tha tthere a re ilmtied studie stha t
d n a s s u c s i
d have in- ed pth analysi sfo rthi shymn deeply even fo rthe ltierature
. e c n a t s m u c ri c
d n u o f e b n a c e m e h t e h t w o h t u o b a r e p e e d s e z y l a n a r e p a p s i h
T int hehymn
d e c n e u lf n i t a h w d n
: e r
a 1 )Howi sGod’sl over elfectedi nGreati sThyFatihfulnes shymnly ircs? a d; n
)
2 Wha tin lfuenced Thoma sO . Chisholm in w iritng the hymn Grea t i sThy
? s s e n l u f h ti a F
o t d e t c u d n o c s i y d u t s s i h
T analyzethet hemeabou tGod’ sLovet oThoma s
.
O Chisholma sseen i nhi sHymn itltedGreati sThyFatihfulness . tIi silmtied t o
e z y l a n
a the theme inside the scope o fChisholm’s spritiua lexpe irence and the
. y h p a r g o i b s i h n i d e n o it n e m e r a t a h t n o it i d n o c l a c i s y h p
r e h
T esutls o fthe discussion ea r beneifcial to broaden the insights fo
o t w o h d n a e r u t a r e ti l t u o b a e g d e l w o n k e r o m s e v i g t I . s i s y l a n a k r o w y r a r e ti l
d n a s r e d a e R . k r o w y r a r e ti l a s s u c s i d r o e z y l a n
a othe rresearcherscan uitilze the
. s i s y l a n a y d u t s s i h t m o r f k r o w y r a r e ti l e h t o t d e t a l e r e g d e l w o n k w e n f o h c a o r p p a
n o i s s u c s i d e h
T abou tGod’ slove to Thoma sO .Chisholm a sseen in hi shymn
n
e itlted Greati sThyFa tihfulnessincludest he analysi so fa poem in t hef orm o f
s c ir y l n m y
h which i senablest hereader st o ge tothe rknowledgesuch ashistory ,
e c n e ir e p x e l a c i s u
m s and spritiua ljourney .Thi sstudy i sno tonly conducted fo r
e r u t a r e ti
l majors ,bu talsocanber elatedt oothers tudie sandcricumstances .
n i a tr e c e v a h s d r o w t a h t n r a e l n a c e w , y d u t s e g a u g n a l e h t o t d e t a l e R
g n i n a e
m s to expres ssomething and i ti spossible fo rsomebody to acqurie the
e h t f o g n i n a e m e h t g n it t e g d n a g n i d a e r y b e g a u g n a l a e ri u q c a n a c e l p o e P . g n i n a e m
r e h t o e h t n O . s d r o
w hand, i twli lhelpt o expres sacetrain f eeilngby using some
e li h w n a e M . e c n e t n e s a n i s d r o
w , the mora lvalue in thi shymn can be a good
g n i h c a e
t forl fie .Theaim o fsentenceanalysis i n t hi sstudy i st o ifnd t het heme ,
d a e r s r e d a e r n e h w t u
4
s r e d a e R . y lt c e ri d n i r o y lt c e ri d d e t n e s e r
p mayalso use tit ot eachchlidren andold
. y d u t s s i h t f o e u l a v e h t m o r f n o s r e p d o o g a e b o t s n o it a r e n e g
Thi sstudy would be usefu land valuable fo reveryone who read s ti .The
y d u t s y r a r e ti l n o s k r o w o h w e n o y r e v e r o f y l n o t o n l a i c if e n e b s i y d u t s s i h t f o t l u s e r
k r o w o h w e n o y r e v e r o f o s l a t u
b s rf o reilgiou scricumstance .There are three
r o f s i e n o t s ri f e h t ; y d u t s s i h t f o s ti f e n e
b Engilsh Language Educaiton Study
m a r g o r
P students .Frislty ,thi sstudy can suppor tthe in rtoduciton to a ltierature
n o i s s u c s i d e h T . t c e j b u s y rt e o p a d n a t c e j b u
s abou tthemes i ssutiable to the
e h T . y d u t s e h t o t s e c r u o s e r o m d d a n a c t i t a h t o s s t c e j b u s e s o h t f o l a ir e t a m
n k w e n d n a s m e ti y r a l u b a c o v w e n e ri u q c a o s l a y a m s t n e d u t
s owledge abou t
.s k r o w y r a r e ti l
r o f s i t if e n e b d n o c e s e h
T p irests ,pastors ,worship ministers r , eilgiostiy
o h w l l a d n a s r e h c a e
t work on the Ch irsitantiy acitviites .Thi sstudy discusse sa
d e t e l p m o c s i t i d n a d n u o r g k c a b e c n e ir e p x e l a u ti ri p s s a h h c i h w n m y h n a it s ir h C
n o m r e s a r o h c e e p s a e s o p m o c o t e l b i s s o p s i t i o s , s e s r e v e l b i B y l o H e h t h ti w
r o c c
a ding t o t hehymn’ sbackground .Thegood spritiua lmodelt hati sseen i nt he
. e u l a v l a r o m e h t t u o b a l a ir e t a m g n i h c a e t a s i n m y h e h t f o e m e h t
r o f s i ti f e n e b d ri h t e h
T et h readers .Anyonemay read t hi spape rand ge t
f o s t c e p s a e r u t a r e ti l e h t d n a t i d n i h e b y r o t s i h e h t , n m y h e h t t u o b a e g d e l w o n k e h t
.
ti The wrtie rha sno tfound any studie so rsource stha tdiscus sabou tthe same
t a n r e tl a n a e b n a c t i y ll u f e p o h o s , r e h tr u f y d u t
s ivesourceto knowmoreaboutt he
.
B Approachoft heStudy
y d u t s s i h t n i d e s u h c a o r p p a e h
T si a biographica l approach and i ti s
. y d u t s l a c il b i B a y b d e tr o p p u
s The discussion o f“Great i sThy Fatihfulness” by
. O s a m o h
T Chisholm use sabiographica lapproacht o suppo trt her esearch oft he
n m y
h andi nterprett hehymnl y ircs .Accordingt oRohberge randWoods(1971) ,a
e h t o t g n i d r o c c a m e o p a t e r p r e t n i o t h c a o r p p a n a s i h c a o r p p a l a c i h p a r g o i b o t d e t a l e r s i tI . r o h t u a e h t f o y h p a r g o i
b thepersonaltiyoft heautho randallt hing s
o t y s a e s i ti , r o h t u a e h t f o y h p a r g o i b e h t m o r F . r o h t u a e h t f o e fi l e h t e c n e u lf n i t a h t d o o g s i ti o S . m e o p e h t g n it ir w n i e c n e u lf n i e h t d n a e fi l s i h f o d n u o r g k c a b e h t d n if e s u a c e b t i e s u o
t thewrtie rcan analyze t he personaltiy o fThoma sO .Chisholm
. O s a m o h T f o y h p a r g o i b e h T . n m y h s i h o t n o it a l e r s i h d n
a Chisholmbecomest he
. n o i s s u c s i d e h t r o f n o it a r e d i s n o c n i a m s s e n l u f h ti a F y h T s i t a e r
G by Thoma sO .Chisholm i sa Ch irsitan hymn .
d e d e e n s i y d u t s e l b a ti u s A . e c r u o s e h t r o f s e s r e v l a c il b i B s n i a t n o c n m y h s i h T k o o b r e h m o r f n e k a T . s n o it p e c r e p s s e r g i d e h t d i o v a o t y ti n a it s ir h C o t d e t a l e r d e lt it n
e Reading bible as l tierature ,Crain (2010) stated t ha treading a biblecan
n i a l p x e n a c s d r o w s ’ d o G . d e r o l p x e e b l li w t a h w o t d e t a l e r s e c r u o s e m o s e d i v o r p e h t n i s d r o w s ’ d o G f o g n i d n a t s r e d n u e h t s i g n i h t n i a m e h T . a n e m o n e h p ’ s d lr o w l l a t d n a t s r e d n u o t t l u c if fi d s i t i s e m it e m o s ; e l b i
B he meaning o fthe word sin the
Bible or t heperspecitve of t he words . tI i sa good way t o do t he bibilca lstudy
6 n m y h e h t g n i d n a t s r e d n u d n a g n i d a e r s i y d u t s s i h t t c u d n o c o t p e t s t s ri f e h T a r e v e s r o
f l itmes . Grea ti s Thy Fatihfulness can be found in some hymns
k o o b l a n m y H t s it p a B m o r f n e k a t s i n m y h e h T . s k o o b n o it c e ll o
c which i sused i n
e h t f o y ti t n e d i e h t s i e r e h t e r o c s c i s u m e h t d n a t x e t e h t w o l e B . h c r u h C t s it p a B c i s u m e h t ,r o h t u a e h t g n i d u l c n i n m y
h composer ,yea ro fpubilcaiton ,counrty o f
r o f n o it a ri p s n i e h t r o n m y h e h t o t d e t a l e r e r a t a h t s e s r e v e l b i B e h t d n a n o it a c il b u p e t u b ir t n o c e s o h T . n m y h e h
t t heinformaitonr elatedt ot heo irginoft hehymn.
g n it c e ll o c s i p e t s d n o c e s e h
T et h informaiton abou tthe hymn and the
. O s a m o h T f o y h p a r g o i B e h T . r o h t u
a Chisholm i sp irnted i nthebook 101Hymn
s e i r o t
S by Kenneth Osbeck .The book i sno tavaliable in Indonesia ,thu swrtie r
m o r f k o o b e h t n o i s r e v e n il n o e h t r o f p u k o o l o t d e d i c e
d Googleboo eks .ti Toadd
. O s a m o h T f o y h p a r g o i b e h t , n o it a m r o f n i e r o
m Chisholmi salso taken from
o t s e c n e r e f e r g n it r o p p u s h ti w s e ti s b e w n i a tr e
c avoid the wrong percepiton sand
. n o it a m r o f n
i The secondary source sare taken from vairous book srelated to
a y ti n a it s ir h
C nd ti shistory.Because the analysi salso related to the history o f
. e m it t a h t t a y ti n a it s ir h C o t s e i d u t s d n a h c a o r p p a , s e ir o e h t e l b a ti u s e h t g n i d n if s i p e t s d ri h t e h T . y d u t s e h t t c u d n o
c Thet heo iresemployedf ort hiss tudyaret het heoryofl oveand
i e v o
l n t he Bible .For t he approach, the wrtie ruse sa Biographica lapproach t o
o t y d u t s r e h t o n A . e fi l s ’ r o h t u a e h t d n a s n m y h e h t n e e w t e b n o it a l e r e h t e z y l a n a s n i a t n o c n m y h s i h t e s u a c e b , y d u t s l a c il b i B e h t s i h c r a e s e r s i h t tr o p p u
s spritiua l
e b d l u o h s y d u t s l a c il b i b d n a e v o l f o y r o e h t , h c a o r p p a l a c i h p a r g o i B
d e t a l e
r to each othe rto conduc tthe discussion o fGrea ti sThy Fatihfulness .
tr a t
S i ngfromt hebiographica lapproach,t hei nformaitonaboutt hel fieo fThoma s
m l o h s i h C .
O reveal sallt hing saboutt hebackground o fh ,im thingshappened t o
y t e i c o s e h t , m i
h du irng hi slfie ,the condiiton o fChisholm’s envrionment ,and
a r e t e c t
e . rF omt hebiography,i ti sr evealedt ha tThoma sO .Chisholm sw a aweak
e H . n o s r e
p gott hei mpac tof cthe hurchands pritiualr evivali nhisl fies ohecould
. n o it i d n o c l a c i s y h p e li g a r f s i h n i d o G m o r f e v o l e h t l e e
f Fromt here,t het heoryo f
l a e v e r e v o
l swhatl ove t ha tThoma shad fetl .A tfe rh e could feel t hel ove from
t ti e r a h s o t d e t n a w e h , d o
G hrough a poemandhymnt hati nsp riedf romt heBible
2 2 : 6 r e b m u N , e s r e
v - .23 Duet o t he bibleverse which i sexpressed in t he hymn;
s i y d u t s l a c il b i b e h
t asutiablestudytoanalyzet hehymn .Bibleversecanprovide
a o t r e d r o n i s n o it a n a l p x e e r o
m n z galy i n somesentencest ha texpres sabou twha t
. m i H e v o l o t y a w e h t d n a e n o d s a h d o
G Thosestep saret heways toconductt he
f o s i s y l a n
a Great i sThy Fatihfulnessso t he discussion can be donet hrough t he
e s
8 I I R E T P A H C
N O I S S U C S I D
e h t s e s s u c s i d r e t p a h c s i h
T problem formulaitons tha tare menitoned in
I r e t p a h
c . I tdeal s wtih the discussion abou ta hymn enitlted Grea t i sThy
s s e n l u f h ti a
F ,the analysi so fthe hymn ,and the relaiton between the hymn ,the
t r a p s i h T . a r e s ’ r o h t u a e h t f o n o it i d n o c e h t d n a r o h t u
a wli lalso presentt her eview
.s i s y l a n a e h t tr o p p u s o t e r u t a r e ti l d e t a l e r f o
.
A TheBiographyo fThoma sO .Chisholm
According to Osbeck (1985 )from hi sbook en itlted 101 Hymn Stories ,
. O s a m o h
T Chisholm wa sborn i n Kentucky ,July29 ,1866 i an simplesmalll og
n i b a
c . Hi s parents, James Washington Chisholm and Lucy
e n a
J MeguiarChisholm, w ere so poor .The povetry made him and hi sfamliy
. n o it a c u d e l a m r o f y n a d a h r e v e
n Chisholm couldnot afford to study in a schoo l
. y tr e v o p e h t f o e s u a c e b e m o h s i h r a e
n In tha tcabin house, Chisholm educated
fl e s m i
h ; eh learned to read , wrote and calculate from hi sfamliy . Thomas ’
a e r a t a h t n i t n e p s s a w d o o h d li h
c untlihe go thi sfris tjob a sa teacher .When
d l o s r a e y 6 1 s a w s a m o h
T , hestatredt oimplementhi sknowledgea sat eache rina
l o o h c
s .I ti skind o funusual ,because he did no thave any forma leducaiton
.r e h c a e t a s a d e k r o w e h t u b d n u o r g k c a
b Hedidt ha tbecauseheneededmoneyand
y a w t a h T . r e h c a e t r e h t o n a m o r f e g d e l w o n k e r o m m i h e v i g d l u o c r e h c a e t a g n i e b
. e r u t u f s i h r o f e g d e l w o n k w e n o s l a d n a y e n o m e v a h d l u o c s a m o h
Thoma swa sa fast l earner ,hecould acqurie wn e knowledge quickly and i twa s
n i e fi l s i h r o f l u f e s u e b o t g n i o
g thefuture.
e h r e tf
A quitted f rom shi job a sat eacher ,hewen toutsideo fhi sareaand
n i r o ti d e n a s a d e k r o w e
h Frankiln Favou erti , a loca l daliy newspape r in
. y k c u t n e
K Therewa samomen twhenyoungChisholm’sskli lwa sdoubted duet o
y n o it a c u d e l a m r o f f o k c a l s i
h e , t Chisholm could show hi sab litiyi n ediitngwell
s s o b s i h d e if s it a s d n
a .Tha tmoment, Thoma sO .Chisholmw aso nly 21 year sold
d n
a t heproblemstatred .Her eailzed t ha thi sphysica lcondtiionwa sno ta ssrtong
s r e h t o s
a .Thefragliecondiiton wast hecausewhy he couldget sick easliy .Tha t
e h t s a
w hardest itmefo rChisholm da n hehad t o spend somemoney t o curehi s
. s s e n k c i
s Chisholm worked harde rand harde rto earn hi sown income, bu ti t
. e s r o w t o g t i d n a n o it i d n o c s i h d e c n e u lf n
i Someitme sh ecould no twake pu from
t i s e m it e m o s r o r e v e f a e k il s s e n k c i s e h t tl e f e h , d e b s i
h wa s ilkenopoweri n hi s
. y d o
b Instead o fbeing moresuccesful ,hi shard work only i n lfuenced hi sheatlh
e s r o w n o it i d n o c s i h e d a m t a h
t .A tfe rall ,Thoma shad no tfetlt heGod’ splan fo r
. e fi l s i h
o t d e tr a t s d o G t n e m o m s i h t m o r
F g ive him moitvaiton t o work .Thoma s
l li t s s s e n k c i s s i h h g u o h tl a k r o w d l u o
c affected hi sbody .Logically ,aperson who
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w Chisholm ,atlhough hegotf eve r
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d e tr a t
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y h T s i t a e r g : g n i n r o m y r e v e w e n e r a y e h T . t o n l i a f s n o i s s a p m o c
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f HolyBible ,Lamentaiton3:22- )2 3
e s u a c e b e l p o e p s i H s e v a e l r e v e n e H ; l u fi c r e m s i d o G t a h t d e z il a e r s a m o h T
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n i r o ti d e n a s
2 1
d l a r e H l a ts o c e t n a
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e ll i v s i u o L o t y k c u t n e K m o r f e v o m o t s a m o h T r o f n o s ir r o
M ,because Chisholm
r e tf A . e c i v r e s h c r u h C d n a y rt s i n i m e h t r o f e fi l s i h e t a c i d e d o t d e t n a
w h e wrote
, s s e n l u f h ti a F y h T s i t a e r
G Chisholm conitnued to compose more poems along
r a c s i h h ti
w eeri nminisrty .
e li h
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. m e o p s i h n o d e s a b n m y h a e s o p m o c o t n a y n u R m a il li W d e m a n d n e ir
f Finally ,a
d e lt it n m y
h Greati sThyFatihfulnesswa sw irttenbyWliilamRunyan .According
o
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s e t o n l a c i s u m d e t a c il p m o c d n a t l u c if fi d w o h
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s s e n l u f h ti a F y h T s
i i sanexpression o fwha tChisholmhad f etl ,so hecould keep
g n a r r a y b m e o p e h t f o e g a s s e m e h
t i ng the sutiable note sand chord sun it li t
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z i n g o c e r e n o o N . s p ir t n o i s s i m e h t d i d e
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T became more famou sin 1945 atfe rGeorge Bevelry sang thi s
. c il b u p n i n m y h
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tl A . y e s r e J w e N , d n a l e n i V n e h t d n a a n a i d n I , e k a
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, k a e
w Thoma sstli lcomposedothe rpoem sandlaterrecomposedbyW .Runyana s
. n m y h
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. 3 2 9 1
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d e i d e h d n a d l o s r a e y 4 9 s a w e H . n o it i d n o
c peacefully in New Jersey ,February
0 6 9 1 , 9
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s n m y
h h e had w irtten .Thomas Obadiah Chisholm wa sbu ired a tSain tThoma s
t f e l e H . a i n a v l y s n n e P , h s r a m e ti h W n i h c r u h C l a p o c s i p E h s r a m e ti h
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c , Ruth EilzabethChisholmBilsard (1905 - 2010) a nd Dorothy L
K ChisholmBorda (1907 - 1998), from hi s marirage wtih Katheirne
t h g ir b m a
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P In2003, theSimpsonCountyHisto irca lSociety
s i h n i r e k r a M e d i s d a o R l a c ir o t s i H a d e t c e r
e honor nea rhi schlidhood home in
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s n m y
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s s e n l u f h ti a
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s i w e L s a m o h T o t g n i d r o c c
A (2007) , love i s a simu tlaneou s mutua l
n a c y d o b o n e s u a c e b , r e h t o e h t f o s d e e n e h t s t e e m o h w n o s r e p h c a e n i n o it a l u g e r
( n w o s i h r o f e d i v o r
p A Genera lTheoryo fLove ,p .208) .Tha tde ifniiton i sakind
f
o love in genera lwhich means t he l ove between human and humans tha tneed
.r e h t o h c a
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4 1
s i w e L s a m o h T o t g n i d r o c c A . d o G o t s g n o l e b t a h t e v o l a ; e v o l s ’ d o
G , lovecome s
m o r
f apersonwhomeetst heneed soft heother ,soi fweadap ttit oGod’sl ovei n
n a c e w t p e c n o c y ti n a it s ir h
C ifnd t ha thuman needs God bu tGod doe sno tneed
n a m u h m o r f g n i h t y n
a s (Devine Ltiurgy sermon , Yogyakatra St . Dionysiu s
3 1 0 2 , 1 r e b m e v o N , h c r u h C x o d o h tr O s o h t n i k a
Z ) .Ass eeni nt hebooko fAc:t
y k s f o r e t s a M s i h t ,t i n i g n i h t y r e v e d n a d lr o w e h t e d a m o h w d o
G and
m o t s u c n i e v il t ' n s e o d , d n a
l -made sh irneso rneed t he human race t o s e k a m e H . fl e s m i h f o e r a c e k a t t' n d l u o c e h f i s a , m i h r o f s d n a r r e n u r
. m i h e k a m t ' n o d s e r u t a e r c e h t ; s e r u t a e r c e h
t (Holy Bible ,Ac t17:24 )
5 2
t a h t n e e s s i t i , e s r e v e l b i B t a h t m o r
F God love sHi shumans uncondiitonally
. k c a b y a p y n a g n i k s a t u o h ti w
n a it s ir h C e h t r o f e c n a d i u g e n o r e b m u n e h t s a e l b i B y l o H e h
T i sw irtten i n
n i d n u o f y l n o m m o c s i e v o l o t d e t a l e r s i t a h t e c n a t s m u c ri c y n A . k e e r G d n a w e r b e H
w s a w h c i h w t n e m a t s e T w e N f o k o o b e h
t irtten i n Greek .In Greek language the
e b n a c ” e v o l “ d r o
w interpreted ni ot four rtanslaitons: Eros ,Storge ,Phiila and
) 8 6 1 . p , 9 8 9 1 , e l b o S n a ll A ( . e p a g A
s o r E
n I . n o i s s a p l a u x e s d n a t s u l f o e s u a c e b s r u c c o t a h t e v o l s a d e n if e d s i ” s o r E “
,t c a
f ti i s j us ta temporary love and sh a no sincertiy .In t he Bible ,Eros i sno ta
h n i t s i x e d l u o h s t a h t e v o l d o o g a f o d n i
k umans’hear tbecause tii s t hesame a s
y r r a m o t d e t n a w y l s u o it i b m a d i v a D , e l p m a x e r o F . l o rt n o c s e k a t t s u l e h t g n it t e l
a t r e h t h g u a c e h r e tf a a b e y s t e
e g r o t S n e v E . n e r d li h c r i e h t d n a s t n e r a p n e e w t e b e v o l l a r u t a n f o d n i k s i ” e g r o t S “ s i h
t type o flove i sno tonly occursin humans ’lfie ,bu talso fo ranimals ’lfie
. y ll a r u t a n n e r d li h c r i e h t t c e t o r p l li w s t n e r a p e s u a c e
b In t heBiblet he examplecan
r e h t a f s i h d n a h p e s o J f o y r o t s e h t m o r f n e k a t e
b , Jacob .A saf athe rJacobgaveal l
b o t m i h e r a p e r p o t r e d r o n i h p e s o J o t t s e b e h
t eagoodperson .(AllanSoble ,1989 ,
) 0 7 1 . p a il i h P
“Phiila” i slove o ff irendship .Even f irendship can be going fu trhe ra s
n i d n u o f e b n a c e v o l s i h t f o e l p m a x e e h t , e l b i B e h t n I . d o o h r e t s i s d n a d o o h r e h t o r b P . t S f o p i h s d n e ir f e h
t ete randSt .Pau lo rDavidandJ onathan.(AllanSoble ,1989 ,
) 2 7 1 . p e p a g A . e v o l s ’ d o G e h t s a d e t n e m e l p m i s i ti e s u a c e b e v o l t s e h g i h e h t s i ” e p a g A “ a s i e v o l s i h
T nuncondiitonal love wtihou t any passion to ge tpayback sand
n r u t e r n i g n i h t y n
a s .Thecrtie irono fAgapei sw irtteni n1Co irnthian s13:4- .8
t n a g o r r a t o n s i ti ; t s a o b r o y v n e t o n s e o d e v o l ; d n i k d n a t n e it a p s i e v o L ; l u ft n e s e r r o e l b a ti r ri t o n s i ti ; y a w n w o s ti n o t s i s n i t o n s e o d t I . e d u r r o e v o L . h t u rt e h t h ti w s e c i o j e r t u b , g n i o d g n o r w t a e c i o j e r t o n s e o d t i g n i h t ll a s r a e
b s ,beileve sall t hings ,hope sall t hings ,and endure sal l ( .s d n e r e v e n e v o L . s g n i h
t HolyBible ,1Co irnthian s13:4-8) .
e h t s a d o G t a h t s i a e d i n i a m e h t , e l b i B e h t n i e v o l f o s e v it c e p s r e p l l a m o r F n w o h s s a h e H e s u a c e b e v o l f o m r o f e h t s i e H d n a e v o l l a e
r the Agape love by
d lr o w e h t o t s e s s e l b g n i v i g d n a g n i c if ir c a s y ll a t o
t wtihou taski ng fo rreturns
) 5 7 1 . p , 9 8 9 1 , e l b o S n a ll A
6 1
e v e i h c
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d n o p s e
r s fo ral lgiven thing sfrom God .The respond scan be in a form o f
, p i h s r o w d n a e s i a r p , n o it o v e
d etc .However those thing sdo no thave the same
s a h e H . d o G m o r f e v o l e h t h ti w e c ir
p et h perfeciton and He i s t he owne ro fal l
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d o
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, ) 8 0 0 2 ( e ti h W . J o t g n i d r o c c
A Agapealso referst o t he sacirifciall ove .I t
talk saboutt heCh irsitantiyf atihi nJ esuss acirifcingonacros .sJ esusi st hehuman
o G f o m r o
f di nt hewo lrdandHehads hown theproo fofHisl ove2000year sago .
e h t s s o r c a n o d e i d e H n e h
W sacirifcing also happened ,the humans ’sin swere
d n a n e v i g r o
f paid . tIr eferst ot heBibleverse,t akenf romt hebooko fRoman.
: s i h t n i s u r o f e v o l n w o s i H s e t a rt s n o m e d d o G t u
B whlie we were stli l
.s u r o f d e i d t s ir h C , s r e n n i s
(HolyBible ,Roman5:8)
t o n e r a s n a m u h e s u a c e b t b e d s ’ y d o b e m o s y a p o t l u o s r e h / s i h e v i g n a c e n o o N
f o m r o f e h t e k a t d l u o c e H t a h t o s r e w o p e h t s a h d n a t c e fr e p s i d o G . t c e f r e p
s i h T . s s e n e v i g r o f s n i s ’ s n a m u h e h t r o f s s o r c e h t n o d e i d n e h t d n a s u s e J n i n a m u H
t a e r g e h t s i g n i c if ir c a
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.
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