Award-winning Singaporean singer-songwriter J.J. Lin (林俊傑) has recorded a song to comfort the people injured in the fiery blast at the Formosa Fun Coast (八仙海岸) in New Taipei City’s Bali District (八里), as well as their families and friends.
The three-minute song I Pray for You was posted on YouTube on Wednesday. The music was written by Lin, who won Best Mandarin Male Singer at last year’s Golden Melody Awards, while Taiwanese singer-guitarist Wing (羅文裕) wrote the lyrics.
Both of the musicians are Christians.
Photo: Wang Wen-lin, Taipei Times
“We hope to use the power of music and prayer to encourage the injured,” said Jenny Hung, a pastor at the Taipei-based New Life Church and also a driving force behind the creation of the song.
Many of those injured in the explosion are still in intensive care, Hung said, encouraging their families and friends to download the song and play it to them.
Those suffering from the most serious injuries “might not be able to talk, but they can listen to the music,” she said, adding that music can be an encouragement for them on the long road to recovery.
“It will be fine. It will be fine. Don’t give up easily. Dreams will still be shining, waiting for you to rewrite the stories,” Lin sings.
“I care for you, I pray for you,” he sings.
As the title suggests, Lin prays at the end of the song that Jesus will ease the patients’ pain and give them faith, courage and hope, and be their helper in difficult times.
The song was written in response to the incident in which colored cornstarch powder being sprayed over the audience at a “Color Play Asia” event at the park caught fire.
Other celebrities have also come forward to comfort people affected by the incident, including pop singers Show Lo (羅志祥) and Jolin Tsai (蔡依林), who sent messages of encouragement for fans among those injured.
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