जीने का नया रास्ता दे गया (Jeene Ka Naya Raasta De Gaya) – Lyrics, Meaning & Translation
Below you will find the full lyrics, English translation, and the profound biblical meaning behind this deeply emotional Hindi Christian song about the sacrifice and grace of Jesus Christ.
Lyrics / गीत
जीने का नया, रास्ता दे गया – २
कोड़े खा के हमको शिफा दे गया – २
१. दुखों का प्याला वो
हमारे लिए पी गया
तेरे लिए मेरे लिए
कैसे कैसे जी गया – २
हमें सारे रोगों की दवा दे गया – २
जीने का नया रास्ता दे गया…
२. जो उसे मारते थे
उसको सताते थे
मुँह पे भी थूकते थे
सूली पे चढ़ाते थे – २
उनको भी देखो वो, दुआ दे गया – २
जीने का नया रास्ता दे गया…
३. भूले थे, भटके थे
दुनियाँ की राहों में
उसने लिया हमको
अपनी पनाहों में – २
और हमें जीवन नया दे गया – २
जीने का नया रास्ता दे गया…
English Translation
He gave us a new way to live – 2
By taking the lashes (stripes), He gave us healing – 2
1. The cup of sorrows,
He drank it for us.
For you, for me,
Oh, how much He endured in life – 2
He gave us the cure (medicine) for all our diseases – 2
He gave us a new way to live…
2. Those who used to beat Him,
Those who tormented Him.
Those who spat on His face,
Those who crucified Him – 2
Look, He even gave blessings (prayers) to them – 2
He gave us a new way to live…
3. We were lost, we had wandered astray,
In the paths of this world.
He took us in,
Into His refuge – 2
And He gave us a completely new life – 2
He gave us a new way to live…
Spiritual Meaning & Theme
This beautiful song is a heart-rending reflection on the passion of Jesus Christ, exploring His physical suffering, His emotional agony, and His unmerited grace.
- The Cost of Healing: The chorus draws a direct line to Isaiah 53:5 (“by His wounds we are healed”). It acknowledges that the new path of life and spiritual healing (Shifa) we enjoy was paid for by the brutal whipping (Koday) Jesus endured.
- The Cup of Suffering: The first stanza references Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:39). The “cup of sorrows” represents God’s wrath against sin, which Jesus willingly drank in our place.
- Radical Forgiveness: The second verse highlights the ultimate display of divine love found in Luke 23:34. Even as He was mocked, spat upon, and crucified, Jesus did not curse His tormentors; instead, He prayed for them (Dua de gaya).
- The Good Shepherd: The final stanza echoes Isaiah 53:6 (“We all, like sheep, have gone astray”). It portrays Jesus as the loving Shepherd who rescues lost souls wandering the world’s paths, bringing them into His safe refuge (Panaah) and granting them new life.