Thursday, June 30, 2011

Perfectly content, gladly hidden

Perfectly content, gladly hidden;
Stripped, broken, struck down, forsaken;
Clothed, cleansed, waxed in myrrh and ointment;
Lit with oil in the lamp, prepared to meet her Husband.

To the devil, my word is always "No,"

To the devil, my word is always "No,"
To my Father, my word is always "Yes";

To the devil, I will always resist,
To my Father, I will always obey;

Come out of Egypt, passing wilderness;
Step into the destiny You have set;

Be a warrior of Your Kingdom,
Faithful, overcome, to the end.

Friday, June 24, 2011

All-Sufficient One

"My Lord, how blessed am I,
To sink into Your great delight,
You are enough, no matter how long the day;
You are enough, no matter how dark the night.


You are my God, the All-Sufficient One!
You have supplied whatever I lack,
with miracles of love and tender care.

My trusted One, I dare once more,
To fly myself upon your chest,
Adore You in faith and deepest rest."

Friday, June 17, 2011

荊棘中/一無所有

主啊,這是我的心意,
願為荊棘,平凡無奇,
只要祢名,能得榮耀,
我願衰微,化為虛渺。


"Lord, this is my wish:
Be me a common bush, nothing much,
As long as Your name glorified,
Rather decrease, rather reduced."

In the wilderness for God!
Just a common bush aflame!
Thus may I be, blessed Lord,
For the glory of Thy Name.

Having nothing, He came having nothing,
Doesn't He own the whole universe?
Yet for saving sinners,
rather bore sin and suffered shame,
Endure poverty, willingly having nothing.

一無所有,衪在世一無所有,
原來豈非,衪是手握宇宙?
為救罪人,來此擔罪蒙羞,
忍受貧窮,甘心一無所有。