Follow Me 跟隨我

FOLLOW ME
By Ira Stanphill

I traveled down a lonely road and no one seemed to care,
The burden on my weary back had bowed me to despair,
I oft complained to Jesus how folks were treating me,
And then I heard Him so so tenderly,
"My feet were also weary upon the Calv'ry road,
The cross became so heavy I fell beneath the load,
Be faithful weary pilgrim, the morning I can see,
Just lift your cross and follow close to me."

"I work so hard for Jesus" I often boast and say,
"I've sacrificed a lot of things to walk the narrow way,
I gave up fame and fortune; I'm worth a lot to thee,"
And then I heard Him gently say to me,
"I left the throne of glory and counted it but loss,
My hands were nailed in anger upon a cruel cross,
But now we'll make the journey with your hand safe in mine,
So lift your cross and follow close to me."

Oh Jesus if I die upon a foreign field someday
'Twould be no more than love demands, no less could I repay,
"No greater love hath mortal man than for a friend to die,"
These are the words he gently spoke to me,
"If just a cup of water I place within your hand
Then just a cup of water is all that I demand,"
But if by death to living they can thy glory see,
I'll take my cross and follow close to thee.




 

跟隨我

人生旅途我孤獨走，似無人關心我。
沉重的擔子壓肩頭，使我失望難受。
我常對耶穌抱怨，說人們苦待我。
我卻聽見祂柔聲對我說：
「我雙腳亦感難受，在加略山路走，
十字架逐漸沉重，重擔使我跌落。
要忠心在此旅途，直見黎明時候，
背起祢十架緊緊跟從我。」

我為耶穌勞苦工作，常自誇這麼說：
「我已犧牲許多享受，為進窄門天國，
我捨棄名利優渥，已配說為你活。」
我卻聽見祂柔聲對我說：
「我放棄榮耀寶座，它已不算甚麼。
惡人怒將我雙手，冷酷釘上木頭，
今我們同走旅途，我手牽著祢手，
背起祢十架緊緊跟從我。」

喔，耶穌，倘若有一日我客死在他鄉，
這不過是愛之所至，盡所能以回報。
「凡人為朋友捨命，沒有更大的愛。」
我卻聽見祂柔聲對我說：
「我曾給你生命杯，放在你的手中；
如今請給我這杯，是我惟一所求。」
若死亡能使他們看見你的光榮，
我願背起十架緊緊去跟從。

 

翻译2： 

我在孤寂的路上走，無人對我關心，

沉重的擔子壓肩頭，使我失望難受；

我常埋怨對主說：為何如此待我，

我就聽見主慈聲對我說：

　

“當我走加略山路，雙腳亦感疲乏；

這十架如此沉重，我被壓至仆倒。

天路客阿，要忠心，黎明就快來臨，

你只要背起十架，靠近我。”

　

“我殷勤為耶穌作工”我常這樣誇口，

“我已犧牲很多事物，為要行走窄路；

我捨棄金錢名譽，我配作祢門徒，”

我就聽見主慈聲對我說：

　

“我捨棄榮耀寶座，我以此為有損，

惡人把我雙手，釘在冷酷十架，

今我們同走旅程，安穩牽著你手，

故要背起你十架，靠近我。”