We’ve come to love the Bible, 我們喜愛這聖經⸺

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We’ve come to love the Bible,
我們喜愛這聖經⸺
the precious Word of God;
神的寶貴話語;
It fills us with the riches and fullness of the Lord.
主的豐富與豐盛,在這話裏蘊藏。
The grace it is infusing yields holy energy,
帶著恩典的供應,產生屬天能力;
And life to us transfusing, it sets us free.
它所傳輸的生命,將我釋放。

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The Word! The Word! We love the Word of God.
話語!話語!我們愛神話語。
Its life and light is our delight, it fills us with the Lord.
生命、亮光、和主自己,藉它充滿我心。
The Word! The Word, the key to all our joy!
話語!話語!喜樂從它吸取!
Its jewels fine we love to mine, its riches to employ.
豐富寶藏,我們掘取,永遠取用不盡。

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The Bible every morning
每晨親近這聖經,
is our supreme delight,
這是我們最愛;
And ere the day is dawning, we’re here receiving light.
曙曦矇矓尚未明,話中之光照亮。
It ever is revealing a Christ for us to live,
啟示基督的豐盈,好將祂活出來;
And fresh supply unsealing, the power does give.
揭開新鮮的供應,作我力量。

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The Word! The Word! We love to take it in.
話語!話語!我們領受話語。
It operates and saturates, conforming us to Him.
它來運行、浸透、變化,使我完全像祂。
The Word! The Word! Oh, let us on it feed!
話語!話語!哦,讓我們吸取!
Its rich supply He’ll then apply to meet our every need.
屬天豐富,全都包括,供應我需無差。

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Oh, how we love to labor
哦主,我們真喜愛
upon this precious Word,
在主話上用功,
And laboring together, more light it does afford.
且一同追求不息,更多亮光顯明。
We love its depths to fathom, its mysteries to know,
它的奧祕如深海,我願追尋不停,
And in its matchless wisdom to daily grow.
它使智慧得開啟,凡事引領。

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The Word! The Word, with hidden veins of gold!
話語!話語!內中金脈藏蓄,
Our laboring upon it yields a treasury untold.
我們在此經營勞力,豐富無法言喻。
The Word! The Word! Oh, come explore the mine!
話語!話語!哦,來探查寶域,
Come let us learn and here discern the mysteries divine.
好讓我們在此學習,辨明神聖奧祕。

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The Word is for the Body,
話語為著主身體⸺
’tis corporately we see
使眾聖徒得見
The fullness of His riches, His vast economy.
祂的豐富之洋溢,並祂經營無限。
’Tis with the saints we’re viewing the breadth and length and height.
與眾聖一同得悉,長闊高深無邊。
And with the saints pursuing with corporate might.
我們齊心來努力,追求不厭。

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The Word! The Word! It’s to the church He speaks.
話語!話語!祂對教會發言,
His Word transforms, His Word adorns the Bride for whom He seeks.
用話變化、妝飾、洗濯,祂所尋得新婦。
The Word! The Word unites us to the Lord
話語!話語!眾聖與神相連,
Until the Spirit and the Bride say, Come! in one accord.
聖靈、新婦,同心喊說:願你快來,我主!