Church of God, beloved and chosen,
蒙愛被選神的教會,
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Church of God, beloved and chosen,
蒙愛被選神的教會,
Church of Christ for whom He died,
基督曾為你捨命,
Claim thy gifts and praise the Giver,
既蒙洗淨並得成聖,
Ye are washed and sanctified.
領受恩賜,讚祂名!
Sanctified by God the Father,
聖父、聖子耶穌基督、
And by Jesus Christ His Son,
並聖靈將你聖別,
And by God the Holy Spirit,
聖哉、聖哉,三一之神,
Holy, Holy, Three in One.
配得教會的感謝。
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By His will He sanctifieth,
按祂旨意,聖靈內住、
By the Spirit’s power within;
運行大能來聖別;
By the loving hand that chasteneth
用祂愛手來施管教,
Fruits of righteousness to win;
教會公義又聖潔;
By His truth and by His promise,
又賜真理和祂應許,
By the Word, His gift unpriced,
無價活話和恩賜,
By His own blood, and by union
配合寶血、復活生命,
With the risen life of Christ.
使教會與祂相似。
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Holiness by faith in Jesus,
不是依靠掙扎、努力,
Not by effort of thine own,
乃靠信心而成聖,
Sin’s dominion crushed and broken
罪惡權勢被祂粉碎,
By the power of grace alone,
單靠恩典的大能;
Christ, the holiness within thee,
基督內住作你聖潔,
His own beauty on thy brow:
祂的美麗顯你身:
This shall be thy pilgrim brightness,
天程旅客所顯光輝,
This thy blessed portion now.
是你今日的福分。
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He will sanctify thee wholly;
祂要使你全然成聖,
Body, spirit, soul shall be
包括靈、魂、和身體;
Blameless till thy Savior’s coming
無可責備直到那日,
In His glorious majesty!
祂帶榮耀再臨地。
He hath perfected forever
所有祂所聖別之人⸺
Those whom He hath sanctified;
祂的新婦⸺祂所選。
Spotless, glorious, and holy,
無瑕、無疵,榮耀、聖潔,
Is the Church, His chosen Bride.
祂必成全到永遠,