Not where we elect to go,
不是我們隨意走，
But where Jesus leads the way,
乃是隨主的引領；
There the living waters flow,
那裏活水方湧流，
There our darkness turns to day.
那裏心中方光明。

Not our self-appointed task
不是自擇的工作，
Will the Lord’s approval win,
就能博得祂嘉許；
But the work we did not ask,
乃是完成祂委託，
Finished humbly, just for Him.
纔可領受祂稱譽。

Not the prayer we long to plead
不是我們隨自己，
When we bend before the Throne,
就能座前獻禱告；
But the touching deeper need
乃是聖靈的歎息，
Of the Spirit’s wordless groan.
摸著更深的需要。

Not the gift we proudly lay
如果我們答應“不”，
On His altar will He heed,
當祂輕說“我需要”，
If our hearts have said Him, Nay,
就是壇上有禮物，
When He whispered, I have need.
也不能使祂稱好。

Thus we die, and dying live
我們如此向己死，
In the heavenlies with the Lord;
與祂一同活天上，
Thus we serve, and pray, and give,
如此奉獻而服事，
Christ Himself our great Reward.
祂將自己作恩賞。