Search me, O God, my actions try,
哦神，鑒察我心我行，
And let my life appear
顯出我的真情，
As seen by thine all-searching eye—
照你火焰眼目所見，
To mine my ways make clear.
將我道路全顯。

Search all my sense, and know my heart
鑒察我的全部心意，
Who only canst make known,
惟有你能洞悉，
And let the deep, the hidden part
願我深處隱秘之域，
To me be fully shown.
被你暴露無遺。

Throw light into the darkened cells,
光照透入小小暗室－
Where passion reigns within;
情欲在彼轄制；
Quicken my conscience till it feels
蘇醒良心，幡然醒悟，
The loathsomeness of sin.
知罪可恨、可惡。

Search all my thoughts, the secret springs,
鑒察我的隱藏動機，
The motives that control;
它常操縱、管理；
The chambers where polluted things
不潔事物在我心房，
Hold empire o’er the soul.
竟作我魂之王。

Search, till Thy fiery glance has cast
鑒察，直至如火眼目，
Its holy light through all,
發光照透全部；
And I by grace am brought at last
使我蒙恩被帶你前，
Before Thy face to fall.
向你俯伏、自譴。

Thus prostrate I shall learn of Thee,
當我俯伏，從而學知，
What now I feebly prove,
我的軟弱屬實；
That God alone in Christ can be
惟獨我神在基督裡，
Unutterable love.
纔是愛的實際。