Thou hast said Thou art the Vine, Lord,
我主，你說你是真樹，
And that I’m a branch in Thee,
我是你的真枝子；
But I do not know the reason
但我不知為何緣故，
Why I should so barren be.
我是如此不結實。

Bearing fruit is my deep longing,
我心羡慕結果更多，
More Thy life to manifest,
更能彰顯你生命；
To Thy throne to bring more glory,
更能榮耀歸與寶座，
That Thy will may be expressed.
更能禱告得答應。

But I fail to understand, Lord,
但是，主阿，我不明白
What it means—abide in me
常在裡面的聖言；
For the more I seek abiding,
我越追求要去“常在”，
More I feel I’m not in Thee.
我越發現在外邊。

How I feel I’m not abiding;
我不覺得我在裡面，
Though I pray and strongly will,
也禱告並立志！
Yet from me Thou seemest distant
但你都像隔開很遠，
And my life is barren still.
生命仍然無果子。

Yet Thou art the Vine, Thou saidst it.
但你是說，你已是樹，
And I am a branch in Thee;
我也已是你枝子；
When I take Thee as my Savior,
當我信你作我救主，
Then this fact is wrought in me.
聖靈已成此事實。

Now I’m in Thee and I need not
我今已是在你裡面，
Seek into Thyself to come,
再也不必求加入；
For I’m joined to Thee already,
我是已經與你結聯，
With Thy flesh and bones I’m one.
完全合一的骨肉。

Not to go in is the secret,
秘訣不是要我“去在”，
But that I’m already in!
事實是我“已在”內；
That I ne’er may leave I’d ask Thee.
所求乃是不要離開，
Not how I may get within.
不是如何得地位。

I am in, already in Thee!
我已在內，已在你內！
What a place to which I’m brought!
這是神作的事實！
There’s no need for prayer or struggling,
不必禱告，不必行為，
God Himself the work has wrought.
乃是神手的設施。

Since I’m in, why ask to enter;
我已在內怎求入內！
O how ignorant I’ve been!
我是何等的愚昧，
Now with praise and much rejoicing
現今我只歡樂讚美，
For Thy Word, I dwell therein.
相信聖言的無偽。

Now in Thee I rest completely,
我今只有完全安息，
With myself I gladly part;
知道你是我一切，
Thou art life and Thou art power,
你是生命、你是能力，
All in all to me Thou art.
而我一切都了結。