A little bird I am,
我是一隻籠中小鳥，
Shut from the fields of air,
遠離天空、曠闊野地；
And in my cage I sit and sing
是祂將我安置於此，
To Him who placed me there;
我願向祂歌頌不已；
Well pleased a prisoner to be,
如此被囚，我甚歡欣，
Because, my God, it pleaseth Thee.
因這，我神，使你稱心。

Nought have I else to do,
禁中我無他事可作，
I sing the whole day long;
終日只是歡然歌唱；
And He whom most I love to please
我所使之稱心的神，
Doth listen to my song;
也在傾聽我的頌揚；
He caught and bound my wandering wing;
祂捆綁了我的翅膀，
But still He bends to hear me sing.
卻愛俯首聽我歌唱。

Thou hast an ear to hear
哦神，你是有耳能聽，
A heart to love and bless;
你也有心施愛賜福；
And though my notes were e’er so rude,
我的音調雖然粗陋，
Thou wouldst not hear the less;
你卻毫不鄙棄厭惡；
Because Thou knowest as they fall,
因你知這音調之弦，
That love, sweet love, inspires them all.
乃是甜美之愛所彈。

My cage confines me round;
這籠將我四面禁錮，
Abroad I cannot fly;
我難外飛任意遨遊；
But though my wing is closely bound,
我的翅膀雖被捆住，
My heart’s at liberty;
我心我靈仍是自由；
For prison walls cannot control
監牢牆垣，不能阻擋
The flight, the freedom of the soul.
心靈所有釋放、翱翔。

O it is good to soar
我心超越監牢之閂，
These bolts and bars above!
我靈騰飛何其自在！
To Him whose purpose I adore,
向著心愛之主騰飛，
Whose providence I love;
祂的旨意我所敬拜；
And in Thy mighty will to find
在你堅定旨意之中，
The joy, the freedom of the mind.
我靈得到自由、歡騰。