”A little while!” Our Lord shall come,
一點時候
⸺主就回來,
About 關於
meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8. with repeat 8.8.8.8.8.8. 重
note: Repeat last two lines of each stanza 每段最後兩行唱兩遍
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”A little while!” Our Lord shall come,
一點時候
⸺主就回來,
And we shall wander here no more;
我們就要不再流落;
He’ll take us to our Father’s home,
迎接我們歸家雲外,
Where He for us has gone before—
祂所豫備天上居所-
To dwell with Him, to see His face,
與祂同居瞻祂榮面,
And sing the glories of His grace.
高聲歌頌奇妙恩典。
2
“A little while
—He’ll come again;
一點時候
⸺祂就再來,
Let us the precious hours redeem;
我們須要贖回光陰;
Our only grief to give Him pain,
使祂痛心是我悲哀,
Our joy to serve and follow Him.
跟祂、事祂,是我歡欣;
Watching and ready may we be,
願我豫備,儆醒、禱告,
As those that wait their Lord to see.
有如僕人等候主到。
3
“A little while
—’twill soon be
past,
一點時候
⸺轉瞬即過,
Why should we shun the promised cross?
主賜十架為何推辭?
O let us in His footsteps haste,
步祂腳蹤,效祂所作,
Counting for Him all else but loss;
為祂,利益算作損失;
For how will recompense His smile
祂的笑臉是為報酬
The suff’rings of this little while.
這苦痛的“一點時候。”
4
“A little while
—come, Savior, come!
一點時候
⸺求你就來!
For Thee Thy bride has tarried long;
主,你新婦盼望已久;
Take Thy poor waiting pilgrims home,
疲倦客旅切切等待,
To sing the new eternal song,
歸家高唱永遠歌謳;
To see Thy glory, and to be
見你真體榮耀無比,
In ev’rything conformed to Thee!
並要改變完全像你。