Hymn 253 -0

後是膏油先是血
First The Blood, Then Anointing Oil

Hymn 253 -1

1a	後是膏油先是血， 要得滋潤先得潔； 若非經過各各他， 必不能到五旬節，

First the blood, then anointing oil;
Cleansing, then can blessing flow.
Without passing through Calvary,
Pentecost we’ll never know.

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1b	我們若未蒙洗淨， 能力必不從上傾； 我們若要作見証， 必須釘死己生命。

Without purging of the soul,
Pow’r from on high cannot flow.
If true witnesses we would be,
Self-life to the cross must go.

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1*	因此；求主藉十字架， 治死我的魂生命； 使我願出重大代價， 來滿受你的聖靈。

Work in me, Lord – work thro’the cross,
That my soul-life deceased be.
Whate’er the price, I would receive
Thy Spirit’s fullness in me.

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2a	先是用杖擊石磐， 後來活水纔溢漫； 死亡若未作過工， 聖靈必定不充滿。

Christ, the Rock must be smitten first,
Then the living waters flow.
If death has not performed its work,
Then the Spirit ne’er can flow.

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2b	我們若真同主死， 願意萬有都損失； 主的能力要降臨， 使用我們來救世。

If we truly died with Christ,
Counting all things to be loss,
Then God’s power will surely come
Down upon us in due course.

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2*	因此；求主藉十字架， 治死我的魂生命； 使我願出重大代價， 來滿受你的聖靈。

Work in me, Lord – work thro’the cross,
That my soul-life deceased be.
Whate’er the price, I would receive
Thy Spirit’s fullness in me.

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3a	先是祭壇後是火， 若沒喪失就沒果； 若非所有先奉獻， 必定不能登寶座。

First the altar, and then the fire;
Without loss, there is no gain.
If we fail to surrender all,
We will never with Him reign.

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3b	我們若真肯犧牲， 捨棄萬事降服神； 我們必定得能力， 因主信託順從人。

If our all we yield to God –
A true sacrifice to make,
God will surely entrust these ones
Of His power to partake.

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3*	因此；求主藉十字架， 治死我的魂生命； 使我願出重大代價， 來滿受你的聖靈。

Work in me, Lord – work thro’the cross,
That my soul-life deceased be.
Whate’er the price, I would receive
Thy Spirit’s fullness in me.

Hymn 253 -10

4	先是豫備瓶子空， 後是膏油盛其中； 先是山谷挖成溝， 後來活水纔深泓；

First, the vessel must emptied be,
Then the oil can it contain.
First, the ditches must be dug out,
Then much water will remain.

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4b	先是經過約但河， 後是靈感加倍得； 先受死亡的浸洗， 後得榮耀的聖鴿。

First, the Jordan must be passed,
Double portion then bestowed.
First the baptism, then the dove;
First the death, then life be showed.

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4*	因此；求主藉十字架， 治死我的魂生命； 使我願出重大代價， 來滿受你的聖靈。

Work in me, Lord – work thro’the cross,
That my soul-life deceased be.
Whate’er the price, I would receive
Thy Spirit’s fullness in me.

Hymn 253 -13

5a	當你舉目望禾田， 金穀豐盈你稱羡； 當念果實未生時， 就有麥種死在先。

When we look at the harvest field –
How the golden grains abound,
We should know how a grain of wheat
Had its death below the ground.

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5b	若要生命的子粒， 須有死亡的經歷； 凡未到過髑髏地， 就無聖靈的能力。

To obtain the grains of life,
There must be death’s awesome hour.
Without going through Calvary,
There can be no Spirit’s pow’r.

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5*	因此；求主藉十字架， 治死我的魂生命； 使我願出重大代價， 來滿受你的聖靈。

Work in me, Lord – work thro’the cross,
That my soul-life deceased be.
Whate’er the price, I would receive
Thy Spirit’s fullness in me.

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6a	既是這漾，求我主， 使我忠誠走窄路； 除去雄心和自負， 只願順服並受苦。

Since the truth is revealed, my Lord,
Help me go the narrow way.
Strip me of all my self and pride,
Suff’ring all, I would obey.

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6b	更大能力我不取， 更深的死我所需； 但願加略的意義， 完全成功在我軀。

I pray not for greater pow’r –
Deeper death is all I need.
Let the full meaning of the cross
Be fulfilled in me, I plead.

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6*	因此；求主藉十字架， 治死我的魂生命； 使我願出重大代價， 來滿受你的聖靈。

Work in me, Lord – work thro’the cross,
That my soul-life deceased be.
Whate’er the price, I would receive
Thy Spirit’s fullness in me.

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