Hymn 413 -0

當我憑著自己思想
When I Am In The Natural Man

Hymn 413 -1

1	當我憑著自己思想， 我覺自己很是剛強； 不知自己卻是怎樣 沒有力量。

When I am in the natural man,
How very strong I feel I am;
I do not know, I cannot scan,
How very weak I am.

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2	當我生活世人中間， 我就不覺自己虧欠； 只覺自己如何奮勉， 如何上前。

When in the world I have my life,
I cannot sense my failure rife,
But boasting in my earnest strife,
Proudly I forward press.

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3	當我住在黑暗裏面， 我就不知自己浮淺； 以為自己何等無限， 不必虛謙。

When I within the darkness dwell,
My shallow state I cannot tell;
I only think how I excel,
Needing no modesty.

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4	當我來到你的面前， 亮光刺破遮蔽幕簾； 我就看見前所未見， 完全露現。

But when at last I come to Thee,
Thy searching light uncovers me;
I see what I could never see –
My ugly self exposed.

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5	在你面前我只萎縮， 一切萎縮、一切消沒； 所有驕傲都變軟弱， 都變赤裸。

Wither’ng beneath Thy scorching ray,
I find my all fading away.
My self-esteem in dust I lay,
My weakness I embrace.

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6	沒有可驕，沒有可傲， 沒有可依，沒有可靠； 只有自慚，只有自懊， 能否禱告？

There’s not a thing that pride can claim;
There’s not a member but is lame;
There’s only deep regret and shame;
O Lord, how can I pray?

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7	幸有你血免我定罪， 你的生命免我銷燬； 但我真是何等污穢， 何等慚愧。

Thy blood from judgment sets me free;
Thy life from doom delivers me.
How filthy yet I still must be,
In shame my head I bow.

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8	所有驕傲都是愚昧， 看見實在，何必謙卑； 所有自恃都是因為 心中墨黑。

In blindness I’m puffed up with pride,
Thinking no need the facts to hide.
My self-conceit has multiplied,
While I in darkness boast.

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9	靜，我也錯；動，我也錯； 不說，不安；說，又太過； 都是失敗，都是軟弱， 都是不妥。

Whether I stay or move along,
Whate’er I say, I’m always wrong!
So weak am I and never strong,
Nothing I do is right.

Hymn 413 -10

10	我要禱告，沒有信心， 我要倚靠，如何求尋？ 不知如何方能重新… 主阿，憐憫！

I want to pray, but faith have not,
I fain would seek Thee as Thou art,
Oh, canst Thou e’er renew my heart,
Have mercy, Lord, on me!

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