I Vow to Thee My Country
Nathan Lay
I Vow to Thee My Country 歌詞
I vow to thee, my country
我愛你,我的國家
all earthly things above
在此莊重立誓
Entire and whole and perfect
我的愛將全數奉獻
the service of my love
為了你的意志
The love that asks no question
這份愛是母庸質疑
the love that stands the test
這份愛飽受考驗
That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best
這份愛於祭壇上,定是我輩精選
The love that never falters
(聖經舊約典故,全心信仰耶和華的人,定以最好的祭品祭祀耶和華)
the love that pays the price
這份愛將永不枯萎
The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice
這份愛敢於承擔
And there's another country
這份愛會不畏生死,只為保你平安
I've heard of long ago
我曾聞那遙遠異鄉
Most dear to them that love her
有一國久屹立
most great to them that know
愛她者定久久懷念
We may not count her armies
知她者聞名起立
we may not see her King
雖不見其國軍威
Her fortress is a faithful heart
也未聞其王千乘
her pride is suffering
然其忠足為城郭
And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase
傲於雖艱猶勝
And her ways are ways of gentleness and all her paths are peace
千萬人無言卻相連,島嶼上永一心