一 我曾行在孤單路上，擔子重壓肩頭，
痛苦疲乏幾至絕望，竟無人施援手；
我到主座前傾訴所遭無情冷落，
即聞主溫柔聲向我細說：
“我腳何曾不疲乏，踏上加略山道？
十架是這樣沉重，我被壓至仆倒；
疲倦路客要起來，黎明在我掌握，
背起你十架，緊緊跟隨我。”
二 我常向主得意誇口﹕ “日夜奔波勞苦，
我已犧牲許多事物，為走十架窄路；
名譽、財富全拋棄，身價必值許多。”
然而我聞主柔聲對我說：
“我離開榮耀寶座，捨去天上榮華，
我雙手曾被兵丁怒釘殘酷十架；
將你手交我掌握，前行必得穩妥，
背起你十架，緊緊跟隨我。”
三 哦，主耶穌，若我一日死於異地、他鄉，
也不會超愛所要求，縱使一切擺上。
“世人的愛莫過於人為朋友捨命。”
這是祂向我低語的聲音：
“若我放在你手中只是一杯涼水，
我向你所有要求不過只這一杯。”
若因我死，而有人見祢榮耀國度，
我願背十架，緊緊跟隨主。
1. I traveled down a lonely road And no one seemed to care,
The burden on my weary back Had bowed me to despair;
I oft complained to Jesus How folks were treating me,
And then I heard Him say so tenderly:
"My feet were also weary Upon the Calv'ry road,
The cross became so heavy, I fell beneath the load;
Be faithful, weary pilgrim, The morning I can see -
Just lift your cross and follow close to me."
2. "I work so hard for Jesus'' - I often boast and say -
"I've sacrificed a lot of things to walk the narrow way;
I gave up fame and fortune - I'm worth a lot to Thee!"
And then I hear Him gently say to me:
"I left the throne of glory, and counted it but loss;
My hands were nailed in anger upon a cruel cross;
But now we'll make the journey with your hand safe in mine -
So lift your cross and follow close to me."
3. O Jesus, if I die upon a foreign field some day,
'Twould be no more than love demands - no less could I repay;
"No greater love hath mortal man than for a friend to die" -
These are the words He gently spoke to me:
"If just a cup of water I place within your hand,
Then just a cup of water is all that I demand;"
But if by death to living, they can Thy glory see,
I'll take my cross and follow close to Thee.