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壓得太緊

一 壓得太緊,壓得無處可逃生;

壓到極點,好像力不能勝;

壓到四顧茫然,惟有獨流淚;

壓得無可奈何,望絕心灰。

(副)神是我盼望,是我喜樂;

是祂叫無變有,叫死人復活!

二 壓迫在身,無處可算是平安;

壓迫在心,四圍都是黑暗;

迫於仇敵,有時也迫於朋友;

迫上加迫,性命幾歸烏有。

三 迫到除神之外,別無人幫助;

迫到喜歡貧窮,如同豐富;

迫到接受鞭杖,如同蒙雨露;

迫到除主之外,別無愛慕。

四 迫到脫塵,現今就登天逍遊:

迫到無一纏累,完全自由;

迫到信神來作不可能的事;

迫到必須靠主而生而死。

五 “迫得太緊!” 我們如此的哭泣;

迫到如此,壓迫已竭其力;

壓迫餘主已非壓迫所能及;

迫過之後,已得永遠安息。

六 “迫得太緊!” 實在乃是大利益;

壓迫不過顯明神的手臂;

迫過之後,旁觀者都要看見;

迫上加迫,不會搖動一點。

七 壓迫雖緊,我們仍舊的進前;

壓迫續來,我們的望在天;

壓迫續來,已經無可再壓迫;

壓追續來,心仍因神自得。

369
Pressed out of Measure

1. Pressed out of measure, press'd beyond all length;

Pressed so intensely, seeming beyond strength;

Pressed in the body, pressed within the soul,

Pressed in the mind till darksome surges roll.

Refrain

God is my hope and God is my joy;

He is the resurrection life I enjoy.

2. Pressure by foes, and pressure from our friends;

Pressure on pressure, till life nearly ends;

Pressed into knowing none to help but God,

Pressed into loving both the staff and rod.

3. Pressed into liberty where nothing clings,

Pressed into faith for hard and hopeless things;

Pressed into life, a life in Christ the Lord,

Pressed into life, the life of Christ outpoured.

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