一 只有一事，我主，只有一事，
我心稱羨 — 只有一事如大衛：
我只尋求能居住在祢殿，
在我一生之久，在我一生之久，
讓我瞻仰主祢的榮美，
並讓我求問於祢殿內。
二 只有一事，我主，只有一事，
我心稱羨 — 只有一事如馬利亞：
我只尋求能安坐祢腳前，
在我一生之久，在我一生之久，
讓我聆聽主恩言意深，
我要揀選這上好福分。
三 只有一事，我主，只有一事，
我心稱羨 — 只有一事如保羅：
我要忘記背後努力面前，
向著標竿直奔，向著標竿直奔，
要得神在基督耶穌裏
從上召我來得的奬賞。
1. There is one thing, O Lord!
There is one thing I desire of Thee;
There is one thing, like David:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
All the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in His temple.
2. There is one thing, O Lord,
There is one thing I desire of Thee;
There is one thing like Mary:
That I may sit at the feet of the Lord
All the days of my life,
All the days of my life,
Just to hear His word and feel His heart,
I want to choose that better part.
3. There is one thing, O Lord,
There is one thing I desire of Thee,
There is one thing like Paul:
That I forget what lies behind,
Reaching for what's ahead,
Reaching for what's ahead,
I will press toward the mark for the prize
Of the high calling of God in Christ.