By Gentle Powers

1.

suǒyǒu měi shàn lìliàng dōu mòmò wéirào

所有美善力量都默默围绕

Surrounded by such true and gentle powers

qímiào de ānwèi bǎoshǒu měi yītiān

奇妙地安慰保守每一天

So wondrously consoled and without fear

ràng wǒ yǔ nǐmen zǒuguò zhèxiē rìzi

让我与你们走过这些日子

Thus will I spend with you these final hours

bìng yǔ nǐmen tà rù xīn de yī nián

并与你们踏入新的一年
And then together enter a new year

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suǒyǒu měi shàn lìliàng dōu qímiào zhēgài
所有美善力量都奇妙遮盖

By gentle powers lovingly surrounded 

bùlùn rúhé dōu qī pàn nà ānwèi

不论如何都期盼那安慰

With patience we'll endure, let come what may 

zài wǎnshàng zǎoshang měi gè xīn de yītiān

在晚上早上每个新的一天

God is with us at night and in the morning 

shàngdì dū jiāng hui yǔ wǒmen tóng zài

上帝都将会与我们同在

And certainly on every future day 

2.

jǐnguǎn guòqù de nián rì dōu zhémó xīnlíng
尽管过去的年日都折磨心灵

The worries of the old years still torment us

jiān kùn shíguāng zhòngdàn yāpò wǒmen

艰困时光重担压迫我们

We're troubled still by long and wicked days

zhǔ a! Zhěngjiù bǎo shòu jīngxià di xīnlíng

主啊！拯救饱受惊吓的心灵

Oh Lord, Give our frightened souls the healing

yǐ nà wèi wǒmen yùbèi di jiù ēn

以那为我们预备的救恩

For which You've chastened us in many ways

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suǒyǒu měi shàn lìliàng dōu qímiào zhēgài
所有美善力量都奇妙遮盖

By gentle powers lovingly surrounded 

bùlùn rúhé dōu qī pàn nà ānwèi

不论如何都期盼那安慰

With patience we'll endure, let come what may 

zài wǎnshàng zǎoshang měi gè xīn de yītiān

在晚上早上每个新的一天

God is with us at night and in the morning 

shàngdì dū jiāng hui yǔ wǒmen tóng zài

上帝都将会与我们同在

And certainly on every future day 

3.

ruò nǐ gěi wǒmen dì lái chénzhòng kǔbēi
若你给我们递来沉重苦杯

And though you offer us the cup so heavy

mǎn yìzhe yōuchóu tòngkǔ de kǔbēi

满溢着忧愁痛苦的苦杯

So painful, it's the most that we can stand

zhǔ a! Cóng nǐ liáng shàn ēncí de shèngshǒu

主啊！从祢良善恩慈的圣手

Not faltering, with thanks we will accept it

 háo bù chàndǒu xīn cún gǎnxiè lǐngshòu

毫不颤抖心存感谢领受
And take it as a gift from your good hand

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suǒyǒu měi shàn lìliàng dōu qímiào zhēgài
所有美善力量都奇妙遮盖

By gentle powers lovingly surrounded 

bùlùn rúhé dōu qī pàn nà ānwèi

不论如何都期盼那安慰

With patience we'll endure, let come what may 

zài wǎnshàng zǎoshang měi gè xīn de yītiān

在晚上早上每个新的一天

God is with us at night and in the morning 

shàngdì dū jiāng hui yǔ wǒmen tóng zài

上帝都将会与我们同在

And certainly on every future day 

4.

zhǔ a! ruò nǐ yuànyì zài shǎngcì wǒmen 
主啊！若祢愿意再赏赐我们

And should it be your will once more to grant us

shìshàng huānlè yǐjí yángguāng liànglì

世上欢乐以及阳光亮丽

To see the world and to enjoy the sun

 ràng wǒmen jìniàn guòqù měimiào suìyuè

让我们纪念过去美妙岁月

Then we will all the past events remember

bǎ wǒmen shēngmìng wánquán jiāo tuō nǐ

把我们生命完全交托祢
And finally our life with You is one

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suǒyǒu měi shàn lìliàng dōu qímiào zhēgài
所有美善力量都奇妙遮盖

By gentle powers lovingly surrounded 

bùlùn rúhé dōu qī pàn nà ānwèi

不论如何都期盼那安慰

With patience we'll endure, let come what may 

zài wǎnshàng zǎoshang měi gè xīn de yītiān

在晚上早上每个新的一天

God is with us at night and in the morning 

shàngdì dū jiāng hui yǔ wǒmen tóng zài

上帝都将会与我们同在

And certainly on every future day 

5.

jīntiān qǐng ràng zhú huǒ wēnnuǎn de ránshāo
今天请让烛火温暖地燃烧

Let the candles blaze today warmly and brightly,

 shì nǐ dài gěi hēi'àn zhōng de wǒmen

是你带给黑暗中的我们

which You brought into our darkness;

huòxǔ zhè huì yǐnlǐng wǒmen zài xiāngjù

或许这会引领我们再相聚

let’s again follow together, if it can be.

míngbái nǐ de guāng zài hēiyè zhàoyào

明白你的光在黑夜照耀。
We know that Your light shines in the night.

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suǒyǒu měi shàn lìliàng dōu qímiào zhēgài
所有美善力量都奇妙遮盖

By gentle powers lovingly surrounded 

bùlùn rúhé dōu qī pàn nà ānwèi

不论如何都期盼那安慰

With patience we'll endure, let come what may 

zài wǎnshàng zǎoshang měi gè xīn de yītiān

在晚上早上每个新的一天

God is with us at night and in the morning 

shàngdì dū jiāng hui yǔ wǒmen tóng zài

上帝都将会与我们同在

And certainly on every future day 

6.

jìjìng shēn shēn de wéirào wǒmen zhǎnkāi
寂静深深地围绕我们展开

If now the stillness is deeply ready for us

ràng wǒmen tīngjiàn nà fēngfù shēngxiǎng

让我们听见那丰富声响

let us then hear that resonant tone

cóng zhōuzāo wúxíng shìjiè xiàng wài kuòsàn

从周遭无形世界向外扩散

of the world which extends unseen around us,

fán nǐ érnǚ jǐn dōu gāo shēng gēsòng

凡你儿女尽都高声歌颂

[and] of all Your children’s loud praise-song.

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suǒyǒu měi shàn lìliàng dōu qímiào zhēgài
所有美善力量都奇妙遮盖

By gentle powers lovingly surrounded 

bùlùn rúhé dōu qī pàn nà ānwèi

不论如何都期盼那安慰

With patience we'll endure, let come what may 

zài wǎnshàng zǎoshang měi gè xīn de yītiān

在晚上早上每个新的一天

God is with us at night and in the morning 

shàngdì dū jiāng hui yǔ wǒmen tóng zài

上帝都将会与我们同在

And certainly on every future day