SOME USE TO JESUS.

  O Christ, the way, the truth, the life,
  Keep me safe mid¹ the raging strife²;
  Help me a warrior³ brave to be
  And take the battle-field for thee.

  I fear not the swift arrow's power
  Since thou art my high, strong-built tower;
  The darts⁴ may have a bitter sting,
  I shelter 'neath thy feathery wing.

  Before me the Goliaths tall
  Must quickly flee or headlong fall;
  The foe⁵ is bruised⁶ beneath my feet;
  In thee the victory is complete.

  Jesus, to thee I give up all,
  To live or die, to stand or fall.
  The sparrows have thy kindly⁷ care;
  I'm more than they, then need I fear?

  I have a refuge from all harm
  Within thy strong encircling arm;
  Thou keepest me by day and night,
  And guidest my weak steps aright.

  The hairs on my unworthy head
  Are numbered all, thy Book has said.
  Gathered, like the defenseless brood,
  My soul is kept in quietude.

  As kind and loving parents would
  Give to their children all things good,
  So from thy presence angels bring
  Unto thy child each needful thing.

  Sometimes thou hidest thy sweet face;
  The way is dark, I can not trace.
  Thou doest best; I'll not repine,
  But say, "Thy will be done, not mine."

  Since them art good, so good, to me,
  I beg to be some use to thee:
  Intensify⁸ thy love divine
  Within my heart, that I may shine

  A little brighter, Lord, for thee,
  That others thy great love may see.
  Oh, crucified let all self be,
  That thou mayst shine thy light through me.

  I would not be so dazzling bright
  That all the world might see my light,
  But in some quiet nook of thine,
  An out-of-way place, there I'd shine.

  'Tis not for me to shine afar,
  Like blazing sun or brilliant star;
  Just help me at my door to be
  A little candle-light for thee.

1 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

2 strife   

n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争

参考例句：

• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
• Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。

3 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

4 darts   

n.掷飞镖游戏；飞镖( dart的名词复数 )；急驰，飞奔v.投掷，投射( dart的第三人称单数 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• His darts trophy takes pride of place on the mantelpiece. 他将掷镖奖杯放在壁炉顶上最显著的地方。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I never saw so many darts in a bodice! 我从没见过紧身胸衣上纳了这么多的缝褶！ 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

• He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
• A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。

6 bruised   

[医]青肿的，瘀紫的

参考例句：

• his bruised and bloodied nose 他沾满血的青肿的鼻子
• She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。

7 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

8 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。