XII "Grace enow a man may get

 "Grace enow a man may get

By penitence¹, though he sin again;

But with long sorrow and regret,

He must bear punishment and pain;

But righteous reason will not let

The innocent be hurt in vain;

God never gave His judgment² yet,

That they should suffer who show no stain.

The sinful soul of mercy fain

Finds pardon if he will repent³,

But he who sinless doth remain

Is surely saved, being innocent."

"Two men are saved of God's good grace,

Who severally have done His will:

The righteous man shall see His face,

The innocent dwells with Him still.

In the Psalter thou may'st find a case:

'Lord, who shall climb to Thy high hill,

Or rest within Thy Holy Place?'

The psalmist doth the sense fulfill⁴:

'Who with his hands did never ill,

His heart to evil never lent,

There to ascend⁵ he shall have skill;'

So surely saved is the innocent."

"That the righteous is saved I hold certain;

Before God's palace he shall stand

Who never took man's life in vain,

Who never to flatter his fellow planned.

Of the righteous, the Wise Man writeth plain

How kindly⁶ our King doth him command;

In ways full strait he doth restrain,

Yet shows him the kingdom great and grand,

As who saith: 'Behold⁷! yon lovely land!

Thou may'st win it, if so thy will be bent⁸.'

But with never peril⁹ on either hand,

Surely saved is the innocent."

"Of the righteous saved, hear one man say—

David, who in the Psalter cried:

'O Lord, call never Thy servant to pay,

For no man living is justified¹⁰.'

So thou, if thou shalt come one day

To the court that each cause must decide,

For mercy with justice thou may'st pray

Through this same text that I espied¹¹.

But may He on the bloody¹² cross that died,

His holy hands with hard nails rent,

Give thee to pass when thou art tried,

Saved, not as righteous, but innocent."

"Of the sinless saved the tale is told,—

Read in the Book where it is said:

When Jesus walked, among men of old,

The people a passage to Him made;

Bringing their bairns for Him to hold,

For the blessing¹³ of His hand they prayed.

The twelve reproved them: 'Overbold

To seek the Master;' and sternly stayed.

But Jesus said: 'Be ye not afraid;

Suffer the children, nor prevent;

God's kingdom is for such arrayed.'

Surely saved are the innocent."

1 penitence   

n.忏悔，赎罪；悔过

参考例句：

• The thief expressed penitence for all his past actions. 那盗贼对他犯过的一切罪恶表示忏悔。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Of penitence, there has been none! 可是悔过呢，还一点没有！ 来自英汉文学 - 红字

2 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

3 repent   

v.悔悟，悔改，忏悔，后悔

参考例句：

• He has nothing to repent of.他没有什么要懊悔的。
• Remission of sins is promised to those who repent.悔罪者可得到赦免。

4 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

5 ascend   

vi.渐渐上升，升高；vt.攀登，登上

参考例句：

• We watched the airplane ascend higher and higher.我们看着飞机逐渐升高。
• We ascend in the order of time and of development.我们按时间和发展顺序向上溯。

6 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。

7 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

8 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

9 peril   

n.(严重的)危险；危险的事物

参考例句：

• The refugees were in peril of death from hunger.难民有饿死的危险。
• The embankment is in great peril.河堤岌岌可危。

10 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。

11 espied   

v.看到( espy的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• One day a youth espied her as he was hunting.She saw him and recognized him as her own son, mow grown a young man. 一日，她被一个正在行猎的小伙子看见了，她认出来这个猎手原来是自己的儿子，现在已长成为一个翩翩的少年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• In a little while he espied the two giants. 一会儿就看见了那两个巨人。 来自辞典例句

12 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

13 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。