November 28

“Thou makest the outgoing of the morning and evening to rejoice” (Ps. 65:8)

Get up early and go to the mountain and watch God make a morning. The dull gray will give way as God pushes the sun towards the horizon, and there will be tints¹ and hues² of every shade, that will blend into one perfect light as the full-orbed sun bursts into view. As the King of day moves forth³ majestically⁴, flooding the earth and every lowly vale, listen to the music of heaven's choir⁵ as it sings of the majesty⁶ of God and the glory of the morning."

In the holy hush⁷ of the early dawn,

I hear a Voice━

“I am with you all the day,

Rejoice! Rejoice!”

The clear, pure light of the morning made me long for the truth in my heart, which alone could make me pure and clear as the morning, tune⁸ me up to the concert-pitch of the nature around me. And the wind that blew from the sunrise made me hope in the God who had first breathed into my nostrils⁹ the breath of life; that He would at length so fill me with His breath, His mind, His Spirit, that I should think only His thoughts, and live His life, finding therein my own life, only glorified¹⁰ infinitely¹¹. What should we poor humans do without our God's nights and mornings? ━George MacDonald

"In the early morning hours,

'Twixt the night and day,

While from earth the darkness passes

Silently away;

"Then 'tis sweet to talk with Jesus

In thy chamber¹² still━

For the coming day and duties

Ask to know His will.

"Then He'll lead the way before you,

Mountains laying low;

Making desert places blossom,

Sweet'ning Marah's flow.

"Would you know this life of triumph,

Victory all the way?

Then put God in the beginning

Of each coming day. "

十一月二十八日

「住在地极的人，因祢的神迹惧怕。祢使日出日落之地都欢呼。」 （ 诗65：8）

早晨起身，上到山去瞧瞧神如何制造早晨，神把太阳推向地平线，朦胧的灰暗消逝，到浑圆的太阳出现之时，各种深浅的颜色，混合成了一幅完美的光彩。白昼庄严地渐渐展开，它的光明，已遍照大地和每一低谷，你可以聆听天国合唱团的乐曲，在歌颂的尊贵下和早晨的荣光。

在黎明的肃穆中,

我听见一个声音━

「我整天都和你同在,

欢欣!欢欣!」

早晨的纯洁之光，使我的心渴慕真理，惟有这种仰望真理之心，能使我纯洁如早晨，使我和周围的自然交响乐和谐合拍起来。日出时吹来的风，使我盼望神，祂曾首先把生命的呼吸，吸进我鼻孔；盼望祂始终以祂的生气和生命来充满我，使我所想的只是祂的思想，所过的只是祂的生活，在我自己的生命中，只发现永恒的光荣。假若没有神的夜和早晨，我们这些可怜的人类该怎样办呢？━麦克唐纳

清晨，也就是

祂与日交替的时间，

黑暗正悄悄逝去，

光明已显露在天边，

此时，在祢宁静的厢房里，

最宜和耶稣作竟见的交换━

把这一天将要来的事情，

探询祂的意愿。

然后，祂会给你领路，

使山巅不再崎岖，

沙漠中开放鲜花，

玛拉的水，甜如甘饴。

若要知道得胜的生命，

如何一路凯旋？

就当把神高举在

每天的开端。

1 tints   

色彩( tint的名词复数 )； 带白的颜色； （淡色）染发剂； 痕迹

参考例句：

• leaves with red and gold autumn tints 金秋时节略呈红黄色的树叶
• The whole countryside glowed with autumn tints. 乡间处处呈现出灿烂的秋色。

2 hues   

色彩( hue的名词复数 )； 色调； 信仰； 观点

参考例句：

• When the sun rose a hundred prismatic hues were reflected from it. 太阳一出，更把它映得千变万化、异彩缤纷。
• Where maple trees grow, the leaves are often several brilliant hues of red. 在枫树生长的地方，枫叶常常呈现出数种光彩夺目的红色。

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 majestically   

雄伟地； 庄重地； 威严地； 崇高地

参考例句：

• The waters of the Changjiang River rolled to the east on majestically. 雄伟的长江滚滚东流。
• Towering snowcapped peaks rise majestically. 白雪皑皑的山峰耸入云霄。

5 choir   

n.唱诗班，唱诗班的席位，合唱团，舞蹈团；v.合唱

参考例句：

• The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
• The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。

6 majesty   

n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权

参考例句：

• The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
• Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！

7 hush   

int.嘘，别出声；n.沉默，静寂；v.使安静

参考例句：

• A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。
• Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去！

8 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

9 nostrils   

鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
• The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。

10 glorified   

美其名的，变荣耀的

参考例句：

• The restaurant was no more than a glorified fast-food cafe. 这地方美其名曰餐馆，其实只不过是个快餐店而已。
• The author glorified the life of the peasants. 那个作者赞美了农民的生活。

11 infinitely   

adv.无限地，无穷地

参考例句：

• There is an infinitely bright future ahead of us.我们有无限光明的前途。
• The universe is infinitely large.宇宙是无限大的。

12 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。