December 28

“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice”(Phil. 4:4)

“Sing a little song of trust,

0 my heart!

Sing it just because you must,

As leaves start;

As flowers push their way through dust;

Sing, my heart, because you must.”

“Wait not for an eager throng—

Bird on bird;

'Tis the solitary¹ song

That is heard.

Every voice at dawn will start,

Be a nightingale, my heart! ”

“Sing across the winter snow,

Pierce the cloud;

Sing when mists are drooping² low—

Clear and loud;

But sing sweetest in the dark;

He who slumbers³ not will hark.”

“An' when He hears yo' sing, He bends down wid a smile on His kin⁴' face an' listens mighty⁵ keerful, an' He says, 'Sing on, chile, I hears, an' I's comin' down to deliber yo': I'll tote dat load fer yo'; jest lean hawd on Me and de road will get smoother bime by.'”

十二月二十八日

“你们要靠主常常喜乐，我再说你们要喜乐”（腓四：4）

我的心哪!

唱一首信靠的歌,

唱吧,你必須要唱,

像嫩芽一樣的萌出,

又像花朵自然地開放；

唱吧,用心靈來唱,你必須要唱。

莫等待熱鬧的

百鳥齊鳴；

唯有單獨的歌唱,

不受聆聽。

天亮了我們歌聲開放,

我的心啊,像夜鶯一般地獨唱。

歌聲飄揚過雪地,

穿雲層之上,

當迷霧低垂的時候,

唱得清脆響亮,

在黑暗中才能唱出甜美的歌聲,

讓失喪的人靜靜欣賞。

神听到你的歌唱，祂就弯下身来，慈祥的脸上带着微笑，非常高兴的听着。然后祂说：“孩子，唱下去，我在听，我正要下来拯救你；我将为你承担重负，只管紧靠着我，路途不久就会逐渐平坦。”

1 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

2 drooping   

adj. 下垂的，无力的 动词droop的现在分词

参考例句：

• The drooping willows are waving gently in the morning breeze. 晨风中垂柳袅袅。
• The branches of the drooping willows were swaying lightly. 垂柳轻飘飘地摆动。

3 slumbers   

睡眠，安眠( slumber的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His image traversed constantly her restless slumbers. 他的形象一再闯进她的脑海，弄得她不能安睡。
• My Titan brother slumbers deep inside his mountain prison. Go. 我的泰坦兄弟就被囚禁在山脉的深处。

4 kin   

n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的

参考例句：

• He comes of good kin.他出身好。
• She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。

5 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。