一首歌: The Christian Life

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1. They cast their nets in Galilee
just off the hills of brown;
such happy, simple fisherfolk,
before the Lord came down.

2. Contented, peaceful fishermen,
before they ever knew
the peace of God that filled their hearts
brimful, and broke them too.

They cast their nets in Galilee
just off the hills of brown;
They cast their nets in Galilee
just off the hills of brown;

3. Young John who trimmed the flapping sail,
homeless in Patmos died,
Peter, who hauled the teeming net,
head-down was crucified.

4. The peace of God, it is no peace,
but strife closed in the sod,
Yet let us pray for but just one thing --
the marvelous peace of God.
let us pray for one thing--the peace of God.



船兒駛離丘巒綿延的岸邊
將網撒向加利利湖那一水連天
這般的單純,
卻是漁家一無所求的歡恬
而——主還沒來。

在未曾親嘗那出自上帝的「平安」——
那直教胸懷滿盈，
卻又破碎心靈的「平安」之前，
他們
只是平凡滿足的漁郎。

約翰,年輕的約翰
使勁地穩住拍打著氣流的布帆
最後，流離失所地老死在拔摩孤島
彼得,正卯上全力網住那一網豐收
也至終頭朝向地，倒掛在十架上。

在上帝的「平安」里，沒有平安
唯有纏繞一生的掙扎，至死方休
但漁家兄弟們
仍獨獨祈求這一份——
神出人意料的「平安」。