清教徒的禱文《異象穀》（轉）

The Valley of Vision
異象穀

Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly,
主，崇高而聖潔、溫順且低微，
Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision,
禰已帶我至異象穀，
where I live in the depths but see thee in the heights;
在這裏，我居於低地卻得見禰在高處；
hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold thy glory.
被罪的群山包圍，我注目禰的榮耀。

Let me learn by paradox
讓我學會這悖論：

that the way down is the way up,
下行之路就是上升之路，
that to be low is to be high,
降卑就是升高，
that the broken heart is the healed heart,
破碎的心就是痊愈的心，
that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit,
懊悔的靈就是喜樂的靈，
that the repenting soul is the victorious soul,
悔改的靈魂就是得勝的靈魂，
that to have nothing is to possess all,
一無所有就是擁有一切，
that to bear the cross is to wear the crown,
背負十架就是戴著冠冕，
that to give is to receive,
給予就是接受，
that the valley is the place of vision.
深穀就是異象之地。

Lord, in the daytime stars can be seen from deepest wells,
主啊，白天時，星星能夠從最深的井裏被看見，
and the deeper the wells the brighter thy stars shine;
井越深，禰的星閃耀地越明亮；
Let me find thy light in my darkness,
讓我在我的黑暗裏尋見禰的光，
thy life in my death,
在我的死亡裏尋見禰的生命，
thy joy in my sorrow,
在我的憂傷裏尋見禰的喜樂，
thy grace in my sin,
在我的罪裏尋見禰的恩典，
thy riches in my poverty
在我的貧窮裏尋見禰的豐富，
thy glory in my valley.
在我的深穀中尋見禰的榮耀。

～《異象穀》，清教徒的禱文