DEATH - Anticipation | 死亡 - 期待 |
Lord, give me Simeon's dismissal: Christ in my arms. Andrew Bonar 主啊,賜我西面的解散令:基督在我的臂膀裡。(西面接過嬰孩,說:「主啊,如今可以照你的話,讓我安然去世。」) |
Ah! Is this dying? How have
I dreaded as an enemy this smiling friend! Thomas Goodwin 噢!這就是死亡呀?我怎麼一直懼怕這帶著笑容的老友像懼怕仇敵一般! |
He who head is in heaven need not fear to put his
feet into the grave. Matthew Henry 那些頭已經在天上的人,不需要擔心腳踏進墳墓。 |
When Christ calls me home I
shall go with the gladness of a body bounding away from school. Adoniram Judson 當基督召我回家時,我會帶著欣喜遠離教室的身子一起上路。 |
This is my coronation day. I have been looking
forward to it years. D. L. Moody 這是我加冕的日子。我等這天可等好幾年了。 |
I am packed, sealed and
waiting for post. John Newton 我已經打包妥當、蓋上郵戳,準備寄出去囉。 |
Through Christ death is become friendly to me. Richard Sibbes 藉著基督,死亡對我而言變得十分友善。 |
If I may die as I have seen
some die, I court the grand occasion. I would not wish to escape death by some
by-road if I may sing as they sang. C. H. Spurgeon 如果我就像我看到那些去世的人一樣死去,我追求這偉大的時刻。我可不想藉著些旁門左道逃避死亡,我會歌頌如同他們歌頌一般。 |
Be sure to celebrate my funeral scripturally and
send Hallelujahs all round. It is a better day than one's wedding day. C. T. Studd 一定要幫我辦個合乎聖經的喪禮,並四處高唱哈利路亞。這個日子可比結婚的日子還棒。 |
I lie down in comfort at
night, not being anxious whether I awake in this world or another. Isaac Watts 我在夜晚安舒的入眠,可不擔心醒來時是在這世界或在另一個世界。 |
My happiest moment will be when God puts his hand on
my heart and stops it beating. Arthur S. Wood 我最快樂的時刻將是上帝將手放在我的心上讓它不再跳動。 |