Disciple Song

 

Fr. Anthony El Lazarus, Anchorite Monk in the Coptic Church,
Near St. Anthony's Original Monastery 

Hearing past the noise

Praying past the flashing ads

Getting to the heart of silence

The martyr’s peace amidst the passing fads

The discipline of fasting

Restraining eyes from the riot of color

Mouth from the pleasant taste of food

Untie the soul from the sensual

And open up the senses to an eternal good

God’s voice is still and quiet

The louder the world the less we hear

The pace of modern life leaves blank

The space marked for giving thanks

And we live ignorant of what to fear

The Word is a vocabulary

Given to the conscience to speak inside

So that when the spirit moves you

You find a still and quite voice by your side

Be still and know

That God is alive

Seek Him in the spirit

So the spirit can survive!

胜过噪音静听

胜过闪烁的广告而祈祷

走进寂静的心

逝去的时尚中烈士的和平

禁食的纪律

将眼睛从色彩的骚动中抑制住

口中令人愉悦的食物味道

将灵魂从肉欲中解开

开启感官，走向永恒的美好

上帝的声音平静而安静

世界越大我们听到的越少

现代生活节奏留下空白

表示感谢的空格

我们生活在不知道害怕什么的情况下

神言是心中词汇

凭良知在脑海里说话

所以当灵魂感动你

你发现身边有个悄悄的声音

静下来就知道

上主还活着

在灵里寻求祂

所以精神可以生存！

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By Bp. Joseph Boyd

(Ancient Church of the West)