我知誰掌管明天

What a wonderful song! Let's not forget about these hymns! The meaningful lyrics are worth reflecting. Enjoy!

我知誰掌管明天 I Know Who Holds Tomorrow

I don't know about tomorrow,

I just live from day to day.

I don't borrow from it's sunshine,

For it's skies may turn to gray.

I don't worry o'er the future,

For I know what Jesus said,

And today I'll walk beside Him,

For He knows what is ahead.

Refrain

Many things about tomorrow,

I don't seem to understand;

But I know Who holds tomorrow,

And I know Who holds my hand.

Ev'ry step is getting brighter,

As the golden stairs I climb;

Ev'ry burden's getting lighter;

Ev'ry cloud is silver lined.

There the sun is always shining,

There no tear will dim the eyes,

At the ending of the rainbow,

Where the mountains touch the sky.

Refrain

Many things about tomorrow,

I don't seem to understand;

But I know Who holds tomorrow,

And I know Who holds my hand.

I don't know about tomorrow,

It may bring me poverty;

But the One Who feeds the sparrow,

Is the One Who stands by me.

And the path that be my portion,

May be through the flame or flood,

But His presence goes before me,

And I'm covered with His blood.

Refrain

Many things about tomorrow,

I don't seem to understand;

But I know Who holds tomorrow,

And I know Who holds my hand.

這首聖詩的曲和詞都是史丹斐（Ira F. Stanphill, 1914-1994）所作。 他是廿世紀著名的福音詩歌作家，共寫六百首聖詩，如「十架有地方」（Room at the Cross for You），「小山上的居所」（Mansion over the Hilltop），「跟隨我」（Follow Me）等都是現代流行的聖詩。

史丹斐生於新墨西哥州，父母都愛好音樂，熱心教會聖樂事工。 他在十二歲在神召會決志奉獻事主。 他學了一年鋼琴，就能彈風琴，四弦琴，及拉手風琴。 十七歲時為教會的青年團契作了第一首詩歌。 他隨同佈道家巡迴佈道，負責聖樂事工。 廿二歲開始講道，先後在德州，賓州及佛州神召會牧會；他也是歌唱佈道家，足跡遍及美國及四十多國家。

一個蒙恩得救的基督徒，不能確保人生是坦途，甚至要面臨人間的殘酷。史丹斐的聖詩在半世紀內激勵了千萬人，但當年他卻無法解脫。 他曾試圖把自已切身的痛苦、心意及需要，放在 神前。 他的妻子移情別戀，攜獨子離他而去； 二人離婚後，他到處受人指責，流言蜚語，使他無辜受害，十分難堪，也有人認為他離婚的身份不配為 神工作，他默然無語，不為自已申辯。 他不願毀婚誓，再三地寬恕他妻子，願與她和好未果。

史丹斐年近五十時，在德州南部一大教會事奉，並執教於當地著名的音樂學校。 他在教會中與一位年輕愛主的姊妹相戀。 他知道自已不能再婚，勸她另擇他人，自己則專心音樂事工。 但思念之情日深，許多次他想放棄事奉而再婚。 此時他前妻不檢的行為已眾所週知，大家對他深表同情和諒解，但他自己無法釋懷。 有一日他在駕車途中，內心又大起掙扎，他為自己的不幸而悲哀，深陷沮喪絕望中，他哼曲感嘆未來，倏忽感到 神與他步步同行，抵家後他即刻在鋼琴上奏出「我知誰掌管明天」，心中遂得釋放。 數月後，他前妻車禍喪生，他終於得與所愛的人，建立美滿的新生活。