Teach me, my God and King,

　教会我吧，我的上帝，

         In all things Thee to see,

　教我在万物中看见您，

And what I do in anything

教我不论做的什么事

         To do it as for Thee.

　我做它，仿佛都为了您。

         Not rudely, as a beast,

　不要粗暴如野兽，

         To run into an action;

　懵然不知所作所为;

But still to make Thee prepossest,

而要让信念充满心头，

         And give it his perfection.

　把所做的事做得完美。

         A man that looks on glass,

　一个照镜子的人

         On it may stay his eye;

　视线可以止于镜面，

Or if he pleaseth, through it pass,

但也可以从镜面钻进，

         And then the heav'n espy.

　进而把天国勘探。

         All may of Thee partake:

　谁都能分享您的一份：

         Nothing can be so mean,

　一切事物不分上下等，

Which with his tincture—"for Thy sake"—

只要得此精髓(为了您)

         Will not grow bright and clean.

　都会变得光明洁净。

         A servant with this clause

　仆人有了这一条款，

         Makes drudgery divine:

　就把苦役化为神妙：

Who sweeps a room as for Thy laws,

为您的律法打扫房间，

         Makes that and th' action fine.

　就使此事变得美好。

         This is the famous stone

　这就是著名的点金石，

         That turneth all to gold;

　能把一切点化成金;

For that which God doth touch and own

须知上帝触及和占有的

         Cannot for less be told.

　不会轻易泄露给人。