These Things Shall Never Die

  --Charles Dickens

  The pure.the bright,the beautiful,
  That stirred our hearts in youth,
  The impulses to wordless prayer,
  The dreams of love and truth;
  The longing after something's lost,
  The spirit's yearning cry,
  The striving after better hopes-
  These things can never die.

  The timid hand stretched forth to aid
  A brother in his need,
  A kindly word in grief's dark hour
  That proves a friend indeed;
  The plea for mercy softly breathed,
  When justice threatens nigh,
  The sorrow of a contrite heart-
  These things shall never die.

  Let nothing pass for every hand
  Must find some work to do;
  Lose not a chance to waken love-
  Be firm,and just,and true;
  So shall a light that cannot fade
  Beam on thee from on high.
  And angel voices say to thee-
  These things shall never die.

  这些美好不会消逝

  --查尔斯.狄更斯

  一切纯洁的,辉煌的,美丽的,
  强烈地震撼着我们年轻的心灵的,
  推动着我们做无言的祷告的,
  让我们梦想着爱与真理的;
  在失去后为之感到珍惜的,
  使灵魂深切地呼喊着的,
  为了更美好的梦想而奋斗着的-
  这些美好不会消逝。

  羞怯地伸出援助的手,
  在你的弟兄需要的时候,
  伤恸、困难的时候,一句亲切的话
  就足以证明朋友的真心;
  轻声地乞求怜悯,
  在审判临近的时候,
  懊悔的心有一种伤感-
  这些美好不会消逝。

  在人间传递温情
  尽你所能地去做;
  别错失去了唤醒爱的良机-
  为人要坚定,正直,忠诚;
  因此上方照耀着你的那道光芒
  就不会消失。
  你将听到天使的声音在说-
  这些美好不会消逝。

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