1. Dukhathinte paanapaathram
karthaavente kaiyyil thannaal
Santhoshathodathu vaangi
halleluyya paadidum njaan
2. Doshamaayitt-ennodonnum
ente thaathan cheykayilla
Enne-yavanadichaalum
avenenne snehikkunnu
3. Kashta-nashta-meri vannaal
bhaagyvanaay theerunnu njaan
Kastmetta karthaavodu
koottaaliyaay theerunnu njaan
4. Loka saukhyam-enthu tharum?
aatmaklesham-athin phalam
Saubhaagyamull-aatma-jeevan
kashtathayil vardhikkunnu
5. Jeevanathin vambu vendaa
kaazhchayude shobha vendaa
Koodaarathin mudi pole
krooshin niram maathram mathi
6. Ullilenikkenthu sukham
thejasserum kerubukal
Koodaarathinn-akathunde
shekkeenaayum-undavide
7. Bhakthanmaaraam sahodarar
vilakku pol koode unde
Praarthanayin dhoopam unde
meshamelenn appam unde
8. Praakaarathil-ente mumbil
yeshuvine kaanunnu njaan
Yaaga peetdam-avanathre
ennum ente rakshay avan
9. Dinam thorum puthukkunna
shakthi-ennil pakaruvaan
Swatccha jalam vechittulla
pichala thottiyum-unde
10. Lokathe njaan-orkkunnilla
kashta-nashtam-orkkunnilla
Eppolente karthaavine
onnu kaanaamenneyullu.
Meaning:
1
If my Lord places the cup of sorrow into my hands,
I will gladly receive it and sing, “Hallelujah!”
2
My loving Father will never do anything evil to me.
Even when He disciplines me, He does so because He loves me.
3
When suffering and loss come my way, I become blessed,
For I have become a companion of the Lord who Himself suffered.
4
What can the comforts of this world truly give?
They often bring distress to the soul.
But the blessed life of the spirit grows stronger through suffering.
5
I do not need the glory of life
Or the splendor that the eyes can see.
Like the covering of a tent,
All I need is the mark and color of the cross.
6
What comfort is there within me!
The glorious cherubim are there,
And within the tent is the Shekinah, the radiant presence of God.
7
Devout brothers and sisters are with me like lamps,
The incense of prayer is there,
And upon the table is the bread.
8
Before me, in the courtyard, I see Jesus.
He Himself is the altar,
And He alone is forever my salvation.
9
There is also a bronze basin filled with pure water,
So that I may be refreshed with strength
That is renewed in me day after day.
10
I do not think about the world.
I do not dwell on suffering or loss.
My only longing is this:
When will I finally see my Lord face to face?