Mandopop worship: Baogui shijia - Precious Cross

Here is a song going through my head today. I've taken the Mandarin and English (first and fourth lines) from here, and added a Pinyin transcription, and a semi-literal gloss line with the help of the dictionary at mdbg.net and an audio recording.

Again, to clarify: 

Line 1 - Chinese characters

Line 2 - Pinyin romanization

Line 3 - semi-literal English translation

Line 4 - official English poetic translation

You can see how the poetic translator had to rearrange some words in order to fit the meter and create a rhyme... 

Title

【寶貴十架】[國語]

[bǎoguì shíjià] [guǒyǔ]

[ Precious Cross ] [Mandarin]

Citation info

詩集：讚美之泉 11 - 寶貴十架、似乎在天堂，29

shījí: zànměi zhī quán 11 - bǎoguì shíjià / sìhū zài tiāntáng, 29

Poetry anthology (album): Stream of Praise 11 - Precious Cross / As If In Heaven

Verse 1

主耶穌，我感謝你，你的身體，為我而捨。

Zhǔ Yēsū, wǒ gǎnxiè nǐ, nǐ di shēntǐ, wèi wǒ ér shě.

Lord Jesus, I thank you, your body, for me gave up.

Thank You Lord, You died for me. With love, You gave Your life for me.

帶我出黑暗，進入光明國度，使我再次能看見。

dài wǒ chū hēi'àn, jìnrù guāngmíng guódù, shǐ wǒ zàicì néng kànjiàn.

Brought me out of darkness, entered glorious light kingdom, made me again able to see.

Brought me from darkness into the world of light, opened my eyes to see.

Verse 2

主耶穌，我感謝你，你的寶血，為我而流。

Zhǔ Yēsū, wǒ gǎnxiè nǐ, nǐ di bǎo xiè, wèi wǒ ér liú.

Lord Jesus, I thank you, your precious blood, for me flows.

Praise You Lord, Your love for me. Your blood of grace flows over me.

寶貴十架上，醫治恩典湧流，使我完全得自由。

bǎoguì shíjià shàng, yīzhì ēndiǎn yǒngliú, shǐ wǒ wánquán de zìyóu.

On the precious cross, healing grace gushed, made me completely free.

Your tender mercy pours down from Calvary. Your love has set me so free.

Chorus

寶貴十架的大能賜我生命，主耶穌我俯伏敬拜你。

bǎoguì shíjià di dànéng cì wǒ shēngmìng, Zhǔ Yēsū wǒ fǔfú jìngbài nǐ.

The precious cross's great power grants me life, Lord Jesus I lie prostrate and worship you.

The precious Cross, by its pow'r I am set free. With my all, I worship at Your feet.

寶貴十架的救恩，是你所立的約，你的愛永遠不會改變。

bǎoguì shíjià di jiù ēn, shì nǐ suǒ lì di yuē, nǐ di ài yǒngyuǎn bùhuì gǎibiàn.

The precious cross's saving grace, is the covenant you established, your love forever will not change.

Your saving grace, so secure in this promise of old. It's Your love unchanging for me.

Mandopop worship: The Path of Grace

恩典之路 / ēndiǎn zhī lù / The Path of Grace

I first heard this song in 2010 at the church in Jincheng, Jinmen Island, Taiwan. It has stuck with me ever since, with the line "one step, again one step / this is the path of grace". It's still true today.

Lyrics and Music by 曾祥怡 Grace Tseng

© 2009 Stream of Praise Music/BMI. CCLI: 5482364

Note: the first two lines of each stanza are the Chinese characters, followed by Pinyin romanization, then a semi-literal English translation modified from Google Translate in italics, and then the official poetic English translation in bold. I find that the official translation is smoother, but the semi-literal translation is often more meaningful.

祢是我的主  / 引我走正義路

高山或低谷  / 都是祢在保護

nǐ shì wǒ de zhǔ / yǐn wǒ zǒu zhèngyì lù 

gāoshān huò dīgǔ / dōu shì nǐ zài bǎohù 

you are my Lord / (you) lead me on the path of justice

high mountain or deep valley / in all you are protecting

Lord, You are my guide / the shepherd of my life

Through the hills and valleys / You're always by my side

萬人中唯獨 / 祢愛我認識我

永遠不變的應許 / 這一生都是祝福

wàn rén zhōng wéi dú / nǐ ài wǒ rènshí wǒ 

yǒngyuǎn bù biàn de yīngxǔ / zhè yīshēng dōu shì zhùfú 

the only one among ten thousand people / you love me, know me

forever unchanging promise / this life is all blessing

Calling me by name / You've chosen me with love

Blessing me abundantly / Your promise will never change

一步又一步 / 這是恩典之路

祢愛 祢手 / 將我緊緊抓住

yībù yòu yībù / zhè shì ēndiǎn zhī lù 

nǐ ài, nǐ shǒu / jiāng wǒ jǐn jǐn zhuā zhù 

one step, again one step / this is the path of grace

your love, your hand / hold me tight

Every step we take / You lead us with Your grace

Your love, Your hand / will hold us close to You

一步又一步 / 這是盼望之路

祢愛 祢手 / 牽引我走這人生路

yībù yòu yībù / zhè shì pànwàng zhī lù 

nǐ ài, nǐ shǒu / qiānyǐn wǒ zǒu zhè rénshēng lù

one step, again one step / this is the path of hope

your love, your hand / lead me down this life path

Every step we take / You lead us with Your grace

Your love, Your hand / will guide us through the path of grace

Mandopop worship: Lord, I believe

Update 3/24/2026: I found a version on YouTube with English lyrics by Steven Ngai. I've added them below in bold on the last line, and italicized my literal translation.

This afternoon while driving, I thought of this song from my Taiwan days, and pulled it up on YouTube Music. I've listened to it often, but only understood parts of it, and only today ran it through Google Translate to get the full translation and Pinyin.

[without English lyrics]

[with English lyrics]

Title

主，我相信

Zhǔ, wǒ xiāngxìn

Lord, I believe

Lord, I believe

Chorus

主我相信，主我相信，相信你的愛，你的應許，

主我相信，主我相信，你必成就關乎我的。

zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, xiāngxìn nǐ di ài, nǐ di yīngxǔ, 

zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, nǐ bì chéngjiù guānhū wǒ di. 

Lord I believe, Lord I believe, believe in your love, your promises,

Lord I believe, Lord I believe, You'll do it for me.

Lord I believe! Yes I believe / The promises and love / You've shown to me 

Lord I believe! Yes I believe / You'll fulfill Your purpose for me

Verse 1

萬世以前，在神裡面有一個奧秘，大哉，深哉，召人來作神的兒女，

在基督裡，藉著福音，同為神後嗣，同為一體，同蒙應許。

Wànshì yǐqián, zài shén lǐmiàn yǒu yīgè àomì, dàzāi, shēn zāi, zhào rén lái zuò shén di érnǚ, 

zài jīdū lǐ, jízhe fúyīn, tóng wèi shén hòusì, tóng wéi yītǐ, tóng méng yīngxǔ. 

Before all ages, there was a mystery in God, great and deep, that called people to be God's sons and daughters,

In Christ, through the Gospel, fellow heirs of God, fellow members of the same body, and fellow partakers of the promise.

Long before the world's foundation / God had laid a plan

Awesome and inscrutable / To make of sinful man

His own children who, through Christ / A portion would receive

And His promises would achieve

Chorus

主我相信，主我相信，相信你的愛，你的應許，

主我相信，主我相信，你必成就關乎我的。

Zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, xiāngxìn nǐ di ài, nǐ di yīngxǔ, 

zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, nǐ bì chéngjiù guānhū wǒ di. 

Lord I believe, Lord I believe, believe in your love, your promises,

Lord I believe, Lord I believe, You'll do it for me.

Lord I believe! Yes I believe / The promises and love / You've shown to me 

Lord I believe! Yes I believe / You'll fulfill Your purpose for me

Verse 2

神愛世人，甚至捨了祂獨生愛子，為我們作挽回祭，使罪人得稱義，

祂豈不將萬物，一同白白給我們，叫萬事為我們效力。

Shén ài shìrén, shènzhì shěliǎo tā dú shēng àizǐ, wèi wǒmen zuò wǎnhuí jì, shǐ zuìrén dé chēng yì, 

tā qǐ bù jiāng wànwù, yītóng báibái gěi wǒmen, jiào wànshì wèi wǒmen xiàolì. 

God so loved the world that he even gave up his only begotten son as a propitiation for us, so that sinners may be justified,

Has he not freely given us all things together, that all things may work for us?

God so loved the world / He gave His one and only Son

Through Whose blood Salvation's sanctifying work is done

Surely, then, life's blessings / And its trials He will weave

For the good of those who believe

Chorus

主我相信，主我相信，相信你的愛，你的應許，

主我相信，主我相信，你必成就關乎我的。

Zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, xiāngxìn nǐ di ài, nǐ di yīngxǔ, 

zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, nǐ bì chéngjiù guānhū wǒ di. 

Lord I believe, Lord I believe, believe in your love, your promises,

Lord I believe, Lord I believe, You'll do it for me.

Lord I believe! Yes I believe / The promises and love / You've shown to me 

Lord I believe! Yes I believe / You'll fulfill Your purpose for me

Verse 3

你已賜給我們權柄，踐踏蛇和蠍，勝過黑暗權勢，攻破堅固的營壘，

我裡面的聖靈，大過世上的一切，誰能使我與主愛隔絕。

Nǐ yǐ cì gěi wǒmen quánbǐng, jiàntà shé hé xiē, shèngguò hēi'àn quánshì, gōngpò jiāngù di yínglěi, 

wǒ lǐmiàn di shènglíng, dà guòshì shàng di yīqiè, shuí néng shǐ wǒ yǔ zhǔ ài géjué. 

You have given us authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, to overcome the powers of darkness, to break down strongholds,

The Holy Spirit in me is greater than anything in the world, who can separate me from the love of the Lord?

You bestow authority / Against the age-old foe

Darkness and his fortress / We have pow'r to overthrow

With Your Spirit in me / Conqu'ring all adversity

Who can separate Your love from me?

Chorus

主我相信，主我相信，相信你的愛，你的應許，

主我相信，主我相信，你必成就關乎我的。（x2）

Zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, xiāngxìn nǐ di ài, nǐ di yīngxǔ, 

zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, zhǔ wǒ xiāngxìn, nǐ bì chéngjiù guānhū wǒ di. (x2)

Lord I believe, Lord I believe, believe in your love, your promises,

Lord I believe, Lord I believe, You'll do it for me. (x2)

Lord I believe! Yes I believe / The promises and love / You've shown to me 

Lord I believe! Yes I believe / You'll fulfill Your purpose for me (x2)

Ending

你必成就關乎我的。（x2）

nǐ bì chéngjiù guānhū wǒ di. (x2)

You will do it for me. (x2)

You'll fulfill Your purpose for me (x2)