The Absentee

Someone is absent, the shepherd said
有人缺席了牧師說道
As over my classbook he bent his head
他低下頭看著我的點名簿
For several Sundays absent too
好幾個禮拜日都沒有來
So tell me teacher what did you do?
那麼告訴我老師你做了什麼
I didnt call as perhaps I should
或許我該打個電話然而我沒打
I sent some cards but they did no good
寄了幾張卡片但沒有什麼用
I never heard and she never came
我未收到回信她也沒有來過
So I decided to drop her name
所以我打算除掉她的名字
He answered gravely, The fault was mine
他嚴肅地回答說這是我的錯
Hundred, no , there were ninety nine
這裡有一百隻不九十九隻羊
One was lost and dark and cold
有一隻走失了周圍黑暗且寒冷
I sought that sheep that had left the fold
我去尋找那隻離欄的羔羊
The path was stony and edged with thorns
小路崎嶇遍布荊棘
My feet were wounded bruised and torn
我的雙腳傷痕累累
I kept on searching not counting the cost
我仍然不顧一切地反复尋找
And overjoyed when I found the lost
找到走丟的羊會令我無比喜悅
Thus spoke the shepherd in tender tones
牧羊人溫和地說著
I looked and lo, I was all alone
我找找尋尋孤單無助
But God, a vision, had sent to me
天哪我已經看到了
To show his will towards the absentee
他要找到缺席者的決心