Verse 1

The act of pursuing God’s satisfaction

is practicing God’s words with love for God.

No matter the time, if others lack strength,

the heart within you will still love God,

yearning for Him deeply and missing Him.

This is actual stature.

Chorus

Only through hardship and refinement

can man know God’s loveliness.

Having experienced ’till this time,

man knows part of God’s loveliness,

but it’s still not enough, ’cause man is so lacking.

More of God’s work he must experience,

more of God’s planned refinement and suffering;

only then can he change his life disposition.

Verse 2

Your stature’s greatness rests on your love for God,

on whether you can stand firm when tested.

Are you weak when in certain environments?

Can you stand your ground when you’re rejected?

The arrival of facts will truly show

what your love for God is like.

Chorus

Only through hardship and refinement

can man know God’s loveliness.

Having experienced ’till this time,

man knows part of God’s loveliness,

but it’s still not enough, ’cause man is so lacking.

More of God’s work he must experience,

more of God’s planned refinement and suffering;

only then can he change his life disposition.

Bridge

Through much of God’s work one sees

that He loves man truly,

although man’s spirit’s eyes

are not yet open wide,

and still man cannot observe

much of God’s will and work,

nor much of what makes God lovely,

and he does not love God sufficiently.

Chorus

Only through hardship and refinement

can man know God’s loveliness.

Having experienced ’till this time,

man knows part of God’s loveliness,

but it’s still not enough, ’cause man is so lacking.

More of God’s work he must experience,

more of God’s planned refinement and suffering;

only then can he change his life disposition.

Outro

Your belief in God remains consistent,

and it is through His harsh judgment

and His supreme salvation

that you’ve walked on the right way.

Adapted from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Only by Experiencing Painful Trials Can You Know the Loveliness of God