《From Age to Youth》天主教香港教區80週年主題曲的英文版,特為教區英文團體而設,盼望透過此版更廣傳福音之恩澤。八十年來,教區與香港同呼吸、同成長,從戰後歲月到今日豐盛,始終以愛同行、服務社群,將信德由年歲傳至青春。願此曲帶來喜樂、平安與希望,凝聚眾教友之心。
《From Age to Youth》
1. Post war streets came hungry eyes so wide
where poor children’s tears and lost schooling collide
Through God’s keep and grace,
Hong Kong saw no more strife,
and charity awoke our Church to life.
Through years past cityscape rose with light,
when countless faithful souls came forth with might.
God’s love illuminates the lost, the last, the least,
and youth discovered faith and vows they keep.
2. Among ruins barren still we gazed a’cross the sea,
yet who foresaw the metro born to move us free.
Darkness fell, hunger raged, foul water flowed with plight.
Who dared believe torment would yield to light?
Those young souls of time gone by now silver bright,
but are still leading generations towards chapel’s light.
Young and old hand in hand with love built bridges span,
and live the faith following God’s plan.
(Refrain)
Time sweeps by, changes ever flow.
Yet the Diocese keeps alive the Gospel’s glow.
Through servants’ kind love paints God’s kingdom’s reign,
may all those who suffer find warmth
and their hearts know no pain.
Eight decades firm and graceful are we,
at the frontier shall we stand,
holding the weak close at hand.
Through synodality and sharing the truth,
we pass faith from age to youth.
(we pass faith and hope and love.)
(Ending)
We are all blessed with gifts, so profound and true.
Everything we have received we give to you.