引述 The Conqueror

 

Jesus and Alexander died at thirty-three;
One lived and died for self; one died for you and me.
The Greek died on a throne; the Jew died on a cross;
One’s life triumphed seemed; the other a loss.
One led armies forth; the other walked alone;
One shed a whole world’s blood; the other gave His own.
One won the world in life and lost it all in death;
The other lost His life to win the whole world’s faith.

 

Jesus and Alexander died at thirty-three;
One died in Babylon; and one on Calvary.
One gained all for self; and one Himself He gave;
One conquered every throne; the other every grave.
The one made himself god; The God made Himself less;
The one lived but to blast; the other but to bless!
When died the Greek, forever fell his throne of swords
But Jesus died to live forever Lord of lords.

 

Jesus and Alexander died at thirty-three.
The Greek made all men slaves; the Jew made all men free.
One built a throne on blood; the other built on love,
The one was born of earth; the other from above;
One won all this earth, to lose all earth and heaven.
The other gave up all, that all to Him be given.
The Greek forever died; the Jew forever lives;
He loses all who get, and gains all things who gives.

 

- Anonymous -

 

【征服者】

 

亞歷山大和耶穌都死於三十三歲的英年。

一個為自己而生，為自己而死；一個為你我而生，為你我而死。

一個死在寶座上；一個卻被釘死在十字架上。

一個似乎活得轟轟烈烈；一個彷若死得淒淒慘慘。

一個統率萬軍，攻城掠陣；一個卻孤單一人，踽踽獨行。

一個流別人的血，以建立自己帝國；一個流自己的血，為拯救世人。

一個生時獲得全世界，死時卻失喪了一切；

一個為了獲得世人的心，卻犧牲了自己的生命。

 

亞歷山大和耶穌都死於三十三歲的英年。

一個死在巴比倫；一個死在加略山。

一個為自己賺得一切；一個為別人獻出所有。

一個征服了無數的王國；一個征服了所有的墳墓。

一個是人，卻自詡為神；一個是神，卻降卑為人。

一個活著為征戰；一個活著為祝福。

亞歷山大死了，他的勳業就永遠殞落；

但耶穌雖然死了，卻又復活，永為萬王之王。

 

亞歷山大和耶穌都死於三十三歲的英年。

一個奴役人作牛作馬；一個卻釋放人得以自由。

一個把王座建立在血海之上；一個卻建立在仁愛之中。

一個生在地界；另一個卻由天而降。

一個贏得屬世的榮華富貴，卻失去了屬天的福分；

一個捨棄了一切，卻得著了所有。

一個永遠滅亡；一個永遠長存。

抓取的，喪失了一切；給予的，卻贏得了萬有。  

 

【From：Bethany】