The eleven songs
The eleven songs from the book, one for each chapter, with their words. 中文詩歌（國語、粵語）
- Who Arranged This Meeting
- Conditions and the One
- You Set the Time and Place
- Not by Chance
- You Call Me by Name
- Only for a While
- Cherish the One Before You
- Seventy-Seven Times
- Salt and Light
- Do You Know Me, Lord?
- He Came a Thousand Miles
1. Who Arranged This Meeting
Chapter 1 · 誰安排這相逢
A thousand faces passing by, a crowded street, a busy sky, but you were the one who turned and stayed, and ordinary days were changed.Who arranged this meeting? Who brought us face to face? Not luck, not blind coincidence: it was His hand, it was His grace.They say it's fate, they call it chance, but no one names who leads the dance. I lift my eyes to the One above; He set the time and place in love.Who arranged this meeting? Who brought us face to face? Not luck, not blind coincidence: it was His hand, it was His grace.Every person I meet today is a gift He placed along my way.
2. Conditions and the One
Chapter 2 · 因緣與那一位
A seed falls down into the ground; the sun and rain come gathering round. When this arises, that will be: the Buddha saw how all things lean.Conditions meet, the flowers bloom; conditions part, they fade too soon. And still I wonder, standing here, whose hand is near, whose hand is near.Loving-kindness, mercy's art, I honor these with all my heart; but still my heart goes searching on for One beyond the chain of yuanfen.Conditions meet, the flowers bloom; conditions part, they fade too soon. And still I wonder, standing here, whose hand is near, whose hand is near.I see the rising and the fall, but I believe there's One above it all.
3. You Set the Time and Place
Chapter 3 · 祢定下時間地方
Before my frame was formed, unseen, Your eyes beheld what I would be; in Your book my days were penned, each one known from start to end.You set the time, You set the place, who I would meet, each name, each face; what others meant for harm and pain, You turned for good, again, again.As iron sharpens iron's edge, we shape each other as we're led; sometimes You shape me through a friend, sometimes through me You help them mend.You set the time, You set the place, who I would meet, each name, each face; what others meant for harm and pain, You turned for good, again, again.My road is held within Your hand; in every meeting, Your light stands.
4. Not by Chance
Chapter 4 · 不是偶然
If all of life were only chance, then every meeting's just a glance; if all were cause and nothing more, who's calling softly at the door?Not by chance, not wheels of fate: a Lord who knows me, early and late; I can give thanks, I can ask why; He hears my prayer, He hears my cry.I have my questions, I confess, why pain still comes, why loss, distress; but I would rather, questions and all, trust the One who hears my call.Not by chance, not wheels of fate: a Lord who knows me, early and late; I can give thanks, I can ask why; He hears my prayer, He hears my cry.This is my choice; you weigh it too. I choose to trust His love that's true.
5. You Call Me by Name
Chapter 5 · 祢叫我的名
Who am I? I've often asked: just dust, a passing breath, a mask? You made me in Your image, You say; Your likeness marks me, come what may.You call my name, You say I'm Yours; You have redeemed me; fear no more. To all who receive You, You give the right to be God's children, held in Your light.I am Your workmanship, made new in Christ to do what You'd have me do; the good You prepared before my days, I'll walk in it and show Your ways.You call my name, You say I'm Yours; You have redeemed me; fear no more. To all who receive You, You give the right to be God's children, held in Your light.Now I know just who I am: loved by You, the great I AM.
6. Only for a While
Chapter 6 · 暫別
The hospital light on a silent wall; we held hands and prayed through it all. One day I may be first to go and leave you on this road below.It's not forever, only for a while; we weep, yet hope shines through our tears awhile. He is the resurrection and the life; we'll meet again beyond the night.The words you mean to say, say them today; the "sorry" that you owe, don't let it stay; "thank you," "I'm sorry," "I love you": while yuanfen lasts, let love come through.It's not forever, only for a while; we weep, yet hope shines through our tears awhile. He is the resurrection and the life; we'll meet again beyond the night.He'll wipe away each tear one day: no death, no mourning, no more pain.
7. Cherish the One Before You
Chapter 7 · 珍惜眼前人
Love is patient, love is kind, not seeking self, not keeping wrongs in mind; we love because He loved us first, His love poured out on a world athirst.Cherish the one before you; see what they need; slow down and listen, let them speak; carry their burden, cheer them on; say "thank you," "sorry," "I love you" before it's gone.Three generations share one home; through hills and partings we have known; the ones we meet along the way are gifts He gives us day by day.Cherish the one before you; see what they need; slow down and listen, let them speak; carry their burden, cheer them on; say "thank you," "sorry," "I love you" before it's gone.Love them today; don't wait for tomorrow.
8. Seventy-Seven Times
Chapter 8 · 七十個七次
Some meetings cut just like a knife; the wound still aches deep in my life; resentment grew till I could see the pride I held was holding me.Seventy-seven times: don't keep the score. He prayed for those who nailed Him, and more. Since I was first forgiven, too, I lay it down; I start anew.Forgiving doesn't call wrong right, nor pretend there was no night; vengeance belongs to God alone; I need not carry hate as my own.Seventy-seven times: don't keep the score. He prayed for those who nailed Him, and more. Since I was first forgiven, too, I lay it down; I start anew.Do not repay evil with evil; overcome evil with good.
9. Salt and Light
Chapter 9 · 做鹽做光
First love the Lord with heart and soul and mind, then love your neighbor as yourself, be kind; the good I do is not to make my name: let them see the Father, not my fame.I'm salt and light in every meeting place, a channel, not a tank, of flowing grace; the blessing that I've known, let it run free; the comfort I received, let others share through me.With every face I meet, I'll ask You, Lord: are You shaping me, or blessing them through me? Let them see You, and not see me; let my comfort be their comfort, full and free.I'm salt and light in every meeting place, a channel, not a tank, of flowing grace; the blessing that I've known, let it run free; the comfort I received, let others share through me.Tell them softly, tell them true: God so loved the world; God so loved you.
10. Do You Know Me, Lord?
Chapter 10 · 祢認識我嗎
Same roof, same table, every day, face to face, yet worlds away; I called You "Lord, Lord" in Your sight, but never let You in my life.It's not whether I know about You; it's whether You know me. The Good Shepherd knows His sheep, and His sheep know Him and follow free.I could do so many things, speak Your name in all I bring; but You don't want a list from me: You want a bond, a family.It's not whether I know about You; it's whether You know me. The Good Shepherd knows His sheep, and His sheep know Him and follow free.Lord, I pray, oh know me, please; not face to face, yet never meet.
11. He Came a Thousand Miles
Chapter 11 · 千里來相會
"With yuanfen, people meet from far away," but You came farther still to me one day; from heaven down to earth You came; while I was still a sinner, You took my blame.It was not I who found You first; You came and found me in my thirst; not by the good that I have done, by grace, a gift, through God's own Son.Beside the cross, a dying thief turned to You in his last grief; You promised paradise that day: one meeting was enough to save.If You had not been raised, our faith is vain, but You are risen; You rose again. You are the way, the truth, the life; this one encounter changes every meeting in my life.It was not I who found You first; You came and found me in my thirst; not by the good that I have done, by grace, a gift, through God's own Son.Lord, I need You; know me, I pray; be the Lord of my life today.