[Intro] The more difficulties one sees in the world... the more perfect one becomes... [Verse 1] The more you plough and dig the ground... the more fertile it becomes... The more you cut the branches of a tree... the higher and stronger it grows... [Verse 2] The more you put the gold in the fire... the purer it becomes... The more you sharpen the steel by grinding... the better it cuts... [Refrain] The more sorrows one sees... the more perfect one becomes... The more sorrows one sees... the more perfect one becomes... [Verse 3] The Prophets of God have known tribulations... The Prophets of God have known difficulties... The captain in the tempest... learns the sea... The captain in the tempest... learns the sea... [Build] Therefore I am happy... that you have had great tribulations... Therefore I am happy... that you have had many sorrows... [Chorus] Strange it is... that I love you... and still I am happy... that you have sorrows... Strange it is... that I love you... and still I am happy... that you have sorrows... [Outro] The gold in the fire... The tree in the storm... The captain at sea... The more perfect one becomes...
