Build me a son
whose heart will be clear,
whose goal will be high,
a son who will master himself
before he seeks to master other men;
one who will reach into the future,
yet never forget the past.

主啊！求你塑造我的儿子，  
求你让他有一颗纯洁的心，
并有远大的目标；
使他在能指挥别人之前，
先懂得驾驭自己；
当迈入未来之际，永不忘记过去的教训。

And after all these things are his,
add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor,
so that he may always be serious,
yet never take himself too seriously.

主啊！在他有了这些美德之后，
我还要祈求你赐给他足够的幽默感，
以免他过于严肃，还苛求自己。

Give him humility,
so that he may always remember
the simplicity of true greatness,
the open mind of true wisdom
and the meekness of true strength.

恳求你赐给他谦卑的心，
使他永远记得，
真正的伟大是单纯，
真正的智慧是坦率，
真正的力量是温和。

Then, I, his father, will dare to
whisper, "I have not lived in vain."

如此，我这作父亲的，
才敢低声说：我没有虚度此生。阿们！