I want to teach my students more
than lessons in a book;
I want to teach them deeper things
that people overlook.
The value of a rose in bloom,
its use and beauty, too,
A sense of curiosity to discover
what is true;
How to think and how to choose
the right above the wrong,
How to live and learn each day
and grow up to be strong;
To teach them always how to gain
in wisdom and in grace,
So they will someday make the world 
a brighter, better place.
Lord, let me be a friend and guide
to give these minds a start
Upon their way down life's long road,
then I'll have done my part.
我想教给学生更多的知识,
而不仅仅是书上的课文;
我想让他们领略事物的深邃,
那深邃常为人所忽视。
教给他们盛开玫瑰的价值,
还有它的用途和美丽,
以及那发现真理的好奇心;
如何思考,明辨是非,
如何度日,如何学习,
如何成长,以至坚强;
教导他们如何获得智慧,
变得优雅大方,
有一天,他们就会把世界
变得更加美好明亮。
主啊,请让我成为他们的朋友和导师,
为他们人生的漫漫长途
营造良好的起始,
如此,方能无愧我心。