琴键上的祭坛： 周康耀夫妇与（倪柝声）1052首诗歌背后的“疯狂爱恋”
An Altar on the Keyboard: The “Crazy Love” Behind Watchman Nee’s 1052 Hymns and the Zhou Kangyao Couple
【引言】在华语圣诗的历史长河中，有一本深蓝色的《诗歌》（沪版 1052 首），其旋律之优美、和声之严谨，曾滋润了无数渴慕的心 。人们常感念倪-柝-声弟兄作为“今时代神圣启示先见”的托付，却少有人注意到，他的一生曾有两个重要的“两年”专注于诗歌编辑：第一次是1927 至 28 年的《小群诗歌》；第二次则是 1950 至 51 年，他在上海同仁路福音书房完成了这本《一〇五二诗歌》。
[Introduction] In the long history of Chinese Christian hymns, there is a dark blue hymnal titled Hymns (the Shanghai edition containing 1052 hymns). Its beautiful melodies and rigorous harmonies have nourished countless seeking hearts. People often remember Brother Watchman Nee’s commission as the “seer of the divine revelation in the present age,” but few notice that he dedicated two significant “two-year” periods in his life to editing hymns. The first was from 1927 to 1928 for the Little Flock Hymnal; the second was from 1950 to 1951, when he completed this 1052 Hymns at the Gospel Book Room on Tongren Road in Shanghai.
上图：倪柝声所出版之诗歌。
[Image: Hymns published by Watchman Nee]
而在第二次这“两年的专注”里，倪弟兄身边有一位不可或缺的音乐“主力”——周康耀弟兄 。更鲜为人知的是，周康耀身后还有一位在属灵分量上“毫不逊色”的同工，他的妻子李璧夏医师 。他们是一对被基督之爱“焚烧”而显得疯狂的爱人，用一生诠释了什么是“撇下一切，从一地到另一地”的绝对奉献。
During this second “two-year period of focus,” Brother Nee had an indispensable “main force” in music by his side—Brother Zhou Kangyao (Kang-Yao Chou). Even less known is that behind Zhou Kangyao stood a co-worker who was “in no way inferior” in spiritual measure: his wife, Dr. Li Bixia (Pi-Hsia Lee). They were a couple “burning” with the love of Christ, appearing as crazy lovers of the Lord. They spent their entire lives defining what it means to be absolutely consecrated, “forsaking everything and moving from one place to another.”
上图：音乐家周康耀弟兄与妻子李璧夏姊妹。
[Image: Musician Brother Zhou Kangyao and his wife Sister Li Bixia]
一、撇下：从“协和金钥匙”到“九角钱”的边陲
I. Forsaking: From the “PUMC Golden Key” to the Frontier with “Nine Dimes”
周康耀出生于南美，九岁便获得英国皇家音乐学院钢琴大赛金奖，曾受英王乔治五世赞誉 。当他带着卓越的艺术造诣回到中国时，迎接他的是上海海关的高职和清华大学的教席。
Zhou Kangyao was born in South America. At the age of nine, he won the gold medal in a piano competition at the Royal Academy of Music in the UK and received praise from King George V. When he returned to China with his outstanding artistic achievements, a high-ranking position at the Shanghai Customs and a teaching post at Tsinghua University awaited him.
他的妻子李璧夏，则是北京协和医学院连续八年的全优生，荣获“金钥匙奖”，是留校任教的主治医师。她曾救治洛克菲勒的外甥，并婉拒了赴美进修的全额资助。
His wife, Li Bixia, was a straight-A student for eight consecutive years at Peking Union Medical College (PUMC). She won the “Golden Key Award” and became an attending physician who stayed on to teach at the college. She once treated John D. Rockefeller’s nephew and politely declined a fully-funded opportunity for further studies in the United States.
上图一：倪柝声与北平协和的圣徒，应为1936-37年间所摄。图二：1937年李璧夏姊妹于北平协和医院。
[Image 1: Watchman Nee and saints in Peiping (Beijing), likely taken around 1936-37. Image 2: Sister Li Bixia at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in 1937]
1937年结婚后，这对世人眼中的“金童玉女”做出了令人震动的决定：变卖一切，去宣扬福音。（按为1937年9月22日从青岛乘船到香港，10月廿三从香港到云南）
After getting married in 1937, this “golden couple” in the eyes of the world made a shocking decision: they sold everything to go and preach the gospel. (Note: On September 22, 1937, they took a boat from Qingdao to Hong Kong, and on October 23, they traveled from Hong Kong to Yunnan).
“疯癫”的拣选：李璧夏辞去协和教职，随丈夫深入边陲云南，被亲友视为“疯癫”。
A “Crazy” Choice: Li Bixia resigned from her teaching post at PUMC and followed her husband deep into the frontier province of Yunnan, a move considered “crazy” by their relatives and friends.
九角钱的信心：他们初抵昆明时身上仅余九角钱。在荒凉的边境，周弟兄翻山传道，李医师医病救人。
Faith of Nine Dimes: When they first arrived in Kunming, they had only nine dimes left. On the desolate border, Brother Zhou climbed mountains to preach the gospel, while Dr. Li healed the sick and saved lives.
峭壁上的赞美：当三岁的长子蒙悦因霍乱夭折，周康耀在哀恸中选择顺服。不久后，他在车闸失灵、吉普车一轮悬空峭壁的惊险瞬间，竟能高唱：“再唱信心的歌！无论夜如何黑；你若赞美，神要工作，使你所信能得！”。
Praise on the Cliff: When their three-year-old eldest son, Mengyue, died prematurely from cholera, Zhou Kangyao chose to submit to God in his grief. Not long after, in a thrilling moment when his Jeep’s brakes failed and one wheel was hanging over a cliff, he was able to sing loudly: “Sing the song of faith again! No matter how dark the night; If you praise, God will work, to give you what you believe!”
上图：自《地方通问》1937年，第93期0-1页 弟兄姊妹行踪纪要
[Image: From “Local News” (Di Fang Tong Wen), 1937, Issue 93, pages 0-1, Summary of the whereabouts of brothers and sisters]
上图：周康耀弟兄全家福
[Image: Family photo of Brother Zhou Kangyao]
二、 奉献：鼓岭训练与“疯狂爱人”的舍弃
II. Consecration: The Kuling Training and the Relinquishment of the “Crazy Lovers”
1948年，当周家亲友准备接他们出国避难时，为了福音的缘故，周康耀夫妇毅然选择了北上。1948年6月，周康耀参加了倪柝声弟兄在鼓岭举办的同工训练。
In 1948, when their relatives and friends were preparing to take them abroad to seek refuge, for the sake of the gospel, the Zhou couple resolutely chose to head north. In June 1948, Zhou Kangyao attended the co-worker training held by Brother Watchman Nee in Kuling, Fuzhou.
全然的倾倒：李璧夏医师将在梅县的私人诊所全部奉献，并在鼓岭开办诊所为村民服务。
Total Pouring Out: Dr. Li Bixia offered up her entire private clinic in Meixian and opened a clinic in Kuling to serve the villagers.
绝对的跟随：周康耀对亲友说：“我们靠主，不要寄钱”。他们从一地到另一地，不求地上的安稳，只求作主“疯狂的爱人”，将所有的专业才华与生活资产，悉数堆在祭坛之上。
Absolute Following: Zhou Kangyao told his relatives and friends, “We rely on the Lord; do not send money.” Moving from one place to another, they sought no earthly security, only desiring to be the Lord’s “crazy lovers,” placing all their professional talents and life assets entirely upon the altar.
上图：1948年福州鼓岭训练合照。
[Image: Group photo from the 1948 Fuzhou Kuling Training]
上图：李璧夏姊妹于福州鼓岭
[Image: Sister Li Bixia at Kuling, Fuzhou]
三、同工：1052首诗歌背后的琴瑟和鸣
III. Co-working: The Marital Harmony Behind the 1052 Hymns
1950年代初，周康耀担任上海福音书房的音乐编辑，成为了倪柝声在诗歌工作上的“主力”。
In the early 1950s, Zhou Kangyao served as the music editor at the Shanghai Gospel Book Room, becoming Watchman Nee’s “main force” in the hymnal work.
幕后的主力：在上海同仁路闷热的亭子间里，周康耀大汗淋漓地为千首诗歌编写易弹、悦耳且严谨的和弦。这不仅是乐理的整理，更是生命的倾注。
The Main Force Behind the Scenes: In a sweltering attic room on Tongren Road in Shanghai, Zhou Kangyao sweated profusely as he arranged easy-to-play, pleasant, and rigorous chords for a thousand hymns. This was not merely the organization of music theory, but the pouring out of his very life.
灵感的火花：倪、周二人合作无间。在倪弟兄受试炼、身心疲惫时，周康耀用钢琴弹奏名曲为他舒缓心灵，甚至协助倪弟兄为《你怎没有伤痕》谱上动人的曲调。
Sparks of Inspiration: Brothers Nee and Zhou collaborated seamlessly. When Brother Nee was enduring trials and felt physically and mentally exhausted, Zhou Kangyao would play famous classical pieces on the piano to soothe his soul. He even assisted Brother Nee in composing the moving melody for the hymn “Hast Thou No Scar?”.
“毫不逊色”的同劳：李璧夏医师此时在上海妇幼保健医院任职，不仅支持家庭，更在属灵上与丈夫完全合一 。在后来特殊岁月里，李医师因信仰受批-斗，周康耀坚持对女儿说：“我去医院称她‘李璧夏大夫’，我不改变！”。这份在火炼中的守望，见证了两人共同的事奉。
A “No Less Inferior” Co-laborer: Dr. Li Bixia was working at the Shanghai Maternal and Child Health Hospital at the time. She not only supported the family financially but was also completely one with her husband spiritually. During the special turbulent years that followed, when Dr. Li was publicly denounced for her faith, Zhou Kangyao insisted on telling his daughter: “When I go to the hospital, I call her ‘Dr. Li Bixia’. I will not change!” This watchfulness through the fiery trials testified to their shared service.
四、终局：在赞美中荣归“天家”
IV. The End: Returning in Glory to the “Heavenly Home” Amidst Praise
周康耀弟兄一生三度放弃薪职名望与家财，只为跟随主的脚踪。1982年，他在病榻上赋诗作曲，在传道中安息，灵床鲜花绽放。
Throughout his life, Brother Zhou Kangyao gave up salaried positions, fame, and family wealth three times, just to follow the Lord’s footsteps. In 1982, he composed poems and music on his sickbed and rested in the Lord while preaching, his deathbed blooming with fresh flowers.
李璧夏医师则持守“得时不得时都要传福音”的生命 。她曾三次受邀赴美参加总统早餐祷告会，在里-根总-统面前直言见证 。2005年，她在唱诗歌声中安息主怀。
Dr. Li Bixia, on the other hand, held fast to a life of “preaching the gospel in season and out of season.” She was invited three times to attend the National Prayer Breakfast in the United States, bearing a direct testimony in front of President Ronald Reagan. In 2005, she rested in the Lord’s bosom amidst the sound of singing hymns.
[Image 1: Sister Li Bixia in Massachusetts, summer of 1986. Image 2: Brother Zhou Kangyao]
【结语】倪柝声弟兄曾在《一〇五二诗歌》的编辑中投入了巨大的心血，而周康耀夫妇则是那段历史中最忠信的配搭。今天，当我们唱起那些优美的和弦时，请记得在那琴键背后，曾有这样一对夫妇，他们撇下了一切，作了主最疯狂的爱人。
[Conclusion] Brother Watchman Nee poured tremendous effort into editing the 1052 Hymns, and the Zhou couple were his most faithful counterparts during that period of history. Today, when we sing those beautiful chords, please remember that behind those keyboard keys, there was such a couple who forsook everything to be the Lord’s craziest lovers.
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注：文中史料参考自《为爱喜乐顺服的传道人——周康耀》、《简记李璧夏医师》、陈希曾《诗歌宝藏》及《晒熟的美果》等文献。
Note: The historical materials in this text reference documents such as “A Preacher Who Obeyed Joyfully for Love—Zhou Kangyao,” “A Brief Account of Dr. Li Bixia,” Chen Xizeng’s “Hidden Treasures of Hymns,” and “The Ripened Beautiful Fruit.”
《简记李璧夏医师》（A Brief Account of Dr. Li Bixia）https://www.thepulseweb.org/?page_id=3912
Resource：https://muyangren31.blogspot.com/2026/04/1052.html?m=1
