Wilt Heden Nu Treden

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1. Wilt heden nu treden voor God, den Herre,
Hem boven al loven van harte zeer,
En maken groot zijns lieven namens ere,
Die daar nu onzen vijand slaat terneer!

2. Ter eren ons Heren wilt al uw dagen
Dit wonder bijzonder gedenken toch.
Maakt u, o mens, voor God steeds wel te dragen,
Doet ieder recht en wacht u voor bedrog!

3. Bidt, waket en maket dat g'in bekoring
En't kwade met schade toch niet en valt.
Uw vroomheid brengt de vijand tot verstoring,
Al waar zijn rijk nog eens zo sterk bewald!

English:

1. We gather together to ask the Lord's blesing;
He chastens and hastens His will to make known.
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing.
Sing praises to His name; He forgets not His own.

2. Besides us to guide us, our God with us joining,
Ordaining, maintaining, His kingdom divine;
So from the beginning the fight we were winning.
Thou, Lord, wast at our side: all glory be thine!

3. We all do extol thee, thou leader triumphant,
And pray that thou still our defender wilt be.
Let thy congregation escape tribulation;
Thy name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!



Source: Hymns for Youth #30

Author: Adriaan Valerius

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Text Information

First Line: Wilt heden nu treden voor God, den Heere
Title: Wilt Heden Nu Treden
Author: Adriaan Valerius
Meter: 12.11.12.11
Source: Nederlandtsche Gedenckclanck (Haarlem: 1626)
Language: Dutch
Notes: English translations: "We gather, dear Father, in pray'r before Thee" by R. Birch Hoyle, "We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing by Theodore Baker, French translation: "Seigneur, tes enfants aujord'hui s'unissent" by Flossette Du Pasquier; Polish translation: See "Z modłami, ze łzami wolamy do Pana" by Paweł Sikora; Spanish translation (We gather together): See "Venid nuestras voces alegres unamos" by Jose M. de Mora
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

KREMSER

The tune KREMSER owes its origin to a sixteenth-century Dutch folk song "Ey, wilder den wilt." Later the tune was combined with the Dutch patriotic hymn 'Wilt heden nu treden" in Adrianus Valerius's Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck [sic: Nederlandtsche Gedenckclank] published posthumously in 1626. 'Wilt…

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