Mary Fadden, pianist
1. Den
sidste nat vor Frelser Fornedret var paa jord,
. Han bad til Gud vor Fader, O, hør hans
skjønne ord:
Bevar dem, du mig giver, ut eet med os
de er
Og med hverandre bliver forenet his’t
og her.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, hvad hjælp dig
Jesu bøn!
Dit oprør og din ondskab slem Dig
bragte Syndens løn
2.
End lever kirkens Herre, og beder samme bøn,
At Kristi brud maa være en enig
Smertens Løn.
At Splid og Strid og Tvedragt, maa
rykkes op med Rod,
Og kjærlighed bli ned lagt, hvor
utforligt man stod.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, som tidens tegn
du staar,
Ut høsten bliver allid slem, naar ondt
paa Jord man saar.
3. Stor Arv
fra vore Fædre Gud gav os norske folk.
Vi Moderkirken hædre, da bør som
Sandheds Folk.
I Vesterheimen enes om lutherist
kristen tro.
At vi og kan forlenes,
troesfødskendlig at bo.
Jerusalem, Jersusalem, de Frelstes
himmel borg.
Gud giv os der et evigt hjem, naar
slutt er Jordens sorg.
Translation
by Elaine Nordlie
1. The last night our humilated Savior was on earth,
He prayed to God our Father, Oh, hear
his beautiful words:
Preserve/protect them, you my giver,
they are as one with us.
And with each other we stay joined
yonder and here.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, how does Jesus
prayer help you!
Your agitation and your severe
wickedness brought sins wage.
2. Still the Lord of our church lives, and he prays the same prayer,
That Christ’s bride must be a united
wage of pain.
That discord and fight and strife must
be uprooted
And love be folded out, where
differences prevailed.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, as sign of time
you stand,
Our harvest will always be bad, when
we plant wickedness on earth.
3. Our Father God gave us Norwegian people a big inheritance.
We honor the mother church, thus we
should as truthful people in vesterheimen*
concur about Lutheran Church beliefs.
That we can be endowed, belief born
known to live.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the saved ones’
heavenly castle.
May God give us there an eternal home,
when earthly sorrows have ended.
* as in
Vesterheim Museum = Western Home, which means in America
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