WAKE ME UP LORD / ONTWAAK MY, HEER

O lieflike en liefdevolle God‚
as ek te lank slaap‚ en onbewus is van u baie seëninge‚
maak my dan wakker.
Sing vir my u uitbundige lied van vreugde.
Dit is ’n lied sonder klank of note;
dit is ’n lied van liefde verby alle woorde.
Dit is ’n lied van trou wat geen mens kan beskryf nie.
Ek hoor dit in my siel wanneer U my wakker maak
om bewus te word van u teenwoordigheid.
amen

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O lovely and loving God‚
if I sleep too long and am not aware of your many blessings‚
wake me.
Sing me an exuberant song of joy.
It is a song without sound or notes;
it is a song of love beyond all words.
Is a song of faith that no one can describe.
I hear it in my soul when you wake me
to become aware of your presence.
amen
(Mechthild van Magdeburg – 13^th Century)