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172. BE TRUE!

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​Author: Johann Jakob Moser (1701-1785)
Composer: Hans Georg Nägeli (1773-1836)​

English (ACCA)
1. Be true; be true! the Lord is by thee standing;
    Joyful with Him at last will be the ending!
    Tho’ hard the strife and long the conflict be,
    Through faithfulness the Lord will honored be!
 
2. Be true; be true! For God has crowns awaiting,
    Wherewith forever He’ll be compensating;
    But only if in pain and in distress,
    Unto the death we prove our faithfulness.
 
3. Be true; be true! If guard we are not keeping,
    Then we are lost, for Satan is not sleeping;
    And if we are not watchful at the post,
    That which we once had won will all be lost.
 
4. Be true; be true! Those who in all temptation
    Have proven true, deserve our commendation.
    Were there no test, how should it proven be,
    Who weak, who strong, who true or untrue be?
 
5. O, faithful Lord, Thy love and truth sincerely
    Thou dost bestow on us each day so clearly,
    So grant that we also each day anew
    Become more faithful, loving, kind, and true!
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​German


​1. Nur treu, nur treu! Wo wird der Herr beistehen,
Es wird zuletzt noch alles herrlich gehen!
So hart und lang der Kampf auch immer währt,
Je größre Treu, je mehr wird Gott geehrt!

2. Nur treu, nur treu! Auf Treue warten Kronen,
Womit uns Gott in Ewigkeit will lohnen –
Doch nur alsdann, wenn man in aller Not
Getreu geblieben ist bis in den Tod.

3. Nur treu, nur treu! Bleibt man nicht in den Waffen,
So hat’s gefehlt, weil unsre Feind’ nicht schlafen,
Und wenn wir nicht stets wach am Posten stehn,
Ist’s auch um schon errungnen Sieg geschehn.

​4. Nur treu, nur treu! Nur wer in allen Proben
Bewährt sich zeigt, ist erst mit Recht zu loben;
Wär keine Prob, wie würde offenbar,
Wer schwach, wer stark, wer treu, wer untreu war?

​5. Getreuer Herr, wie Deine Lieb und Treue
Alltäglich sich an uns bewährt aufs Neue,
So gib, dass wir auch alle Tag aufs Neu
Dir treu, ja treu und immer treuer sei’n!
​Spanish
1. Sé fiel, sé fiel, hoy Cristo ha de ayudarte
Su alegria y gozo ha de brindarte;
Y si la lucha exige tu valor,
Sé fiel al Padre, dándole honor.
​
2. Sé fiel, sé fiel, el fiel es coronado,
Y eternamente de Dios amado;
Mas solo si en penas o dolor
Somos hallados fieles al Señor.

3. Sé fiel, sé fiel, con esperanza lucha.
Así se logra siempre alabanza;
Pues en la prueba se demostrará,
Quien al Maestro sigue con afán.

4. Oh, fiel Señor, que tu amor tan santo
Se manifieste cada día nuevo,
Que_en él logremos siempre lo mejor
Para seguirte, fieles, buen Señor.

​5. Oh, mi fiel Padre tu amor afable
Hoy nuevamente nos ha despertado.
Ayúdanos Tú a permanecer
Fieles a ti, nuestro supremo Ser.
English (ACCN)    



​1. O faithful be! So shalt thine end be glorious
God will uphold and thou shalt be victorious!
Though here the struggle may be long and hard
Thy faithfulness is honor to the Lord!

2. O faithful be! For crowns above await them
As a reward with which the Lord shall greet them
Who here on earth until their final breath
Were ever faithful even unto death.

3. O faithful be! If guard we are not keeping
All is in vain, the foe is never sleeping!
Unless we faithful at our post remain
All former victories will have been in vain!

4. O faithful be! Who here in every trial
Will show his worth, - his praise meets no denial
Were there no test the strong could not be known
Nor weak, nor faithful, nor those faithless grown.

5. O faithful Lord as Thou art love revealing
Anew to us each day and faithful dealing
Grant that from day to day we all may be
More faithful, year, more faithful unto Thee!
Hungarian
1. Légy hű, légy hű! és megsegít az Is - ten,
És végezetül jóra fordul minden;
A harcod itt bármily kemény és nagy:
Azzal tiszteled Istent, ha hű vagy.

2. Légy hű, légy hű! Az élet koronája
Az Úrnál készen vár hű szolgájára,
De akkor csak, ha bajban s ínségben
Urát szolgálja mindig hűségben.

​3. Légy hű, légy hű! Ha éberen nem állunk,
A Sátán vajmi könnyen üthet rajtunk,
Mert hogyha nem virrasztunk szüntelen,
Nyert győzelmünk is semmivé leszen.

4. Légy hű, légy hű! Ki győz a küzdelemben,
Majd az részesül ott elismerésben.
Ha kísértés nem volna, nem tudnók
Kik voltak gyengék, s kik a kitartók.

​5. Add, Uram, miként kegyelmed s hűséged Naponta rajtunk láthatóvá tészed,
Hogy legyünk mi is naponként hozzád
​Mindig hívebbek életünkön át!
  
    

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Thanks be to those souls who labored to write and compose this treasure of praise, many now only known to GOD!

Above all, thanks, praise, and glory be to GOD!
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      • Hungarians Begin to Visit Brethren in Communist Ukraine
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      • Brethren Be Ye Not Affrighted
      • A Letter from Prison
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    • Neue Zionsharfe- German
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    • Svete Pisme Novog Siona- Sokac
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    • Zion's Hymns
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