Gee jy nog om? - english translation included
Gee jy nog om
Gee jy nog om vir jou naaste?
Sal dit so wees op die laste?
Wanneer ons moet staan op ons geloof,
Sal jy dan nog die Vader kan loof?
Gee jy nog om vir jou naaste?
Of maak jy vol die heidense kaste?
Vader sê “welsyn begin by jou eie”,
Maar van die heiden verkies jy verskeie.
Gee jy nog om vir jou naaste?
Of probeer jy versteek jou laste?
Kan jy sê ou God en myne is dieselfde?
Die waarheid oor jou lippe gebeur selde.
Gee jy nog om vir jou naaste?
Vals als wat jy doen, jou eie verluste?
Kan jy vir die Vader die eer gee,
Of gee dit vir jou naam ‘n weë?
Do you still care?
Do you still care for your neighbour near?
Will this truth hold as the end draws near?
When on our faith we must firmly stand,
Will you still praise the Father, hand in hand?
Do you still care for those by your side,
Or with the pagan casts, does your heart reside?
"The Father says charity begins with your own,"
Yet from heathens, you choose seeds to be sown.
Do you still hold your neighbour in your heart,
Or attempt to hide your flaws, playing a part?
Can you claim our Gods to be one and the same,
When truth on your lips, plays a vanishing game?
Do you still care for your neighbour, true,
Or is all that you do for your own gain, through and through?
Can you lift the glory to the Father above,
Or seek instead for your name, fame and love?
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Cathrin Vici Kiehm
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