Klimt op uw' gulden Hoogtt'

1. Pardon me, O my God, That I, dust, ashes approach Thee,
Yet that which caused my tears to flow Was the remembrance of suff’ring;
The cruel death of Thy martyrs, Defenseless lambs, altogether,
Innocent, led to the water and fire, To the sword and beast’s devouring;
There to suffer and there to die For Thy name’s sake most holy;
There to suffer and there to die, For Thy name’s sake, O my God!

2. Howe’er I joy contemplated, As I their confidence seeing,
In Thy great grace as they fought valiantly Thru the strait gate all foreseeing
Ah! How I often did wish then, To be a partaker with them,
My soul went with them to prison and then In the tribunal I stayed them,
There to suffer and there to die For Thy name’s sake most holy;
There to suffer and there to die, For Thy name’s sake, O my God!

3. Patiently bear, I besought them, Without gainsaying or flinching;
Suffer the sentence of death urging them At the place of execution,
Scaffold and stake, saying to them, Fight valiantly, sisters, brethren,
The crown awaits you – and died thus with them, So great my love bound up with them,
There to suffer and there to die For Thy name’s sake most holy;
There to suffer and there to die, For Thy name’s sake, O my God!


(This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)

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