Prayer for Ukraine
Posted by TulipGirl | Under Around the World, Christianity and the Church, Orange Ukraine Wednesday Nov 24, 2004Before this evening’s Yushchenko speech, preachers came to the camp and prayed for the activists.
This is a song we regularly sing in church, “A Prayer for Ukraine”. Please continue in your prayers for Ukraine and her people, and a peaceful and just resolution.
Молитва за Україну
Моя молитва нехай лине
До Тебе, наче фіміам.
І серце лине без зупину
В чудовий Твій небесний храм.Боже, я молю за Україну,
Боже, молю тебе за людей,
Ти їх прости,
Ти їх спаси,
І милість Твою нам яви.
Боже, я знаю,
Що Ти будеш з нами
В храмі Твоєму під небесами
Радість і мир Ти дарував,
Життя для людей віддав,
В Книгу Життя нас записав!В Своєму Слові Живому,
Ти для людей ведіння дав,
Щоб люди всі молились Богу,
Що на Хресті за нас вмирав.
And thanks to Maureen, here it is in English.
A Prayer for Ukraine
My prayer does not go unheard,
To you, our incense rises.
And my heart is heard without difficulty
In strange lands, in Your heavenly temple.God, I pray for Ukraine,
God, I pray to you for its people.
May You forgive them,
May You save them,
And may Your favor on us rest.
God, I know
That You will be with us.
In Your temples under heaven
Joy and peace You’re giving,
Life to the people You’re showing,
Us in the Book of Life You’ve written!In Your Living Glory,
You to the people have given power,
So that the people all pray to God
Who in Christ was reconciled to us.
How is this as a translation of “A Prayer for Ukraine”? I don’t actually have a Ukrainian
dictionary, I’m afraid, so I had to make a lot of guesses.
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My prayer does not (go unheard?)
To you, our incense rises.
And my heart is heard without (difficulty?)
In strange lands, in Your heavenly temple.
God, I pray for Ukraine,
God, I pray to you for its people.
May You forgive them,
May You save them,
And may Your favor on us rest.
God, I know
That You will be with us.
In Your temples under heaven
Joy and peace You’ve given,
Life to the people You’re showing,
Us in the Book of Life You’ve written!
In Your Living Glory,
You to the people have given power,
So that the people all pray to God
Who in Christ was reconciled to us.
The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and Chorus was on a tour of the US from August-October and sang the
“Prayer for Ukraine” when they were on tour. The words they have are:
The One and Mighty God, save our Ukraine
Send the light of freedom to our land
Enlighten us wit the light of knowledge and truth
Grow us, our God, in clear love to our land.
O Lord, we pray to You to save our Ukraine!
Turn all Your mercy and kindness to our people.
Give to our people the freedom, happy fate,
Peace and happiness for long, long life!
I don’t know if there is more than one “Prayer for Ukraine”, but this is what they sang in Albuquerque, NM
Thanks, Maureen! I understand what I’m singing, but I can’t quite translate. That looks right (Hubby said some of the verbs might be in a different tense, but. . .)
David, when things are sung in different languages they often translate the sentiment rather as the KSOC did, rather than a more direct translation.
Here is how I would translate this Ukrainian national hit of the last several years. Much like
thank you for Prayer for Ukraine….when i read the words and thought of the widows and moms there now the babbuskas, who many years ago lost husbands and sons in great wars over their homeland and beyond its borders….and recalled the statues errected…i could only imagine the emotion those words carried in song.mk
hey… This is the song that we are gonna make the headliner of the acoustic concert in few weeks. This concert will be dedicated to Ukraine and it will be held in the Nazarene Church 3 Studencheskaya street, Kiev, Ukraine.
The thing is that I lost my music for this song… searching web for it… but still nothing. If you have cords or anyone whom you know has em… please contact me.
Warm Regards,
Nikita
God Bless
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