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helgon

saint

[Uses old present tense plural forms, though not consistently. The present tense plural used to be identical to the infinitive for all verbs except vara. The modern form appears inside "[]".] Prövningar vi möta få[r], och vi ofta ej förstå[r] Herrens vägar när Han önskar att vi himlen skola [ska(ll)] nå. Sina barn Han leder här, genom sorger och besvär. Vi förstår [modern form] Hans vägar bättre o

Trials we face ["trials we meet get-to" – lyrical phrasing], and we often don't understand the Lord's ways when He wishes for us to reach heaven [when He wishes that we [the] heaven shall reach]. His children He leads here, through sorrows and troubles. We understand His ways better up there. Up there the morning dawns, and [there] at home the saints gather. We will then tell of our journey here.

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