1, 2008

Song #12

Blicka upp
Look Up!

1)
Blicka upp, Blicka upp, till din frälsare kär
Look up, look up, to your savior dear

Endast han hjälpa kan och är altid dig när
He only can help you and ever is near

Alla dagar hans sagt: att han när dig skall bli
Every day, he said, that he near you shall be

Blicka upp, blicka upp, och i sonen var fri
Look up, look up, and be free in the son
(to the Son and be free)

2)
Blicka upp, Blicka upp, till den himelska stad
Look up, look up, to the heavenly city

Icke längre ve dröja i främmandes land
No longer we wait in (this) foreign land

Snart så är du for evigt förlossad och fri
So soon you forever are loosed and free

Blicka upp, Blicka upp, och du lycklig skall bli
Look up, look up, and you fortunate will be

3)
Blicka upp, Blicka upp, det ger glädje och mod
Look up, look up, it is happy and encouraging

Prisa honom som köpt dig så dyrt med sitt blodd
Praise him who bought you so dearly with his blood

Läkedom till dig själ utof Jesus du får
Healing to your soul, from Jesus you have

Blicka upp, Blicka upp, medan hemåt det går
Look up, look up, while homeward you go

4)
Blicka upp, Blicka upp, snart Jerusalems port
Look up, look up, soon Jerusalem's gate

Skall för dig låta upp kära själ huru stort
Will for you open up, dear soul, to be sure

Du får bo i den stad som har gator af guld
You shall dwell in that city which has streets of gold

Blicka upp, Blicka upp, till din frälsare huld
Look up, look up, to your gracious savior

Note: "look up" is one syllable short of "blick-a upp" so in setting this to music one might consider "lift your eyes" instead. Just to keep it simple that was not done, but to fit the Rosenius hymn "The Sign of the Cross", one of the few tunes which fit such long lines, we had to add an additional line 3. (green hymnal 246) Look Up!

1)
Look up, look up, to your Savior dear
He only can help you, and ever is near
Each day he has promised, he near you will be
Look up to the Savior, look up to the Savior
Look up, look up, to the Son, and be free

2)
Look up, look up, to that heavenly band
No longer we linger in this foreign land
So soon comes deliverance, eternal and free
Look up to the Savior, look up to the Savior
Look up, look up, what a joy it will be

3)
Look up, look up, be glad and take heart
Praise him who so dearly has taken your part
Whose blood has brought healing to every soul
Look up to the Savior, look up to the Savior
Look up, look up, seek the heavenly goal

4)
Look up, look up, soon Jerusalem's gate
Will open upon the dear souls who wait
You shall live in the city with gold on the streets
Look up to the Savior, look up to the Savior
Look up, look up, by His grace we shall meet