Hallelujah…Samoa Team Surprise Joost with Hymn

The Samoa rugby team surprised South African rugby legend Joost van der Westhuizen over the weekend with a rendition of a special Samoan hymn.

The team, who will play the Springboks on Saturday 26 September in the Rugby World Cup, uploaded a video of the occasion to their facebook page on Saturday saying: “Totally humbling experience to meet Springboks legend Joost Van Der Westhuizen in Brighton today. This man does not let Motor Neuron Disease define him or stop him living life to the fullest. This hymn seemed right for the occasion.”

Joost thanked the team on Twitter for the surprise visit and added that he felt “incredibly blessed to be a part of the int #rugbyfamily.”

According to a comment on the facebook page, here’s a translation of the hymn:

Thank You Lord,
Whom we come from.
Because He loves,
each and every one of us.

Sing! Sing!
Hallelujah! Thankyou!
Sing! Sing!
Hallelujah! Thankyou!

Thank You for Your Son Jesus,
Who came from the Heavens above!
A shield for all our burdens and troubles.

Sing! Sing!
Hallelujah! Thankyou!
Sing! Sing!
Hellelujah! Thankyou!

On Twitter…

Thank you @manusamoa for my surprise visit.Incredibly blessed to be a part of the int #rugbyfamily.Good luck for #RWC pic.twitter.com/ieVzxFkzHI

— Joostvdwesthuizen (@9Joost) September 21, 2015

@9Joost @manusamoa I feel blessed to have witnessed it @SamoaRugbyNews pic.twitter.com/OfgyQqD77V — Paloma (@PhotosbyPaloma) September 21, 2015

If you’re in the area, head along to La’Wiida Lodge to watch the match…and support the J9 Foundation:

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