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Nicolae Moldoveanu

A WORSHIPPER IN SPIRIT & TRUTH
[ February 3, 1922 - July 12, 2007 ]

Nicolae was the son of John and Ru­xan­dra Mol­do­vea­nu, and hus­band
of Ele­na Bog­dan (mar­ried 1947, Săs­ci­ori, Ro­man­ia).

He was born in­to a poor fa­mi­ly and lost his fa­ther at age 3½.
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At age 12, he en­tered a mil­i­ta­ry pro­gram called the Ar­my’s Child­ren.
He lived on a mil­i­ta­ry base in Tran­syl­van­ia, where he joined a brass en­sem­ble,
play­ing the trum­pet, and learn­ing dul­ci­mer, pi­a­no and ac­cor­di­on.

While on mil­i­tary leave in 1935, he went with his mo­ther to a group
called the Lord’s Ar­my, a branch of the Greek Or­tho­dox Church.

He came to Christ in 1938, and be­gan writ­ing songs, 
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which were first pub­lished in Vil­lage’s Light.

Between 1948 and 1959 he worked close­ly with po­et Trai­an Dorz,
pub­lish­ing with him Psalms and Hymns, Songs of the Bi­ble
​and ma­ny oth­er songs and Chris­tian hymns...
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"I read the Bible this morning and then
I decided to make it into a song.”

NICOLAE MOLDOVEANU

In 1948, the new Com­mu­nist gov­ern­ment of Ro­man­ia out­lawed the 
Lord’s Ar­my, though the group con­tin­ued to meet.

In 1959, Mol­do­vea­nu was sen­tenced to 12 years in pri­son 
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on false charges of try­ing to over­throw the gov­ern­ment.


While in prison, he met oth­er per­se­cut­ed Chris­tians such as 
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Trai­an Dorz and Ri­chard Wurm­brand. He was released as part of a 
gen­er­al am­nes­ty five years lat­er, but the sec­ret po­lice kept close 
watch on him. De­spite con­stant gov­ern­ment sur­veil­lance, 
his lyr­ics and mu­sic spread through­out Ro­man­ia.

Moldoveanu is said to have writ­ten 8,000 songs
in his life­time, ov­er 300 of them while in pri­son.


Source: HYMNTIME.COM​
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WHAT IS
THE NICOLAE PROJECT?

A SPIRITUAL & MUSICAL JOURNEY
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A Preservation Project
The Nicolae Project is my personal endeavor to translate some of Nicolae Moldoveanu's song's from Romanian (original) to English.
Why? Because they are beautiful. The words are birthed from suffering and a personal walk with the Lord Jesus, and they are based on the Word of God. Second, to preserve them. This is not a job for Google Translate. I will use this as a tool but for anyone who has used it long enough, you know that Google Translate does not accurately translate all words & phrases. It will be a manual process in which I'll read through all the verses/refrains.
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A Personal Interest
​​I have been playing his songs for over 20 years. I have notes and bookmarks throughout his published hymn books that I own. I also have a thing for songs that are in a minor key, and many of his are! I used some of his melodies as transitions or introductions in some of my arrangements/original compositions, especially for brass ensemble.
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A Passing to the Next Generation
I want to help pass these songs to the younger generation (even my boys) so they can be inspired, connect with the words/melodies and, in so doing, connect with God! They need to be aware of the men and women of faith who have set an example for us in the way they lived, walked with God, studied the Bible, worshipped, and more . Nicolae Moldoveanu is one of those people.

FORMAT

I will be posting portions of the songs (verse/chorus) on my Instagram, @altarpreneur,
​in the form of images, videos & stories (samples below).
Feel free to tag & share, or come up with your own!


@altarpreneur 
#thenicolaeproject



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Let me know how you'd like to get involved or help with this project.
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