This hymn can be heard on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR3pSBsA6-0

Commentary: Rev Siupeli Taliai

Himi 375

M.L.

1.
Kau ka manatu he ‘Akau,
Mo Ia ne tukifa’o ai;
‘Oku mo’u tafu’ua pē
‘A e loto mo e ‘atamai.

2.
‘Oku ‘ikai te u kei toka’i
Ha ongoongo, ha koloa;
Ko Sīsū ne kalusefai,
Ko Sīsū pē te u manakoa.

3.
‘Oiau! He tafe hifo ē
‘A e toto mahuʻinga fau!
He ta’ata’a he ‘Otua,
Lilingi ke huhu’i au!

4.
‘Oi! He pani ta’ata’a
‘A si’ono fofonga ē!
Toto ‘a e ongo nima ia,
Tutulu pe ‘a e ongo va’e.

5.
‘Ofa ‘e fakahā ‘e hai!
‘Ofa ka ko ha ‘ofa ē!
‘Ikai feʻunga pē mo Ia
‘A e ‘univeesi fulipē.

6.
Ka ne ‘a’aku pē kotoa,
Ko e totongi si’i pē ia.
Ta’etaau mo ‘ene ‘ofa fau,
Ta’etaau he fu’u mamahi’ia.

7.
Taau ke ‘atu pe kotoa
ʻA hoku laumālie ni;
ʻA e loto mo e ‘atamai
ʻI taimi mo ‘itāniti.*

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