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Fakahā ʻe he ʻOtua


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Fakahā ʻe he ʻOtua

ʻI he fiefia

1. Fakahā ʻe he ʻOtua,

Ki Heʻene palōfitá.

Ke tānaki fakataha

ʻEne kakai talangofuá.

[Chorus]

Tānaki ʻaki ʻa e kōsipeli

ʻA ʻEne kōsipeli

ʻOku ʻi ai Ha fonua,

kuo teu ʻe he ʻOtua,

ʻo fakatatau mo e talaʻofa,

Ko ia te ne hū ki ai ʻe fiefia,

Pea ʻe fai maʻu ai pē.

2. ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova,

ʻE hoko ʻa e ʻaho,

Te u tohi ʻEku fono

he kakano honau lotó.

[Chorus]

Tānaki ʻaki ʻa e kōsipeli

ʻA ʻEne kōsipeli

ʻOku ʻi ai Ha fonua,

kuo teu ʻe he ʻOtua,

ʻo fakatatau mo e talaʻofa,

Ko ia te ne hū ki ai ʻe fiefia,

Pea ʻe fai maʻu ai pē.

3. ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova,

ʻO ka ne ka tānaki,

Te ne toe ʻomi ʻi he

fuʻu mālohi lahí.

[Chorus]

Tānaki ʻaki ʻa e kōsipeli

ʻA ʻEne kōsipeli

ʻOku ʻi ai Ha fonua,

kuo teu ʻe he ʻOtua,

ʻo fakatatau mo e talaʻofa,

Ko ia te ne hū ki ai ʻe fiefia,

Pea ʻe fai maʻu ai pē.

4. ʻI Heʻene ʻomai

mei he funga ʻo māmani,

Te ne hiki ʻEne fuka

ki he ngaahi puleʻanga.

[Chorus]

Tānaki ʻaki ʻa e kōsipeli

ʻA ʻEne kōsipeli

ʻOku ʻi ai Ha fonua,

kuo teu ʻe he ʻOtua,

ʻo fakatatau mo e talaʻofa,

Ko ia te ne hū ki ai ʻe fiefia,

Pea ʻe fai maʻu ai pē.

Fakaleá mo e tuʻungafasí: Tevita Tuliakiono, 1870–1935

1 Nīfai 22:25

Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakava 10:65