Ko ʻEku Fuakava ʻi he Papitaisó

Fakalea mo e fakatuʻungafasi ʻe Nathan Howe

ʻI he ʻofa [nota kolositi] = 108

1. Naʻe ʻofa ʻa Sīsū ʻi Heʻene Tamai Hēvaní
Mo talangofua kakato kiate Ia,
Kau mo Sione ʻi he vai Soataní,
Papitaiso ‘i he mafaí.
Na‘á Ne tofa ʻa e halá; te u muimui kiate Ia
Mei he vaí ki hoku ʻapi fakalangí.

2. ʻI heʻeku papitaiso ʻi he fakaukú,
ʻOku ou tukupā ke hangē ko Iá,
‘Ofa mo fakanonga ʻa e faingataʻaʻiá mo
Taukaveʻi ʻa Kalaisi ʻi ha feituʻu pē te u ʻi ai.
ʻE Tataki ʻe he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní hoku halá
‘I he’eku feinga ke tauhi ki hoku Fakamoʻuí he ʻaho kotoá.

3. Hili ʻeku fai ʻa e palōmesí ni,
Te u hokohoko atu ʻi he faivelenga
‘I he hala ʻo e tauhi fuakavá,
ʻO fekumi ki ha maama mo e nonga lahi ange.
Fakatomala pea manatu kiate Ia
Te u lava ʻo ongoʻi maʻa ʻi he sākalamēnití.