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ʻA e Kau Tau ʻa e ʻOtua
ʻI he loto-mālohi
1. ʻA e kau tau ʻa e ʻOtua,
Fuka hele mo e pā,
Laka mo ikuna tau
pē mo loto-toʻá,
ʻO fakatē ʻa e kau sō-
tia loto tahá,
muimui he takimuʻa
Pea hiva fiefiá.
[Chorus]
Kuo lava kuo ʻosi
ʻEne fai e huhuʻí,
Kuo lava kuo ʻosí
fai ʻe Kalaisí;
Kuo lava, kuo ʻosi, Fai ʻe Sī-
sū ko hotau ʻEikí.
2. Kuo laka mai ʻa e fili,
Pea tau ʻa e ʻEikí,
ʻIkai ha holomui
tau ke ʻikunaíi,
Ui e taki Mou tui
pea nau fefanahí,
pea fakaʻilongaʻi
ʻO mavava aí.
[Chorus]
Kuo lava kuo ʻosi
ʻEne fai e huhuʻí,
Kuo lava kuo ʻosí
fai ʻe Kalaisí;
Kuo lava, kuo ʻosi, Fai ʻe Sī-
sū ko hotau ʻEikí.
3. Ka ʻosi ʻa e fepakí,
Tau kuo ikunaʻí,
Hau mo fakatahaʻi
pea melino aí,
ʻAfio ai e Tuʻi
ʻo e Māfimafí,
Fakalāngilangiʻi
Pea fiefia aí.
[Chorus]
Kuo lava kuo ʻosi
ʻEne fai e huhuʻí,
Kuo lava kuo ʻosí
fai ʻe Kalaisí;
Kuo lava, kuo ʻosi, Fai ʻe Sī-
sū ko hotau ʻEikí.
Fakaleá: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915
Fakatuʻungafasí: Adam Geibel, 1855–1933