ʻE ʻOtua ko Homau Tuʻi

ʻI he loto-fakamātoato

1. ʻE ʻOtua ko homau Tuʻi,
Te u hiva fakafetaʻi,
ʻOfa kuo hā pongipongi,
Pea hā he pō hoʻo moʻoni.

2. ʻOiau he ʻaho tapuhā,
Tukulotoʻi ʻeku ʻofa,
Hangē ha haʻape ongo,
ʻA Tevita hono leʻo,

3. Te u toʻa pē hoku ʻEiki,
Heʻene ngāue mālohi,
Ko Hoʻo ngāue kuo hā,
Lāngilangi Ho ʻAfiona.

4. Ko e hā ʻaʻaku te u faí,
Ke u nofo mo hoku ʻEiki,
Ho puleʻanga kuo hā,
Fai ai ʻa e fakahoifuá.

5. Ko e ngaahi hia kotoá
Ne faʻa fakakāsia
Kuó u vete ange iá
Peá u ʻataʻatāina.

6. Mamata fanongo ʻilo,
Fakaʻamu kuo kakató,
ʻA e mālohi ke ʻaufuatō,
Mo e fiefia kuo mahinó.

Fakaleá: Isaac Watts, 1674–1748

Fakatuʻungafasí: John J. McClellan, 1874–1925