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SJV: BH 238199. How Great Thou Art/Ke Akua Mana E
from
"Lira no ka Po`e a ke Akua"
Hymnbook [Guitar Edition] ed. Robert Mondoy
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SJV: BH 238
1. O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder Consider all the worlds thy hands
have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy pow’r throughout the universe
displayed. REFR
1h. E ke A-| kua nani kama- | ha’o, Nau nö
i | hana (i) ka honua | nei,
Me nä hö-|
kü, ka uila kahe- | kili Hö’ike
| ana i kou mana | e. HUI
REFR: Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; How great thou art, how
great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; How great thou art, how great thou
art!.
HUI: E mele | au, i ka Ho’ola | e; He nani | nö,
he nani | nö!
E mele | au, i ka Ho’ola | e; He nani | nö,
he nani | nö!
2 When through the woods and forest glades I wander And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees; When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze. REFR
2h. Ua hana | ‘oe i ka waona-| hele, a me nä
| manu o ka lewa | pü;
Nä kaha-| wai, nä
mauna ki’e-| ki’e, Hö’ike | ana i kou mana |
e. HUI
3. And when I think that God, his Son not sparing Sent him to die, I scarce
can take it in;
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, He bled and died to take away my
sin; REFR
3h. Ua make | nö ke Keiki hiwa-| hiwa, No
ko ke | ao nei hewa nö
a-| pau,
Ua ala | hou ‘Oia mai ka | make, I kala | hala no käkou
a-| pau. HUI
4. When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart! Then I shall bow in humble adoration And there proclaim, my God, how great thou art! REFR
4h. Ke külou | ha’aha’a nei mä-|
kou, Imua | ou, e ka ho’ola | e,
A ho’o-| nani aku iä | ‘oe, E ke A-| li’i
nani o ke | ao. HUI
Hua ‘
ölelo: Carl Boberg (1859-1940) English, Stuart K. Hine (b. 1899). Hawaiian, Albert Nahale’a (1910-1970) in Nä HVmeni Haipule Hawai’i