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E Te Tamaiti


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E te Tamaiti, a te Atua
Matua ora Ariki nui.
Titiro mai rā, e te Atua
Nga mamae tonu
Nga pōuri nui.
Kaua e huri
Me hōmai rā Koe
He huarahi oranga e.

Anei ra mātou, ō tamariki
E inoi atu, tō ingoa tapu.
Hōmai ra e koe
Te whakapono, wairua tapu
Whakāro pai.
No reira rā e
Te Ariki nui
Titiro mai rā, aroha mai. 		        Son of the Father
Father of life, great Lord.
Look forth 0 God
at all our pain
and sadness.
Turn not away
but give unto us
a pathway to life.

Here we are, your children
who pray to your holy name.
You give unto us
faith, holy spirit
and noble thoughts.
Therefore,
Great Lord
Look forth, show compassion.

John Rowles, 1990


This page was made on July 12th, 2004
for Kelly Mc Roberts whose dad loves Dennis Marsh's version of it.