O le Tatalo o Mo‘omo‘oga Moni o le Agaga
English: Prayer Is the Soul’s Sincere DesireFirst line: O l<em>e</em> tatalo o fai nei / O le tatalo o fai nei / Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire, Uttered or unexpressed / Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire / Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire, Uttered / Pray’r is the soul’s sincere desire, Uttered or unexpressed / Pray’r is the soul’s sincere desire / Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire, Uttered or
Original language: English
Words: James Montgomery
Music: George Careless
Lyrics (Return to top)
O le Tatalo o Mo‘omo‘oga Moni o le Agaga
Vi‘iga
(1994, 2016 ed.), 80
1. Tatalo o moʻomoʻoga,Moni o le Agaga.O unaʻiga a se afi lilo,Le loto e oʻotia ai.
2. Tatalo o se mapuea;Pa’ū o loimata.Le tepa i luga ona ua leai;Naʻo le Atua e mafai.
3. Tatalo e lē faigata.E mafai e fanau.Tatalo o viʻiga oʻo i luga,I le Atua le Tamā.
4. Tatalo o le ola lea,O soʻo o Iesū.O upu ia latou te tuʻuina atu,Pe‘ā ulu i luga.
5. O le leo o lē ua salamōUa liliu mai i sesēAʻo pepese agelu ma le fiafiaOna ua tatalo ia
6. E tasi ai le AuPaʻiaI mea umaLatou te vāvālalata aiMa le Alo ma le Tamā
7. Lē naʻo tatou e tatalo’Aiʻoi le Agaga PaʻiaSa ’aiʻoi foʻi Iesū i le TamāMo ē ʻua agasala
8. Oe, matou te sao ai i le AtuaLē tonu, Lē ola!Le ala o tatalo na e faiIa e aʻoaʻo mai
Tune: Prayer (by George Careless) (Return to top) Tune 145
O le Tatalo o Fai Nei (Mo Leo o Tane)
O Viiga i le Atua (1961, 1965 ed.), 285
Trans.: Kipeni Su‘apa‘ia
O Le Tatalo o Fai Nei (Mo Leo o Fafine)
O Viiga i le Atua (1961, 1965 ed.), 325
Trans.: Kipeni Su‘apa‘ia