ʻE Fānau ko e ʻOtua ē
English: Dearest Children, God Is Near YouFirst line: ʻA e fanau ʻofeina / Dearest children, God is near you, watching / Dearest children, God is near you / Dearest children, God is near you, Watching o’er you / Dearest children, God is near you Watching o’er
Original language: English
Words: Charles L. Walker
Music: John Menzies Macfarlane
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ʻE Fānau ko e ʻOtua ē
Ngaahi Himí
(1994, 1994 ed.), 190
1. ʻE fānau ko e ʻOtua ē,ʻAfio he taimi kotoá,Fiefia ke tāpuakí,ʻI hoʻo failelei ē,Tapuakiʻi kimoutolu,Ka falala kiate Iá.
2. Ko e kau ʻāngelo ē,Tauhi he ʻaho fulipē,Ngaahi ngāue ke tohí,Ngaahi leá mo e ngaué,Tauhi ʻa e angamaʻá,Tāpuaki e loto maʻá.
3. Hōifua ke akoʻi koé,ʻI Hono laumālié,Fanongo pea fai ki aí.Fiefia he ʻaho kotoa,ʻIlo ai ʻoku mou feʻungá,Fai e ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá.