Whakaaria mai

How Great Thou Art

Whakaaria mai

Show your love to mewhakaaria mai tō aroha
Shine upon me in the nighttiaho mai rā i te pō
So I will never be lostkia kore rawa ahau e ngaro
Standing alonee tū mokemoke noa
Show your love to mewhakaaria mai tō aroha

Like the rain on the new growthanō he ua i runga i te tipu hou
Let your spirit descend upon memaringitia iho tō wairua ki runga i ahau
Spread throughout the whole worldpūnehunehu ki runga ki te ao katoa
So that a flower of honor may grow for peoplekia tipu ai he puāwai hōnore mō te tangata
Truth has sprouted from the earthi tipu ake te pono i te whenua
And righteousness looks down from heavenka titiro iho te tika i te rangi e

Honor, gloryhe hōnore, he korōria
Peace on earthhe maungārongo ki te whenua e
Goodwill to all thingshe whakaaro pai ki ngā mea katoa
Peace and goodte rangimāriē me te rongopai
Hold foreverka pupuritia mō ake tonu e
We have all received the new wedding garmentkua whiwhi rā tātau katoa ki te tāne mārena hou

For eternal lifehai oranga pūmau mō ake tonu e
Like the rain on the new growthanō he ua i runga i te tipu hou
Let your spirit descend upon memaringitia iho tō wairua ki runga i ahau
Spread throughout the whole worldpūnehunehu ki runga ki te ao katoa
So that a flower of honor may grow for peoplekia tipu ai he puāwai hōnore mō te tangata
A flower of honor for the destitutehe puāwai hōnore mō te hunga rawakore
For the grieving and the sorrowfulmō te pani mō te hunga kei te pōuri e