Image sources: The Francis Frith Collection
Whakaaria mai is a hīmene (hymn) that uses the tune of the English language hymn 'How Great Thou Art'. It is a short Christian song that is often used at tangi but is not necessarily restricted to these sorts of events.
Whakaaria mai is a loose translation of the 5th verse of "Abide with Me," composed by Scottish Anglican Minister Henry Francis Lyte. He wrote this hymn in 1847 as he lay dying of tuberculosis, and he survived only a further three weeks after its completion.
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Māori Whakaaria mai Tōu rīpeka ki a au Tiaho mai Rā roto i te pō Hei konā au Titiro atu ai Ora, mate, Hei au koe noho ai [Repeat] Āmine. |
English Show your cross to me Let it shine there in the darkness To there, I will be looking In life, in death Let me rest in Thee |
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