By: Ardis E. Parshall - May 10, 2016 Maori Hymn to the Creator By Henry M. Stowell (Hare Hongi)of Hawera, Tarnaki, New Zealand Lord! whom our wandering fathers boreFrom sea to sea, from shore to shoreAnd sacred mana gaveWhen far upon the trackless mainThey cried to Thee – nor vainThou didst their wearying hearts sustain: Oh, Rangi! Rongo! Tane! Tu!Be with us still, however few. Be with us, Lord, nor set at naughtThe precepts our forefa...
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