1. Land of shining primal forests (Primal Forests) |
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Land of shining primal forests,
Sculptured ribbon framed by sea;
Land of mystic snow-clad markers
Charged with raw vitality;.............. |
| 2. Land of shining primal forests (Aotearoa) |
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| 3. Dearest Earth our mother |
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Dearest Earth, our mother,
Kind and bountiful;
Loving all your children,
Giving life to all;.................. |
| 4. Aotearoa, spirits' glorious home |
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Aotearoa,
Spirits' glorious home,
Mountain, lake and forest
Form our spirits' womb............. |
5. Let the life of the waters (Benedicite Chant) |
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Let the life of the waters praise you, praise you O God;
Let the life of the air praise you O God;
Let the life of the earth praise you,
praise you, praise you O God................
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| 6. Let the life of the waters (Barry Brinson Chant) |
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7.Celebrate the bush and cities |
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Celebrate the bush and cities,
Honour people and the land,
Weave their many diverse cultures
Till they form one golden strand...............
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| 8.Is this place our motherland? |
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Is this place our motherland
Or is home across the sea?
Is our culture somewhere else
Or found here both strong and free? ................. |
9.The mountains and the forests [The three covenants] |
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The mountains and the forests,
The fields and sparkling seas,
The sap that throbs around us
In joyful unity................
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| 10.Come says the Kotuku |
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"Come" says the Kõtuku
"Fly to the future with grace."
"Search" says the Kõtuku
"Seek wisdom's human face." ................. |
11.When the spirit of the nation |
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When the spirit of the nation
Is not rooted in the soil
Where people love and play,
Where people strive and toil, ...............
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12.Signs of hope |
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Signs of hope in nature
Come like godwits' flight
Raising with cicadas
Songs within the night.................
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13.Christmas bathed in sunlight
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?Christmas bathed sunlight!
Easter with no Spring!
How shall Southern Christians
Festive praises sing? ................. |
14.Jesus in a cow shed
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Jesus in a cow shed,
Birth cries mixed with moos.
Farmers in their gumboots
Informed by money news.
Wise men now predicting
Patterns, markets choose..................... |
15.O Pohutukawa tree ( Pohutukawa) |
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O Pohutukawa tree
Green as Easter morn,
In the sunrise of your crown
Christmas fire is born................
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| 16.O Pohutukawa tree (Prophet's Cross) |
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17.When the mountains stand (Nor-west Arch) |
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When the mountains stand uplifted high
And the Nor'-West clouds prevail
A landscape of golden hopes and dreams
Is spread like a magic tale...................
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| 18.When mountains stand (Cranmer) |
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When mountains stand uplifted high
And Nor'-West clouds unfold
A host of magic hopes and dreams
Emerge like woven gold................. |
19.Land where the mountains
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Land where the mountains touch the sea
And narrow plains are green;
Framed by the rounded forms of bush
God's image is clearly seen................
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20.A home for all people
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A home for all people
The church should be
He kãinga mo te katoa
It shall be.................
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21.A home for all people (Guitar).
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