BE HUMBLE

Me whakaiti tātou      

Ko te reo karanga         

Hoatu te aroha  

Ko tō tātou hiahia 

Kia pai te noho   

Ki tēnei kāinga 

Te kāinga mahana 

Aue

FOLLOW THE LIGHT

Tūtira mai ngā iwi  

Tātou tātou e 

Tūtira mai ngā iwi

Tātou tātou e    

Whai-a te ma-rama-tanga

me te aroha

e ngā iwi! 

Kia ko tapa-tahi  

Kia kotahi rā

Tātou tātou e   

Tātou, tātou E 

Hei aue hei

O GOD BLESS US

E te Atua, aroha mai,

E te Atua, aroha mai,

E te Atua, aroha mai.

Ake, ake tonu e.

Ake, ake tonu e.

[O God love us,  forever]

E te Atua, manaaki mai,

E te Atua, manaaki mai,

E te Atua, manaaki mai.

Ake, ake tonu e.

Ake, ake tonu e.

[O God bless us,  forever]

E te Atua, awhina mai,

E te Atua, awhina mai,

E te Atua, awhina mai.

Ake, ake tonu e.

Ake, ake tonu e.

[O God help us,  forever]

PŌKAREKARE ANA 

Pōkarekare ana                     

ngā wai o Rotorua,

Whiti atu koe hine marino ana e.

(Chorus)

E hine e hoki mai ra.

Ka mate a au ki te aroha e.

Tuhituhi taku reta tuku atu taku rīngi,

Kia kite tō iwi raru raru ana e.

Whati whati taku pene ka pau aku pepa,

Ko taku aroha mau tonu ana e.

E kore te aroha e maroke i te rā,

Mākūkū tonu i aku roimata e

O GOD GUIDE ME

E te Atua, e tiaki iaku,

Paruru iaku akamura i

te lamepa o toku nga kau e,

E akariro koe iaku ei etu kaka

Ko Koe oki te Mana

E te Ririnui

E te Atua , arahina i ahau,

tiakina ahau. Whakamāramatia

te rama o tōku manawa.

Kia meinga ahau hei whetū

tiahoaho.

Ko Koe te Kaha Rawa,

me te Mana.

• Bahá’i

IN THEE O LORD

(Psalm 46:10)

Be still and know that I am God

Be still and know that I am God

Be still and know that I am God

I am the Lord that healeth thee

I am the Lord that healeth thee

I am the Lord that healeth thee

In thee, O Lord, I put my trust

In thee, O Lord, I put my trust

In thee, O Lord, I put my trust 

WHEN YOU'RE SMILIN 

When you're smilin', when you're smilin'

The whole world smiles with you

When you're laughin', when you're laughin'

The sun comes shinin' through

But when you're cryin', you bring on the rain

So stop your sighin', be happy again

Keep on smilin', 'cause when you're smilin'

The whole world smiles with you

When you're smilin', when you're smilin'

The whole world smiles with you

When you're laughin', when you're laughin'

That sun comes shinin' through

But when you're cryin', you bring on the rain

So stop your sighin', be happy again

Keep on smilin', 'cause when you're smilin'

The whole world smiles with you 

LITTLE BABE

O God! Rear this little babe in the bosom of Thy love,

and give it milk from the breast of Thy Providence.

Cultivate this fresh plant in the rose-garden of Thy love and

aid it to grow through the showers of Thy bounty.

Make it a child of the Kingdom and lead it to Thy heavenly realm.

Thou art powerful and kind, and Thou art the Bestower,

the Generous, the Lord of surpassing bounty.

—‘Abdu’l‑Bahá

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TINY SEED

I am, O my God,

but a tiny seed which Thou hast sown

in the soil of Thy love,

and caused to spring forth by the hand of Thy bounty.

This seed craveth, therefore,

in its inmost being,

for the waters of Thy mercy

and the living fountain of Thy grace.

- Bahá'u'lláh 

• Bahá’i

WHEELS ON THE BUS

The wheels on the bus go

round and round

Round and round,

Round and round

The wheels on the bus go

round and round

All day long

The wipers on the bus go

swish, swish, swish

Swish, swish, swish,

Swish, swish, swish

The wipers on the bus go

swish, swish, swish

All day long

The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep

Beep, beep, beep,

beep, beep, beep

The horn on the bus goes

beep, beep, beep

All day long

The people on the bus go

chatter, chatter, chatter

Chatter, chatter, chatter,

chatter, chatter, chatter

The people on the bus go

chatter, chatter, chatter

All day long

The babies on the bus go

wah, wah, wah

Wah, wah, wah,

wah, wah, wah

The babies on the bus go

wah, wah, wah

All day long

TE IWI E!!

Te Iwi E!!

E karanga e te iwi e

Kua eke mai nei

Kua eke mai nei ki runga te marae e

Mauria mai ra

Mauria mai ra e nga mate o te motu e

Me nga tini roimata

Me nga tini roimata e maringi whanui e

Titiro e nga iwi

Titiro e nga iwi e nga mahi o te motu E hora atu nei e

Rū ana te whenua

Rū ana te whenua, whatiwhati te moana

Aue te aroha

Aue te aroha te mamae i ahau e.

E hoki ana whakamuri

E hoki ana whakamuri ki nga kupu o nga tau

He wahine, he tangata

He wahine, he tangata me nga tamariki

Titiro e nga iwi

Titiro e nga iwi e nga mahi o te motu E hora atu nei e

Rū ana te whenua

Rū ana te whenua, whatiwhati te moana

Aue te aroha

Aue te aroha te mamae i ahau e.

Aue te aroha

Aue te aroha te mamae i ahau e.

Rū ana te whenua whatiwhati. Hei!

This powerful song of welcome echoes the women's karanga. It draws hosts and visitors together through a shared memory of loved ones who have been lost from the land, both by war and migration.

YOUR HOLY CROSS

Whakaaria mai

Whakaaria mai

Tou ripeka ki au

Tiaho mai

Ra roto i te po

Hei kona au

Titiro atu ai.

Ora, mate,

Hei au koe noho ai 

WELCOME EVERYONE

Haere mai, Haere mai x 2
E ngā iwi e
Haere mai
Ki runga o te marae
Hui mai, tātou, katoa

E hine mā, e tama mā
Hapainga o, te mana māori e
Kia rewa runga rawa,
I a ha hā
E ngā iwi e
Haere mai, haere mai x 2