Drawing of God by Herbert Potaka, of Utiku, II years of age, done for the Maori Postal Sunday School, whose superintendent, Mr Arnot Edwards, Wanganui, made it available to us. AROHAINA MAI Arohaina mai e te kingi nui, Manakitia ra o tamariki e, Horahia mai ra te marie nui Ki te hokowhitu a Tu toa. Nga mamaetanga me nga pouri nui Pehia rawatia ki raro ra e Me anga atu ka karanga Ki te Matua ‘Aue! aroha mai.’ Nga hapu katoa o Aotearoa e, Tau awhitia ra ko toku rongo Kia mau te “Tihe i Mauri Ora” A nga tupuna hei tohu wehi e. Give us your love, great King, Grant a blessing to your children, let your great peace be spread over the seven-score braves of Tu. May the pain feelings and darkest grief be trodden down deep down and then turn your face away and call to the Father ‘Ah Give us your love. All families of Aotearoa, lock in your arms the message I heard so you will have ‘the sneeze of the spirit’; may you hold your ancestors in awe for it. E TE OPE TUATAHI E te ope tuatahi O te ropu Maori e, Haere mai ki te hui o Ngarimu e. Chorus: I te wa o te oranga Kei te piri tahi e, No te matenga ka mokemoke e. Company number one of the Maori battalion, Welcome, to Ngarimu's meeting. Chorus: In times of wellbeing there's clinging together, at the hour of death the loneliness oh.
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