272 ‘I he kei tāu pe ‘a Sīsū

1. ‘I he kei tāu pe ‘a Sīsū,
‘I hono kolosi;
‘O feinga pani efua;
Mo e ta‘ata‘a

Refrain:
Na‘a ne kumi au
‘E Sīsū ‘i he ‘akau
Pea kuo ne hanga ‘o ‘ilo
‘I he mata ‘o e tao.

2. Pea hangē na‘a ku tu‘u,
Ofi ki he ‘akau;
Na‘e tatau ai ‘a Sīsū
‘I he‘eku hia.

3. Pea kilokilo hifo
Ia, kiate au;
‘Oiau! ‘e ‘ikai ngalo!
‘A e mata ko ia!

4. Hangē, na‘e ‘iate au,
Hono tamate‘i;
Ka na‘e ‘ikai si‘i lea,
Ka na‘e ‘asi mai.

5. Pea, toe kilo hifo
Ia, kiate au;
Pea malimali ia,
Hangē na‘e pehē:

6. Ko ho huhu‘i mo‘oni,
‘A hoku toto ni;
Pea ‘oku ou mate ni;
Ke ke mo‘ui ai.

7. Sīsū, ‘oku pehe ni fau,
‘A e ‘ofa ‘ahai?
Koe‘uhi, k eke mate,
Ke mau mo‘ui ai!

8. Ko eni, ‘Eiki k eke ma‘u,
‘A e hia ko au;
Ko ho tamaio‘eiki au,
Pea fai ma‘u ai pē.

   D          D7              G              Em
1. Je-sus, my Sav-ior,  to    Beth-le-  hem  came,
2. Je-sus, my Sav-ior,  on    Cal- va-  ry’s tree,
3. Je-sus, my Sav-ior,  the   same as   of   old,
3a Je-sus, my Sav-ior,  in    mer- cy   and  love,
4. Je-sus, my Sav-iour, shall come from on   high,—

   D              Bm             G               A7
1. Laid  in a     man- ger to    sor-row  and    shame;
2. Paid the great debt and my    sou-l   He set  free;
3. While I  was   wand’ring a-   far    from the fold,
3a Came from the  mansions of    Hea-ven   a-    bove,
4. Sweet is the   pro-mise as    wea-ry  years   fly;

   D               D7             G
1. Oh,    it was   won-der-  ful, blest be    His  name,
2. Oh,    it was   won-der-  ful  how   could it   be?
3. Gent-  ly and   long did  He   plead with  my   soul,
3a Ten-   derly    plea-ding with sin-  ners  like me,
4. Oh,    I  shall see  Him  de-  scend-ing   the  sky,

   D             A7      D
1. Seek- ing for me, for me.
2. Dy   -ing for me, for me.
3. Call- ing for me, for me!
3a Plead-ing for me, for me:
4. Com-  ing for me, for me!

   A            A7      D
1. Seeking  for me, for me: (Seeking for me)
2. Dying    for me, for me! (Dying for me)
3. Calling  for me! For me! (Calling for me)
3a Pleading for me, for me! (Pleading for me)
4. Coming   for me! For me! (Coming for me)

   Em           A7      D 
1. Seeking  for me, for me. (seeking for me)
2. Dying    for me, for me. (dying for me)
3. Calling  for me! For me! (Calling for me)
3a Pleading for me, for me! (Pleading for me)
4. Coming   for me! For me! (Coming for me)

   D           D7             G               E7
1. Oh, it was  won-der-  ful, blest be    His name,
2. Oh, it was  won-der-  ful— how   could it  be?
3. Gently and  long did  He   plead with  my  soul,
3a Tend-er-ly  plea-ding with sin-  ners  like me,
4. Oh, I shall see Him   de-  scend-ing   the sky,
   D            A7      G    D
1. Seek-ing for me, for me.
2. Dy  -ing for me, for me.
3. Call-ing for me, for me!
3a Pleading for me, for me:
4. Com- ing for me, for me!