| Ka Makua mana loa
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Almighty Father bend thine ear
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| Maliu mai iā mākou
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And listen to a nation's prayer
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| E hāliu aku nei
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That lowly bows before thy throne
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| Me ka naʻau haʻahaʻa
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And seeks thy fostering care
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| E mau ka maluhia
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Grant your peace throughout the land
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| O nei pae ʻāina
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Over these sunny sea girt isles
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| Mai Hawaiʻi a Niʻihau
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Keep the nation's life, oh Lord,
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| Ma lalo o kou malu.
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And on our sovereign smile.
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| Hui:
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Chorus:
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| E mau ke ea o ka ʻāina
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Grant your peace throughout the land
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| Ma kou pono mau
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Over these sunny isles
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| A ma kou mana nui
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Keep the nations life, oh Lord
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| E ola e ola ka mōʻī.
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And upon our sovereign smile.
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| E ka haku mālama mai
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Guard him with your tender care
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| I ko mākou nei mōʻī
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Give him length of years to reign
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| E mau kona noho ʻana
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On the throne his fathers won
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| Maluna o ka noho aliʻi
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Bless the nation once again
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| Hāʻawi mai i ke aloha
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Give the king your loving grace
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| Maloko a kona naʻau
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And with wisdom from on high
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| A ma kou ahonui
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Prosperous lead his people on
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| E ola e ola ka mōʻī
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As beneath your watchful eye
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| Hoʻoho e mau ke.
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Grant your peace throughout the land.
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| Ma lalo o kou aloha nui
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Bless O Lord our country's chiefs
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| Nā Liʻi o ke Aupuni
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Grant them wisdom so to live
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| Me nā makaʻāinana
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That our people may be saved
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| Ka lehulehu nō a pau
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And to You the glory give
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| Kiaʻi mai iā lākou
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Watch over us day by day
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| Me ke aloha ahonui
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King and people with your love
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| E ola nō mākou
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For our hope is all in You
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| I kou mana mau
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Bless us, You who reign above
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| E mau ke ea.
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Grant your peace throughout the land.
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