A Song of Jesus." 



He Mele no lesu. 



15- 



Jesus was the heaven-conceived chief, 

 Brought up in the presence of his Father. 

 The heaven-conceived was brought forth 



in travail, 

 Jesus was born in Bethlehem 



In the time of Herod the king. 5- 



The angels directed the wise men, 

 The Holy Spirit rested upon Jesus. 

 When they came by the spirit of the Lord 

 And saw tiie child Jesus 



lo. They knelt down with gifts and incense 

 Which they had brought, 

 And returned again to their homes. 

 The earth began to show jealous hatred, 

 Herod was greatly troubled in mind 



10. 



And the king commanded his officers 'S- 



To slay all young children of Bethlehem, 



And the children in adjoining towns; 



Children born within the past two years. 



When Herod died 

 20. The word spoken by the Lord to Joseph 20. 



was fulfilled. 



When the time of Pilate came, 



The enemies of this world greatly 

 increased. - 



Judas betrayed his Lord. 



Jesus was the light of the world, 

 25. He was hung on the cross 25. 



And pierced with the wicked spear. 



Jesus' teachings was of lasting good. 



The first-born of God was slain, 



The sinless one, 

 30. With head bowed down to the earth 30. 



Jesus prayed to the Father, 



O Father, O Father ! 



lesu ke 'Hi kauhua lani, 

 Hoowiliwili i ke alo o kona Makua, 

 Kokohi ka lani, hoiloli kuakoko, 

 Hanau lesu i Betelehema, 



1 ke au i ke alii ia Herode. 



Kuhikuhi ka anela i na Magoi 



Kau iho la ka Uhane Hemolele maluna 



o lesu. 

 A hiki aku la lakou me ka mana o ka 



Haku, 

 Ike aku la lakou i ka Haku ia lesu. 

 Kukuli iho la me ka nx)hai aku i na 



mea ala, 

 A lakou i lawe aku ai, 

 A hoi aku la lakou i ko lakou wahi, 

 Hoomaka ka honua i ka inaina, 

 Kahaha iho la ka naau o Herode. 

 Kena ae la ke 'Hi i kona mau kuhina, 

 E luku i kamalii uuku o Betelehema. 

 A me na kamalii e kokoke mai ana, 

 O kamalii i hanau i na makahiki elua, 

 A make o Herode, 



No ia ko ai ka olelo a ka Haku ia losepa 

 A hiki i ke kau ia Pilato. 

 Mahuahua loa ka enemi o ko ke ao nei. 

 Kuniakaia luda i kona Haku, 

 Olina lesu i ke ao nei, 



I kaulia 'i ma ka laau kea, 



O ia i ka ihe ino. 



Ko lesu aoao maikai mau, 



Make 'i ke keiki niakaliiapo a ke Akua, 



Ka mea hala ole. 



Kulou iho la kona poo i ka honua, 



Pule lesu i ka Makua 



E ka Makua, e ka Makua! 



'This chant is another of those Lahainaluna students' compositions, which reveals the biblical training by the 

 mission teachers in its reproduced New Testament narrative. The original paper is without date, or signature, but 

 from accompanying compositions, dated 1837, it very likely belongs to that period. In cliaracter it resembles Keku- 

 puohi's Creation chant of a few years earlier, and may have been influenced thereby, the original of which, and its 

 translation, by Rev. L. Andrews, will be found in the Hawaiian Spectator of 18,^9, Vol. II, pp. 78-80, and tonucd by 

 him a remarkable production. 



"Mahua of the original, like mahuahua, to grow or increase. 



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