The New Century Hymnal ‎#496

496. Ekolu Mea Nui (Three Greatest Things)

1 Ekolu me nui maka honua,
O kamana'oi'o, kamana'olana,
a me kealoha. Kealoha kai oi a'e,
Pomaika'i na mea apau,
pomaika'i na mea apau.

2 E na makua, na keiki,
Na mamo a luda me Epelaima.
E pa'a kamana'o i ka pono i oi ae.
Pomaika'i na mea apau,
pomaika'i na mea apau.

(This translation is not intended to be sung:)
1 Three important things in the world,
faith, hope, and aloha, aloha is the best,
and everything is blessed,
and everything is blessed.

2 O parents, children, descendants of Judah and Ephraim,
think always that righteousness is best,
and everything is blessed,
and everything is blessed.

Text Information

• First Line: Ekolu me nui maka honua
• Title: Ekolu Mea Nui (Three Greatest Things)
• Author: Robert Nawahine, 1868-1951
• Meter: Irr.
• Language: Hawaiian
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 13:4-13
• Topic: Consecration; Discipleship; Hope; Year A: Lent 1; Year C: Epiphany 4

Tune Information

• Name: NAWAHINE
• Composer: Robert Nawahine, 1868-1951
• Arranger: Martha Hohu (1971)
• Meter: Irr.
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Arrangement © 1972 The Hawaiian Conference