Nā: Moe Ruka; Ngāti Rangi,Whanganui,Tūwharetoa, Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Apa 1940s Chord source
| D | D7 |
| Auē te aroha i ahau, | aue |
| G | D |
| Auē e te iwi | e (ara hi hi, hi hā) |
| G |
| E te iwi Māori puritia kia mau |
| D | Bm |
| Utaina ki | runga i te waka o te ora |
| Em | A7 | D | A7 |
| Ka hoe ai | ki te taura | nga | |
| D | D7 |
| Ko te kupu a te Kaiwhakaora | |
| G | D |
| A Hehu tino aro | ha (ara hi hi, hi hā) |
| G |
| Wetewetekia atu ngā ururua |
| D | Bm |
| E te hunga e | mamae ana |
| Em | A7 | D | A7 |
| Ka aru | mai ai i a | hau | |
| D | D7 |
| E te iwi whakarongo ake rā | |
| G | D |
| Ki te reo e karanga mai | nei (ara hi hi, hi hā) |
| G |
| Whāia kia mau te kotahitanga |
| D | Bm |
| He mea paihere | nā te rangimārie |
| Em | A7 | D | Bm |
| Kia mau | ai i te Rongo | pai | |
| Em | A7 | D | Bm |
| Kia mau | ai i te Rongo | pai | |
| Em | A7 | D |
| Kia mau | ai i te Rongo | pai (ara hi hi, hi hā) |
| Hold fast to your beliefs | |
| And bring them forward into a new life | |
| So that we can seek all that is bountiful. | |
| This is the word of our creator, | |
| Cast away all that is bad | |
| So that those once deprived | |
| Pursue the unity of the spirit | |
| And combine it with peace | |
| So that the good news reigns. | |
Created 2022 May 07 22:15
This is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.
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