Tune: When the storms of life are raging (McGranahan)
C
Ka Matangi ‘o peaua
G C
Tahi he mo‘ui ia
C G C
Te u hūfanga he ‘Otua
G C
‘I he malu hono nima.
Refrain
F
Te ne fufū (Te ne fufū ) au
C
Te ne fufū (Te ne fufū ) au
G
Te ne fufū (Te ne fufū )
C G C
hono ‘aofinima
2. Tene tuku ke u mamahi
Te ne ki‘i kinisi nai;
Ko e ‘ofa kuo lahi,
‘Ofa fakaetamai.
1 When the storms of life are raging,
Tempests wild on sea and land,
I will seek a place of refuge
In the shadow of God’s hand.
Refrain:
He will hide me, He will hide me,
Where no harm can e’er betide me;
He will hide me, safely hide me,
In the shadow of His hand.
2 Though He may send some affliction,
’Twill but make me long for home;
For in love and not in anger,
All His chastenings will come. [Refrain]
3 Enemies may strive to injure,
Satan all his arts employ;
He will turn what seems to harm me
Into everlasting joy. [Refrain]
4 So while here the cross I’m bearing,
Meeting storms and billows wild,
Jesus for my soul is caring,
Naught can harm His Father’s child. [Refrain]