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Cover Image: Masthead of Ka Nupepa Kuokoa published on December 11, 1886.
On this day in 1886, Lorenzo Lyons left on the road we all must travel. He was a composer of many famous lyrics. But there perhaps is none more widely known than “Hawaiʻi Aloha.” The lyrics first appear in the newspaper shortly after Lyons’ death. In fact it appears in two different newspapers on the same day—on December 11, 1886—in Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, and Ko Hawaii Paeaina.
Image: Portrait of Lorenzo Lyons, ca. 1880. Bishop Museum Archives, SP 203405.
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Image: “Na Himeni Hui,” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, December 11, 1886, p. 4.
The Joint Hymns.
O Sunday Schools of the island of Oʻahu, here are the joint hymns for the Sunday School Exhibition at Waialua, on the “Happy New Year” day.
1. “E Hawaii e Kuu One Hanau e.”
G. H. IV* No. 18
2. “Mele Makahiki Hou.”
Hae Hoonani, p. 13
3. “Mele Sabati.”
Hoku Ao Nani, p. 18
4. “He Home ma o ae.”
Hoku Ao Nani, p. 164
Here below are the words to the outstanding hymn composed by the Makua Rev. L. Lyons before his passing.
1
E Hawaiʻi ē, kuʻu one hānau ē
Kuʻu home kulaiwi nei
ʻOli nō au i nā pono lani ou
E Hawaiʻi aloha ē
Hui. E hauʻoli e nā ʻōpio o Hawaiʻi nei
ʻOli ē, ʻoli ē
Mai nā aheahe makani e pā mai nei
Mau ke aloha no Hawaiʻi.
2
E haʻi mai i kou mau kini lani ē
Kou mau kupa aloha e Hawaiʻi
Nā mea ʻōlino kamahaʻo no luna mai
E Hawaiʻi aloha ē
Hui. E hauʻoli &c.
3
Na ke Akua e mālama mai iā ʻoe
Kou mau kualono aloha nei
Kou mau kahawai ʻōlinolino ou
Kou mau mala pua ē
Hui: E hauʻoli &c.
O Pastors, Teachers, and Sunday School students; we are encouraged to make ready, and to prepare for the upcoming exercise for the good of the young generation.
E. S. Timoteo.
*G. H. IV is an abbreviation for the hymnal, Gospel Hymns, Vol. 4. What we know today as “Hawaiʻi Aloha” is sung to the tune of the English hymn, “I Left It All with Jesus,” Gospel Hymns, Vol. 4, No. 18. Hae Hoonani and Hoku Ao Nani are Hawaiian hymnals.
This post is part of He Aupuni Palapala: Preserving and Digitizing the Hawaiian Language Newspapers, a partnership between Bishop Museum and Awaiaulu with assistance from Kamehameha Schools. Mahalo nui loa to Hawaii Tourism Authority for their support. Learn more about this project here.
