Ua Mau - Hosana - by Moses W. Kaaneikawahaale Keale
Ua mau mai e ka pono Mai ka Makua lani mai Ke hui nei mäkou I kona loko maika`i   Hui: Hosana `ia ke Akua Ma nä lani ki`eki`e Ka waiho `ana mai I kö käkou ola   Ke hui mai mäkou Makua me keiki Lökahi pü ka mana`o I ho`okahi pu`uwai   Eia nö mäkou Ke mele `oli aku nei Ma ka inoa o ka Haku Iehowa Sapaota   E ala like nä hoa E pali no ka pono E mau ke küpa`a Ma ka pono o ka `uhane   Kaulana këia hui Ma nä hana o ka pono `O ka hui Kula Sabati O ka lä welona a ka lä   Eia käkou äpau I `äkoakoa mai nei E `ike i nä hana Kaulana o Iubile   E nä hoa luhi nei E hö`ola nä ka mana`o Ma ka pono o ka `uhane E ola ai käkou   Ho`okahi nö mäkia Näna i kuhikuhi mai Nä hana e ulu ai Ka pono no käkou   Näna i alaka`i a`e Iä käkou äpau Me ke ao mälamalama O ka lanakila mau   Hau`oli pü käkou I këia la maika`i Hö i Kula Sapati O Ka welona a ka la	Perpetual is the righteousness That comes from the Father above Let us gather together In His goodness and grace   Chorus: Praised be God In the high heavens His laying down For our lives   We gather together Parents and children As one in mind And one in heart   Here we all are Joyfully praising In the name of the Lord Jehovah of the Sabbath   Arise all ye saints Stand fast for righteousness Forever faithful In the goodness of the Spirit   This renowned union In the works of righteousness The Sabbath day throng Of the twilight   Here we all are Having gathered together To witness the works And celebrate the Jubilee   Ye wearied laborers Comfort and salvation to your minds Through the goodness of the Spirit That we may live   One in purpose He, the Lord, directs The work that is inspired For the good of us all   It is He that leads Each and everyone of us With enlightend knowledge Of continual victory   We are overjoyed This blessed day At Sunday worship Until the twilight
Source: Translated by Kä`eo Kawa`a - Moses W. Kaaneikawahaale Keale, more commonly known as Keale Ta Kaula (Keale, the prophet) was one of Ni`ihau's most famous and powerful christian leaders. Born in Kalalau, Kaua`i, about 1828, he was an excellent hunter, not brought up in the new christian religion. One day, as he was hunting, he followed a white goat up a cliff and became stranded on a ledge. A falling rock hit him, causing him to lose his balance and tumble into the river called Makani Kahoa. As he plummeted down the cliff, he called out, "If there really is a God, he will save me and I shall spend the rest of my life serving him". His fall was broken by a pandanus tree and he was pulled from the river by his dog. Another version varies a little, but the facts, the fall and rescue by his dog are the same in this story of his conversion. Keale started his first church in Waimea, Kaua`i and was led to Ni`ihau where he was greatly loved and respected as a kahu and for his gift of prophecy. Many songs were written in his honor and he in turn wrote many prayers and hymns for his church that are still used today.