HE OLI KO'U KE HA'I LA

Author: Katherine Hankey, 1834-1911

Arabella Katherine Hankey (b. Clapham, England, 1834; d. Westminster, London, England, 1911) was the daughter of a wealthy banker and was associated with the Clapham sect of William Wilberforce, a group of prominent evangelical Anglicans from the Clapham area. This group helped to establish the British and Foreign Bible Society, promoted the abolition of slavery, and was involved in improving the lot of England's working classes. Hankey taught Bible classes for shop girls in London, visited the sick in local hospitals, and used the proceeds of her writings to support various mission causes. Her publications include Heart to Heart (1870) and The Old, Old Story and Other Verses (1879). Bert Polman… Go to person page >

Translator: Laiana (Lorenzo Lyons), 1807-1886

Lorenzo Lyons also known as Makua Laiana, missionary to Hawaii. Dianne Shapiro  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: He oli ko'u ke hai la
Title: HE OLI KO'U KE HA'I LA
English Title: I Love to Tell the Story
Author: Katherine Hankey, 1834-1911
Translator: Laiana (Lorenzo Lyons), 1807-1886
Language: Hawaiian
Refrain First Line: He oli ko'u ke ha'i la
Publication Date: 1972
Copyright: This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1972.

Tune

HANKEY (Fischer)

HANKEY has many characteristics of a gospel song: stepwise melodic motion, verse refrain form, and simple harmony. After hearing both hymn texts from Hankey's poems quoted by one of the speakers at an 1867 YMCA convention in Montreal, Quebec, gospel hymn writer William H. Doane (PHH 473) was inspire…

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