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KU'U IESU ALOHA, O OE NO KA'U

Translator: "Hualalai", 1852-1938

"Hualalai" was the pen name of Ellen (or Ella) Hudson Paris, 1852-1938, daughter of John Davis Paris, a missionary in Hawai'i. (more information can be found on John Davis Paris and Hualalai on John Davis Paris's Wikipedia page). Go to person page >

Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Kuu Iesu aloha, o oe no ka'u
Title: KU'U IESU ALOHA, O OE NO KA'U
English Title: My Jesus, I Love Thee
Translator: "Hualalai", 1852-1938
Author: Anonymous
Source: London Hymn book
Language: Hawaiian
Publication Date: 1972
Copyright: This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1972.
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Tune

GORDON (Gordon)

In 1870 Featherstone's text came to the attention of Adoniram J. Gordon (b. New Hampton, NH, 1836; d. Boston, MA, 1895), an evangelical preacher who was compiling a new Baptist hymnal. Because he was unhappy with the existing melody for this text, Gordon composed this tune; as he wrote, "in a moment…

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Leo Hoonani Hou #33

Leo Hoonani Hou #33

Na Himeni Haipule Hawaii #60

Na Himeni Haipule Hawaii #60
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