POMAIKA'I WALE

Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915

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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 >

Text Information

First Line: Pomaika'i wale, Iesu no ko'u!
Title: POMAIKA'I WALE
English Title: Blessed Assurance
Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915
Translator: "Hualalai", 1852-1938
Language: Hawaiian
Publication Date: 1972
Copyright: This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1972.

Tune

ASSURANCE (Knapp)

The eight phrases of ASSURANCE use, with just one slight variation in the second phrase, the same rhythmic pattern throughout, sung over a static bass line. Sing in parts. Observe a moderate pace for the slow-moving harmony. ASSURANCE is one of the several tunes composed for Crosby’s text by Phoeb…

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