Nū ʻOli (Glad Tidings) - Robert Lowry (1826-1899)

Nū ʻoli! Nū ʻoli!
He nū kamahaʻo!
He nū no ke ola mai luna mai nō
No kānaka nui, no kamaliʻi nei
A ʻoi ka nani i ke gula aʻiaʻi

Hui: 
Nū ʻoli! Nū ʻoli!
Nū kamahaʻo, kamahaʻo, kamahaʻo ē!
Nū ʻoli! nū ʻoli!
He nū no ke ola e hau'oli ē!

Nū ʻoli! Nū ʻoli!
Ua pili ia nū
I ka poʻe ʻilihune, ka poʻe luʻuluʻu
Neʻe mai a paulele hahai iā Iesū
A pau nō ka hune a maha ʻoukou

Nū ʻoli! Nū ʻoli!
Hauʻoli ʻoukou
Ka poʻe akahai a haʻahaʻa ka naʻau
Na Iesū e kala a hoʻohānau hou
A kaʻi mai nei aʻe i ka nani ma ʻō



Glad tidings! Glad tidings!
What wonderful news!

Such news of salvation from above
For great men and for little children, too
More glorious
than brilliant and shining gold 

Chorus: 
Glad tidings! Glad tidings! 
News so wonderful, astonishing, remarkable too 
Glad tidings! Glad tidings! 
Such news of salvation, 'tis happiness and joy! 

Glad tidings! Glad tidings!
Clinging to the news 
Are the poor and the sorrowful in burdensome straits 
Push ahead in faith and follow Jesus 
All you who are poor and burdened too

Glad tidings! Glad tidings!
Happy are you 
Those who are meek and humble too 
'Tis Jesus who frees us and gives us new life 
And on to the glory by Him we are led 



Source: Hawaiian Lyrics by Laiana, Translation by Melita Kamai