The haka ‘Tihei Taruke’ was composed by Rev Turei in 1910 based on an understanding developed over generations around the meaning of the arrival of Christianity into a Ngati Porou worldview.
Collect
E Ihu,
ko koe nei te ara, te pono, me te marama,
na konei to pononga a Piripi Taumata-a-kura
i maia ai ki te tahu i te ahi o te whakapono
i whiti ai te maramatanga
ki roto i nga iwi o Te Tairawhiti,
manaakitia nga mahi a to hahi ki te hari i to Rongopai;
tena koe te ora na te kingi tahi na
me te Atua me te Wairua Tapu,
kotahi ano Atua.
Amen.
Prayer
Our Father,
give us today our daily bread.
Look kindly on our world, our God,
as we suffer and struggle with one another.
Look kindly on your Church,
driven by the same necessity;
and may the light we have seen in Jesus
illuminate and brighten all the world.
Amen.
The Blessing
The Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil,
and keep us in eternal life.
Amen.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.