THE SPACIOUS FIRMAMENT ON HIGH/TI NALAWA A TANGATANG

Hymn 19

THE SPACIOUS FIRMAMENT ON HIGH

1.

THE SPACIOUS FIRMAMENT ON HIGH, WITH ALL THE BLUES ETHEREAL SKY,

AND SPANGLED HEAVENS, A SHINING FRAME, THEIR GREAT ORIGINAL PROCLAIM;

THE UNWEARIED SUN, FROM DAY TO DAY DOES HIS CREATOR’S POWER DISPLAY,

AND PUBLISHES TO EVERY LAND THE WORK OF AN ALMIGHTY HAND.

2.

SOON AS THE EVENING SHADES PREVAIL, THE MOON TAKES UP THE WONDROUS TALE,

AND NIGHTLY TO THE LISTENING EARTH, REPEATS THE STORY OF HER BIRTH;

WHILE ALL THE STARS THAT ROUND HER BURN, AND ALL THE PLANETS IN THEIR TURN,

CONFIRM THE TIDINGS AS THEY ROLL, AND SPREADS THE TRUTH FROM POLE TO POLE.

3.

WHAT THOUGH, IN SOLEMN SILENCE, ALL MOVE ROUND THE DARK, TERRESTRIAL BALL?

WHAT THOUGH NO REAL VOICE NOR SOUND AMID THEIR RADIANT ORBS BE FOUND?

IN REASON’S EAR THEY ALL REJOICE AND UTTER FORTH A GLORIOUS VOICE,

FOREVER SINGING AS THEY SHINE, “THE HAND THAT MADE US DIVINE.” AMEN.

Hymn 19

TI NALAWA A TANGATANG

1.

TI NALAWA ATANGATANG

ASUL NGA UL-ULEP INTAY MASARAKAN

KEN DAGITI BITBITUEN NARANGRAND

PANNAKABALIN TI DIOS IPAKITADA;

URAY TI INIT A NAR’NAIG

IPAKITANAT’ DAYAG TI NAMARSUA

IPADAMAG TUNNGAL DILA

ARAMID NAINDAKLAN NGA IMANA.

2.

TUNGGAL MALEM TON LUMNEK TI INIT

BULAN ITI RABII DALAN INNA ULITEN

TI LAWAGNA IPAMATMATNA

TI PANNAKABUKEL KEN DAYAG TI DAGA;

AGLAWLAWNA MASARKAN

DAGITI BITBITUEN KEN PLANETA,

PANEKNEKANDAT’ SIRIBNA

ISAKNAPDAT’ PANNAKABALINNA.

3.

ANIAN NGATA NO AMIN NAULIMEK

KET AGLAWLAW TI LUBONG NASIPNGET?

ANIAN NGATA NO AWAN MASARAKAN

TIMEK ITI TENGNGA’T NALAWA A LAW-ANG?

DIAKTO PULOS MAILEMMENG

NGA ADDA NANGPARSUA ITI ISUAMIN,

AGNANAYON IKANTATAY

TI ARAMID TI MANGISALAKANTAY. AMEN