The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-22
NEW HYMN BOOK
FOR hAWAIIANS
The Leo Hoonani. the Newest
Compilation, Will Soon
Be Distributed.

Leo Hoonani." or the Voice OF
Praise" the newest edition OF hymns
with Hawaiian verses attached. has
Just been received by the Hawaiian
Evangelical Association from Gunther
* Co. the New York Publishers. The
publication contains 2l5 hymns. the last
one In the book. My Country IT'S OF
Thee" being the only one published in
English The compilation Is the COL
Isborative work OF Theodore Richards
an6 Miss Ella II. Paris. The preface.
written by Theodore Richards. is as
follows:
The leo HoOnanI'' Is submitted as
compilation merely as far as the
tunes are concerned The aim has been
10 avoid the use OF tunes which have
not been proven and found useful here
and on the mainland. IL was necessary
to get permission from the owners OF
the copyrights To include them In our
book. and grateful acknowledgment Is
her:by made for the gracious way this
permission was almost universally ac-
corded By publishers. owners and au-
thors.
In the matter of the hymns old
@D1T(FH AAeANt Ds-t-IA very
~. The compiler would gladly pay his
tribute Of respect To the poetic genius
and lofty devotion os Father Lyons.
whose "Himeni Hawaii and "Hoku
40 Mani have enriched and helped to
establish the Hawaiian language with
an influence second only perhaps tol
the Sacred Word Many OF the old |
tunes and other new ones are herein |
introduced to assist in preserving |
hymns whose musical setting has been
wcil-niGh lost
Notwithstanding the excellence OF the
material already at hand. this book
would not have been attempted had II
not been for the opportunity afforded
To- present 10 the Hawaiian churches
new hymns with their tunes which
have been powerful In the upbuiIdinE
Of the kingdom 81 Christ in other
places. The young people have already
used these in the English language:
now comes the opportunity for the
young and old in the churches 20 unite
where previously there has been too
much separation.
As 10 the translation 81 the new
hymns. IL - hard To- see how this book
,ouid have been issued without the aid
II Miss Ella II. Paris. Wherever the!
iseudonym ''HualaIai' appears land itI
sill be seen many times over some OF ,
he most beautiful hymns ever sung In
he Hawaiian tongue there T. the work .
y Miss Paris. which has extended over
many months. In consideration 81 theI
alto Of the work she has done To- that ,
q the entire work. She might well be
allied the editor. Notwithstanding the
act that her work was not extended to
he selection OF the tunes. Let ''Hua-
aiai" stand in the minds 81 Hawaiian
'Outh for all that - beautiful and elc-
'atinE Tn the noble mountain under
; hose shadow and inspiration Miss
'aris has written.
The many friends and pupils 81 the q
ate DIR. Hyde will BE- glad a. find his
FORK represented In the songs which
ave never yet been printed with the .
music. 1
Many Of the songs prepared for male g
hOruses have been translated By Mr.. ,
Oscph Kaiaina. and there Will appear
Their excellent songs from his pen. >
In conclusion the editor cOmmendS q
hts book to the Hawaiian churches IN (,
he name and To- the honor 90 our Mas
-r.