A New Zealand Christmas carol

Te Harinui performed by Stonefields Choir

1. Not on a snowy night
   By star or candlelight
   Nor by an angel band
   There came to our dear landTe Harinui
   Te Harinui
   Te Hari-nu-i
   Glad tid-ings of great joy
   
   
2. But on a summer day
   Within a quiet bay
   The Maori people heard
   The great and glorious word

3. The people gathered round
   Upon the grassy ground
   And heard the preacher say
   I bring to you this day

4. Now in this blessed land
   United heart and hand
   We praise the glorious birth
   And sing to all the earth