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A puni a'e au ina mea onou

Author: William O. Cushing; Translator: Laiana (Lorenzo Lyons), 1807-1886
Tune: HIDING IN THEE (Sankey)
Published in 2 hymnals

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Author: William O. Cushing

Rv William Orcutt Cushing USA 1823-1902. Born at Hingham, MA, he read the Bible as a teenager and became a follower of the Orthodox Christian school of thought. At age 18 he decided to become a minister, following in his parents theology. His first pastorate was at the Christian Church, Searsburg, NY. He married Hena Proper in 1854. She was a great help to him throughout his ministry. He ministered at several NY locations over the years, including Searsburg, Auburn, Brookley, Buffalo, and Sparta. Hena died in 1870, and he returned to Searsburg, again serving as pastor there. Working diligently with the Sunday school, he was dearly beloved by young and old. Soon after, he developed a creeping paralysis that caused him to lose his… Go to person page >

Translator: Laiana (Lorenzo Lyons), 1807-1886

Lorenzo Lyons also known as Makua Laiana, missionary to Hawaii. Dianne Shapiro Go to person page >

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Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	A puni a'e au ina mea onou
Title:	PE'E AKU AU
English Title:	O Safe to the Rock
Author:	William O. Cushing
Translator:	Laiana (Lorenzo Lyons), 1807-1886
Language:	Hawaiian
Refrain First Line:	Pe'e aku au
Publication Date:	1972
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1972.

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HIDING IN THEE (Sankey)

Ira David Sankey (b. Edinburgh, PA, 1840; d. Brooklyn, NY, 1908) composed HIDING IN THEE (also known as SANKEY) and first published it in Welcome Tidings (1887), compiled by Lowry, Doane (PHH 473), and Sankey. It was set to the text "O Safe to the Rock That Is Higher than I." The four lines of HIDIN…

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