A loloma
A loloma mana dina
(A love that is true)
Na loloma i Jisu
(Is the love of Jesus)
Na yagona na Yalona
(His body his spirit)
Sa noda tawa mudu
(Is ours forever)
Meda doka kece ga
(Let us all exalt)
Na Iukarisitia
(The eucharist)
Meda doka kece ga
(Let us all exalt)
Na tui ni Loloma
(The King of Love)
Ena bogi ena siga
(Every night and every day)
Sa tiko vei keda
(He remains with us)
Sa vesuki koya kina
(He is bound )
Nona lomani keda
(by his love for us)
Ke sega e vuravura
(If the earth)
Na Iukarisitia
(Was without the eucharist)
Eda na kunea rawa
(We will suffer pain)
Evei na rarama
(Where is the light?)
Mera vaqara na tani
(They are deep in search)
Na ka ni vuravura
(For the things of this world)
Sa rauti yau yani
(But what is enough for me)
Na Iukarisitia
(Is the eucharist)
E muri e lomalagi
(At last in heaven)
Ka tani noqu reki
(My joy is abound)
Niu na raica dina
(When I shall see)
Na mata ni Turaga
(My Lord’s Face)
A traditional Fijian Catholic hymn by Debra Strong
Come as you are
Come as You Are
Come as you are, that’s how I want you.
Come as you are, feel quite at home.
Close to my heart, loved and forgiven;
come as you are, why stand alone?
No need to fear, love sets no limits.
No need to fear, love never ends.
Don’t run away shamed and disheartened.
Rest in my love, trust me again.
I came to call sinners, not just the virtuous.
I came to bring peace, not to condemn.
Each time you fail to live by my promise,
why do you think I’d love you the less?
Come as you are, that’s how I love you.
Come as you are, trust me again.
Nothing can change the love that I bear you.
All will be well, just come as you are.
This folklore-style hymn about God’s mercy was written by Australian Loretto sitter, composer, teacher and liturgist Deidre Brown (b 1936)
