THE POHUTUKAWA TREE

There's a tree that grows from God's good earth
In this land of the southern sea,
And it flow'rs at the time of our Saviour's birthÊÐ
The Pohutukawa tree.

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The Pohutukawa tree,
The Pohutukawa tree,
To remind us of Christmas the good Lord sent
The Pohutukawa tree.

When Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem
There was nobody here to see
The shores glowing red with the blossom of
The Pohutukawa tree.

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As God in Jesus as a man was born
To save us and set us free
There stood in the glory of a summer's morn
The Pohutukawa tree.

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When the first men came in their great canoes
From their home in Hawaiki,
They could not know it was God's good newsÊÐ
The Pohutukawa tree.

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Now the Gospel of Jesus has reached this land,
And at His nativity
His glory's told by His peopleÊÐ and
The Pohutukawa tree.

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So nature heralds the remembering
Of His great anniversary
With the royal red banners of our glorious KingÊÐ
The Pohutukawa tree.

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