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HAIL GLORIOUS DAY

Hail glorious day, when o'er the world
The light of Truth in splendor rose
For beings illusion's night
The way of Wisdom to disclose

Lord Buddha, Thee our hearts acclaim
Thou art the Sun of Righteousness
In Thee is Truth in fullness shown
Man to enlighten and to bless

Thy doctrine is the radiant glow
Which evermore proceeds from Thee
And marks the Path that onward leads
To freedom and felicity

0 may mankind, Thy light receive
From self and error turn aside
That all in peace and love may share
The joy benign of Wesak tide


HAPPINESS

Happy is the Buddhist's fate
For his heart knows not of hate
Haters may be all around
Yet in him no hate is found
Haters may be all around
Yet in him no hate is found

Chorus

: Hate is not overcome by hate
By love alone it is quelled
This is the truth of ancient date
Today still unexcelled

Happy is the Buddhist's fate
He all pining makes abate
Pining may be all around
Yet in him no pining's found
Pining may be all around
Yet in him no pining's found

Happy is the Buddhist's fate
Him no greed will agitate
In the world may greed abound
Yet in him no greed is found
In the world may greed abound
Yet in him no greed is found

Happily then let us live
Joyously our service give
Quench all pining, hate and greed
Happy is the life we lead
Quench all pining, hate and greed
Happy is the life we lead


HAPPY LITTLE CHILDREN

Happy little children we,
By the Dhamma keeping
We shall all in love and joy
Fit reward be reaping

Kindness, pity and goodwill,
We'll always be a showing
Malice, hatred, spite and fear,
From our hearts o'er throwing.

On this earth on which we dwell
Or in orbs much vaster,
Dhamma rules throughout them all,
Teachings of our Master.

We will through our life now go.
Ever forward singing
Praises of our Blessed Lord
Loud our voices ringing.

Praises to our Gracious guide
Everywhere ascending
Let us keep His Iaw and show
, Gratitude unending.

HERE TODAY GONE TOMORROW

All things are impermanent
Apply yourself with diligence
This world is filled with woe and sorrow
Here today and gone tomorrow

Fame and riches, a dream a dawn
Waking up, you will find them gone
Wealth and honour, like clouds in the sky
Shifting and changing as they pass by

Spring times flowers in the Fall they fade
Love in time will turn to hate
And this life, no, it won't last long
Just blink your eyes and it's all gone

There's no secret for happiness
Just keep working and try your best
Nothing to lose and nothing to win
Just cleanse the mind and look within

All things are impermanent
Apply yourself with diligence
This world is filled with woe and sorrow
Here today and gone tomorrow


HOLY DAY OF WESAK

Buddha Lord we offer
On Thy birthday fair
Garlands of the brightest
Blossoms choice and rare

Holy Day of Weask
Day of Buddha's birth
When the sun of Wisdom
Shone upon the earth

Incense too we offer
On this fastal day
For the things we cherish
All must pass away

Through this holy symbol
We shall learn to see
Things of priceless value
Hid in transiency

And the deep gong sounding
Bids us leave the self
And in Buddha'sTeaching
Find the truest wealth

Lights upon the altar
Show to us the way
Form the realms of darkness
To Nirvana's day


HUI DENG (LIGHT OF WISDOM)

deng ran gi le, deng liang qi le
jiu shi wei le yao, pu zhao
man chang de hei ye, xu yao deng de pu zhao
wu ming de ren sheng, xu yao deng de pu zhao

deng ran gi le, deng liang qi le
jiu shi wei le yao, wen nuan
han leng de dong tian, xu yao deng de pu zhao
leng mo de ren xin, xu yao deng de pu zhao

*
zhi you huan ai he gan en
zhi you feng xian yu xi sheng
zhui qiu qing jing he ti sheng
zhui qiu wu xian yu yong heng

deng, zai mo mo de ran zhe
deng, zan shao le zi ji
deng, zai mo mo de pu zhao
deng, zhao liang le bie ren

deng ran qi le, deng liang qi le
jiu shi woi le yao, yan xu
guang ning de pu zhio, xu yao deng de yan xu
zhen li de chaan bo, xu yao deng de yan xu

Repeat *

deng ran gi le, deng liang qi le
jiu shi wei le yao, pu zhao
pu zhao, pu zhao, pu zhao, pu zhao




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February 2002