Fifteen Years Among the Top-Knots; Or, Life in Korea

by Lillias H. Underwood

IV.

For this Thy gracious gift,
Our independence, Lord,
Bless we thy name.
This never ceasing be,
While as a people we,
Nobles and commons all,
United pray.

V.

To Thee, the only Lord,
Maker and King Divine,
We offer praise.
When all shall worship Thee,
Happy our land shall be,
Powerful, rich and free,
Beneath Thy smile.

Early in the day Christian men and boys were distributing copies of the tract and hymns throughout the whole city, and long before the hour of meeting men of all classes began flocking toward that vicinity, and when the speakers and missionaries arrived it was almost impossible to obtain access. The building was soon packed with a solid mass of standing people, and all the wide exits were thronged, the steps and the immediate vicinity.

The services were opened with prayer, addresses (mainly religious) were made, hymns were sung, and finally were closed by the Lord’s prayer, repeated in concert. It was thrilling to hear those words repeated reverently by so large a number of people.

I will give an interlinear translation of the prayer, so that readers may know just what are the words used by Korean Christians:

1. 1. Hanalau
   2. Our
2. 1. Kaysin
   2. Father,
3. 1. oori abbachi-sin jah yeh,
   2. who art in heaven,
4. 1. Ihrahme keruk
   2. hallowed
5. 1. hahsime
   2. be
6. 1. natanah op
   2. Thy
7. 1. se myh,
   2. name.
8. 1. narahhe im haopse myh,
   2. Thy kingdom come.
9. 1. tutse
   2. Thy
10. 1. Hanalaya-saw
    2. will be done
11. 1. chirum
    2. on
12. 1. dahaysoh deh iroyohgeita,
    2. earth as it is in heaven.
13. 1. onal nal
    2. Give
14. 1. oori ai
    2. us
15. 1. gay il
    2. this
16. 1. young hal
    2. day
17. 1. yang sike
    2. our
18. 1. ul, choo
    2. daily
19. 1. apsego,
    2. bread.
20. 1. oori ga
    2. And
21. 1. oorigay teuk
    2. forgive
22. 1. chay han
    2. us
23. 1. charal, sah
    2. our
24. 1. hayah
    2. debts
25. 1. choonan kot
    2. as
26. 1. katchi, oori
    2. we
27. 1. chayral,
    2. forgive
28. 1. sah hayah
    2. our
29. 1. chu up
    2. debtors,
30. 1. se myh.
    2. and
31. 1. Oori ga
    2. lead
32. 1. seeheumay
    2. us
33. 1. teul jee
    2. not
34. 1. mal kay hah
    2. into
35. 1. up seego,
    2. temptation,
36. 1. tahman, ooriral,
    2. but
37. 1. heung ak ay
    2. deliver
38. 1. saw, ku
    2. us
39. 1. ha ap soh
    2. from
40. 1. soh.
    2. evil,
41. 1. Tai kay,
    2. for
42. 1. nara wha,
    2. Thine
43. 1. quansay
    2. is the
44. 1. wha, eing
    2. kingdom,
45. 1. guanqhi, choo
    2. and the power,
46. 1. kay, eng wani it
    2. and the glory,
47. 1. sa-ap-nay-ita
    2. for ever.
48. 1. Amen.
    2. Amen.

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CHAPTER XII