Amazing Grace was sang on
the Trail Of Tears
during our Forced March from our Home Lands.
It was sang as the Cherokee People Died on the
forced march.
Amazing Grace Became the
National Anthem
for my people The Cherokee.
The top reading is Cherokee ,
the bottom, it is Translated to English.
o-gi-do-da ga-lv-la-di-he-hi
Our Father, heaven dweller,
ga-lv-quo-di-yu ge-se-s-di de-tsa-do-v-i
My loving will be (to) Thy name.
tsa-gv-wi-yu-hi ge-sv wi-ga-na-nu-go-i
Your Lordship let it make its appearance.
a-ni-e-lo-hi wi-tsi-ga-li-s-da ha-da-nv-te-s-gv-i
Here upon earth let happen what you think,
na-s-gi-ya ga-lv-la-di tsi-ni-ga-li-s-di-ha
The same as in heaven is done.
ni-da-do-da-qui-sv o-ga-li-s-da-yv-di s-gi-v-si go-hi-i-ga
Daily our food give to us this day.
di-ge-s-gi-v-si-quo-no de-s-gi-du-gv-i
Forgive us our debts,
na-s-gi-ya tsi-di-ga-yo-tsi-na-ho tso-tsi-du-gi
the same as we forgive our debtors,
a-le tla-s-di u-da-go-le-ye-di-yi ge-sv wi-di-s-gi-ya-ti-nv-s-ta-nv-gi
And do not temptation being lead us into,
s-gi-yu-da-le-s-ge-s-di-quo-s-gi-ni u-yo ge-sv-i
Deliver us from evil existing.
tsa-tse-li-ga-ye-no tsa-gv-wi-yu-hi ge-sv-i
For thine your Lordship is,
a-le tsa-li-ni-gi-di-yi ge-sv-i
And the power is,
a-le e-tsa-lv-quo-di-yu ge-sv ni-go-hi-lv-i
And the glory is forever.
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Amen.