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48 walked round the fire, and to the door, where he changed his note to i (e long) and ascended the roof not drawing his breath till he ascended at the top of the house. He then commenced the note hymn. This hymn if is said was made by God Himself, who gave it the name ye wa for yi ho wa, and gave directions how and when to sing yi ho wa was the most sacred name of God, which no one must speak except on certain occasions, and then only such as were appointed for the purpose. So also this hymn must never be sung only by persons selected for the purpose, and on particular occasions.

    The hymn consisted of seven verses, and each verse was sung in a distinct tune, so that the singer changed the tune with the verses seven times. One line constitutes a verse by being repeated four times. The seven verses or lines then sung one as follows viz.
  1. Hi yo wa ya ka ni
   2. Hi te hu yu, y a ka ni,
   3. Hi wa ta ki ya ka ni.
   4. Hi hi wa sa si ya ha ni
   5. Hi a ni tsu si ya ka ni
   6. Hi yo wa hi ye yo, ya ka ni
   7. Hi a ni he ho ya ka ni
  After singing each verse he rattled his goard and struck the note i (e long) On concluding the hymn, as he began to descend, he again struck the note i as before, which he continued without drawing his breath till he came down, entered the council house, and walked round the fire to the spot where he was dressed. He then stood erect, and spake loudly, "I am heard." to which all the assembly responded w a wh. This is a note of joy. Then his waiter arose, went to him, took off his white dress, put it in its appropriate place and the man took his seat.
   On the first day this hymn was sung three times