389. Mannayin varnnanamaam-oru
Mannayil varnnanamaa-moru kada
Chinthanam cheythiduvin
Unnathanaam daivam vinnulakil ninnu
Thanjanathinu koduthoru daanyamaam
- Ettam cheriyathallo-bhujippathi-
Nnettoru daanyamithe
Uttam peruthoru naadanaam mannayi-
Ngettam cheriyavanaayirunnillayo-
- Illamuna cheruthum-urundoru nallavadivithinu
Nallavaneshuvum koorppiyalaavidham
Thanneyathre bhoovil jeevanam cheythathe-
- Thaan tharayil mannakidannupol
Thaanuvannente naadan
Thenoli vaakkukal chonnaanathokkeyum
Swaadulla mannayil kaanunnu njaanithaa-
- Manjilulpaadithamaay- manna
Vishudhaaviyil yeshu thaanum
Kastamidipodiyetta mannaayente
Istanaam naadane orkkumaaraakkunnu-
- Aarkkumeduthukolva-neluppamaay
Veettumuchathu mannaa
Pattil kidakkunnu naadanumavannam
Nokki vilippavarkkellaam sameepasthan-
- Aarkkum thikavarulum-mannayithu
Theerkkum pashi, daahavum
Swargga kanaannathir thannilethum vare
Deerkha naal nilkkumi shaashwatha bhojanam-
Meaning:
Let us reflect on the story and meaning of manna,
The heavenly food that the Most High God
Gave to His people from heaven.
The heavenly food that the Most High God
Gave to His people from heaven.
1
It was a very small thing,
Yet it was food enough to satisfy them.
The great and mighty Lord
Humbled Himself and became
Small and accessible to His people.
Yet it was food enough to satisfy them.
The great and mighty Lord
Humbled Himself and became
Small and accessible to His people.
2
It was tiny and round,
With a simple and beautiful form.
Jesus, who is perfectly good,
Also lived on earth in humility,
In a simple and gentle form.
With a simple and beautiful form.
Jesus, who is perfectly good,
Also lived on earth in humility,
In a simple and gentle form.
3
Just as manna lay upon the lowly ground,
My Lord came down and humbled Himself.
He spoke words that flowed like honey,
And I see all their sweetness
In this heavenly manna.
My Lord came down and humbled Himself.
He spoke words that flowed like honey,
And I see all their sweetness
In this heavenly manna.
4
Manna appeared with the morning dew.
In the same way, Jesus came
Through the Holy Spirit.
The manna that came amid suffering and hardship
Reminds me of my beloved Lord.
In the same way, Jesus came
Through the Holy Spirit.
The manna that came amid suffering and hardship
Reminds me of my beloved Lord.
5
Manna was easy for anyone to gather;
It lay there within reach around their homes.
In the same way, our Lord is near
To everyone who looks to Him
And calls upon Him.
It lay there within reach around their homes.
In the same way, our Lord is near
To everyone who looks to Him
And calls upon Him.
6
Manna was enough to satisfy everyone;
It ended their hunger and thirst.
This everlasting food will sustain us
Until we reach the heavenly Canaan,
Our eternal home.
It ended their hunger and thirst.
This everlasting food will sustain us
Until we reach the heavenly Canaan,
Our eternal home.
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