Samoan firefighters sing moving hymn in midst of California wildfires

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Samoan firefighters sing moving hymn in midst of California wildfires
Wednesday, October 18th 2017, 5:38 pm EDT | By HNN Staff

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (HawaiiNewsNow) -

A team of firefighters from American Samoa who have been in California to battle the raging wildfires brought a little light to a stressful situation – by singing a Samoan Christian hymn.

Various reports say the firefighters were from Helena Fire Department’s Crew 61. It's a hotshot crew, which means they’re essentially special forces firefighters specifically trained to respond to fires in remote regions with some of the roughest terrain.

In a recently published video, the crew is seen marching down the Shasta-Trinity Forest and singing a hymn acapella.

According to online commenters, the song is called “Fa’afetai i le Atua,” which literally translates to thanks unto God. It's sung to the tune of “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”.

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[FlossyMay]

Thank you for that. Best thing I've seen today by far. :heartbeat: