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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 197

BI o ti ri laisi ami

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Verse 1

BI o ti ri laisi ami
Ife, ayo, tab’ ore kan,
T’ o ye fun ibugbe orun,
Elebi, ma bow a.

Verse 2

Mo ru ese re lor’ igi;
Mo gba ore t’ o to si o,
K’ idariji le je ofe,
Eleri, ma bow a.

Verse 3

F’ ese re ti agbelebu;
Ka gbogbo oro re s’ ofo;
Ore Mi san ofo gbogbo,
Alaini ma bow a.

Verse 4

Mu ifoiya re wa nihin ,
Okan ‘rora at’ ekun re;
Ohun anu l’ o ndun si o,
Eni eru, ma bo.

Verse 5

Emi at’ Oko, ‘yawo npe,
Awon mimo nf’ ayo pe, “Wa!”
Eniti ongbe ngbe le wa,
Jesu wipe k’ o wa.

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