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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 290

JI, okan mi dide l’ ayo

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Verse 1

JI, okan mi dide l’ ayo,
Korin iyin Olugbala;
Ola Re bere orin mi,
‘Seun ife Re ti po to!

Verse 2

O ri mo segbe n’ isubu,
Sibe o fe mi l’ afetan;
O yo mi ninu osi fun.
‘Seun ife Re ti po to!

Verse 3

Ogun ota dide si mi,
Aiye at’ Esu ndena mi,
On mu mi la gbogbo re ja;
‘Seun ife Re ti po to!

Verse 4

‘Gba ‘yonu de, b’ awosanma
T’ o su dudu t’ o nsan ara;
O duro ti mi larin re
‘Seun ife Re ti po to!

Verse 5

‘Gbagbogbo l’ okan ese mi
Nfe ya lehin Oluwa mi;
Sugbon bi mo ti ngbagbe Re
Iseun ife Re ki ye.

Verse 6

Mo fere f’ aiye sile na
Mo fe bo low’ ara iku,
A! k’ emi ikehin mi ko
Iseun ife Re ki ye.

Verse 7

Nje ki nfo lo, ki nsi goke
S’ aiye imole titi lai,
Ki nf’ ayo iyanu korin
Iseun ife Re ki ye.

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