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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 446

IWO ti okunkun

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Verse 1

IWO ti okunkun
Gb’ oro agbara Re,
T’ o si fo lo;
Gbo ti wa, a mbe O,
Nibit’ ihinrere,
Ko ti tan ‘mole re,
K’ imole wa.

Verse 2

‘Wo t’ iye apa Re
Mu iriran w’ aiye,
At’ ilera:
Ilera ti inu,
Iriran ti okan,
Fun gbogbo enia
K’ imole wa.

Verse 3

Iwo Emi oto,
Ti o nf’ iye fun wa,
Fo kakiri:
Gbe fitila anu,
Fo ka oju omi,
Nibi okunkun nla,
K’ imole wa.

Verse 4

Metalokan Mimo,
Ogbon, Ife, Ipa,
Alabukun!
B’ igbi omi okun
Ti nyi ni ipa Re,
Be ka gbogbo aiye
K’ imole wa.

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