Yoruba Baptist Hymns
JERUSALEM ibi ayo
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Verse 1
JERUSALEM ibi ayo,
T’ o se owon fun mi;
‘Gbawo n’ ise mi yio pari,
L’ ayo, l’ alafia?
Verse 2
‘Gbawo ni oju mi yio ri
Enu-bode pearl re?
Odi re to de fun ‘gbala,
Ita wura didan.
Verse 3
‘Gbawo, ilu Olorun mi,
L’ emi o d’ afin re?
Nibiti ijo ki tuka,
Nib’ ayo ailopin.
Verse 4
Ese t’ emi o ko iya,
Iku at’ iponju?
Mo now ile rere Kenaan,
Ile ‘mole titi.
Verse 5
Apostili, martir’, woli,
Nwon y’ Olugbala ka;
Awa tikarawa fere
Dapo mo ogun na.
Verse 6
Jerusalem ilu ayo,
Okan mi nfa si o;
‘Gbati mo ba ri ayo re,
Ise mi y’o pari.
From Yoruba Baptist Hymnshttps://yorubabaptisthymns.com/hymn/jerusalem-ibi-ayo/
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