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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 51

NIGBAT’ imole owuro

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Verse 1

NIGBAT’ imole owuro
Ba nti ila orun tan wa,
A! Orun ododo mimo
Ma sai fi anu ran si mi!
Tu isudede ebi ka
S’ okunkun mi d’ imole nla.

Verse 2

Gbat mba m’ebo oro wa
‘Waju Olorun t’ O l’ogo,
Olugbala, ti mba nkanu
Nitori ese ti mo da,
Jesu! fi eje Re we mi,
Ma sai se Alagbawi mi.

Verse 3

‘Gba gbogbo ise ojo pin,
Ti ara si nfe lo simi,
F’ anu t’o kun fun ‘dariji,
Dabobo mi, Oluwa mi;
Bi orun si ti ‘ma goke,
Beni k’o gb’ ero mi s’oke.

Verse 4

‘Gbat’ orun aiye mi ba wo,
Ti ko si si wahala mo,
Je k’imole Tire, Jesu!
Tan ‘boji ti mo sun yika:
Gb’ emi mi dide, Oluwa,
Ki nri O, ki nsi gbe O ga.

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