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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 624

GBATI ‘ji goke l’ ona re

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Verse 1

GBATI ‘ji goke l’ ona re,
T’ o f’ aniyan kun okan mi,
N’ gbekele w’ oke, wipe,
“Mo mo p’ Oluwa wa n’ tosi.”
“Ma beru” b’ oju orun su,
E gbekele Olugbala,
O ngbo, O si mbe nitosi,
O wi fun o pe “ma foya.”

Refrain

Sa wo, Jesu nwi jeje pe,
E gbekele atoko nyin,
Galili nru ‘mi l’ aiye yi,
“Emi pelu re, ma foya.”

Verse 2

Mase beru, Olugbala,
Wa n’ ibi itoko loni,
Y’o m’ oko gunle lailewu,
F’ iyemeji, eru sile
O te l’ oju iru omi,
O mu itura wa fun o,
Gbekele On y’o gba tire la,
Bi t’ ori omi Galili gbani.

Refrain

Sa wo, Jesu nwi jeje pe,
E gbekele atoko nyin,
Galili nru ‘mi l’ aiye yi,
“Emi pelu re, ma foya.”

Verse 3

Olugbala mo gbeke l’ O,
Mo be O le eru mi lo,
Mo mo p o mu m’ gunle n’ iye
B’ o ti wu ki ‘ji na le to,
Sa t’ oju orun su t’ igbi ga,
Emi ki o pe O lasan;
Ma wi fun mi pe, “emi ni.”
Sa mu irumi dake je.

Refrain

Sa wo, Jesu nwi jeje pe,
E gbekele atoko nyin,
Galili nru ‘mi l’ aiye yi,
“Emi pelu re, ma foya.”

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