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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 266

Ife orun, o ti dun to

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Verse 1

Ife orun, o ti dun to!
Gbawo ni ngo ri t’okan mi,
Y’o kun fun kiki re?
Okan mi npongbe lati mo
Riri ife irapada;
Ife Kristi si mi.

Verse 2

Ife Re n’ipa ju iku;
Oro Re awa awamaridi!
Awon Angeli papa
Wa ijinle ife yi ti.
Nwon ko le mo iyanu na
Giga at’ibu re.

Verse 3

Olorun nikan l’O le mo,
Iba je tan ka’le loni;
L’okan okuta yi!
Ife nikan ni mo ntoro,
Ko je ipin mi Oluwa:
K’ebun yi je t’emi.

Verse 4

Emi iba le joko lai,
Bi Maria, l’ese Jesu;
K’eyi je ayo mi;
K’oj’aniyan at’ife mi,
K’o si j’orun fun mi l’aiye,
Lati ma gb’ohun Re.

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