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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 66

IWO imole okan mi

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Verse 1

IWO imole okan mi,
Li odo Re oru ko si,
Ki kuku aiye ma bo O
Kuro l’ oju iranse Re.

Verse 2

Nigbat’ orun ale didun
Ba npa ipenpeju mi de,
K’ ero mi je lati simi
Lai, l’aiya Olugbala mi.

Verse 3

Ba mi gbe l’ oro tit’ ale
Laisi Re, emi ko le wa;
Ba mi gbe gbat’ ile ba nsu.
Laisi Re, emi ko le ku.

Verse 4

B’ awon otosi omo Re
Ta ‘pa si oro Re l’ oni,
Oluwa sise ore Re,
Ma je k’ a joko si ese.

Verse 5

Bukun fun awon alaisan,
Ninu opo ibukun Re;
K’ orun alawe l’ale yi,
Dabi orun omo titun.

Verse 6

Sure fun wa nigbat’ a ji,
K’ a to m’ ohun aiye yi se.
Titi awa o de b’ ife
T’a o si de ijoba Re.

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