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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 525

JERUSALEM t’ orun

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Verse 1

JERUSALEM t’ orun,
Orin mi, ilu mi!
Ile mi bi mba ku,
Ekun ibukun mi;
Ibi ayo!
Nigbawo ni,
Ngo r’ oju re,
Olorun mi?

Verse 2

Odi re, ilu mi,
L’ a fi pearl se l’ oso;
‘Lekun re ndan fun ‘yin,
Wura ni ita re!

Verse 3

Orun ki ran nibe,
Beni ko s’ osupa;
A ko wa iwonyi,
Kristi n’ imole ibe.

Verse 4

Nibe l’ Oba mi wa,
T’ a da l’ ebi l’ aiye,
Angeli nkorin fun,
Nwon si nteriba fun.

Verse 5

Patriak’ igbani,
Par’ ayo won nibe;
Awon woli, nwon now
Omo Alade won.

Verse 6

Nibe ni mo le ri
Awon apostili,
At’ awon akorin
Ti nlu harpu wura.

Verse 7

Ni agbala wonni,
Ni awon martir’ wa;
Nwon wo aso ala,
Ogo bo ogbe won.

Verse 8

T’ emi yi sa su mi,
Ti mo ngb’ ago kedar!
Ko si ‘ru yi l’ oke,
Nibe ni mo fe lo.

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