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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 321

JESU, Iwo li a nwo

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Verse 1

JESU, Iwo li a nwo,
K’ a repo l’ oruko Re;
Alade alafia,
Mu k’ ija tan larin wa.

Verse 2

Nipa ilaja tire,
Mu idugbolu kuro:
Jek’ a dapo si okan,
F itegun Re s’ arin wa.

Verse 3

Jek’ a wa ni okan kan,
K’ a se anu at’ ore;
K’ a tutu l’ero, l’ okan,
Gege bi Oluwa wa.

Verse 4

K’ a s’ aniyan ara wa,
K’ a ma r’ eru ara wa,
K’ a f’ apere fun ijo,
B’ olugbagbo ti gbe po.

Verse 5

K’ a kuro ni ibinu,
K’ asimi le Olorun;
K’ a so ti ibu ife,
At’ iwa giga mimo.

Verse 6

K’ a f’ ayo kuro l’ aiye
Lo si ijo ti orun;
K’ a f’ iye angeli fo,
K’ a le ku b’ eni mimo.

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