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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 258

NIGBA nwon kehin si Sion

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Verse 1

NIGBA nwon kehin si Sion,
A! opo n’ iye won;
Mo seb’ Olugbala wipe,
‘Wo fe ko mi pelu?

Verse 2

T’ emi t’ okan b’ iru eyi
A fi b’ O di mi mu;
Nko le se kin ma fa sehin
K’ emi si dabi won.

Verse 3

Mo mo, Iwo l’ o l’ agbara
Lati gba otosi;
Odo tani emi o lo,
Bi mo k’ ehni si O?

Verse 4

O da mi loju papa pe
Iwo ni Kristi na!
Enit’ o ni emi iye
Nipa ti eje Re

Verse 5

Ohun Re f’ simi fun mi,
O si l’ eru mi lo;
Ife Re l’ o le mu mi yo
O si to f’ okan mi.

Verse 6

Bi ‘bere yi ti dun mi to,
“Pe emi o lo bi?”
Oluwa ni ‘gbekele Re,
Mo dahan pe, “Beko.”

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