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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 556

NIGBAKAN ni Betlehemu

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Verse 1

NIGBAKAN ni Betlehemu
Ile kekere kan wa;
Nib’ iya kan te ‘mo re si
Lori ibuje eran;
Maria n’ iya Omo na,
Jesu Kristi l’ Omo na.

Verse 2

O t’ orun was ode aiye,
On l’ Olorun Oluwa;
O f’ ile eran se ile,
‘Buje eran fun ‘busun,
Lodo awon otosi,
Ni Jesu gbe li aiye.

Verse 3

Ni gbogbo igba ewe Re
O ngoran, O si nteriba
Fun iya ti ntoju Re,
O nferan O si nteriba
O ye ki gbogb’ omode
K’ o se olugboran be.

Verse 4

‘Tori On je awose wa,
A ma dagba bi awa,
O kere, ko le da nkan se,
A ma sokun bi awa,
O si le ba wa daro,
O le ba way o pelu.

Verse 5

Awa o si f’ oju wa ri
Ni agbara ife Re,
Nitori Omo rere yi
Ni Oluwa wa l’ orun,
Y’o to awa omo Re
S’ ona ibiti On lo.

Verse 6

Kise ni ibuje eran
Nibiti malu njeun
L’ awa o ri, sugbon l’ orun
Lowo otun Olorun,
B’ iranwo l’ awon ‘mo Re
Y’o wa n’nu aso ala.

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