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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 5

NIWAJU ‘te Jehofa nla

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Verse 1

NIWAJU ‘te Jehofa nla,
Oril’-ede e f’ ayo sin;
Mo p’ On nikan ni Olorun,
O le da, Osi le parun.

Verse 2

Ipa Re laisi ‘ranwo wa,
L’ O famo da wa l’ enia;
Nigbat’ a sako b’ agutan,
O mu bo si agbo Re.

Verse 3

Enia at’ ike Re ni wa,
Emi at’ ara iku wa,
Ola t’ o to wo l’ a ba fun
Oruko Re Eleda Nla.

Verse 4

Ao fi orin kun ile Re,
L’ ohun giga l’ a o korin,
Ile y’o f’ egbarun ahon
Fi iyin kun agbala Re.

Verse 5

Ase Re gboro bi aiye,
Ife Re bi aiyeraiye,
Oto Re y’o duro sinsin,
Nigba odun ki y’o yin mo.

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