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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 269

OKAN mi, Oluwa ni

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Verse 1

OKAN mi, Oluwa ni,
Jesu re ni, gb’ oro Re;
Jesu nso, O mba o so,
Pe, “Elese, ‘wo fe mi?”

Verse 2

‘Gbat’ a de o, mo da o,
O gb’ ogbe, mo wo o san;
‘Gb’ sako, mo mu o bo;
Mo s’ okun re d’ imole.

Verse 3

Kike iya ha le mo
Si omo re ti o bi?
Lotito, o le gbagbe,
Sugbon Em’ o ranti re.

Verse 4

Ife t’emi ki ye lai,
O ga rekoja orun,
O si jin ju okun lo,
Ife alailegbe ni.

Verse 5

‘Wo fere r’ ogo Mi na,
‘Gb’ ise ore-ofe tan;
‘Wo o ba Mi gunwa po,
Wi, “Elese, ‘wo fe mi?”

Verse 6

Olori aroye mi,
Ni pe ife mi tutu;
Sugbon mo fe O, Jesu,
A! mba le fe O ju yi!

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