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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 252

OLUWA, Baba orun

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Verse 1

OLUWA, Baba orun,
B’ oju woo mo-‘do Re
Ti nro t’ igbe aiye re,
Ati ipo re si O.

Verse 2

Mo n’ igbgbo si Jesu,
Si agbara iku Re,
S’ ajinde Re, apere
Iye lehin iku mi.

Verse 3

Emi Re l’ o s’ ise yi,
L’ O mu mi mo ebi mi,
L’ O toka ‘gbala si mi,
L’ O mu mi gba Kristi gbo.

Verse 4

Sugbon sibe okan mi,
Nd’igba se kilakilo,
Nitor’ese to mo nda,
Alailera sa l’emi.

Verse 5

Fun mi ni idaloju
Isimi okan toto,
T’awon ‘mo-ehin Re gbo,
Ti aiya won si bale.

Verse 6

Wi f’okan mi, Oluwa,
(Iwo nikan l’O le wi,)
Pe a ti k’oruko re
Sinu ‘we iye l’oke.

Verse 7

‘Gbana mo le n’igboya
Lati wi bi paulu pe,
“Ko s’ohun l’aiye, l’orun
T’o le ya t’emi Tire.”

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