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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 163

OLUWA, bawo l’ okan mi

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Verse 1

OLUWA, bawo l’ okan mi
Ti bale lekan ri;
Mo wa laye laisi ofin,
Mo seb’ ese mi ku.

Verse 2

Ireti duro sinsin,
Sugbon nigb’ ofin de,
Pelu imole t’ o n’ ipa,
Mo ri alaiye mi.

Verse 3

Ebi mi ko han tobi ri,
Ki nto f’ iberu ri,
Bi ofin Re ti to, t’ o pe,
T’ o si je mimo to.

Verse 4

‘Gbana l’eru pa okan mi,
Ese mi tun soji,
Mo ti bi Olorun ninu,
Ireti mi si ku.

Verse 5

Olorun, mo nke lais’ are
Fun ipa igbala;
Ja ajaga ese kuro,
K’ O da eru n’ ide.

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