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Yoruba Baptist Hymns No. 215

OMO Olorun nlo s’ ogun

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Verse 1

OMO Olorun nlo s’ ogun
Lati gb’ ade Oba:
Opagun Re si nfe, lele,
Tal’ o s’ om-ogun Re?
Enit’ o le mu ago na,
T’ o le bori ‘rora,
T’ o le gbe agbelebu re,
On ni om’-ogun Re.

Verse 2

Martir’ ikini t’o ko ku,
O r’ orun si sile;
O ri Oluwa re l’ oke,
O pe, k’ o gba on la;
On ti ri idariji gba;
Ninu ‘rora iku,
O bebe f’ awon t’ o npa lo,
Tani s’ om’-ogun Re?

Verse 3

Egbe mimo: awon wonni
T’ Emi Mimo ba le;
Awon akoni mejila,
Ti ko ka iku si:
Nwon f’ aiya ran ida ota,
Nwon ba eranko ja;
Nwon f’ orun won le ‘le fun ‘ku
Tani ns’ om’-ogun re?

Verse 4

Egbe ogun t’ agba, t’ ewe
T’ okunrin, t’ obirin,
Nwon y’ ite Olugbala ka,
Nwon wo aso funfun.
Nwon de oke orun giga
N’nu ‘se at’ iponju:
Olorun fun wa l’ agbara
K’ a le s’ om’-ogun Re.

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