Hymn

ENGLISH LYRICS: Forth in Thy Name, O Lord I go

Walk before me, and be thou perfect. Gen 17:1

1.  Forth in Thy Name, O Lord I go,
    My daily labour to pursue,
    Thee, only Thee, resolved to know
    In all I think, or speak, or do.

2. The task thy wisdom hath assigned
    O let me cheerfully fulfill,
    In all my works Thy presence find,
    And prove Thy acceptable will.

3. Preserve me from my calling's snare
    And hide my simple heart above,
    Above the thorns of choking care
    The gilded baits of worldly love

4. Thee may I set at my right hand,
    Whose eyes my inmost substance see,
    And labour on at Thy command,
    And offer all my works to Thee.

5. Give me to bear Thy easy yoke,
    And every moment watch and pray
    And still to things eternal look,
    And hasten to Thy glorious day.

6. For Thee delightfully employ
    Whate'er Thy bounteous grace hath giv'n,
    And run my course with even joy,
    And closely walk with Thee to heaven.

Amen.


YORUBA LYRICS: Oluwa mi, mo njade lo

Ma rin niwaji mi, ki iwo ki o si pe. Gen. 17:1

1. Oluwa mi, mo njade lo,
   Lati se ise oojo mi;
   Iwo nikan l’emi o mo
   Loro, lero, ati n’ise

2. Ise t’o yan mi l’anu Re,
   Jeki nle se tayo tayo,
   Ki nr’oju Re n’nu ise mi,
   K’emi si le fi ‘fe Re han

3. Dabobo mi lowo danwo,
   K’opa okan mi mo kuro
   Lowo aniyan aye yi
   Ati gbogbo ifekufe.

4. Iwo t’oju Re r’okan mi,
   Ma wa l’ow’otun mi titi,
   Ki nma sise lo l’ase Re,
   Ki nfise mi gbogbo fun O.

5. Je ki nreru Re t’o fuye,
   Ki nma sora nigba gbogbo
   Ki nma f’oju si nkan t’orun
   Ki nsi mura d’ojo’ogo.

6. Ohunkohun t’O fi fun mi,
   Je ki nle lo fun ogo Re,
   Ki n f’ayo sure ije mi,
   Ki nba O rin titi d’orun
Amin.

Composed by: Charles Wesley