HYMN: I gave My life for thee | Mo f’ ara mi fun o

ENGLISH LYRICS: I gave My life for thee

Jesus said, wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake. John. 13:38

1.  I gave My life for thee,
    My precious blood I shed,
    That thou might'st ransomed be,
    And quicken'd from the dead.
    I gave My life for thee;
    What hast thou giv'n for Me?

2. I spent long years for thee
    In weariness and woe,
    That an eternity
    Of joy thou mightest know.
    I spent long years for thee;
    Hast thou spent one for Me?

3. My Father's home of light,
    My rainbow-circled throne
    I left, for earthly night,
    For wand'rings sad and lone
    I left it all for thee;
    Hast Thou left aught for Me?

4. I suffer'd much for thee,
    More than thy tongue can tell
    Of bit'rest agony,
    To rescue thee from hell.
    I suffered much for thee;
    What canst thou bear for Me?

5. And I have brought to thee,
    Down from My home above,
    Salvation full and free,
    My pardon and My love.
    Great gifts I brought to thee;
    What hast thou brought to Me?

6. Oh, let thy life be given,
    Thy years for Me be spent,
    World-fetters all be riven,
    And joy with suffering blent.
    I gave Myself for thee;
    Give thou thyself to Me.
Amen.

YORUBA LYRICS: Mo f’ ara mi fun o

Jesu wipe: Iwo o ha fi emi re lele nitori mi? Jn. 13:38

1.  Mo f’ ara mi fun o
     Mo ku nitori re,
     Ki nle ra o pada,
     K’ o le jinde nn’ oku;
     M’ f’ ara mi fun O,
     Kini ‘wo se fun Mi.

2.  Mo f’ ojo aiye Mi
     Se wahala fun o;
     Ki iwo ba le mo
     Adun aiyeraiye;
     Mo lo opo ‘dun fun o,
     O lo kan fun mi bi?

3.  Ile ti Baba Mi,
     At’ ite ogo Mi;
     Mo fi sile w’ aiye;
     Mo d’ alarinkiri:
     Mo f’ile tori re,
     Ki l’o f’ile fun Mi?

4.  Mo jiya po fun o,
     Ti enu ko le so;
     Mo jijakadi nla,
     ‘Tori igbala re;
     Mo jiya po fun O,
     O le jiya fun Mi?

5.  Mo mu igbala nla,
     Lat’ ile Baba Mi
     Wa, lati fi fun o;
     Ati idariji;
     Mo m’ ebun wa fun O,
     Kil ‘o mu wa fun Mi.

6.  Fi ara re fun Mi,
     Fi aiye re sin Mi;
     Diju si nkan t’aiye,
     Si wo ohun t’ orun;
     Mo f’ ara Mi fun O,
     Si f’ ara re fun mi O.
Amin.

TONIC SOLFA

Key: Eb

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Composed by Thomas Este