Hymn

ENGLISH LYRICS: O God, our help in ages past

Lord thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.  Ps. 90:1

1.  O God, our help in ages past,
    Our hope for years to come,
    Our shelter from the stormy blast,
    And our eternal home.

2. Under the shadow of Thy throne,
    Still may we dwell secure;
    Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
    And our defence is sure

3. Before the hills in order stood,
    Or earth received her frame,
    From everlasting Thou art God,
    To endless years the same

4. A thousand ages in Thy sight
    Are like an evening gone,
    Short as the watch that ends the night
    Before the rising sun.

5. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
    Bears all its sons away:
    They fly forgotten, as a dream
    Dies at the opening day.

6. O God, our help in ages past,
    Our hope for years to come,
    Be Thou our guard while life shall last,
    And our perpetual home.

Amen

YORUBA LYRICS: Olorun t’odun t’o koja

Oluwa, IWO li o ti nse ibujoko wa lati irandiron. OD. 90:1

1. Olorun t’odun t’o koja
   Iret’ eyi ti mbo;
   Ib’isadi wa ni iji
   A t’ile wa laelae.

2. L’abe ojiji ite Re
   L’awon eniyan Re ngbe,
   Tito l’apa Re nikanso,
   Abo wa si daju.

3. K’awon oke k’o to duro,
   Tabi k’a to d’aye,
   Laelae IWO ni Olorun
   Bakanna, l’ailopin!

4. Egberun odun l’oju Re
   Bi ale kan l’o ri;
   B’iso kan l’afemojumo
   Ki orun k’o to la.

5. Ojo wa bi odo sisan,
   Opo l’o si ngbe lo;
   Won nlo, won di eni ‘gbagbe
   Bi ala ti a nro ‘

6. Olorun t’odun t’o koja,
   Iret’ eyi ti mbo,
   Ma s’abo wa ‘gba ‘yonu de
   At’ ile wa laelae.
 Amin.

Composed by Isaac Watts