Hymn

ENGLISH LYRICS: There is a green hill far away

And when they well come to the place which is called Calvary there they crucified Him. Luk.23:33

1.  There is a green hill far away,
    Without a city wall,
    Where the dear Lord was crucified
    Who died to save us all.

2. We may not know, we cannot tell
    What pains He had to bear,
    But we believe it was for us
    He hung and suffered there.

3. He died that we might be forgiv'n
    He died to make us good,
    That we might go at last to heav'n
    Sav'd by His precious blood.

4. There was no other good enough
    To pay the price of sin;
    He only could unlock the gate
    Of heav'n and let us in.

5. O dearly, dearly has He lov'd,
    And we must love Him too,
    And trust in His redeeming blood,
    And try His works to do.

Amen.

YORUBA LYRICS: Oke kan mbe jina rere

Nigbati won de ibi ti a npe ni Agbari, nibe ni nwon gbe kan A mo agbelebu. Lk. 23:33.

1. Oke kan mbe jina rere,
   L’eyin odi ilu;
   Nibit’ a kan Oluwa mo
   Eni t’O ku fun wa.

2. A ko le mo, a ko le so
   B’irora Re ti to!
   Sugbon a mo pe ‘tori wa
   L’o se jiya nibe.

3. O ku k’aleri’dariji,
   K’a le huwa rere;
   K’ a si le d’orun nikeyin,
   Ni ‘toye eje Re

4. Ko tun s’eni’re miran mo
   T’o le sanwo ese!
   Oun l’O le silekun orun,
   K’o si gba wa sile.

5. A! b’ife Re ti sowon to;
   O ye ka feran Re;'
   K’a si gbekele eje Re.
   K’a si se ife Re

Amin.

Composed by ‎Horatius Bonar