Hymn

ENGLISH LYRICS: Oh, bless the Lord, my soul

Bless the Lord, O my soul and forget not all His benefits. Ps. 103:2

1.  Oh, bless the Lord, my soul!
    His grace to thee proclaim,
    And all that is within me join
    To bless His Holy Name.

2. Oh bless the Lord, my soul!
    His mercies bear in mind
    Forget not all His benefits;
    The Lord to thee is kind.

3. He will not always chide;
    He will with patience wait;
    His wrath is ever slow to rise
    And ready to abate.

4. He pardons all thy sins,
    Prolongs thy feeble breath;
    He healeth thine infirmities,
    And ransoms thee from death.

5. He clothes thee with His love,
    Upholds thee with His truth,
    And, like the eagle, He renews
    The vigour of thy youth.

6. Then bless His holy Name,
    Whose grace hath made thee whole,
    Whose loving-kindness crowns thy days;
    Oh, bless the Lord, my soul!


YORUBA LYRICS: F’ibukun f’Oluwa Yin ore-ofe Re

Fi ibukun fun Oluwa, iwo okan mi, ma si se gbagbe gbogbo ore Re OD. 103:2

1. F’ibukun f’Oluwa
   Yin ore-ofe Re.
   Gbogb’ ohun ti mbe ninu mi
   Yin oko Re mimo

2. F’ibukun f’Oluwa
   Fun opo anu Re,
   Mase gbagbe lati dupe
   Inu ‘re Re si O.

3. Loto, O mbaniwi
   K’ise nigbagbogbo,
   O nse suru, O si nlora
   Lati binu si wa.

4. O f’ese re ji o,
   O lora emi re,
   O wo gbogbo arun re san,
   O gba o lowo ‘ku.

5. O d’aso ‘fe bo o,
   Oro Re gbe o ro,
   O so agbara re d’otun
   Bi ti eye idi,

6. Yin Oruko Re nla,
   Eni t’O wo o san,
   T’iseun ‘fe Re de o l’ade,
   F’ibukun f’Oluwa.
Amin.

Composed by: James Montgomery