Hymn

YORUBA LYRICS: Sinful, sighing to be blest 

God be merciful to me a sinner. Luk.18:13

1.  Sinful, sighing to be blest
    Bound, and longing to be free;
    Weary, waiting for my rest;
    God be merciful to me.

2. Goodness I have none to plead;
    Sinfulness in all I see,
    I can only bring my need,
    God be merciful to me.

3. Broken heart and downcast eyes
    There not lift themselves to Thee
    Yet Thou canst interpret sighs;
    God be merciful to me

4. From this sinful heart of mine
    To Thy bosom I would flee;
    I am not my own but Thine;
    God be merciful to me

5. There is One beside the Throne,
    And my only hope and plea
    Are in Him, and Him alone,
    God be merciful to me

6. He my cause will undertake
    My interpreter will be
    He's my all, and for His sake
    God be merciful to me.

Amen.

YORUBA LYRICS: Elese: mo nfe ‘bukun 

Olorun san fun mi emi elese Lk. 18:13.

1. Elese: mo nfe ‘bukun
   Onde: mo nfe ominira
   Alare: mo nfe ‘simi;
   ‘Olorun, sanu fun mi.”

2. Ire kan, emi ko ni,
   Ese sa l’o yi mi ka,
   Eyi nikan l’ebe mi
   “Olorun, sanu fun mi.”

3. Irobinuje Okan!
   Nko gbodo gb’oju s’oke;
   Iwo sa mo edun mi;
   “Olorun, sanu fun mi.”

4. Okan ese mi yi nfe
   Sa wa simi laya Re,
   Lat’ oni, mo di ti Re
   “Olorun, sanu fun mi.”

5. Enikan mbe lor’ Ite.
   Ninu Re nikan soso
   N’ieti at' ebe mi
   “Olorun, sanu fun mi”

6. On o gba oran mi ro,
   On ni alagbawi mi,
   Nitori Tire nikan,
   “Olorun', sanu fun mi’
Amin

Composed by J. B. Dykes