Hymn

ENGLISH LYRICS

"Lord, to whom shall we go." Joh.6:68

1. Lord, to whom excepts to Thee
   Shall our wand'ring spirits go;
   Thee Whom it is light to see,
   And Eternal Life to know?
   Awful is that Life of Thine
   Which the Spirit's Breath inspires;
   And the food must be Divine
   Which each new-born soul desires.

2. Israel on Heavenly seed
   Fed and died in days of yore:
   But the souls, that on Thee feed,
   Never thirst nor hunger more.
   Lord, to whom except to Thee
   Shall we go when ills betide?
   Who except Thyself can be
   Hope and help and strength and guide?

3. Who can cleanse the soul from sin,
   Hear the pray'r, and seal the vow?
   Who can fill the void within,
   Blessed Saviour, who but thou?
   Therefore evermore I'll give
   Laud and praise, my God, to Thee:
   Evermore in Thee I live,
   Evermore live Thou in me.

Amen


YORUBA LYRICS

Oluwa odo tali awa o lo? Jn. 6:68.

1. Tal’ awa iba to lo
   Biko s’ odo Re Jesu?
   ‘Wo ti se imole wa,
   At’iye ainipekun
   Emi Re ti l’owo to
   T’Emi Mimo nmi si wa?
   Onje Re Atorunwa,
   Li okan atunbi nfe.

2. Israeli li atijo,
   Won je manna, won si ku;
   Awon t’o je l’ara Re
   Won ki y’o kebi laelae
   Tal’ awa iba to lo
   ‘Gbat’ ibi ba yi wa ka?
   Bikos’ odo Re Jesu
   ‘Wo tise iranwo wa.

3. Tal’ o le we okan wa,
   T’o si le gbo igbe wa?
   Tani le kun okan wa
   Olugbala, lehin Re,
   Iyin at’ope fun O
   Titi, ‘wo Olorun mi;
   Ninu Re le mi o ma wa,
   Ma wa ninu mi titi.
Amin.

Composed by: John Samuel Bewley Monsell