Hymn

ENGLISH LYRICS

And I will be with thy mouth and teach thee what thou shalt say. Exd.4:12

1.  Shine Thou upon us, Lord,
    True Light of men, to-day;
    And through the written word
    Thy very self display;
    That so, from hearts which burn
    With gazing on Thy face,
    The little ones may learn
    The wonders of Thy grace.

2. Breathe Thou upon us, O Lord,
    Thy Spirit's living flame,
    That so with one accord
    Our lips may tell Thy name;
    Give Thou the hearing ear,
    Fix Thou the wandering thought,
    That those we teach may hear
    The great things Thou has wrought.

3. Speak Thou for us, O Lord,
    In all we say of Thee;
    According to Thy word
    Let all our teaching be;
    That so Thy lambs may know
    Their own true shepherd's voice,
    Where'er He leads them go
    And in His love rejoice.

4. Live Thou within us, Lord;
    Thy mind and will be ours;
    Be Thou belov'd, adored,
    And served, with all our pow'rs;
    That so our lives may teach
    Thy children what Thou art,
    And plead, by more than speech,
    For Thee with every heart.

Amen.


YORUBA LYRICS

Emi o si pelu enu re, Emi o si ko o li eyiti iwo o wi. Eks. 4:12

1. Tan ‘mole Re si wa 
   L’oni yi, Oluwa 
   Fi ara Re han wa 
   N’nu oro mimo Re: 
   Jo m’okan wa gbona, 
   Ka ma wo oju Re 
   K’awon ‘mode le ko 
   Iyanu ore Re 

2. Mi si wa, Oluwa 
   Ina emi mimo; 
   Ka le fi okan kan 
   Gbe oruko Re ga; 
   Jo fi eti igbo, 
   At’okan ironu, 
   Fun awon ti a nko 
   L’ohun nla t’O ti se. 

3. Ba ni so Oluwa, 
   Oro Re ti a nso; 
   Jeki eko wa je 
   Gegebi oro Re; 
   K’awon agutan Re 
   Le ma mo ohun Re; 
   Ibit ‘O nto won si 
   Ki won si le ma yo. 

4. Gbe ‘nu wa Oluwa, 
   K’ife Re je tiwa; 
   Iwo nikan lao fi 
   Ipa wa gbogbo sin; 
   K’iwa wa je eko, 
   Fun awon omo Re, 
   Ko si ma kede Re 
   Ninu gbogbo okan. 
Amin. 

Composed by: John Ellerton