Hymn

ENGLISH LYRICS

If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his.. Matt.16:24

1.  Take up thy cross, the Saviour said,
   If thou wouldst my disciples be;
   Deny thyself, the world forsake,
   And humble follow after me.

2. Take up thy cross: let not its weight
   Fill thy weak spirit with alarm;
   His str'nght shall bear thy spirit up,
   And brace thy heart, and nerve thine arm.

3. Take up thy cross: nor heed the shame,
   Nor let thy foolish pride rebel;
   Thy Lord for thee the Cross endured
   To save thy soul from death and hell.

4. Take up thy cross then in His strength,
   And calmly every danger brave;
   Twill guide thee to a better home,
   And lead to victory o'er the grave.

5. Take up thy cross, and follow Christ,
   Nor think till death to lay it down;
   For only he who bears the cross
   May hope to wear the glorious crown.

6. To Thee, Great Lord, the One in Three,
   All praise for evermore ascend;
   O grant us in our Hope to see
   The heav'nly life that knows no end.

Amen.



YORUBA LYRICS

Bi enikan ba nfe lati to mi lehin ki o se ara re ki o si gbe agbelebu re. Mat. 16:24

1. Gb’agbelebu re ni Krist’ wi 
   B’o ba fe s’omo eyin Mi; 
   Se ‘ra re, ko aye sile, 
   Si ma fi ‘rele tele Mi. 

2. Gb’agbelebu re, ma je ki 
   Iwuwo re fo o laya, 
   Ipa Re y’ogb’emi rero, 
   Y’o m’okan at’apa re le. 

3. Gb’agbelebu re ma tiju, 
   Ma je k’okan were re ko; 
   Oluwa ru agbelebu 
   Lati gba o lowo iku. 

4. Gb’agbelebu re n’ipa Re, 
   Rora ma la ewu ja lo; 
   Y’o mu o de ile ayo; 
   Y’o mu o segun iboji. 

5. Gb’agbelebu re, ma tele, 
   Mase gbe sile tit’iku 
   Eni t’O ru agbelebu 
   L’o le reti lati d’ade. 

6. ‘Wo Olorun, Metalokan, 
   L’a o ma yin titi aye; 
   Fun wa, k’awa le ri n’ile 
   Ayo orun ti ko lopin. 
Amin. 

Composed by: C. W. Everest