Hymn

 ENGLISH LYRICS: O Jesus, Thou art standing

“It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh saying open to me” Song of Sol. 5:2


1. O Jesus, Thou art standing
Outside the fast-closed door,
In lowly patience waiting
To pass the threshold o’er

2. Shame on us Christian brothers,
His Name and sign who bear;
Oh, shame-thrice shame upon us
To keep Him standing there

3. O Jesus, Thou art knocking
And lo! That hand is scarred,
And thorns Thy brow encircle,
And tears Thy face have marred!

4. Oh, love that passeth knowledge,
So patiently to wait!
Oh, sin that bath no equal,
So fast to bar the gate!

5. O Jesus, Thou art pleading,
In accents meek and low,
I died for you, My children,
And will ye treat me so

6. O Lord, with shame and sorrow
We open now the door:
Dear Saviour enter, enter,
And leave us never more!

YORUBA LYRICS: A Jesu, Iwo nduro

“Ohun olufe mi ni nkankun, wipe silekun fun mi” Orin Sol. 5:2

1. A Jesu, Iwo nduro
Lode, lehin ‘lekun
Iwo fi suru duro
Lati koja sile
2. Itiju l’oje fun wa
Awa ti nj’Oko Re
Itiju gidigidi
Bi a ba fi s’ode

3. A Jesu, Iwo nkankun
Owo na si l’apa
Egun yi ori Re
Ekun b’oju Re je

4. A! ife ‘yanu l’eyi
T’o nfi suru duro
A! ese ti ko l’egbe
T’o ha ‘lekun pinpin!

5. A! Jesu, Iwo mbebe
L’ohun pelepele
“Mo ku f’enyin omo mi
Bayi l’e se mi si?

6. Oluwa, a silekun
N’ikanu on ‘tiju
Olugbala wa wole
Ma fi wa sile lo