YBH 254

Laifoya l’apa Jesu

1. Laifoya l’apa Jesu,
Chorus
Laifoya l’aiya Re,
Labe ojij’ife Re,
L’okan mi o simi.
Gbo ohun angeli ni,
Orin won d’eti mi,
Lati papa ogo wa,
Lati okun jaspi.
Laifoya l’apa Jesu, Laifoya l’aiya Re,
Labe ojij’ife Re, L’okan mi o simi.
2. Laifoya l’apa Jesu,
Mo bo low’aniyan,
Mo bo lowo idanwo,
Ese ko n’ipa mo.
Mo bo lowo ‘banuje,
Mo bo lowo eru,
O ku idanwo die!
O k’omije die!
Chorus
Laifoya l’aiya Re,
Labe ojij’ife Re,
L’okan mi o simi.
Gbo ohun angeli ni,
Orin won d’eti mi,
Lati papa ogo wa,
Lati okun jaspi.
Laifoya l’apa Jesu, Laifoya l’aiya Re,
Labe ojij’ife Re, L’okan mi o simi.
3. Jesu abo okan mi,
Jesu ti ku fun mi,
Apata aiyeraiye
L’emi o gbekele.
Nihin l’emi o duro,
Tit’oru y’o koja,
Titi ngo fi r’imole
Ni ebute ogo.
Chorus
Laifoya l’aiya Re,
Labe ojij’ife Re,
L’okan mi o simi.
Gbo ohun angeli ni,
Orin won d’eti mi,
Lati papa ogo wa,
Lati okun jaspi.
Laifoya l’apa Jesu, Laifoya l’aiya Re,
Labe ojij’ife Re, L’okan mi o simi.

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