YBH 560

Jesu, nigba aiye Re

1. Jesu, nigba aiye Re,
O ko dekun wo arun;
Igbe irora aisan
Ko kan O k’ o bo ‘le ri.
2. Oju anu Re ko gba
K’ elese ma je ‘rora,
B’ o tile je pe ‘ya na
To si i fun ese re.
3. Ninu ija ki emi
Le bo l’ owo iparun,
O ko gbagbe p’ alafia
To s’ eran ara pelu.
4. B’ alaisan ijo wa wo
Lor’ akete irora,
Onisegun Ododo,
Se awotan arun re.
5. F’ opo itunu fun u,
K’ o le gbe ara le O,
K’ o mo pe Iwo nikan
L’ O le pa, l’ O le gbala.
6. Ma je k’ o siyemeji,
Ki irora mu bo ‘hun,
Fun l’ ebun lati wipe,
“B’ iye, b’ iku, ife Re.”
7. K’ o le wu O lati wo
Alaisan ijo wa san,
Bi beko, awa mo pe
Fun rere ni ife Re.

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