MO TI SELERI JESU

By
John Ernest Bode (February 13, 1816 – October 6, 1874)

Mo ti seleri Jesu
Lati sin O dopin
Ma wa lodo mi titi
Baba mi Ore mi
Emi k'yo beru ogun
B'Iwo ba sun mo mi
Emi ki yo si sina
B'O ba fona han mi

Je ki n mo p'O sunmo mi
'Tori'baje aye
Aye fe gba okan mi
Aye fe tan mi je
Ota yi mi kakiri
Lode ati ninu
Sugbon Jesu sunmo mi
Dabo bo okan mi

Je ki emi ko ma gbo
Ohun Re, Jesu mi
Ninu igbi aye yi
Titi nigbagbogbo
So ko fokan mi bale
Te 'ri okan mi ba
So kemi le gbo Tire
'Wo Olutoju mi

'Wo ti seleri Jesu
F'awon to tele O
Pe ibikibi t'O wa
Lawon yoo si wa
Mo ti seleri Jesu
Lati sin O dopin
Je ki n ma to O lehin
Baba mi, Ore mi

Je ki n ma ripase Re
Ki n le ma tele O
Agbara Re nikan ni
Ti m' ba le tele O
To mi, pe mi, si fa mi
Di mi mu de opin
Si gba mi si odo Re
Baba mi, Ore mi

O Jesus, I have promised
To serve Thee to the end;
Be Thou forever near me,
My Master and my Friend;
I shall not fear the battle
If Thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway
If Thou wilt be my Guide

Oh, let me hear Thee speaking
In accents clear and still,
I dare not trust my judgment:
Thy way shall be my will;
Oh, speak to reassure me,
To hasten or control;
Oh, speak, and help me listen,
Thou Guardian of my soul.

O Jesus, Thou hast promised
To all who follow Thee
That where Thou art in glory
There shall Thy servant be;
And Jesus, I have promised
To serve Thee to the end—
Oh, give me grace to follow,
My Master and my Friend.

Oh, let me see Thy footprints,
And in them plant mine own;
My hope to follow duly
Is in Thy strength alone;
Oh, guide me, call me, draw me,
Uphold me to the end;
And then in Heav’n receive me,
My Savior and my Friend.


Comments

  1. Thank you, I needed this because it is one of my Mums favorite hymns

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  2. Blessings to you . I was just studying and this Yoruba hymn started playing on my mind. I just wanted to check if it is on U-tube and there you are. Blessings to you again.

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