ORE OFE OHUN
Words: Philip Doddridge (1702-1751)
Doddridge, Philip, D.D., was born in London, June 26, 1702. His grandfather was one of the ministers under the Commonwealth, who were ejected in 1662. His father was a London oilman. He was offered by the Duchess of Bedford an University training for ordination in the Church of England, but declined it. He entered Mr. Jennings's non-conformist seminary at Kibworth instead; preached his first sermon at Hinckley, to which Mr. Jennings had removed his academy. In 1723 he was chosen pastor at Kibworth. In 1725 he changed his residence to Market Harborough, still ministering at Kibworth. The settled work of his life as a preceptor and divine began in 1729, with his appointment to the Castle Hill Meeting at Northampton, and continued till in the last stage of consumption. He sailed to Lisbon, in 1751, where he died October 26, the same year.
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| Ore ofe! Ohun Adun ni l’eti wa Gbongbon re y’o gba orun kan Aye y’o gbo pelu Ore ofe sa N’igbekele mi Jesu ku fun araye O ku fun mi pelu Ore ofe l’o ko Oruko mi l’orun L’o fi mi fun Od’agutan T’O gba iya mi je. Ore ofe to mi S’ona alafia O ntoju mi l’ojojumo Ni irin ajo mi Ore ofe ko mi Bi a ti ‘gbadura O pa mi mo titi d’oni Ko si je ki nsako Je k’ore ofe yi F’agbara f’okan mi Ki nle fi gbogbo ipa mi At’ojo mi fun O. |
Grace ! 'tis a charming sound, Harmonious to the ear ; Heaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. Saved by grace alone; This is all my plea- Jesus died for all mankind, And Jesus died for me. 'Twas grace that wrote my name In life's eternal book; 'Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb, Who all my sorrows took. Grace taught my wandering feet To tread the heavenly road ; And new supplies each hour I meet, While pressing on to God. Grace taught my soul to pray, And made mine eyes o'erflow; 'Twas grace which kept me to this day, And will not let me go. Oh, let Thy grace inspire My soul with strength divine I May all my powers to Thee aspire, And all my days be Thine. |
Doddridge, Philip, D.D., was born in London, June 26, 1702. His grandfather was one of the ministers under the Commonwealth, who were ejected in 1662. His father was a London oilman. He was offered by the Duchess of Bedford an University training for ordination in the Church of England, but declined it. He entered Mr. Jennings's non-conformist seminary at Kibworth instead; preached his first sermon at Hinckley, to which Mr. Jennings had removed his academy. In 1723 he was chosen pastor at Kibworth. In 1725 he changed his residence to Market Harborough, still ministering at Kibworth. The settled work of his life as a preceptor and divine began in 1729, with his appointment to the Castle Hill Meeting at Northampton, and continued till in the last stage of consumption. He sailed to Lisbon, in 1751, where he died October 26, the same year.
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