KRIST' KI 'JOBA RE DE

Words: Lewis Hensley, 1867
Music: St. Cecilia, Kingsland

Krist' ki 'joba Re de,
Ki ase Re bere;
F' opa-rin Re fo
Gbogbo ipa ese.

Ijoba ife da,
Ati t' Alafia?
Gbawo ni irira
Yio tan bi t'orun?

Akoko na ha da,
T' ote yio pari,
Ika at' ireje,
Pelu ifekufe?

Oluwa joo, dide,
Wa n'nu agbara Re;
Fi ayo fun awa
Ti o nsaferi Re

Eda ngan ooko Re,
'Koko nje agbo Re;
Iwa 'tiju pupo
Nfihan pe 'fe tutu.

Ookun bole sibe,
Ni ile keferi:
Dide 'Rawo ooro,
Dide, mase wo mo.
Amin.

Source: Yoruba Baptist Hymnal #149
English
Thy kingdom come, O God!
Thy rule, O Christ begin!
Break with thine iron rod
the tyrannies of sin!

Where is thy reign of peace,
and purity and love?
When shall all hatred cease,
as in the realms above?

When comes the promised time
that war shall be no more,
oppression, lust, and crime
shall flee thy face before?

We pray thee, Lord, arise,
and come in thy great might;
revive our longing eyes,
which languish for thy sight.

Men scorn thy sacred Name,
and wolves devour thy fold;
by many deeds of shame we
learn that love grows cold.

O'er heathen lands afar thick
darkness broodeth yet: arise, O Morning Star, arise, and never set!


Hensley, Lewis, M.A., born May, 1824, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where in 1846 he graduated as Senior Wrangler, and first Smith's Prizeman. From 1846 to 1852 he was a Fellow and Assistant Tutor of Trinity College. Taking Holy Orders in 1851, he held successively the Curacy of Upton-with-Chalvey, Bucks; the Vicarage of Ippolyts-with-Great-Wymondly, Hertfordshire, and that of Hitchin, in the same county; Rural Dean, 1867. His works include Household Devotions; Shorter Household Devotions, &c. His hymns appeared in his Hymns for the Sundays after Trinity, London, Bell & Daldy, 1864; and Hymns for the Minor Sundays from Advent to Whitsuntide, London, Bell & Daldy, 1867. His Advent hymn, "Thy Kingdom come, O God," is from the latter of these works.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Comments

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    1. Thank for bringing alive those hymns of old that drew our hearts to the kingdom of God. The kingdom of peace and righteousness

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  2. God bless you darling sis. My spirit is highly lifted through your collection of hymns, as I prefer them being sung in Yoruba than English. Do give me a deeper inspiration/ministration.

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  3. I so much value this work. More grace!!!

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  4. Omobola Babs-Akinyeye15 February 2018 at 10:02

    Thanks be to God for giving one of His daughter so great inspiration. What a blessing? God bless you real good. More anointing.

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  5. Thank you so much for the hymns. Inspiring and encouraging

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  6. thank you for this hymns collection...your blog has helped a whole lot to get yoruba hymns online...you're doing a great job...please keep it up!

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    1. You are welcome sir. I will keep it up by His grace .

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  7. Thanks for this hymn.

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  8. Please what is the number of this hymn in CAC hymnal?

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    1. I can't say but you can just search out the first line on the song index. Shalom!

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  9. Wow, just now this hymn came to my mind. After singing it I decided to Google it (a trial) and it came out.
    Lovely, may God Almighty continues to strengthen and uphold you for this.
    Many of our youths (especially in Churches), and Churches should be thinking along this line, but rather doing otherwise.
    God bless you my Sister.

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  10. Epic! May the lord himself lift you far and above!!!

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  11. I commend your effort for this good work but there's something misleading in the attribution of numbers to the hymns from your source (The Baptist Hymnal). I have two English editions of The Baptist Hymnal (1956 and 1991, plus an Android app of the 1956...), none of which correspond to the numbering here. Pls check that. Thanks.

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    1. I didn't attribute The Baptist Hymnal at all. I referenced the Yoruba Baptist Hymnal for the Yoruba lyrics. Can you please check again?

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  12. Good job ma'am
    God bless you ma'am

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  13. God bless you for this inspirational hymns , heaven lifted songs.

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  14. This is too wonderful. I was singing this song in my dream in Yoruba as I was used to when I was a child. I googled it this morning to find your good work on it. The Lord Jesus bless you richly for this

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  15. This is beautiful. God bless you

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  16. Thanks so much for this great work it is much appreciated please keep it up. God bless you beyond your wildest dreams in Jesus Mighty name amen

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