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.