JESU B'OLUSO MA A SIN WA

By Dorothy A. Thrupp

Jesu b'Oluso ma a sin wa A n fe ike Re pupo F'ounje didara Re bo wa Tun agbo Re se fun wa Olugbala! Olugbala! O ra wa. Tire l'a se O seleri lati gba wa Pel'ese at'aini wa: O lanu lati fi wo wa Ipa lati da wa n'de Olugbala! Olugbala! A o wa o lakoko Je ka tete w'ojure Re Ka se'fe Re ni kutu Oluwa at'Olugbala Fife Re kun aya wa Olugbala! Olugbala! O fe wa sibesibe.

Saviour, like a shepherd lead us, Much we need Thy tender care; In Thy pleasant pastures feed us, For our use Thy folds prepare. Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus! Thou hast bought us, Thine we are. Blessed Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Thou hast bought us, Thine we are. We are Thine, Thou dost befriend us, Be the guardian of our way; Keep Thy flock, from sin defend us, Seek us when we go astray. Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Hear, O hear us when we pray. Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Hear, O hear us when we pray. Thou hast promised to receive us, Poor and sinful though we be; Thou hast mercy to relieve us, Grace to cleanse and power to free. Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! We will early turn to Thee. Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! We will early turn to Thee. Early let us seek Thy favor, Early let us do Thy will; Blessèd Lord and only Savior, With Thy love our bosoms fill. Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Thou hast loved us, love us still. Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus! Thou hast loved us, love us still.

Dorothy Ann Thrupp was born in London, June 10, 1779. She contributed some hymns, under the pseudonym of "Iota," to W. Carus Wilson's Friendly Visitor and his Children's Friend. Other hymns by her, signed "D.A.T.," appeared in Mrs. Herbert Mayo's Selection of Hymns and Poetry for the Use of Infant Schools and Nurseries, 1838. She was also the editor of Hymns for the Young, c. 1830, in which all the hymns were given anonymously. She died in London on December 15, 1847.

--The Hymnal 1940 Companion

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