EMI ORUN GBADURA WA

Words: Andrew Reed, 1829

Emi orun, gbadura wa, Wa gbenu ile yi Sokale pel'agbara Re, Wa, Emi Mimo wa. Wa b'imole, si fihan wa Baini wa ti po to; Wa, to wa si ona iye, Ti olododo n rin. Wa bi ina ebo mimo: Sokan wa di mimo; Je ki okan wa je ore, Foruko Oluwa. Wa bi iri, si wa bukun Akoko mimo yi: Ki okan alaileso wa Le yo l'agbara Re. Wa bi adaba, n'apa Re, Apa ife mimo; Wa je ki ijo Re laye Dabi ijo torun. Emi orun, gbadura wa, Saye yi dile Re; Sokale pel'agbara Re, Wa, Emi Mimo wa.

Spirit divine, attend our prayers, and make this house thy home; descend with all thy gracious powers, O come, great Spirit, come! Come as the light; to us reveal our emptiness and woe, and lead us in those paths of life whereon the righteous go. Come as the fire and purge our hearts like sacrificial flame; let our whole soul an offering be to our Redeemer's Name. Come as the dove, and spread thy wings, the wings of peaceful love; and let thy Church on earth become blest as the Church above. Come as the dew and sweetly bless this consecrated hour; may barrenness rejoice to own thy fertilizing power. Spirit divine, attend our prayers, make a lost world thy home; descend with all thy gracious powers; O come, great Spirit, come!

Reed, Andrew, D.D., son of Andrew Reed, was born in London on Nov. 27, 1787, and educated for the Congregational Ministry at Hackney College, London. He was first the pastor of the New Road Chapel, St. George's-in-the-East, and then of the Wycliffe Chapel, which was built through his exertions in 1830. His degree was conferred by Yule College, America. He died Feb. 25, 1862.

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