Gbagbo Awon 'Ya Wa / Faith of Our Mothers

Author: Arthur Bardwell Patten

Gbagbo awon 'ya wa, 'gbagbo aaye Nn' orin at'adura, ale; N' alo at' ife eba ina, Ibagbe re si wa yi wa ka, 'Gbagbo' awon 'ya wa, aaye ni, Ao di o mu titi d'opin. 'Gbagbo awon 'ya wa, aaye ni, 'Bi 'gbekele 't' or'ofe ti nwa Yiya si mimo re ba a le je, 'Bere iran olola nla; Igbagbo 'ya wa, ife ni, Ao di o mu titi d'opin. 'Gbagbo awon 'ya wa nfona han ni, Nnu 'reti at' aigbagbo odo, B'oju at'ona wa tile sookun, T'ao ko tile le r'itoju Re. 'Gbagbo Iya wa, ti Kristi ni, Ao di o mu titi d'opin. 'Gbagbo Iya wa, ti Kristi ni, N'otito to ta 'jewo way o, O ntoju 'le o si gba ijo la, Iwa wa si nf' emi re han; 'Gbagbo 'ya wa ti Kristi ni, Ao di o mu titi d'opin. Source: Yoruba Baptist Hymnal #619

Faith of our mothers, living still  In cradle song and bedtime prayer, In nurs'ry lore and fireside love, thy presence still pervades the air: Faith of our mothers, living faith, We will be true to thee till death. Faith of our mothers, loving faith, Fount of our childhood's trust and grace, O may thy consecration prove Source of a finer, nobler race: Faith of our mothers, living faith, We will be true to thee till death. Faith of our mothers, guiding faith, For youthful longing, youthful doubt, How blurred our vision, blind our way, Thy providential care without: Faith of our mothers, guiding faith, We will be true to thee till death. Faith of our mothers, Christian faith,  In truth beyond our stumbling creeds, Still serve the home and save the church, And breathe thy spirit through our deeds: Faith of our mothers, Christian faith, We will be true to thee till death.