Gbo 'gbe ayo! Oluwa de / Hark! The Glad Sound
Author:Philip Doddridge
| Gbo 'gbe ayo! Oluwa de, 
Jesu t' a seleri; 
Ki gbogbo okan mura de, 
K' ohun mura ko ' rin 
O de lati t' onde sile, 
L' oko eru Esu; 
'Lekun 'de fo niwaju Re, 
Sekeseke 'rin da. 
O delarin 'baje aiye 
Lati tan 'mole Re, 
Lati fun awon afoju 
N' iriran f' oju 
won. 
O de! 'Tunu f' okan 'rora, 
Iwosan f' agbogbe; 
O de pel' opo 'sura Re 
Fun awon talaka. 
Hosanna wa, Oba 'lafia 
Ao kede bibo Re; 
Gbogbo orun y'o ma korin 
Oruko t' a feran. 
Source: YBH #90  | 
Hark, the glad sound! The Savior comes, 
the Savior promised long! 
Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne, and ev'ry voice a song. 
He comes the pris'ners to release, 
in Satan’s bondage held; the gates of brass before Him burst, the iron fetters yield. 
He comes from thickest films of vice 
To clear the mental ray And on the eyeballs of the blind To pour celestial day. 
He comes the broken heart to bind, 
the bleeding soul to cure, and with the treasures of His grace t'enrich the humbled poor. 
Our glad Hosannas, Prince of Peace, 
Thy welcome shall proclaim; and heav'n’s eternal arches ring with Thy beloved Name.  | 
Beautiful song 😍
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