My Collection of Yoruba Hymns

Author: Martin Luther (1529) 'Bi'sadi nla l'Ọlọrun wa, Odi wa ti ko le yẹ;  Olùrànlọ́wọ́ n'nu igbi,  Idanwo to yi wa ka  'Tori ọta 'gba nni, Tun fẹ ṣe wa n'ibi;  Agbara re si pọ, Pẹlu ikorira,  Ko s'iru rẹ ni aye yi. A ko gbẹkẹl' agbara wa,  Tori yo ja wa kulẹ  Ti ko ba si pe Ẹni naa, Ti Ọlọrun yan fun wa  O fẹ m'Ẹni naa bi?  Jesu Kristi ni iṣe  Oluwa Ologun,  Ẹni ayeraye,  Yoo si ṣẹgun ni dandan. B'ẹmi aimọ ni gbogb'aye,  N halẹ lati bo wa mọlẹ; A ki o bẹru 'tor'Ọlọrun  Fẹ ṣẹgun nípasẹ̀ wa;  Ọm' alade okunkun,  Ẹ̀rù rẹ̀ ko ba wa A o bori 'runu rẹ Iparun rẹ daju Ọr' Ọlọ́run yoo bii ṣubu Ọrọ yẹn ju agbara aye lọ,  Ṣíọ̀ sí wọn, o wa titi, Ẹ̀mí at' awọn ẹ̀bùn Rẹ̀  Jẹ tiwa nipasẹ Jesu. Ẹrù, ará lè lọ, At' ara kiku yìí  Won le pa ara yìí: Oot' Ọlọ́run sì wà Ìjọba Rẹ̀ wà títí láí.  Source: Hymnaro #703 (Some adjustments made in the translation by me, Ayobami Temitope Keh...

Author: John Newton 1. B’oruko Jesu ti dun to, Ogo ni fun Oruko Re o tan banuje at’ogbe Ogo ni fun oruko Re Ogo f’oko Re, ogo f’oko Re Ogo f’oruko Oluwa Ogo f’oko Re, ogo f’oko Re Ogo f’oruko Oluwa 2. O wo okan to gb’ogbe san Ogo ni fun oruko Re Ounje ni f’okan t’ebi npa Ogo ni fun oruko Re 3. O tan aniyan elese, Ogo ni fun oruko Re O fun alare ni simi Ogo ni fun oruko Re 4. Nje n o royin na f’elese, Ogo ni fun oruko re Pe mo ti ri Olugbala Ogo ni fun oruko Re. 1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds in a believer's ear! It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds, and drives away our fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole and calms the troubled breast; 'tis manna to the hungry soul, and to the weary, rest. 3 O Jesus, shepherd, guardian, friend, my Prophet, Priest, and King, my Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, accept the praise I bring. 4 How weak the effort of my heart, how cold my warmest thought; but when I see you as you are, I'll praise you as I ought. 5 Till then I would y...