My Collection of Yoruba Hymns

Words: Isaac Watts (1674-1748), 1719 Ayo baye: Oluwa de! Kaye gba Oba re; Kokan gbogbo pes'aye fun Un, Ki gbogbo eda korin. Ayo baye: Jesu joba; Ki eniyan korin; Gbati ohun gbogbo laye Tun n ro iro iro ayo. Kese at'ikanu ye wa Kile ye hu egun; O wa lati da ibukun Sori egun gbogbo. O n fotito joba laye, O si m' oril 'ede Jeri ogo at'oto Re, At'iyanu 'fe Re. Joy to the world! the Lord is come: let earth receive her King; let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing. Joy to the world! the Savior reigns; let us our songs employ, while fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains repeat the sounding joy. No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground; he comes to make his blessings flow far as the curse is found. He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove the glories of his righteousness, and wonders of his love.

Words: Ray Palmer, 1830 Igbagbo mi n wo O, Iwo Od'Aguntan, Olugbala, Jo, gbo adura mi Mese mi gbogbo lo Kemi latoni lo si je tire. Ki ore-ofe Re, Filera fokan mi, Mu mi tara; Biwo ti ku fun mi, A! kife mi si O, Ko ma gbona titi, Ina iye. Gba mo rin lokunkun, Tibinu yi mi ka, Samona mi, Mokunkun lo loni, N'omije anu nu, Lai, ma je ki n sako Li odo Re. Gbati aye ba pin, Todo tutu iku, Nsan lori mi: Jesu, ninu ife, Mu kifoya mi lo, Gbe mi doke orun Bokan ta ra. My faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine! Now hear me while I pray, take all my guilt away, O let me from this day be wholly Thine! May Thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart, my zeal inspire! As Thou hast died for me, O may my love to Thee, Pure warm, and changeless be, a living fire! While life’s dark maze I tread, And griefs around me spread, be Thou my guide; Bid darkness turn to day, wipe sorrow’s tears away, Nor let me ever stray from

Words: John Burton, Sr., Youth’s Mon­i­tor in Verse, 1803. Bibeli mimo torun Owon isura temi! 'Wo ti n wi bi mo ti ri, 'Wo ti n so bi mo ti wa. 'Wo nko mi, bi mo sina, 'Wo n f'ife Oluwa han; 'Wo lo si n to ese mi, 'Wo lo n dare at'ebi. 'Wo ni ma tu wa ninu, Ninu wahala aye, 'Wo n ko ni, nipa 'gbagbo Pe a le segun iku. 'Wo lo n so tayo ti n bo, Ati 'parun elese; Bibeli mimo torun, Owon isura temi. Holy Bible, Book divine, Precious treasure, thou art mine; Mine to tell me whence I came; Mine to teach me what I am. Mine to chide me when I rove; Mine to show a Savior’s love; Mine thou art to guide and guard; Mine to punish or reward. Mine to comfort in distress; Suffering in this wilderness; Mine to show, by living faith, Man can triumph over death. Mine to tell of joys to come, And the rebel sinner’s doom; O thou holy Book divine, Precious treasure, thou art mine.

Author: J. M. Driver (1892) Itan iyanu tife! So fun mi leekan si, Itan iyanu tife! Ti n dun leti kikan! Awon angeli rohin re, awon oluso si gbagbo, Elese iwo ki yoo gbo, itan iyanu tife? Iyanu!/3X Itan iyanu tife! Itan iyanu tife! Biwo tile sako Itan iyanu tife!Sibe o n pe loni; Latori oke Kalfari, lati orisun Krystali; Lat isedale aye; Itan iyanu tife! Itan iyanu tife! Jesu ni isimi; Itan iyanu tife! Fun awon olooto, To sinmi nilu nla orun, pel' awon to saju wa lo; Won n kan orin ayo orun: Itan iyanu tife! Wonderful story of love; Tell it to me again; Wonderful story of love; Wake the immortal strain! Angels with rapture announce it, Shepherds with wonder receive it; Sinner, oh, won’t you believe it? Wonderful story of love. Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful, wonderful story of love. Wonderful story of love; Though you are far away; Wonderful story of love; Still He doth call today; Calling from Calvary’s mountain, Down from the crystal-br

Author: Gilmore, Joseph Henry O n to mi lo iro 'bukun, Oro torun tu mi ninu, Ohun ti o wu kemi se Sibe Olorun n to mi lo. Refrain: O n to mi lo, O n to mi lo, Owo Re lo fi n to mi lo, Lotito ni mo fe tele E Nitoriti O n to mi lo Nigba miran tiponju wa, Nigba miiran logba Eden Leba odo lokun 'ponju, Sibe Olorun n to mi lo. Oluwa mo dowo Re mu N ko ni kun, n ko ni ibanuje, Fohun 'yowu ti mo le ri Niwon t'Olorun mi n to mi Nigba 'se mi laye ba pin, Toor'ofe Re fun mi nisegun, Emi ko ni beru iku, Niwon t'Olorun mi n to mi. Source: YBH #606 He leadeth me! O blessed thought, O words with heav’nly comfort fraught; Whate’er I do, where’er I be, Still ’tis Christ’s hand that leadeth me. He leadeth me, he leadeth me; by his own hand he leadeth me: his faithful follower I would be, for by his hand he leadeth me. Sometimes mid scenes of deepest gloom, sometimes where Eden's flowers bloom, by waters calm, o'er troubled

Author Unknown To won, Baba si O, To won si O; Awon omo wonyi Ti O fun ni, Nipa 'fe Re orun, To won Baba si O, To won, Baba si O, To won si O. Gbati aye ba n dan Ko won lona Re, Ma je kohun etan Mu won sina. Kuro nipa 'danwo To won Baba si O, To won, Baba si O, To won si O. Fun 'ru won ni Jesu Wa lomode, O si gbaye ese Lailabawon; A! 'Tori Re ma sai To won Baba si O, To won, Baba si O, To won si O. 'Gbagbo mi le sai pe Sibe mo mo Pawon ore wonyi 'Wo yoo gba won; A! Gb' okan won sodo Ko si to won si O To won, Baba si O, To won si O. Source: YBH #430 (I adjusted line 2 of verse 2) Guide them, Father to thee, guide them to Thee All these thy great children, that Thou giveth Lord, By Thy heav'nly love, Guide them Father to Thee Guide them, Father to thee, guide them to Thee When this life is sweet, train them Thy way, Let not deceitful treasure mislead them all, Away from temptation, guide them Father to Thee

Author Unknown Jesu ni Balogun oko E mase je ka foya Olutoko wa ni Jesu Y'o mu oko wa gunle Refrain: E ma se beru E kun fun ayo Nitori Jesu l'oga oko Bo ti wu k'iji na le to Y'o mu oko wa gunle Eyin ero t'o wa l'oko E kepe Jesu nikan K'e si gbeke yin le Jesu Y'o mu oko wa gunle Olugbala 'wa toro Re Mu igb'omi pa roro Iwo t'o rin lori omi T'o sun, beni ko si nkan Kil' ohun to nba yin leru Eyin omo 'gun Kristi Bi Jesu ba wo ' nu oko Awa y'o fi 'gbi rerin 'Gbati 'gbi aye yi ba nja Lor' okun ati n'ile Abo kan mbe ti o daju Lodo Olugbala wa Lowo kiniun at' ekun Lowo eranko ibi Jesu y'o dabobo Tire Jesu y'o pa Tire mo Metalokan Alagbara Dabobo awa omo Re Lowo a'tegun ati 'ji Je k'awa k' alleluyah Ogo ni fun Baba loke Ogo ni fun Omo Re Ogo ni fun Emi Mimo Metalokan l'ope ye. Jesus is the Captain of the ship, So, do no let us