Yoruba Hymn: Gbat’ab ‘Oluwa Rin – Trust and Obey
Gbat’ab ‘Oluwa Rin
Hymn no.809 of the Christ Apostolic Church Hymn Book
- ‘Gbat’ab ‘Oluwa rin
N’nu ‘mọlẹ ọrọ Rẹ;
Ọnà wa yíò ti mọlẹ to!
‘Gbat’a ba nṣe ‘fẹ Re,
On y’o ma ba wa gbe,
Ati awọn t’o gbẹkẹ wọn le.
Refrain
Sa gbẹkẹle,
Ọna miran ko sí
Lati l’ayọ n’nu Jesu,
Ju pe, ka gbẹkẹle.
Ko s’ohun to le dé,
L’oke tabi n’ilẹ,
To le ko agbára Rẹ l’oju;
Iyemeji, ẹrú,
Ìbànújẹ, ẹkun
Ko le dúró, bi a gbẹkẹle.
Refrain
Kò sí wàhálà mọ
Tabi ìbànújẹ,
O ti san gbogbo ‘gbese wọnyi
Ko si aro kan mọ,
Tabi ifajuro,
Ṣugbọn ‘bukun b’a ba gbẹkẹle.
Refrain
A kò le f’ẹnu sọ
Bi ‘fẹ Rẹ ti pọ to
Titi ao fi f’ara wa rubọ;
Anu ti O nfi han
At’ayọ t’O nfun ni
Jẹ ti awọn ti o gbẹkẹle.
Refrain
Ni ‘dapọ pẹlu Rẹ,
Ào joko l’ẹsẹ Rẹ,
Tabi ki a ma rin pẹlu Rẹ.
Awa yo gbọ Tirẹ,
Ào jiṣẹ t’O ran wa,
Ma bẹrù, sa gbẹkẹle nikan.
Amin.
English – Trust and Obey
Verse 1
When we walk with the Lord
In the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way;
While we do His good will,
He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.
Trust and obey,
For there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus,
But to trust and obey.
Verse 2
Not a shadow can rise,
Not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear,
Not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.
Verse 3
Not a burden we bear,
Not a sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief or a loss,
Not a frown or a cross,
But is blest if we trust and obey.
Verse 4
But we never can prove
The delights of His love,
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favor He shows,
And the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.
Verse 5
Then in fellowship sweet
We will sit at His feet,
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;
What He says we will do;
Where He sends, we will go,
Never fear, only trust and obey.
