Yoruba Hymn: Oke kan mbe jina rere – There is a green hill far away
Oke kan mbe jina rere – There is a green hill far away
Bible Reference:
Luke 23:33 NLT – When they came to a place called The Skull, they nailed him to the cross.
Luku 23: 33 – Nigbati nwọn si de ibi ti a npè ni Agbari, nibẹ̀ ni nwọn gbé kàn a mọ agbelebu,
Oke kan mbe jina rere
Verse 1
Oke kan mbẹ jina rere,
Lẹhin odi ilu,
Nibit’ a kan Oluwa mọ,
Ẹnit’ o ku fun wa.
Verse 2
A ko le mọ, a ko le sọ,
B’ irora Rẹ ti to,
Ṣugbọn a mọ pe ’tori wa
L’O ṣe jiya níbẹ.
Verse 3
O ku k’a le ri ’dariji,
K’a le huwa rere;
K’a si le d’orun nikehin,
N’ itoye ẹjẹ Rẹ.
Verse 4
Ko tun s’ẹni ’re miran mọ,
T’o le sanwo ẹsẹ;
On l’o le ṣilẹkun ọrun,
K’o si gba wa sile.
Verse 5
A ! b’ ìfẹ Rẹ ti ṣọwọn to,
O ye k’a fẹràn Rẹ !
K’a si gbẹkẹle ẹjẹ Rẹ,
K’a si se ifẹ Rẹ. Amin.
There is a green hill far away
- There is a green hill far away,
Outside a city wall,
Where our dear Lord was crucified
Who died to save us all.
- We may not know, we cannot tell,
What pains he had to bear,
But we believe it was for us
He hung and suffered there.
- He died that we might be forgiven,
He died to make us good,
That we might go at last to heaven,
Saved by his precious blood.
- There was no other good enough
To pay the price of sin,
He only could unlock the gate
Of heaven and let us in.
- Oh, dearly, dearly, has he loved!
And we must love him too,
And trust in his redeeming blood,
And try his works to do. Amin
