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Text:Gbemi Jesu (Lift Me, Jesus)
Tune:[Gbemi, gbemi Jesu]
Media:Audio recording

42. Gbemi Jesu (Lift Me, Jesus)

Yoruba:
Gbemi, gbemi, Jesu.
Gbemi, gbemi, Jesu.
Amen. Amen.
Ghami, ghami, Jesu.
Ghami, ghami, Jesu.
Amen. Amen.

English:
Lift me, lift me, Jesus.
Lift me, lift me, Jesus.
Amen. Amen.
Lift me, lift me, Jesus.
Lift me, lift me, Jesus.
Amen. Amen.

Optional stanzas:
Save me, save me, Jesus. Amen.
Bless me, bless me, Jesus. Amen.
Heal me, heal me, Jesus. Amen.
Help me, help me, Jesus. Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Gbemi, gbemi, Jesu (Lift me, lift me, Jesus)
Title: Gbemi Jesu (Lift Me, Jesus)
Yoruba Title: Gbemi Jesu
Language: English; Yoruba
Publication Date: 2010
Topic: Faith and Prayer
Source: Yoruba
Tune Information
Name: [Gbemi, gbemi Jesu]
Key: d minor
Source: Yoruba



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