A O Pa De Leti Odo

Representative Text

1 A o pa de leti odo,
T’ese angeli ti te;
T’o mo gara bi kristali;
Leba ite olorun?

Egbe:
A o pade leti odo
Odo didan, odo didan na
Pel’ awon mimo leba odo
T’o nsan leba ite ni.

2 Leti bebe odo na yi
Pel’ Olusaguntan wa,
A o ma rin a o ma sin
B’a ti ntele ’pase Re. [Egbe]

3 K’a to de odo didan naa,
A o s’eru wa kale
Jesu y’o gba eru ese
Awon ti y’o de l’ade. [Egbe]

4 Nje l’eba odo tutu na,
A o r’oju Olugbala;
Emi wa ki o pinya mo
Yi o korin ogo Re. [Egbe]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15869

Translator: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Author: Robert Lowry

Robert Lowry was born in Philadelphia, March 12, 1826. His fondness for music was exhibited in his earliest years. As a child he amused himself with the various musical instruments that came into his hands. At the age of seventeen he joined the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, and soon became an active worker in the Sunday-school as teacher and chorister. At the age of twenty-two he gave himself to the work of the ministry, and entered upon a course of study at the University of Lewisburg, Pa. At the age of twenty-eight he was graduated with the highest honors of his class. In the same year of his graduation, he entered upon the work of the ministry. He served as pastor at West Chester, Pa., 1851-1858; in New York City, 1859-1861;… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: A o pa de leti odo
Title: A O Pa De Leti Odo
Author: Robert Lowry (1864)
Translator: Anonymous
Meter: 8.7.8.8.7 with refrain
Language: Yoruba
Copyright: Public Domain

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