E Maa Te Siwaju, Kriatian Olugun

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E maa te siwaju, Kriatian ologun

Author: S. Baring-Gould; Translator: Anonymous
Tune: ST. GERTRUDE
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1 E maa te siwaju, Kriatian ologun
Maa tejumo mo Jesu t’o mbe niwaju;
Kristi Oluwa wa niBalogun wa
Wo! asia re wa niwaju ogun.

Egbe:
E ma te siwaju Kristain ologun
Sa tejumo Jesu t’o mbe niwaju.

2 Ni oruko Jesu ogun esu sa,
Nje Kristian ologun, ma nso si segun;
Orun apadi mi ni hiho iyin
Ara gbohun yin ga, gb’orin yin soke. [Egbe]

3 Bi egbe ogun nla, n’Ijo Olorun,
Ara, a nrin l’ona t’awon mimo
A ko ya wa n’ipa, egebe kan ni wa
Okan L’eko n’ife ati n’ireti. [Egbe]

4 Ite at’ijoba wonyi le parun,
Sugbon Ijo jesu y’o wa titi lai,
Orun apadi ko le bor’ ijo yi
A n’ileri Kristi, eyi ko le ye. [Egbe]

5 E ma ba ni kalo, eyin eyan;
D’ohun yin po mo, lorin isegun,
Ogo, iyin, ola fun Kristi Oba
Eyi ni y’o ma je orin wa titi. [Egbe]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15878

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Author: S. Baring-Gould

Baring-Gould, Sabine, M.A., eldest son of Mr. Edward Baring-Gould, of Lew Trenchard, Devon, b. at Exeter, Jan. 28, 1834, and educated at Clare College, Cambridge, B.A. 1857, M.A. 1860. Taking Holy Orders in 1864, he held the curacy of Horbury, near Wakefield, until 1867, when he was preferred to the incumbency of Dalton, Yorks. In 1871 he became rector of East Mersea, Essex, and in 1881 rector of Lew Trenchard, Devon. His works are numerous, the most important of which are, Lives of the Saints, 15 vols., 1872-77; Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, 2 series, 1866-68; The Origin and Development of Religious Belief, 2 vols., 1869-1870; and various volumes of sermons. His hymns, original and translated, appeared in the Church Times; Hymns Ancien… Go to person page >

Translator: Anonymous

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Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	E maa te siwaju, Kriatian ologun
Title:	E Maa Te Siwaju, Kriatian Olugun
English Title:	Onward, Christian soldiers
Author:	S. Baring-Gould
Translator:	Anonymous
Meter:	11.11.11 D
Language:	Yoruba
Refrain First Line:	E ma te siwaju Kristain ologun
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Tune

ST. GERTRUDE

The popularity of this hymn is partly due to ST. GERTRUDE, the marching tune that Arthur S. Sullivan (PHH 46) composed for this text. The tune was published in the Musical Times of December 1871 in an advertisement for Joseph Barnby's (PHH 438) forthcoming Hymnary, which published both text and tune…

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