LE DAWID ƑE FIA DU LA ME

Eʋegbe

Le Dawid ƒe fia du la me Lã xɔa ɖe nɔ afi ma 'Fisi vinɔ tsɔ vi la mlɔ Le lã'o ƒe nuɖunu me Mariae nye vinɔ la Yesu Kristo nye vi la.

English

Once in royal David’s city Stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a mother laid her Baby In a manger for His bed; Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little Child.

Eʋegbe

Etso dzi va anyigba dzi 'Mesi nye Mawu gã la Eƒe nɔƒe nye lã xɔme 'Ƒe mlɔƒe nye lã xɔme Le hia tɔwo dome la Ðela nɔ xexea la me

English

He came down to earth from heaven, Who is God and Lord of all, And His shelter was a stable, And His cradle was a stall; With the poor, and mean, and lowly, Lived on earth our Savior holy.

Eʋegbe

Le eƒe ɖevi me nɔnɔ Ebu na 'me he ɖoa to Tsɔ lɔlɔ̃ kpɔa dada ƒe mo Si ƒe'abɔ wo me wò mlɔ Edze na Ma'u vi'o Be wòa nɔ agbe nyui sia

English

And through all His wondrous childhood He would honor and obey, Love and watch the lowly mother In whose gentle arms He lay. Christian children all must be Mild, obedient, good as He.

Eʋegbe

Ke mia ŋkuwo akpɔe mlɔe ba To Eƒe xɔxɔ la me 'Labe Vi fatu sia enye. Miaƒ aƒetɔ le dziƒo Eye akplɔ viawo yi Afisi wò dzo yi la.

English

And our eyes at last shall see Him, Through His own redeeming love; For that Child so dear and gentle Is our Lord in heaven above; And He leads His children on To the place where He is gone.