XƆLA GBƆ FIẼ YAYRA ÐE MĨADZI

Eʋegbe

Xɔla gbɔ fie yayra ɖe mi Na dzudzɔ mía luʋɔwo Miele vɔ̃ kple didi me υum Eɖea mi heyɔa dɔ mi.

English

Savior, breathe an evening blessing, Ere repose our spirits seal; Sin and want we come confessing; Thou canst save, and Thou canst heal.

Eʋegbe

Togbɔ be zã-ŋɔdzi li hã Viviti maɣla ɖe wò-o. Wòe ɖeɖi metea ŋuwò o Edzɔa tɔwòwo ŋu daa!

English

Though the night be dark and dreary, Darkness cannot hide from Thee; Thou art He who, never weary, Watchest where Thy people be.

Eʋegbe

Ne agbetsɔtsrɔ̃ ƒo xlã mi Aŋutrɔ to mia ŋu yi Wò dɔlawo ƒo xlã mi la Mianɔ dedie ne Eli.

English

Though destruction walk around us, Though the arrow past us fly, Angel guards from Thee surround us, We are safe if Thou art nigh.

Eʋegbe

Ne ku, kpata ɖe to ɖe mi Ne mia mlɔƒe zu yɔdo Ŋdi keklẽ nyui ma nanyɔ mi, Miava do makumakue.

English

Should swift death this night o’retake us, And our couch become our tomb, May the morn of glory wake us, Clad in light and deathless bloom.