O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
Words by George Matheson, 1842–1906·Tune: ST. MARGARET
Eʋegbe
English
Verse 1
Eʋegbe
O lɔlɔ̃ si magblem ɖia kpɔ Nye luʋɔ dahe kpɔ gbɔ dzɔe Metrɔ nyea' gbe blibo la nɛ Be le eƒe agbetsia me Manɔ dedi le 'gbɔ.
English
O Love that wilt not let me go, I rest my weary soul in Thee; I give Thee back the life I owe, That in Thine ocean depths its flow May richer, fuller be.
Verse 2
Eʋegbe
O, keklẽ si nɔa nye mɔ dzi. Metsɔ ny'ame bliboa na wò Ne nye dzime nanɔ dzadzɛ Be le keli nyui ma me la Manɔ kɔkɔe le ɖaa.
English
O Light that followest all my way, I yield my flickering torch to Thee; My heart restores its borrowed ray, That in Thy sunshine’s blaze its day May brighter, fairer be.
Verse 3
Eʋegbe
Dzidzɔ si le diyem veve, Nye ma teŋu asẽ dzimeo Ke boŋ makpɔ wò nyonyo Manya wò ŋgbedodo bena Avi mega li o.
English
O Joy that seekest me through pain, I cannot close my heart to Thee; I trace the rainbow through the rain, And feel the promise is not vain That morn shall tearless be.
Verse 4
Eʋegbe
Atitsoga si kɔm ɖe dzi Nye mateŋu adzo le 'gbɔ o Meku ɖea' gbe tofloko'o me Ke mado kple agbe yeye Si nye agbemavɔ.
English
O Cross that liftest up my head, I dare not ask to fly from Thee; I lay in dust life’s glory dead, And from the ground there blossoms red Life that shall endless be.
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