O MAWU ƑE XEXEA

Eʋegbe

Mawu ƒe xexeame keke Ewɔ nuku ye wò nyo Wu gbetɔ ƒe gɔmesese! Mewu fofo la ƒe kpɔkplɔ'o Amedzro ko mienye le xexea sia Si le trotrom le ɣe la ŋu Mienye Ma'u vi'o, aƒea ɖe li Nami kple dzidzimea wo keŋ.

English

O world of God, so vast and strange, Profound and wonderful and fair, Beyond the utmost reach of thought, But not beyond a Father’s care! We are not strangers on this earth Whirling amid the suns of space; We are God’s children, this our home, With those of every clime and race.

Eʋegbe

Xexe sime agbe le Si tsaka dzidzɔ kple veve Si yɔ fũu kple vɔ kpakple nyui Bena nyui naɖu fia ɖe 'dzi. Eyae nye xexe si Ma'u lɔ̃. Wɔla ƒe ɖoɖo nye nyui sɔŋ Ma'u ƒe ŋgbeɖoɖo ƒe dziɖuɖu le Vi la ƒe vava me.

English

O world of man where life is lived, So strangely mingling joy and pain, So full of evil and of good, So needful that the good shall reign! It is this world that God has loved, And goodness was its Maker’s plan, The promise of God’s triumph is His coming in a Son of Man.

Eʋegbe

Xexe si li ƒe geɖee wo Edzɔkpɔ be ɣeyiɣi tɔ Le ɣeyiɣi tɔxe ma dzi "Titsoga la nɔ toa ɖe dzi" Le veve kple ku mee Miekpɔ 'ƒe lɔlɔ̃ wɔnuku la le Mawu ƒe nunya ƒe mɔwo Nyea menuveve si yɔa ɖɔ.

English

O world of time’s far-stretching years! There was a day when time stood still, A central moment when there rose A cross upon a cruel hill; In pain and death love’s power was seen, The mystery of time revealed, The wisdom of the ways of God, The grace through which man’s hurt is healed.