C.A.C. Hymn 426

Gen. 1:3

ENGLISH

1.  Thou whose almighty word

Chaos and darkness heard

And took their flight,

Hear us, we humbly pray,

And where the gospel day

Sheds not its glorious ray

Let there be light!

 

2. Thou who didst come to bring

On Thy redeeming wing

Healing and sight,

Health to the sick in mind,

Sight to the inly blind,

O now to all mankind

Let there be light!

 

3. Spirit of truth and love,

Life-giving, holy Dove,

Speed forth Thy flight:

Move on the water's face,

Spreading the beams of grace,

And in earth's darkest place

Let there be light!

 

4. Blessed and holy Three,

Glorious Trinity,

Grace, love, and might,

Boundless as ocean's tide

Rolling in fullest pride,

Through the world far and wide

Let there be light!

Amen.

KulhuD

YORUBA

1. Iwo ti okunkun

Gb‘oro agbara Re,

To si fo lo:

Gboti wa, a nbe O,

Nibit‘ ihinrere

Ko ti tan mole re,

K‘imole wa.

2. ‘Wo t‘iye apa Re

Mu iriran w‘aye,

At‘ilera:

Ilera ti inu;

Iriran ti okan;

Fun gbogbo eniyan

K‘imole wa.

 

3. Iwo Emi oto,

Ti o n f‘iye fun wa,

Fo kakiri:

Gbe fitila anu

Fo ka oju omi,

Ni ‘bi okunkun nla,

K‘imole wa

 

4. Metalokan Mimo,

Ogbon, ife, Ipa,

Alabukun!

B‘igbi omi okun

Ti nyi ni ipa re,

Be ka gbogbo aye,

K‘imole wa

Amin.