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Israel Gyefo
Israel Gyefo
1. Israɛl Gyefo, yɛn anigye ne wo nkutoo,Wo nkyɛn na yɛsrɛ nhyira fi,Yɛ’adekyee mununkum Ne yɛn anadwo hann,Yɛn Hene yɛn Gyefo y’ade nyinaa!
2. Yɛnim sɛ ɔreba abɛboa ne nnwan anoNe wɔn akɔ Sion ɔdɔ mu,Ɛdeɛn nti na wosu wɔ ’wu bɔn no muNa wo kyinnkyin wɔ ɛs’rɛ no so?
3. Yɛ’akyinkyin akyɛ sɛ ahɔho bɔnɛ mu,Asu afrɛ wo wɔ ’serɛ so! Yɛ’atam fo di dɛB’rɛ a wɔhuu yɛ’ awerɛho,Ɛnkyɛ Israel bɛnya ahotɔ.
4. Nsɛmpa yɛ yɛn a yɛyɛ Sion mma dɛa.’Sɛn kyerɛne no ada ’di dada,Nsuro yɛdeɛ ɛyɛ Ahemman yɛ yɛn dea.Na nkwagye da berɛ no abɛn.
5. Me Gyefo pa,Ma minhunu w’anim hann no bio;Fa ’dɔ kyekyere me kra werɛ;Ma sɛdeɛ mepeWo nkyɛn maba noMfa anidaso mm’rɛ me koma.
6. Ɔhwɛ! Na abɔfoɔMpempem di ahurusi,Na adasamma twɛn n’asɛm;Ɔkasa! Na ne nne,Hyɛ mmerɛsanten ma,Na eyi Awurade ayɛ.
Ɛmu nsɛm: William W. Phelps, 1792–1872; yi firii Joseph Swain,1761–1796 nnwom mu. Na ɛwɔ LDS nnwom nhoma a edi kan no mu, 1835.
Nnwom: Freeman Lewis, 1780–1859