1. Ɛrennyɛ bepɔ tenten no so
Anaa po a hum no so.
Ɛrennyɛ wɔ ɛko ano
Na m’Aw’rade behia me.
Na sɛ ɔde nne ketewa frɛ me
Sɛ menkɔ kwan a mennim so a
Mɛbua sɛ Aw’rade me nsa hyɛ wo nsam’:
Mɛkɔ deɛ wo pɛ sɛ mekɔ.
Mɛkɔ deɛ wo pɛ sɛ me kɔ, Aw’rade
Wɔ bepɔ, tata’ anaa po so;
Mɛka deɛ wopɛ sɛ me ka, Awurade;
Mɛyɔ deɛ wo pɛ sɛ meyɔ.
2. Ebia ɛnnɛ ɔdɔ nsɛm bi wɔ
hɔ a, Yesu pɛ sɛ meka;
Sesɛɛ obi nam bɔne kwan so a,
Ɛsɛ sɛ me hwehwɛ no.
Agyenkwa ka meho ɛwom sɛ Ɔ-
kwan no m’ yɛ hu sɛ mɛfa so,
Mɛsan aka wo n’sɛmpa no akyerɛ:
Mɛka deɛ wo pɛ sɛ meka.
Mɛkɔ deɛ wo pɛ sɛ me kɔ, Aw’rade
Wɔ bepɔ, tata’ anaa po so;
Mɛka deɛ wopɛ sɛ me ka, Awurade;
Mɛyɔ deɛ wo pɛ sɛ meyɔ.
3. Bea’ bi wɔ hɔ a, ɛda fam yie
Wɔ asaase so a ɛtrɛ a,
Mede me nna tiaa bɛyɛ so adwuma
Ama Yesu a Wɔsɛn no.
Mede m’adeɛ nyinaahyɛ wo nsa
Na menim sɛ wodɔ me,
Mede koma pa bɛyɛ w’apɛdeɛ:
Mɛyɔ deɛ wo pɛ sɛ meyɔ
Mɛkɔ deɛ wo pɛ sɛ me kɔ, Aw’rade
Wɔ bepɔ, tata’ anaa po so;
Mɛka deɛ wopɛ sɛ me ka, Awurade;
Mɛyɔ deɛ wo pɛ sɛ meyɔ.
Ɛmu nsɛm: Mary Brown, 1856–1918
Nnwom: Carrie E. Rounsefell, 1861–1930
