hymn

1. 1. Awake, my soul, to
joyful lays,
And sing thy great
Redeemer’s praise;
He justly claims a song
from me –
His loving-kindness
Oh, how free!
1. Me kra, nyan anigye
nnwom mu
Yi wo Gyefo kεsen’ ayε;
Mede No nnwom ka
ampa’ra;
Ne d‫כ‬ ayamye da h‫כ‬
kwa.
AWAKE MY SOUL
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2. 2. He saw me ruined in
the fall,
Yet loved me
notwithstanding all;
He saved me from my lost
estate –
His loving-kindness
Oh, how great!
2. Ohui sε masεe
asehwem’,
‘Yi nyinaa akyi ‫כ‬d‫ככ‬ me;
‫כ‬gyee me f’ri yera kwan
so;
Ne d‫כ‬ ayamye no so pii.
AWAKE MY SOUL
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3. 3. Though numerous
hosts of mighty foes,
Though earth and hell my
way oppose,
He safely leads my soul
along –
His loving-kindness,
Oh, how strong!
3. Sε atamfo tumfo d‫כ‬m
pii,
Wiase ne bonsam tia me
a,
‫כ‬da so ky’rε me kra
kwanpa;
Ne d‫כ‬ ayamye no ye pii.
AWAKE MY SOUL
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4. 4. When trouble, like a
gloomy cloud,
Has gathered thick and
thundered loud,
He near my soul has
always stood –
His loving-kindness
Oh, how good!
4. Sε haw adan
omununkum,
Na aprannaa rebobom
mpò a,
Ogyina me kra nkyεn
daa daa;
Ne d‫כ‬ ayamye no ye pii.
AWAKE MY SOUL
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5. 5. And when earth’s
rightful King shall
come,
To take His ransomed
people home,
I’ll sing upon that blissful
shore
His loving-kindness
evermore!
5. Sε wiase trenee Hen’
no ba,
Bεfa N’aponfo k‫כ‬ fie a,
Mεto dwom, ‘nigye
mpoano h‫;כ‬
Ne d‫כ‬ ayamye no ho
daa.
AWAKE MY SOUL
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