Hymns

MHB 2

All People That On Earth Do Dwell

1. ALL people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice:
Him serve with mirth, His praise forth tell;
Come ye before Him and rejoice.

2. The Lord, ye know, is God indeed;
Without our aid He did us make:
We are His folk, He doth us feed;
And for His sheep He doth us take.

3. O enter then His gates with praise;
Approach with joy His courts unto;
Praise, laud, and bless His name always,
For it is seemly so to do.

4. For why? The Lord our God is good;
His mercy is for ever sure;
His truth at all times firmly stood,
And shall from age to age endure.

Amen.

CAN 2

NYIMPA a hom wɔ wiadze nyina

1. NYIMPA a hom wɔ wiadze nyina,
Hom mfa enyigye ndze ntow ndwom:
Hom mfa nyi Nyankopɔn ayɛw;
Hom mbra N’enyim hom mbedzi dɛw.

2. Ewuradze yɛ Nyame ampa;
Ɔnoara na ɔyɛɛ hɛn;
Yɛyɛ Nedze, ɔnyɛn hɛn daa;
N’edzidzibea do nguan nye hɛn.

3. O hom nhɛn N’aponkɛse mu;
Hom mbedzi dɛw N’abanguado;
Hom nyhira N’, nyi Ne dzin ayɛw;
Na hɛn Nyame fata ndaase:

4. Osiandɛ Ewuradze yɛ pa;
N’ehumbɔbɔr so tsim hɔ daa;
No nokwardzi si pi ampa,
Na ɔnnkɔbɔ adze ara da.

Amen.

MHB 99

How Sweet The Name Of Jesus Sounds

1. HOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds
In a believer’s ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.

2. It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
’Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary rest.

3. Dear name! the Rock on which I build,
My Shield and hiding-place,
My never-failing treasury filled
With boundless stores of grace!

4. Jesus, my Shepherd, Brother, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King,
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.

5. Weak is the effort of my heart,
And cold my warmest thought;
But when I see Thee as thou art,
I’ll praise Thee as I ought.

6. Till then I would Thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of Thy name
Refresh my soul in death.

CAN 25

Mbrɛ Jesus ne dzin dua yɛ dɛw

1. Mbrɛ Jesus ne dzin dua yɛ dɛw
Wɔ gyedzinyi asom’ a!
Otu ne ya, yɛ ne yar edur,
Na otu no suro nyina.

2. Ɔbɔ sunsum a oepira esu,
Na ɔdwe akoma a ɔahaw,
Edziban ma sunsum a kɔm dze n’,
Ahomgye ma fonafo.

3. Dzin pa! Botan a motow do,
Me kyɛm na mo sumabew,
M’ egyapadze a ɔmmpa da,
Adom na ɔahyɛ n’ ma!

4. Jesus, mo Guanhwɛfo, mo Nua
Mo Sɔfoe na me Hen,
Mo Wura, mo Nkwa, mo Kwan, m’ Ewiei,
Bra bɛgye m’ ayɛyi.

5. Mo mbɔdzembɔ ɔyɛ mberɛw,
M’ akoma yɛ wɔɔwɔw;
Na ber a m’ bohu W’ dɛ mbrɛ Ɔwo tse n’,
M’ beyi W’ ayɛw dɛ mbrɛ ɔsɛ.

6. Kɛpem da n’ na m’ bɛka Wo dɔ no
Medze nkwahwea tsiabaa ’i;
Na ma Wo nsanku dzin dɛɛdɛw n’
Ɔnhom me kra wɔ wum’. Amen.

MHB 50

The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want

1. THE Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want,
He makes me down to lie
In pastures green; He leadeth me
The quiet waters by.

2. My soul he doth restore again,
And me to walk doth make
Within the paths of righteousness,
E’en for His own name’s sake.

3. Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale,
Yet will I fear no ill:
For Thou art with me, and thy rod
And staff me comfort still.

4. My table Thou hast furnished
In presence of my foes;
My head Thou dost with oil anoint,
And my cup overflows.

5. Goodness and mercy all my life
Shall surely follow me,
And in God’s house for evermore
My dwelling-place shall be.

CAN 14

Ewuradze nye mo Guanhwɛfo

1. Ewuradze nye mo Guanhwɛfo,
Biribiara nnkehia m’;
Ɔma meda mfunoma mu,
Ogya m’ kɔ nsutaae ho.

2. Ɔdze me kra san ba nkwam’ bio,
Na ɔma menantsew
Ne ndzeyɛtsenenee kwan no mu,
Wɔ Noara Ne dzin ntsi.

3. Nyew, sɛ menam wu bɔnsam’ a,
Munnsuro mbusu biara;
Osiandɛ ’nye m’ nam, Wo poma
Na W’ abaw hyɛ me dzen.

4. Mo pon so Ɔwo ewie to
Wɔ m’ atamfo enyim;
Edze seradze asera me tsirm’;
Mo kuraba ebu do.

5. Yie na adɔe bɛka mo do,
Mo nkwa mber nyinara,
Na medze Nyame fie bɛyɛ
Me tsenabew daa nyina.

MHB 427

Through All The Changing Scenes Of Life

1. THROUGH all the changing scenes of life,
In trouble and in joy,
The praises of my God shall still
My heart and tongue employ.

2. Of His deliverance I will boast,
Till all that are distressed
From my example comfort take,
And charm their griefs to rest.

3. O magnify the Lord with me,
With me exalt His name;
When in distress to Him I called,
He to my rescue came.

4. The hosts of God encamp around
The dwellings of the just;
Deliverance He affords to all
Who on His succor trust.

5. O make but trial of His love;
Experience will decide
How blest are they, and only they,
Who in His truth confide.

6. Fear Him, ye saints, and you will then
Have nothing else to fear;
Make you His service your delight,
He’ll make your wants His care.

CAN 139

Ɔbra n’ adandan nyina mu

1. Ɔbra n’ adandan nyina mu,
Ahokyer nye ahotɔm’,
M’ akoma nye me gyirama
Beyi me Nyame ayɛw

2. M’botuw No nkwagye ho ’kodu
Dɛ ahokyerfo nyina
Bɔhwɛ m’ enya awerɛkyekyer,
Na hɔn yaw ahera.

3. O nye me nhuhor Ewuradze,
Ma yɛntonton Ne dzin,
Mefrɛɛ No m’ahokyer mu no,
Ɔbae beyii m’ fiir mu.

4. Nyame no dɔmtutuw twa hyia
Atseneneefo tsenabea;
Hɔn a wɔtwer No mboa nyina
Ɔma hɔn No nkwagye.

5. O, bra bɔsɔ No dɔ no hwɛ,
Na woana bohu dɛ
Hɔn a wɔtwer No nokwar no,
Hɔn na wɔyɛ esiarfo.

6. Ahotsewfo, hom nsuro No,
Na hom nnkosuro hwee bio;
Hom nyɛ No som hom enyigye,
No so bɔhwɛ hom hia.

MHB 199

Jesus, Keep Me Near The Cross

1. JESUS, keep me near the Cross;
There a precious fountain,
Free to all, a healing stream,
Flows from Calvary’s mountain.

In the Cross, in the Cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.

2. Near the Cross, a trembling soul,
Love and mercy found me;
There the bright and morning star
Shed its beams around me.

3. Near the Cross: O Lamb of God,
Bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day,
With its shadow o’er me.

4. Near the Cross I’ll watch and wait,
Hoping, trusting ever,
Till I reach the golden strand,
Just beyond the river.

CAN 60

Jesus, fa m’ sie mbeamudua n’ ho

1. Jesus, fa m’ sie mbeamudua n’ ho,
Hɔ na nsu a ɔyɛ edur n’
Fi Calvary koko no do
Pem kwa ma obiara.

Mbeamudua n’ mu, mbeamudua n’ mu,
Na menhyehyɛ moho,
Nkɛpem dɛ me kra bɔhom
Wɔ esutsen n’ ekyir hɔ.

2. Mbeamudua n’ ho na dɔ na adom
Too me kra bɔbɔfo;
Adzekyee Nworaba hyɛnhyɛnn n’
Ne nserɛmɛn hyerɛɛn mo do.

3. Dza osii mbeamudua no ho n’,
Nyame Eguambaa, yi kyerɛ m’;
Ao, boa me ma mennantsew
No nwin ase daa daa.

4. M’ bɔweɔn matweɔn mbeamudua n’ ho,
Mahwɛ kan ekodu
Sika man no n’ esuegya
Wɔ esutsen n’ ekyir hɔ.

MHB 608

Captain Of Israel’s Host And Guide

1. CAPTAIN of Israel’s host and guide,
Of all who seek the land above,
Beneath Thy shadow we abide,
The cloud of Thy protecting love;
Our strength, Thy grace; our rule, Thy word;
Our end, the glory of the Lord.

2. By Thine unerring Spirit led,
We shall not in the desert stray,
We shall not full direction need,
Nor miss our providential way;
As far from danger as from fear,
While love, almighty love, is near.

CAN 199

Israel akodɔm Sahen

1. Israel akodɔm Sahen,
Sor akwantufo hɔn kwangyafo,
Wo nwinwin ase na yɛtse,
Wo dɔ mununkum kata hɛn do;
Hɛn tum, W’adom; hɛn mbra, W’asɛm;
Hɛn ewiei, Ewuradze N’enyimnyam.

2. Dɛ Wo Sunsum gya hɛn yi dze,
Yɛnnkɔfom kwan wɔ sar yi do;
Yennhia dɛ daa wɔkyerɛ hɛn kwan,
Yɛnnkɔfom hɛn Nyame kwan no;
Mbusu nye suro bɔkɔ ekyir,
Ber a ɔdɔ kɛse bɛn hɛn.

MHB 422

Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine

1. BLESSED assurance, Jesus is mine:
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God;
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Saviour all the day long;

2. Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture burst on my sight;
Angels descending, bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

3. Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Saviour am happy and blest;
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

CAN 137

Siar dasedzi- dɛ Jesus yɛ medze!

1. Siar dasedzi- dɛ Jesus yɛ medze!
Ao, Nyame enyimnyam nkahwɛ bɛn ny’ i!
Nkwagye dzifo nye m’, Nyame atɔdze;
No Sunsum awo m’, bɔgyaa n’ ahor m’.

M’asɛm na mo ndwom ara nye yi,
Mekamfo m’Agyenkwa adzekyee nyina.

2. Ahobrɛasdze koraa, enyigye koraa,
Ahotsetɛ epue m’enyi do wora;
Abɔfo fi sor sian ba bɔbɔ
Mbɔbɔrhu na dɔ ho amandzɛɛ.

3. Ahobrɛdze koraa, ne nyina adwe,
Menya Agyenkwam’ ahomka nye siar;
Moroweɔn, rotweɔn, m’enyi tua sor;
N’ayamuyie amee m’, mahera No dɔm’.

MHB 478

Jesus, My Saviour, Brother, Friend

1. JESUS, my Saviour, Brother, Friend,
On Whom I cast my every care,
On Whom for all things I depend,
Inspire, and then accept, my prayer.

2. If I have tasted of Thy grace,
The grace that sure salvation brings,
If with me now Thy Spirit stays,
And hovering hides me in His wings.

3. Still let Him with my weakness stay,
Nor for a moment’s space depart,
Evil and danger turn away,
And keep till He renews my heart.

4. When to the right or left I stray,
His voice behind me may I hear,
“Return, and walk in Christ Thy way,
Fly back to Christ, for sin is near.”

5. His sacred unction from above
Be still my Comforter and Guide;
Till all the hardness He remove,
And in my loving heart reside.

6. Jesus, I fain would walk in Thee,
From nature’s every path retreat;
Thou art my Way, my Leader be,
And set upon the rock my feet.

7. Uphold me, Saviour, or I fall,
O reach me out Thy gracious hand!
Only on Thee for help I call,
Only by faith in Thee I stand.

CAN 155

Jesus, me Gyefo, Nua, Nyɛnko

1. Jesus, me Gyefo, Nua, Nyɛnko,
M’adwendwen nyina da Wo do;
Adze nyina mu medan Wo:
Woara hyehɛ na gye m’asɔr.

2. Sɛ W’adom a ɔma nkwagye n’
Na menya masɔ bi mahwɛ,
Sɛ Woara Wo Sunsum nye m’ tse
Na ɔdze N’atsaban kata m’ do a:

3. Nna ma ɔnda ho ɔnhyɛ me dzen,
Na mma onngyaa m’ hɔ ara da,
Ma ɔmpa m’ esian nye mbusu,
Onsie me kra ma ɔnyɛ fofor,

4. Sɛ mofom fi kwan pa nom’ a,
Ma mentse Ne ndze wɔ m’ekyir
Dɛ, San, bodua wo kwan Christ mu,
Guan kɔ Christ hɔ, na bɔn abɛn.

5. No ngo krɔnkrɔn a ofi sor
Nda ho nkyekye mo werɛ, nkyerɛ m’ kwan,
Nkɛpem dɛ m’akoma bɔgow
Na Noara dze dɔ bɛtsena mu.

6. Jesus, n-kyɛ ’nye m’ aanantsew
Na meefi honam akwan do;
’Wo nye mo Kwan, yɛ m’ Kwankyerɛfo;
Fa me nan si botan no do.

7. Gyefo, tsen Wo nsa suo mo mu,
Annyɛ n’ dɛm a, nna mobɔhwe ase!
Wo nkotoo na musu frɛ Wo,
Motwer Wo nko a, nna migyina, Amen.

MHB 110

Jesus, Lover Of My Soul

1. JESUS, lover of my soul,
Let me to Thy bosom fly,
While the nearer waters roll,
While the tempest still is high:
Hide me, O my Saviour, hide,
Till the storm of life is past;
Safe into the haven guide,
O receive my soul at last.

2. Other refuge have I none,
Hangs my helpless soul on Thee;
Leave, ah! leave me not alone,
Still support and comfort me:
All my trust on Thee is stayed,
All my help from Thee I bring;
Cover my defenseless head
With the shadow of Thy wing.

3. Thou, O Christ, art all I want,
More than all in Thee I find.
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint,
Heal the sick, and lead the blind:
Just and holy is Thy name,
I am all unrighteousness;
False and full of sin I am,
Thou art full of truth and grace.

4. Plenteous grace with thee is found,
Grace to cover all my sin;
Let the healing streams abound,
Make and keep me pure within:
Thou of life the fountain art,
Freely let me take of Thee,
Spring Thou up within my heart,
Rise to all eternity. Amen.

CAN 29

Jesu, me kra no Dɔfo

1. Jesu, me kra no Dɔfo,
Ma munguan mbɛhyɛ Wo bom’,
Ber a esu no repem yi,
Ber a ehum no rutu yi,
Me Gyefo, fa me hunta,
Ma ehum no mbɔ mbɛsen;
Gya me kodu berano,
Ao, ewiei no gye me kra.

2. Minnyi sumabew biara,
Me kra twer Wo nkotonoo;
Mma nndan mo nkotonoo nngya,
Suo mo mu, kyekye mo werɛ:
Mo werɛ gyina Wo do,
Mo mboa nyina fir wo hɔ;
Fa W’ atsaban kɛse no
Kata m’ etsikwa yi do.

3. Christ, morohwehwɛ Wo nko,
Minya W’ a menya adze nyina,
Ma mo do si, hyɛ me dzen,
Yɛ m’ edur na gye me nkwa:
’Wo na eyɛ tseneneenyi,
’Midze, meyɛ brakyewnyi;
Bɔn na ahyɛ emi ma,
Adom ahyɛ wo so ma.

4. Adom pii wɔ Wo nsam’ a
Ɔkata mo bɔn nyina do;
Ma nkwa nsu no ɔmpem mbra,
San mo ho na fa me sie:
N-kwa Nsunyiwa nye Woara,
Ma membɛsaw bi monnom,
Bra bɛtaa mo ’koma mu,
Taa mu kɔ mfesantsen nyina. Amen.

MHB 679

Pleasant Are Thy Courts Above

1. PLEASANT are Thy courts above,
In the land of light and love;
Pleasant are Thy courts below,
In this land of sin and woe.
O, my spirit longs and faints
For the converse of Thy saints,
For the brightness of Thy face,
For Thy fullness, God of grace!

2. Happy birds that sing and fly
Round Thy altars, O most High!
Happier souls that find a rest
In a heavenly Father’s breast!
Like the wandering dove that found
No repose on earth around,
They can to their ark repair,
And enjoy it ever there.

3. Happy souls! Their praises flow
In this vale of sin and woe;
Waters in the desert rise,
Manna feeds them from the skies.
On they go from strength to strength,
Till they reach Thy throne at length,
At Thy feet adoring fall,
Who hast led them safe through all.

4. Lord, be mine this prize to win,
Guide me through a world of sin;
Keep me by Thy saving grace;
Give me at Thy side a place.
Sun and shield alike Thou art;
Guide and guard my erring heart:
Grace and glory flow from Thee;
Shower, O shower them, Lord, on me!

Amen.

CAN 227

Wo sor abangua yɛ fɛw

1. Wo sor abangua yɛ fɛw,
Wɔ kan na dɔ man no mu;
Ha so W’abangua yɛ fɛw,
Wɔ bɔn na mbusu man yim’
Ao, mo sunsum no kɔn dɔ
W’asɔrmba hɔn fɛkuwbɔ,
W’enyim ne hyerɛn fɛɛfɛw n’,
W’amayɛ n’, Adom Nyame!

2. Abɔso Nyame, nnoma a
Wosu kyin Wo fie, woewie!
Na akra a wɔhom sor Egya
No bom’ no, woewie dodow!
Wɔtse dɛ ebubur n’ a
Oennya ’saase do sibea n’,
Wɔsan kɔ hɔn hɛn no mu,
Hɔ na hɔn enyi gye daa.

3. Woewie ampa! hɔn ayɛyi
Pem mbusu bɔnsa ’i mu mpo;
N-su pue sar do ma hɔn,
Edziban fi sor nyɛn hɔn.
Wofi ahom mu kɔ ahom mu,
Dze kodu W’ahengua n’ ho;
W’anan ho na wobom som,
’Wo a agye hɔn ne nyinam’.

4. Mo Wura, ma muntu ehu dɛm:
Gya m’ twa bɔn wiadze yi mu;
Fa W’adom no suo mo mu,
Ma minnya kwan wɔ Wo nkyɛn.
M’ewia nye me kyɛm nye ’Wo;
Gya mo mfom ’koma ’i, weɔn no;
Adom nye enyimnyam fir Wo;
O mo Wura, hue gu mo do. Amen.

MHB 831

Give Me The Wings Of Faith To Rise

1. GIVE me the wings of faith to rise
Within the veil, and see
The saints above, how great their joys,
How bright their glories be.

2. Once they were mourners here below,
And poured out cries and tears:
They wrestled hard, as we do now,
With sins, and doubts, and fears.

3. I asked them whence their victory came
They, with united breath:
Ascribed their conquest to the Lamb,
Their triumph to his death.

4. They marked the footsteps that he trod,
His zeal inspired their breast;
And following their incarnate God,
Possess the promised rest.

5. Our glorious Leader claims our praise
For his own pattern given;
While the long cloud of witnesses
Show the same path to heaven.

CAN 267

Ma m’ gyedzi ntsaban na muntu

1. Ma m’ gyedzi ntsaban na muntu
Nkɔ fua n’ mu hɔ nkɔhwɛ
Sor esiarfo hɔn dɛw kɛse n’,
Mbrɛ hɔn ’nyimnyam hyerɛn pa.

2. Ber bi nna wogyam wɔ ase ha,
Na wɔkaa m’ kyii nyinsu;
Wɔnye bɔn, ekyingye na suro
Dzii aper dzen dɛ hɛn so.

3. M’bisa dɛ hɔn konyim n’ fir hen?
Hɔn nyina bɔ mu ka dɛ
Hɔn konyimdzi fir Eguambaa n’,
Hɔn konyim fir No wu.

4. Wɔhyɛɛ mbrɛ otsiatsiae no nsew;
No ndwuma hyɛɛ hɔn nkuran,
Na wɔkaa Nyame- nyimpa N’ do
Nyaa anohoba ahomgye n’.

5. Hɛn kandzifo hia hɛn nkamfo
Wɔ Ne fasusu ntsi;
Na adasefo mununkum no
Kyerɛ dɛm sor kwan n’ ara

MHB 1016

I’m But A Stranger Here

1. I’m but a stranger here,
Heaven is my home;
Earth is a desert drear;
Heaven is my home:
Danger and sorrow stand
Round me on every hand;
Heaven is my fatherland,
Heaven is my home.

2. What though the tempest rage,
Heaven is my home;
Short is my pilgrimage,
Heaven is my home:
And time’s wild wintry blast
Soon shall be overpast;
I shall reach home at last,
Heaven is my home.

3. There at my Saviour’s side,
Heaven is my home;
I shall be glorified,
Heaven is my home.
There are the good and blest,
Those I love most and best;
And there I too shall rest,
Heaven is my home.

4. Therefore I murmur not,
Heaven is my home;
Whate’er my earthly lot,
Heaven is my home:
And I shall surely stand
There at my Lord’s right hand:
Heaven is my fatherland,
Heaven is my home.

Amen.

CAN 169

MEYƐ hɔho wɔ ha

1. MEYƐ hɔho wɔ ha,
Sor nye me fie;
Asaase yɛ́ awerɛhow,
Sor nye me fie;
Mbusu nye awerɛhow,
Etwa mo ho ehyia;
Ɔsor nye m’Egya kùrowm’,
Sor nye me fie.

2. Kaansa ehum rutù a,
Sor nye me fie;
M’akwantu ɔyɛ tsia,
Sor nye me fie;
Mber n’ehum nye me fie;
Ɔnnkyɛr na abɔ adze;
Na ewiei n’ m’bokodu fie
Sor nye me fie.

3. M’Agyenkwa Ne nkyɛn hɔ-
Sor nye me fie-
Ɔbɛhyɛ m’ enyimnyam,
Sor nye me fie;
Eyiefo nye esiarfò a
Modɔ hɔn nyina wɔ hɔ;
Hɔ na mo so m’bɔhom,
Sor nye me fie.

4. Dɛm ntsi minndzi nkɔmbɔ,
Sor nye me fie;
Me kyɛpɛn tse dɛn ara a,
Sor nye me fie;
Mo Wura abanyimfa
Na m’begyina ampa;
Ɔsor nye m’Egya kùrom’,
Sor nye me fie.

MHB 615

Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

1. GUIDE me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand:
Bread of heaven!
Feed me now and evermore.

2. Open Thou the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing stream shall flow;
Let the fiery cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through:
Strong deliverer!
Be Thou still my help and shield.

3. When I tread the verge of Jordan;
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of deaths, and hell’s destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan’s side:
Songs of Praises
I will ever give to Thee.

CAN 203

Gya m’, O gya m’, Jehovah tumfo

1. Gya m’, O gya m’, Jehovah tumfo,
Kwantunyi a menam sar do;
Meyɛ mberɛw, ’wo yɛ hoɔdzenfo;
Fa Wo tum nsa n’ suo mo mu;
Sor edziban!
Nyɛn me ndɛ na mber nyina.

2. Bue nsunyiwa hyɛnhyɛnn n’ sesei,
Mbrɛ yarsa nsu fi pem no;
Ma ogya na mununkum fadum
Ngya m’ m’akwantu nyina mu:
Gyefo tumfo!
Yɛ mo mboa na me kyɛm daa.

3. Na mudu Jordan nkɔnkɔnoa a,
Bɔ mo suro ham ma ɔnhera;
Wu no kumfo, hɛll ne sɛɛfo,
Fa me kodu Canaan sɔnn.
Ayɛyindwom
Na medze m’bɛma Wo daa.