141
Prayer For Evening
David Song
1 My Oga God, I dey koll Yu, so make Yu kwik kom!
Make Yu listin wen I kry to Yu for help!
2 Make Yu asept my prayers like incense wey dem offa give Yu
and di hand wey I take dey praiz Yu,
asept am like ofrin wey pipol dey give Yu for evening.
3 My God, make Yu help mi kontrol my mout
kon guide my lips.
4 Nor let mi waka enter evil or follow pipol do bad tins.
Nor let mi chop sweet food wey wiked pipol kook.
5 Make pipol wey dey fear God beat and korrect mi with love!
Make my head nor rijet good oil!
True-true, even with all dia wiked plans,
my prayers dey make dem fear.
6 Wen dem trow dia leaders down from rock,
di pipol go kom listin to my word wey go diliver dem.
7 Just as pesin dey klear and dig groun,
na so too wiked pipol bones skata for dia grave mout.
8 But my Oga God wey get pawa, I dey look up to Yu.
Na Yu bi my guide; so make Yu nor let dem kill mi.
9 Make Yu keep mi from di trap wey dem don set for mi;
di hole wey wiked pipol dig.
10 Make Yu let wiked pipol fall enter dia own trap
and free mi from dia trobol.