Common Nigerian Praise Songs (6/8 Beat) Lyrics and Tonic Solfa

Over 70 Common Yoruba and English Praise Songs

Ballard/ Waror Beat - 6/8 Beat

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- This article consist of a list of common Yoruba and few English praise songs with six, eight beat.

- It will serves as key point songs or song diary to choristers preparing for song ministrations.

- Each of the songs has tonic solfa interpretation written after it.

1. O lore ofe, e leru niyin, O lorun agba'ye o, mo gbe o ga

m f r d m/ r d l, d s, /m f r d m m m d/ r m d d//

2. Kaabiyesi o, o se o 2x

Oba mimo o masse o, ese o

O lori aye e maa we o, e se o

s s m s d/ s d' s/2x

m m s s l s m f r/ d m d

m s s m s l s m f r/ d m d//

3. Egbe ge ge ge ge ge ge ge, egbe ge ge ge ge ge ge ge, egbe ge ge e gboluwa ga

m m d d d d d d d/ m m r r r r r/ s m d l, s, r r d d//

4. Elo ni mo san f'oba ogo? e lo ni Jesu mi gba?

Elo ni mo san f'oba ogo, f'orere l'aye mi?

d m d d d m d s, l,/ l, r l, d t l, s,/ s, m d d d m d s, l,/ r d t, m m r m d//

5. I have a reason to praise the lord 4x

s s s l f r s f m/ s s s l f r s f m/ s s m f r l d r m/ m s m f r l d t d//

6. Oku t'o ti Ku, kole yin o o jesu, to ripe mowa, mowa yin o o baba.

d s s m s / s l s l s m d/ m s s m d / m s d m r d d//

7. Gbogbo ohun t'ounbe l'aye loun yin o luwa 2x

Igi Igbo yin, ope ko duro o, emi t'afi joba lori won loye kope mi po, t'ori naa, mo yi ra fun baba.

d d d m d m m m d d r d 2x/ m m m s d m s m d m f r/ s l s m d d m m d r d r d l, s,/ s s m d m f r m d d//

8. People they ask me say, waitin they make me fine, I just they tell them say, nah Jesus they make me fine

I dey fine, I dey fine, I dey fine, I dey fine, I dey fine fine fine,

I just they tell them say, nah Jesus they make me fine

s s m s m s / s s m s m r/ m s m s m f/ d m m d r t d/ mf s / mf s/ mf s/ mf s/ mf s m r/ m s m s m f/ d m m d r t d//

9. Were were lo ba mi se, were were lose yori o, oro aye mi, ohun t'aye ro wipe, kole se e se, were loba mi se o, ogo ni f'oluwa

s s s s sl fs/ s s s s sl fs m/ r r m f m/ m m s s r s s / r r m f m/ s s m f r m d/ t t t r r d//

10. Emi kole se, k'emi ma yin o luwa o 2x , Arugbo ojo olorun agbalagba, baba mi lo je, olorun agbaoye, emi kole se , k'emi ma yin o luwa o hallelujah

d d d r m / fm f r r r d t /2x d m m r m m f r r r d t/ d f r m m / m f r l, l, d t/ s s s m d/ f m f r r r d t r r m d//

11. I have a God who never fails, I have a God who never fails, Amen Jesus never fails, Jesus never fail, Jesus never fail, for ever more.

d d d m m r d t/ r r r f ff m r d/ m s s s f m r/ f f m r d/ m m r d t/ s, l, t, d//

12. Sara re osuba re 2x ayeraye aseda orun, Sara re re e o

s s m d d d m 2x/ s l sl s m s m r / m m d l, r d//

13.Jesus nah bigi man 2x who no no am call am sumall boy, nah bigi man, Jesus nah bigi man, who no no am calm am sumall boy.

d d s, d d m 2x/ s s f m r r d m r /s, t t r/ r r s, t t r/ f f m r d d t r d//

14. Igba gbogbo salayo mi 2x satani loni banuje o, igba gbogbo salayo mi

s s l l d' s m s 2x/ s l s m d m s s mr / d d r r m d l, d//

15. Ah! emi adupe ore re o 2x

Me le sai dupe ore re o , me le sai dupe ore re o baba

d d m m m m r r l, d t 2x/ s m d d m m r r l, d t/ s m d d m m r r l, d t d d //

16. Alayo ni mi, e mi yio ma yo, Jesu layo mi, e wa ba mi yo.

s s m f s/ s d t l s / s s m d r/ m f m r d//

17. Oluwa semi loore moyo, oluwa semi loore mio le pa mora.

s s s f s s f m r d/ m m m r m m d t d t d r r d//

18. What shall I render, what shall I render, what shall I render to thee o lord, I will praise you o lord and shout hallelujah , what shall I render to thee o lord .

d d d d s,/ m m m m d/ d d m s m d f m r/ s s m s m d/ d s, l, d l, s, /d d m s m d r r d//

19. Ogo ogo o eyin baba, ogo ogo o eyin baba, emi adupe ma fori bale ma yin baba, ogo ogo o eyin baba.

s l m f r s s s s / m f d r t d d d d / d m m m r r m d t d d d d / m f d r t d d d d //

20. O soun tuntun laiye me ko dawo duro, a anu ni mo ri gba, o soun tuntun laiye me ko dawo duro, araye ewa ba mi yo

d' l l l d' d' l m s s s/ s t t l t d' s/ d' l l l d' d' l m s s s/ m s s m f m r d//

21. Iyin lo fe, ope lounje re 2x oba t'o da wa si doni o iyin loun fe.

d d m m /m f m f r d /2x m m s s m sd m r d l, d d//

22. Ope yeo o baba, ope ye o o omo, eledumare asore kaari aye, o se foba o tun se tijoye loto, koma gbagbe emi omo re rara, ope ye o o baba.

s s f s m r r/ f f m f r d d/ r m d d s, r r r m m r m/ m r m r m m d s, s, s, l, s,/ d d d f m f m r d f f/ f f m f r d d//

23. Kareo ba mi, kare bami o, kareo ba mi o Ku ise o

s m d r/ s s f s m/ s m d r m f r m d//

24. Lord is good, he has done me well, o my soul, stand up and praise the lord.

s s m / s s f m r/ f f r/ s s f m r d//

25. Olorun daada lo lo run mi, olorun daada lo lo run mi, o se mi daada o wu wa daada si wa, olorun daada lolorun mi

s s m f f m f r l, d/ m m d r r m f r d m/ s m s f f f l, l, d d/ m m d r r m f r t, d//

26. Olorun to ga, Iyanu loruko re, ko ma soba aye kan to le ridi agbara re.

s s m f r/ s s s l f rm/ d d s m f r/ m d t t m r d//

27. Thank you for saving me thank you my lord, thank you for saving me thank you my lord.

s s s m f s l l l s/ s s s m f s l f r m//

28. Eba wa yin oluwa aleluya, eni ba mo re jesu ko ba wa gbe ga, eba wa yin oluwa aleluya, eni ba more jesu ko ba wa gbe ga

Eni ba moore jesu koba wa gbe ga, eni ba moore re ko ba wa gbe ga, eba wa yin oluwa aleluya, eni ba moore jesu ko ba wa gbe ga

m m m r m r d r d l, d/ d d d m s m d m m r r r/ m m m r m r d r d l, d/ d d d m s m d r r d d d/

s l l s s m d l l s s s/ s l l s s m d m m r r r/ m m m r m r d r d l, d/ d d d m s m d r r d d d//

29. Join me in praising God, I have seen his goodness, join me in praising God, I have seen his goodness

s s f m r d/ d d m d r l,/ f f m r d t/ r r f m r d//

30. Oyibiri biri o yi kan mi o 3x, aanu oluwa yi kan mi o

s s s s s s s s m f r/ l l l l l l l l f s m/ s s s s s s s s m f r/ r f m f m f r m d//

31. Baba agba arugbo ojo o, I wo lo ye lati gba ogo, I wo lo ye.

s s m m s l s f s m/ d d f m f m r l d / t t r d//

32. Eyo eyo jesu oluwa joba, eyo eyo jesu oluwa joba.

s m s f m r s s f m m/ m d f r d t m m r d d//

33. Arewa to ju arewa lo, olo la to ju olola lo, ni jesu baba mi agba, o un na ni ope atiyin ye.

m m d s m m m r m/ d m s s m m f m r/ m s d d m d r l, l,/ s m s r d m r d l, d//

34. Jehovah reign, he reign he reign, Jehovah reign, he reign, he reign 2x

You are lifted up, above other God, you are lifted up, above other God.

s d' t l/ l l l l/ d' s m s/ s s s s 2x/

s s l l s / m s f m r/ s s l l s/ r f m r d//

35. Olorun agbaye o you are mighty, olorun agbaye o you are mighty o, sebi wo loun f'oju orun sa so bora, sebi wo loun f'oju orun sa so bora, o lorun agbaye o you are mighty o

d d d d m s m d d m s,/ d d d d m s m d d m d/ s d' l s m s m d d d d / s d' l s m s m d d d d/ d d d d m s m d d m d//

36. Ope mi koi to, o jojumo ni un o ma dupe, ejeka yin olorun lo go o, ojojumo ni un o ma dupe.

s s s m s / l l d' d' t t l s s/ f f f r f m r d r/ m m f f m f r d//

37. Omi ara mi ndupe eje mi yin o baba 2x pe o da mi si do ni o omi ara mi ndupe.

d d d s, d m m r r f m r d d 2x/ s m s m s d m r t t t l t d d//

38. I'm acknowledging you for who you are 2x for what you are in my life,

I'm acknowledging you for who you are, for what you are in my life, for what you are in my life o baba

d d m m m r d f l, t 2x/ d m s, l, f f m r

d d m m m r d f l, t / d m s, l, f f m r / d m s, l, f f m r t d d//

39. E mi yio gbe oga, o lorun a lagba ra, larin opo eniyan o, emi yio gbe o ga

s m s m d d/ s m s m f m r/ s m s m d r l, d/ r m f r d d//

40. Gbese/Ona ope mi po mi o le San tan, sugbon o sibesibe n o se won ti mo le se, baba a laanu mi, e ma se o baba.

m m s l s m d r d r m m/ m l s l s m d m s d d m r d r/ s d' s s m s d/ m d m r d d //

41. I will praise you o my saviour 3x

I will praise you forever more

d d d m r d t r/ r r r f m r d m/ s s m s f m r f

m r d m t r r d//

42. O ti seun fun mi oti seun fun mi 2x oun baba ko le se o ti se fun mi.

d' d' t r' d' d' d' t l s 2x d' d' d' d' m m s s f l l s f m//

43. Jesu mi seun seun, olorun mi seun seun, jesu mi seun seun, olorun mi seun seun, mabere mole magbega ma gbe jesu mi ge ge, owo mi loke yaya, ma kaleluya repete, jesu mi seun seun, olorun mi seun.

s s d' l l l / t d' d' t l s s s/ l m s f f / s l l s f m m m/ s s s d' t l l l t d' d' t l s s s/ s l s l m f f f/ s l l s f m m m/ m d m r r r/ m f f m r d d d//

44. Tiyin tiyin, tiyin tiyin, tiyin tiyin mo wa s'odo re olorun oba.

d d d d/ s, s, s, s,/ d d d d m s m d r d m d d d//

45. Mo fi iyin fun oba to mo ibere mi 2x alpha omega Iwo lope ye o, ologo atolola mo fi iyin fun

d d l, l, d m m s m l, l, d 2x/ s s m s d m s l s m d/ l, d l, s, l, d d m r l, l, d//

46. Eni ba eni ba, eni ba moore re ko ba mi gbe jesu ga.

d d d m s s / s l l s m d m m r m d l, d//

47. E wa woun ti jesu se, e wa woun ti jesu se, alewi lese alese le wi, o ran iranwo re si wa

s, d d m r d r/ s, r r f m r m/ s s f m f f f m r m/ m m r d r l, t d//

48. Melo ni un oro ninu ore ti baba se, melo ni un oro ninu ore ti baba se , ore re ma po o ju yanrin okun lo, melo ni un ro a fi ki sa ma dupe, ore re ma po o ju yanrin okun lo, memo ni un oro afi ki n sa ma dupe.

s s s f m m m r r f m r d 2x/ m m s d d m d d d s, l, l,/ r r r d t s, d d f r m m/ m m s d d m d d d s l/ r r r d t s, d d r t d d//

49. Oun se be be la ye mi, oun se bebe laye mi o, olorun ayo mi, oun se be be la ye mi.

s f f f f d m/ m r r r s f s m/ s l f r l, d/ m r r m f t, d//

50. Immortal God, invisible God, immortal God how great thou art

d m m d/ d f f m/ s m m d m f r d//

51. Ewa woun t'oluwa se fun mi, ewa woun t'oluwa se fun mi, eyi lo mu mi dupe o, eyi lo mu mi dupe o, aleyi lo mumi dupe o.

s s d' d' d' d' t l s/ d' t l l l l s f m/ s s s s m l l s/ s d' d' d' t l l s/ m s m s m d r r d//

52. Mo moore oluwa emi moore, mo moore oluwa emi moore, owo mi loke mo gbe o ga mo moore, ijo lese mi o mo gbe oga o mo moore.

s s s s l s r f m m/ s s s s l s r f m m/ m s m s d m f m r r s s s / m s s d m d m f m r r t d d d//

53. Wele wele olorun mi o wele wele 2x emi yio ma yin o, emi yio ma f'ogo f'oruko re o wele wele.

s s s s m f m r d m m m m 2x d m s m d m / d m s m d m f m r r t d d d d//

54. Ologo to logo o Jesu, sa ti ma a gbogo lo o baba

s l s l s f m s d / s m s m d r r t d d//

55. Ka a biyesi o, ose o 2x oba mimo ema a se o ,e se o

s s m s d /s d' s/ 2x m m s s m s d m r/ d m d//

56. Ile asu ile a mo, ile asu ile a mo, ta ba ni ka kare oluwa, ile a su ile a mo, oda mi loju o, ile asu ile a mo.

d d d m m r d l,/ t t t r r d l, s,/ d' d' d' d' s s l s/ d d d m m r d l,/ f f m f f r / t t t t r r d t d//

57. I'm serving the lord of miracle, I know yes I know, I am serving the lord of miracle, I know yes I know.

s, d d d m d r d l,/ s, d m d r/ s m m d m d r d l,/ s, d m r d//

58. Ijinle oloruko nla nla, oruko Jesu oka ri aye

d d d m m m d r r/ r m r m d l, r r r t d d//

59. Alpha omega 2x, you are worthy of our praises today, you are worthy of our praises today.

s m s f m 2x/ s s s m d d m r s s/ s s s m d d m r d d//

60. Alaaye yin o luwa o, fun ore re atise iyanu re

m m d m m f m r/ r d t t r m t r r d//

61. Hallow be thy name, olorun akoda aye o, gbogbo aye lonko Sara si o, hallow be thy name o lord.

s s s m s/ s l s m s s m f r/ d d m s s r m r d l,/ s l s m d r d d//

62. Emi yio ma yin o o baba, emi yio ma yin o o baba, oba ti ko je ki anu re ko fi mi sile lo, emi yio ma yin o o baba

s s d' d' s d' l s s/ s s d' d' s d' l s s/ s s l m s l s m d m r m d l, d/ d m s m d m r d d//

63. Moduro yin in, mo bere gbeega, 2x mo wa yipo yin o logo o, olorun otito, mowa yipo yin o logo o, olorun iye

s s s f m s / s m m f r/2x m s s m d m f r d/ m f r d m/ m s s m d m f r d/ m f r d d//

64. Modupe mo fi yin fo luwa, modupe mo fi yin foluwa, won o tori mi raja lowo baba oniposi, modupe mo fiyin foluwa.

m s s m d d l l s/ m s s m d d m m r/ s m s l s m d d l, s, d l, d d d/ m s s m d d r r d//

65. Emi emi emi emi, emi yio yin o baba,2x Ore re po baba, ore re po omo, ore re lori mi gege bi omo o o, emi emi emi emi, emi yio yin o o baba

d d m m r d l, l,/ r r r l, t, l, t, d/2x s s l m f f / f f s r m m m/ s s s l s f s s s r r d r m/ d d m m r d l, l,/ r r r l, t, l, t, d//

66. Mio modi to fi feran mi, mio modi to fi feran mi, mio mon o mio mon o mio mon, mo sa ripe Jesu feran mi

s m s s s m l l s/ s m s s s m f m r/ l s d s m d m r d l, d/ m s m s m d r r d//

67. Call -Emi yio yin o baba 

Resp- Emi yio yin o baba

Call- Oba titi aye o o

Resp- Emi yio yin o baba

Call- Gbongbo idile Jese 

Resp- Emi yio yin o baba etc

s s s m l s s/ s s s m l s s/ s s l s f s m/ s s s n l s s s// etc

68. Angeli nkorin, Iwo niyin ogo ye, Iwo niyin ye , Iwo niyin ogo ye.

Iwo niyin ye, iwo niyin ye, iwo niyin ye, iwo niyin ye.

 s s m l s/ m m m m m f r/ r r s m f/ r r r r m d/

d d r m f/ f f m r d/ d m r d t,/ s, s, l, t, d//

69. O femi o fe mi yeye, ope ti mo ti mo p'ofemi o

s s m s s m f r/ s s s m m d m f r d//

70. A o fi se mi, olorun mi ni ke bi leere, 2x ore to se fun mi, toje igba gbogbo sa lope mi, atorin at'ijo ni ma fi gbe Jesu ga o, f'ore t'ose.

d l, d d m/ m f m r d d d r s,/2x d d f m f m/ s s d d m m s m f r/ l, d d l, d m m m m f r r d t/ r r m d//

71. I thank you lord, I thank you lord, I thank you Jehovah almighty, I thank you lord, I thank you lord, I thank you Jehovah almighty.

s m s d / d l, d s,/ s d d d m d f m r/ m s m d/ d l, d s,/ s, d d d m t, r r d//

72. Oluwa seun o 2x mo gbe o ga o baba oluwa ese, mo gbe oga o baba oluwa e we.

s s s f f m 2x/ m f m r l, d r r r d m/ m f m r l, d r r r t d//

73. Taba ni ka kare oluwa, ile a su i le amo, o dami loju o, ile asu ile amo.

m m m m d d r d/ d d m r d l,/ r r d r r/ t t r r d t d// 

 74. Mo dari gbogbo ogo sodo re, mo dari gbogbo ogo sodo re, olorun mi toun gbe nibi giga, mo dari gbogbo ogo sodo re.

d d f m f m r d r m/ d d f m f m r d t, d/ s s m d d d m m m r d l,/ d d f m f m r d t d//

Note:

The song texts and tonic solfa here are at the writer's discretion, not necessarily original or valid.

Nigerian common praise and worship songs are mostly transmitted orally. There is no recognized score for them.

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