Page 17 - Burial Brochure of Late Okoli Mr Bennett U

ORDER OF BURIAL SERVICE FOR
LATE MR BENNETT U. OKOLI (KOMA)
AGED: 70 YEARS

My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought! 3. Nmehiem – echiche nka nanyem
My sin, not in part but the whole, ok' onu?
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, Nmehiem – ha nile, ka ha ra,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! Di n' obe Jisus, ebughkwam ha ozo
To Chuku! to Chukwu, nkpur' obim
For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to
live:
4. N' ebe m' no idi ndu bu Kraist mgbe
If Jordan above me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life nile!
O buru na onwu abia,
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.
O gagh-ewutam; n' onwu dika na ndu
But, Lord, ' s for Thee, for Thy coming we I genye nkpur' obim udo-Gi.
wait, 5. Jisus,o b' obibia-Gi k' ayi nechere;
The sky, not the grave, is our goal; Ili agagb – ab' ulo-ayi;
Oh trump of the angel! Oh voice of the Opi nke mo-ozi! Olu nke Chuku!
Lord! Olil' anya, n' iz' ike obim! Amen.
Blessèd hope, blessèd rest of my soul!

Give to the winds thy fears, ABU 188
Hope and be undismayed. 1. Gi atula egwu;
God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears, Nel' anya Chineke,
God shall li up thy head. O nuwo is' ude-I n' akwa-i
O gebul' isi-gi
Through waves and clouds and storms,
He gently clears thy way; 2. Nime nsogbu nk' uwa
Wait thou His me; so shall this night O nakwara I uzo;
Soon end in joyous day. Chere mgbe-Ya, abali nka
Gebi n' uboch' onu.
S ll heavy is thy heart?
S ll sinks thy spirit down? 3. O nachi iihe dum.
Cast off the world, let fear depart Ha nanu olu- Ya
Bid every care begone. Olu-Ya nile bu ngozi,
Uzo-Ya bu ihe.
What though Thou rulest not;
Yet heaven, and earth, and hell 4. O se a aka- Ya
Proclaim, God si eth on the throne, Gini geghi Ya?
And ruleth all things well. Mb' O galuru ndi- Ya ogu,
Onye gemegide?
Leave to His sovereign sway
To choose and to command; 5. Wer' ihe dum ny' Eze,
So shalt thou, wondering, own that way, K' O naroputara i!
How wise, how strong this hand. O geju I anya, I gasi,
K' ike aka-Ya ra!

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