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EmmaOMG - Emi n ke Hallelujah Lyrics

Artist:
EmmaOMG

Lyrics

Intro / Chorus (Yoruba)


Emi n ke Aleluya,
Emi n ke Aleluya,
Emi n ke Aleluya,
Mo ke Aleluya.


Intro / Chorus (English)


I cry out Hallelujah,
I cry out Hallelujah,
I cry out Hallelujah,
I cry out Hallelujah.


Okan mi ko'rin si o Olugbala,
O n so wipe o: "Ke Aleluya o."


My soul sings to You, my Savior,
It is saying: "Cry out Hallelujah."


Verse 1 (Deliverance & Trust) - Yoruba


Ni'gba togun fe wole,
T'isoro fe ba mi rin 'rinajo,
Eyin le yo mi o,
Tori na ni mo se wa n ke: "Ke Aleluya o."


Mo gbeke le Yin,
Tori na mi o le jogun ofo,
Nipase Olorun ni emi o ma yin Oro re o: "Ke Aleluya o."


Nigba t'agbara mi pari,
Nibe ni tiyin ti bere,
T'e yo mi ninu ofin aye,
Mo se wa n ke: "Ke Aleluya o."


Verse 1 (English Translation)


When troubles wanted to invade,
And sorrows wanted to intercept my journey,
You rescued me,
That's why I cry out: "Cry out Hallelujah."


I trust in You,
That's why I cannot inherit loss,
In God I will praise His Word (Psalm 56:10): "Cry out Hallelujah."


At the end of my strength,
That is where Yours starts from,
You rescue me from the world's traps,
That's why I cry out: "Cry out Hallelujah."


Refrain (Praise & Power) - Yoruba


Iyin, Ola, Ogo ni fun o,
Agbara ati ipa ma je tire,
Mo k'Aleluya, Aleluya, Aleluya, Aleluya o,
Ke Aleluya o.


Refrain (English Translation)


Blessings, Honor and Glory be unto You,
Power and Strength belong to You,
I shout Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
Cry out Hallelujah.


Verse 2 (Yoruba)


Mabel ba mi k'Aleluya o,
Ke Aleluya o.
Aleluya l'awa yo ma ko o,
Ogo, ogo Aleluya.


Ariwo Aleluya l'awa yo ma ke ni gbogbo ojo aye wa,
A-re-mo-le-lu-ya l'awa yo ma ko o,
Ogo, ogo Aleluya,
Ke Aleluya o.


Eefin Aleluya wa goke lo si Olorun wa,
Awa b'ola fun O o Baba ti wa,
A b'ola fun O Oba to l'emi, Oba to l'eemi,
Aleluya, Aleluya, Aleluya o.


Verse 2 (English Translation)


Mabel, sing Hallelujah with me,
Cry out Hallelujah.
Hallelujah is what we shall be singing,
Glory, glory Hallelujah.


We shall be shouting Hallelujah all the days of our lives,
Hallelujah is what we shall be singing,
Glory, glory Hallelujah,
Cry out Hallelujah.


The smoke of our Hallelujah rises up to our God,
We honor You, our Father,
We honor the King that owns our lives and our breath,
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.


Call and Response (In Every Season) - Leader


T'Oluwa Olorun ni igbala,
T'Oluwa Olorun l'ase.
Nigbati gbogbo aye ba n ke n'gbe irora,
What will be your song?


Call and Response - Choir & Audience


Aleluya, Aleluya, Aleluya o,
Ke Aleluya o.


Call and Response (Translation)


Leader: To the Lord God belongs Salvation, / To the Lord God belongs Authority. / When the whole world is crying out in pain, / What will be your song?
Choir & Audience: Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah. / Cry out Hallelujah.


Leader: At the end of everything, / What will be your song? / Because you are more than conquerors, / Through He who loves you, / Because all things work together for your good!
Choir & Audience: Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah. / Cry out Hallelujah.


Verse 3 (Heavenly Hosts) - Yoruba


T'okan t'okan ke Aleluya o,
That is what we are going to be doing forever,
Ni'le ayeraye niwaju Ite Ogo Mimo,
Tor' Oun l'awon orun n korin si, won k'Aleluya,
Awon agbagba merinlelogun, won n k'Aleluya,
Won f'oribale niwaju Oba Mimo, to n se Mimo, to fi Mimo bo'ra o,
Ke Aleluya o.


Verse 3 (English Translation)


From the bottom of your heart cry out Hallelujah,
That is what we are going to be doing forever,
In the Everlasting Home before the Glorious Holy Throne,
For He is the one the heavens sing to, they shout Hallelujah,
The 24 elders are shouting Hallelujah,
They bow before the Holy King, who is Holy, and wraps Himself in Holiness,
Cry out Hallelujah.


Ogun ojo pipe to ti n ba e fa,
O ma d'opin,
Ti 'wo ba ti k'Aleluya,
Niwaju ite Ogo,
Mo f'oribale fun o,
Ke Aleluya o.


The long-standing battle you've been fighting,
It will come to an end,
Once you cry out Hallelujah
Before the Throne of Glory.
I bow down to You,
Cry out Hallelujah.


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Meaning & Inspiration

"Emi n ke Hallelujah" is a bilingual Yoruba and English praise song that treats the word Hallelujah itself as both title and central content, repeated across every section rather than reserved for a single chorus. The verses supply specific reasons for that repeated cry, recalling trouble and sorrow that once threatened to derail the singer's path before crediting rescue directly to God, and noting that divine strength begins precisely where personal strength runs out. A parenthetical citation of Psalm 56:10 ties the song's confidence in praising God's word directly to that specific text rather than a general sentiment. The refrain widens the song from personal testimony into a full ascription of blessing, honor, glory, power, and strength, structured similarly to language used for heavenly worship in Revelation. A call-and-response section asks directly what song will be sung when the whole world cries out in pain, answering with the same repeated Hallelujah and quoting Paul's language about being more than conquerors. The closing verse pictures worship continuing eternally before God's throne alongside the twenty-four elders, framing the song's repeated cry as a present participation in that same unending heavenly praise.

Related Scripture

  • Psalm 56:10 Directly cited in the lyrics as the source for praising God's word amid trouble.
  • Revelation 4:10-11 Describes the twenty-four elders bowing before God's throne in worship, directly matching the closing verse.
  • Romans 8:37 Declares believers more than conquerors through Christ's love, directly quoted in the call-and-response section.