Lyrics
Verse 1
Oranmonise
Be a k'ogbon
Omumiri
Ko dami da
Oranmonise
Sebi igi gangan
Oranmi nise
Faya ti mi
(Translation: You are the One who fashions things/events, You are the source of wisdom, You are the deep sea/source of water, You never forsake/abandon me, You are the One who fashions things/events, You are the mighty tree, You fashion me, You are close to me)
Chorus
Jesu, Oranmonise
Be a k'ogbon
Omumiri
Ko dami da
Oranmonise
Sebi igi gangan
Oranmi nise
Faya ti mi
(Translation: Jesus, You are the One who fashions things/events, You are the source of wisdom, You are the deep sea/source of water, You never forsake/abandon me, You are the One who fashions things/events, You are the mighty tree, You fashion me, You are close to me)
Bridge
Oranmonise
Faya ti mi
Oranmonise
Faya ti mi
Moni Jesu Oranmonise
Faya ti mi
Oranmonise
Faya ti mi
(Translation: You are the One who fashions things/events, You are close to me... I say Jesus, You are the One who fashions things/events, You are close to me)
Outro
For He is my Lord
He is my Lord
And He is my Shepherd
He will lead, He will lead
And I will follow
He will never leave, He will never leave
He won't forsake me
Jesu Oranmonise
Jesu Oranmonise
Faya ti mi
Oranmonise
Faya ti mi
O is my Lord
He is my Shepherd
And I will follow
He will lead
He will never leave
He will never leave
He won't forsake me
Jesu Oranmonise
Faya ti mi
Oranmonise
Faya ti mi
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Sung mostly in Yoruba, the song leans on a repeated title that functions almost like a name for God: one who fashions events, the source of wisdom, the deep water a life draws from. The provided translation renders the opening lines as a refusal to be abandoned — never forsaken — paired with the image of a mighty tree, something rooted and unmoved. That combination of potter-like fashioning and steady presence recalls Isaiah 64:8, where God is likened to one shaping clay, and the assurance in Hebrews 13:5 that he will never leave nor forsake.
The outro moves from that abstract fashioning language into the more familiar picture of a shepherd who leads and will not abandon the flock, close to the opening line of Psalm 23. Repetition carries much of the song's weight: the same short phrases return until they function less as description and more as declaration, an act of naming God's character rather than narrating a single event.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 64:8 God as the potter who fashions His people like clay.
- Hebrews 13:5 "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
- Psalm 23:1 "The Lord is my shepherd."