Ekpere nke St Francis na-ekpegara Chineke oge niile.Gụ ya ...

Gi onwe-gi di nsọ, Onye-nwe-ayi, Chineke, I nālu ọlu di ebube.
Dị ike, I dị ukwuu, You dị elu,
Are bụ onye pụrụ ime ihe nile, gị, Nna dị nsọ, eze nke eluigwe na ụwa.
Are bụ atọ na otu, Onyenwe anyị nke chi niile,
Are bụ onye ọma, ihe niile dị mma, onye kachasị mma,
Jehova Chineke dị ndụ na eziokwu.
Are bụ ịhụnanya na ọrụ ebere, are bụ amamihe,
Are dị umeala n’obi, I nwere ndidi,
Are mara mma, are nọrọ na nche, are nọ jụụ.
Bụ ọ joyụ na ọnessụ, are bụ olileanya anyị,
Bụ ikpe ziri ezi na temperance,
Are bụ ihe niile, akụ na ụba anyị.
Are mara mma, are bụ ịdị umeala n'obi.
Are bụ n'echebe, are bụ n'echebe na-agbachitere,
Are bụ ebe e wusiri ike, are bụ ebe mgbaba.
Are bụ olileanya anyị, You bụ okwukwe anyị,
Are bụ ebere anyị, are bụcha ụtọ anyị,
Are bụ ndụ ebighị ebi anyị,
Onye ukwu na onye amara
Chineke Pụrụ Ime Ihe Niile, Onye nzọpụta dị ebere.