Traditional Ghanaian
Worship and praise hymns lift the congregation in the thanksgiving portions of a Ghanaian funeral — especially the thanksgiving service and the one-week observance. Twi praise hymns are often sung unaccompanied with clapping, and many families choose at least one hymn in the language their loved one prayed in.
Verse 1
Me Nyame yɛ kese, Ɔyɛ kese, ɔyɛ kese; Me Nyame yɛ kese, Ɔyɛ ade nyinaa.
Chorus
Me Nyame yɛ kese, ɔyɛ kese; Ɔyɛ ade nyinaa, ɔyɛ kese!
Verse 2
Ɔbɔɔ ɔsoro ne asaase, Ɔbɔɔ epo ne nsubonton; Me Nyame yɛ kese, Ɔyɛ ade nyinaa.
Verse 3
Obiara nte sɛ no, Obiara nni sɛ no; Me Nyame yɛ kese, Ɔyɛ ade nyinaa.
Verse 4
Yɛnkamfo ne din, Yɛnyi n'ayɛ; Me Nyame yɛ kese, Ɔyɛ ade nyinaa.