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‘FOLAPBroI fOesLsUorMIDE

MB BS(Lond) FRSC(C), FWACS, FMCS(Nig)
(April 18, 1936 - January 8, 2021)

aged 84 Years

wednesday January 27, 2021

Our Dad

He never looked for praises
He was never one to boast
He just went on quietly working
For the ones he loved the most.
His dreams were seldom spoken
His words were very few
And most of the time his worries
Went unspoken too.
He was there… A firm foundation
Through all our storms of life
A sturdy hand to hold on to
In times of stress and strife.
A true friend we could turn to
When times were good or bad
One of our greatest blessings
The man that we called Dad.

CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST,
MARINA, LAGOS

WAKE-KEEP & EVENING OF
MUSICAL TRIBUTES
For

‘Professor Olufolabi Ayodeji Olumide

MB BS(Lond) FRSC(C), FWACS, FMCS(Nig)

Aged 84 years
Wednesday 27th January, 2021
SHELL HALL, MUSON Centre, Lagos

4:00 pm

ORDER OF WAKE KEEP SERVICE

1. Silence 13. Hymns
2. Opening Sentence & Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2(a) (v) When the Day of Toil is Done (Tune: Irene)
3. Hymn: Through All the Changing Scenes of Life (vi) Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Tune: Repton)

(Tune: Wiltshire) 14. 3rd Bible Reading:
4. Opening Prayer John 11:17-27 - Mr. Rotimi Olumide
5. Psalm 90
6. Hymns 15. Special Rendition by the Choir
16. 4th Bible Reading:
(i) Ore Ofe Ohun (Tune: Grace, ‘tis a Charming Sound)
(ii) All Things Praise Thee (Tune: Te Laudant Omnia) Romans 8: 31b-39 - Mrs. Oyinkan Badejo-Okusanya
7. 1st Bible Reading: 17. Hymn
I Thessalonians 4: 13-18 – Dr. Funmi Fadahunsi
8. Prayers (vii) Fading Away Like the Stars of the Morning
9. Hymns (Tune: Remembered)
(iii) Christ is our Cornerstone (Tune: Harewood) 18. Homily – Very Rev. Adebola Ojofeitimi, M.Th, M.Div
(iv) I am a Stranger Here (Tune: St. Edmund [Sullivan]) 19. Psalm 23 - To be sung by the Choir
10. 2nd Bible Reading: (Arranged by Howard Goodall)
20. Notices
2 Corinthians 5: 1-10 – Dr. Jumoke Oduwole 21. Closing Hymn
11. Special Rendition by the Choir Abide with Me, Fast Falls the Eventide (Tune: Eventide)
12. Prayers 22. Prayer and Benediction

1. Silence 5. O make but trial of His love;
2. Opening Sentence - Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2 (NIV) Experience will decide
ThTehreries aistiamteimfoer efovrereyvtehriyntgh,ianngd, ansdeasaosnefaosroneveforry every How blest are they, and only they,
acatcivtivtyityunudnedretrhtehheehaevaevnesn: sa: taimtiemteotboebbeobrnoranndanadtiamtiemtoe Who in His truth confide.
diteo, aditeim, aetitmo peltaontpalanndt antidmaetitmo ueptorouopt.root.
3. Through All the Changing Scenes of Life (Tune: Wiltshire) 6. Fear Him, ye saints, and you will then
1. Through all the changing scenes of life, Have nothing else to fear;
Make you His service your delight,
In trouble and in joy, He’ll make your wants His care.
The praises of my God shall still
My heart and tongue employ. 7. To Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
2. Of His deliverance I will boast, The God whom we adore,
Till all that are distressed Be glory, as it was, is now
From my example comfort take, And shall be evermore
And charm their griefs to rest. Amen
3. O magnify the Lord with me,
With me exalt His name; 4. Opening Prayer
When in distress to Him I called, By Thy resurrection from the dead, O Christ, death no
He to my rescue came. longer has dominion over those who die in holiness. So
4. The hosts of God encamp around we beseech Thee, give rest to Thy servant in Thy sanctuary
The dwellings of the just; and in Abraham’s bosom. Grant rest to those, whom from
Deliverance He affords to all Adam until now have adored Thee with purity, to our
Who on His succor trust. fathers and brothers, our kinsmen and friends, to all men
and women who have lived by faith and passed on their
road to Thee by a thousand ways, and in all conditions,
and make them worthy of the heavenly kingdom. We ask
these through our Lord Jesus Christ Your Son, who lives
and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one
God, world without end.
Amen.

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5. PSALM 90 6. HYMNS
1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout (i) Ore Ofe Ohun (Tune: Grace, tis a charming sound)
all generations. 2 Before the mountains were born or
you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to 1. Ore ofe ohun
everlasting you are God. 3 You turn people back to dust, Adun ni l’eti wa
saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.” 4 A thousand years Gbohun gbohun re y’o gba orun kan
in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a Aye y’o gbo pelu
watch in the night. 5 Yet you sweep people away in the sleep Egbe: Ore ofe sa
of death—they are like the new grass of the morning: 6 In N’igbekele mi
the morning it springs up new, but by evening it is dry and Jesu ku fun ar’aiye
withered. 7 We are consumed by your anger and terrified O ku fun mi pelu
by your indignation. 8 You have set our iniquities before
you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. 9 All 2. Ore ofe l’o ko
our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years Oruko mi l’orun
with a moan. 10 Our days may come to seventy years, or L’o fi mi fun Od’agutan
eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but T’O gba iya mi je.
trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. Egbe: Ore ofe sa
11 If only we knew the power of your anger! Your wrath is
as great as the fear that is your due. 12 Teach us to number 3. Ore ofe to mi
our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. 13 Relent, S’ona alafia
LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on your O ntoju mi l’ojojumo
servants. 14 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing Ni irin ajo mi
love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Egbe: Ore ofe sa
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted
us, for as many years as we have seen trouble. 16 May 4. Ore ofe ko mi
your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendour to Bi a ti ‘gbadura
their children. 17 May the favour[a] of the Lord our God O pa mi mo titi d’oni
rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, Ko si je ki nsako
establish the work of our hands. Egbe: Ore ofe sa

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5. Je k’ore ofe yi 4. All things praise Thee; high and low,
F’agbara f ’okan mi Rain and dew and seven-hued bow,
Ki nle fi gbogbo ipa mi Crimson sunset, fleecy cloud,
At’ojo mi fun O. Rippling stream, and tempest loud;
Egbe: Ore ofe sa Summer, winter, all to Thee
(ii) All Things Praise Thee (Tune: Te Laudant Omnia) Glory render: Lord, may we!

1. All things praise Thee, Lord most high; 5. All things praise Thee; gracious Lord,
Heaven and earth and sea and sky, Great Creator, powerful Word,
All were for Thy glory made, Omnipresent Spirit, now
That Thy greatness thus displayed At Thy feet we humbly bow;
Should all worship bring to Thee Lift our hearts in praise to Thee;
All things praise Thee: Lord, may we. All things praise Thee: Lord, may we.

2. All things praise Thee; night to night 7. 1st Bible Reading - 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18 (NIV) -
Sings in silent hymns of light; Dr. Funmi Fadahunsi
All things praise Thee; day to day Believers Who Have Died
Chants Thy power, in burning ray; Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed
Time and space are praising Thee, about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve
All things praise Thee: Lord, may we. like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 14 For we
believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe
3. All things praise Thee; round her zones that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen
Earth, with her ten thousand tones, asleep in him. 15According to the Lord’s word, we tell you
Rolls a ceaseless choral strain; that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming
Roaring wind and deep-voiced main, of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have
Rustling leaf and humming bee, fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will come down
All things praise Thee: Lord, may we. from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the
archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead
in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive

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and are left will be caught up together with them in the 3. Here gracious God, do Thou
clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with For evermore draw nigh;
the Lord forever. 18 Therefore encourage one another Accept each faithful vow,
with these words And mark each suppliant sigh;
Reader: This is the word of the Lord In copious shower on all who pray
Each holy day Thy blessings pour.
All: Thanks be to God
8. Prayers 4. Here may we gain from heaven
9. Hymns The grace which we implore;
And may that grace, once given,
(iii) Christ is our Cornerstone (Tune: Harewood) Be with us evermore,
1. Christ is our corner-stone, Until that day when all the blest
To endless rest are called away.
On him alone we build; Amen
With his true saints alone (iv) I am a Stranger Here (St. Edmund [Sullivan])
The courts of heaven are filled:
On his great love our hopes we place 1. I am a stranger here, Heaven is my Home;
Of present grace and joys above. Earth is a desert drear, Heaven is my Home;
2. Oh, then with hymns of praise Danger and sorrow stand Round me on every hand;
These hallowed courts shall ring; Heaven is mv Fatherland, Heaven is my Home.
Our voices we will raise
The Three in One to sing, 2. What though the tempest rage, Heaven is my Home;
And thus proclaim in joyful song, Short is m pilgrimage, Heaven is my Horne;
Both loud and long, that glorious name. And time’s wild wintry blast Soon will be overpassed;
I shall reach Home at last,
Heaven is my Home.

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3. “There at my Saviour’s side - fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given
Heaven is my Home - us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. 6
I shall be glorified, Therefore we are always confident and know that as long
Heaven is my Home; as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.
There are the good and blest, 7 For we live by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, I
Those I love most and best; And there I too shall rest, say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at
Heaven is my Home. home with the Lord. 9 So we make it our goal to please
him, whether we are at home in the body or away from
4. Therefore I murmur not Heaven is my Home; it. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of
Whate’er my earthly lot Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for
Heaven is my Home; And I shall surely stand the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
There at my Lord’s right Hand Reader: This is the word of the Lord
Heaven is my Fatherland,
Heaven is my Home All: Thanks be to God
Amen 11. Special Rendition by the Choir
12. Prayers
10. 2nd Bible Reading - 2 Corinthians 5: 1-10 (NIV) - 13. Hymns
Dr. Jumoke Oduwole
Awaiting the New Body (viii) When the Day of Toil is Done (Tune: Irene)
For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, 1. When the day of toil is done,
we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven,
not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan, longing When the race of life is run,
to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, 3 Father, grant Thy wearied one
because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. Rest for evermore.
4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, 2. When the strife of sin is stilled,
because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed When the foe within is killed,
instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal Be Thy gracious word fulfilled-
may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who has Peace for evermore.

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3. When the darkness melts away 2. In simple trust like theirs who heard,
At the breaking of the day, Beside the Syrian sea
Bid us hail the cheering ray- The gracious calling of the Lord,
Light for evermore. Let us, like them, without a word,
Rise up and follow Thee.
4. When the heart by sorrow tried
Feels at length its throbs subside, 3. O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
Bring us, where all tears are dried, O calm of hills above,
Joy for evermore. Where Jesus knelt to share with Thee
The silence of eternity,
5. When for vanished days we yearn, Interpreted by love!
Days that never can return,
Teach us in Thy love to learn 4. With that deep hush subduing all
Love for evermore. Our words and works that drown
The tender whisper of Thy call,
6. When the breath of life is flown, As noiseless let Thy blessing fall
When the grave must claim its own, As fell Thy manna down.
Lord of Life, be ours Thy crown-
Life for evermore. Amen. 5. Drop Thy still dews of quietness,
(ix) Dear Lord and Father of Till all our strivings cease;
Mankind (Tune: Repton) Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
1. Dear Lord and Father of mankind, The beauty of Thy peace.
Forgive our foolish ways;
Reclothe us in our rightful mind; 6. Breathe through the heats of our desire
In purer lives Thy service find, Thy coolness and Thy balm;
In deeper reverence, praise. Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still, small voice of calm.
Amen.

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14. 3rd Bible Reading - The Gospel (All Stand) 15. Special Rendition by the Choir
John 11: 17-27 (NIV) - Mr. Rotimi Olumide 16. 4th Bible Reading: Romans 8: 31b – 39 (NIV)
Jesus Comforts the Sisters of Lazarus
On His arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been Mrs. Oyinkan Badejo-Okusanya
in the tomb for four days. 18 Now Bethany was less than More Than Conquerors
two miles from Jerusalem, 19 and many Jews had come If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not
to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will
brother. 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
she went out to meet Him, but Mary stayed at home. 21 Who will bring any charge against those whom God
“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one
brother would not have died. “But I know that even now who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more
God will give you whatever you ask” 23 Jesus said to than that, who was raised to life —is at the right hand of
her, ‘Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha answered, “I God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us
know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day. from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
The one who believes in me will live, even though they As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long;
die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all
die. Do you believe this?” 27 ‘Yes, Lord,” she replied “I these things we are more than conquerors through him
believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor
to come into the world. life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present not
the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor
anything else in all creation, will be able to separate Us
from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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17. Hymn 18. Homily – Very Rev. Adebola Ojofeitimi M.Div, M.Th
(x) Fading Away Like the Stars of the Morning 19. Psalm 23 – To be sung by the Choir
(Tune: Remembered)
(Arranged by Howard Goodall)
1. Fading away like the stars of the morning, 20. Notices
Losing their light in the glorious sun- 21. Closing Hymn
Thus would we pass from the earth and its toiling,
Only remembered by what we have done. Abide with Me, Fast Falls the Eventide
Chorus: (Tune: Eventide)
Only remembered, only remembered, 1. Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
Only remembered by what we have done; The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide;
Thus would we pass from the earth and its toiling, When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Only remembered by what we have done. Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
2. Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;
2. Shall we be missed though by others succeeded, Earth’s joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
Reaping the fields we in springtime have sown? Change and decay in all around I see;
No, for the sowers may pass from their labours, O Thou who changest not, abide with me.
Only remembered by what they have done. 3. I need Thy presence every passing hour;
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s power?
3. Only the truth that in life we have spoken, Who like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Only the seed that on earth we have sown; Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
These shall pass onward when we are forgotten,
Fruits of the harvest and what we have done.

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4. I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.

5. Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes,
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies;
Heaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

22. Prayers And Benediction

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NOTES

APPRECIATION

The Folabi Olumide family would like to thank
you one and all for your attendance at the
obsequies for our beloved father, Prof. ‘Folabi
Olumide and your support since his demise. We have
drawn strength and comfort from your kindness. We

pray that you will always find favour, the road will
always rise to meet you, the wind will always be at
your back and until we meet again, we pray that the
Lord, in His infinite mercy will keep you safe in the

palm of His hand, Amen.

Remember Me

To the living, I am gone; As you look upon a flower and admire its
To the sorrowful, I will never return simplicity –
But to the happy, I am at peace; remember me.
And to the faithful, I have never left. Remember me in your hearts, your
I cannot speak, but I can listen. thoughts, your memories of the times we
I cannot be seen, but I can be heard. loved,
So as you stand upon a shore, gazing at a the times we cried, the times we fought,
beautiful sea – and the times we laughed.
remember me. For if you always think of me, I will never
As you look in awe at a mighty forest and be gone.
its grand majesty – ©Margaret Mead
remember me.