strength & hope
Singer:sizzla
blessed my lord & empress
hear the right o jah rastafari
attend unto i and i cry and give ears unto i and i words that going not of favourites
let basentess come forth from thy prison
behold the things which are equal
i and i say black people never lose the faith
him cop he head so we get it and the king of glory shall come in
emperor haile selassie i is our ever-living king
is more love & joy rastafari bring
rastafari ha we strength & hope
inna d system d youths dem na go cope
the life some living is ah joke
be not like dem old phareces & scribes
be not like dem who always fuss and fight
just live in love and protect your life
it has been such a very long while
black people been suffering
high society say dem ah d top ah d line
so dem take we as dey mockery and postering
dem couldn't stop mih locks from growin'
well deh couldn't stop jah breeze from blowin'
ah say dem couldn't stop d river from flowin'
africa black people goin'
righteousness rastafari sowing
rastafari ha we strength & hope
inna d system d youths dem cyah cope
all dey got to give are guns & coke
dey never see fire we done smoke
it surely give me joy to see you seeing & praise the most high
how good in place and black people dem ha in i
why should we ever dear fight
when everyone is equal in selassie i sight
be fruitful and live in the sunshine
king selassie i hail we every time