Sizzla - Strength & Hope lyrics

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, tell yuh to rise, 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, yes
Is more love & joy Rastafari bring, yeah yeah

Rastafari ha we strength & hope
Inna d system d youths dem na go cope
The life some living is ah joke

Ay, be not like
Dem old Phareces & Scribes, yahh
Be not like dem who always fuss and fight
Ooohhh
Just live in love and protect your life
Israelites, give praises, always yes
And to the most high

It has been such a very long while
Black people been suffering, yah, hey
High society say dem ah d top ah d line
So dem take we as dey mockery and postering
Yow dem couldn't stop mih locks from growin'
Yow, well deh couldn't stop
Jah breeze from blowin', no
Ah say dem couldn't stop d river from flowin'
To Ethiopia, Africa black people goin'
Righteousness Rastafari sowing
Aayy, justice endowing

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
Burn dem out

It surely give me joy to see
You seeing & praise the Most High
It will give you joy, how good in place
And black people dem ha in I, jyow
Why should we ever dear fight, yow
When everyone is equal in Selassie I sight
Be fruitful and live in the sunshine
King Selassie I hail we every time