Oh clap your hands all ye people Shout unto God with the voice of triumph For the Lord Most High is terrible And He's a great king over all the earth
Jah shall subdue the people under us And the nations under our feet O thou Most High God, Jah Rastafari Almighty God - Man
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Come together brother, sisters For the time is now come (come now) When we must unite and be strong That we can put away all the wrong, in the land
Righteousness exalt a nation Sin is a reproach to any nation Knowing that the wicked must fall The righteous must live
Hail to the Kings of Kings and the Lord of Lords Conquering Lion of the tribe of Judea (Hail) Elect of Himself Mister Five By Five, Revelation five Emperor Hailie I Selassie I
Run come rally, rally Run come rally, rally 'round King Alpha's throne
So run away, come away from the land of the sinking sand Oh run away, come away from the land of the sinking sand
The hotter the battle is The sweeter Jah victory, Jah victory The hotter the battle is The sweeter Jah victory, Jah victory
So run away, come away from the land of the sinking sand
Yeah run away (Run come rally, rally Run come rally, rally round) Ohhhh you got to run away, hey (Run come rally, rally Run come rally, rally round) Babylon couldn't be my home
Run come rally, rally Run come rally, rally round King Alpha's throne
The sun shall be darkened and the moon shall turn Into blood, one of these days (mmmmmm) So run away, come away from the land of the sinking sand
(The hotter the battle is, the sweeter Jah victory) Ohhhhhh you got to run away now Mmmmmm we gotta be free
Ohhh no more slavery (Run come rally, rally Run come rally, rally round) Mmmmm from the land, from the land of the sinking sand (Run come rally, rally Run come rally, rally round King Alpha's throne)
Yes, no more slavery No more pain and no more sorrow We have to flee from the land of the sinking sand (The hotter the battle is, the sweeter Jah victory) As our Father told us what life has taught Him Until the colour of man's skin Makes no more significance than the colour of man eyes Until all is looked upon equal As we are in the eyes of the Almighty God The dream of peace will only be a fleeting illusion (Run come rally, rally Run come rally, rally round) One that we pursue but never attain Until each and every one is looked upon equal (King Alpha's throne) As we are in the eyes of the Almighty Until there is no more first Second and third class nations of the world (Run away, run away, run away from the sinking sand) I Selassie I We gotta be free my bredrens We got to have love Without love, we are nothing at all (remember that) Without love, we are nothing at all Without love, we are nothing at all At all