Silk Chant Songtext
von Garnett Silk

Be still all ye enemies of Jah
And know that the Lord God Jah the Almighty
Shall rule the head of his enemies
Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie the First


Oh let God arise, let his enemies be scattered
Let them also that hate him flee before him
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away
As wax melteth before the fire
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God
Oh let the righteous be glad
Let them rejoice before God, yeah
Let them exceedingly rejoice
Sing unto God
Sing praises to his name
Extol him that rideth on the heavens
By his name, Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie the First
Our Father, Strength and Redeemer
Who lives and rules and reigns over all living things
A father of the fatherless
And a judge of the widows
Is God in his holy habitation
God setteth the solitary in families
He bringeth out those which are bound with chains
But the rebellious dwell in dry land
Oh God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie our Father
Strength and Redeemer, when thou wentest forth before thy people
When thou did march through the wilderness, Selah
The earth shook
The heavens also dropped at the presence of God
Even Sinai itself was moved
At the presence of God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie the First
The God of Israel
Though, oh God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie our Father
Strength and Redeemer did send a plentiful rain
Whereby thou did confirm thine inheritance
When it was weary
Thy congregation have dwelt therein
Though, oh God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie our Father
Strength and Redeemer has prepared of thy goodness for the poor
The Lord God Jah the Almighty Haile Selassie our Father
Strength and Redeemer gave the word
Great was the company of those that published it
Kings with armies did flee apace
And she that tarried at home divided the spoil
Though ye have lain among the packs
Yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver
And her feathers with yellow gold
When the Almighty God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie our Father
Strength and Redeemer scattered kings in it
It was white as snow in Salmon
The hill of God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie our Father
Strength and Redeemer is as the hill of Bashan
An high hill as the hill of Bashan
Why leap ye high hills?
This is the hill which God Jah Rastafari
Haile Selassie the First desireth to dwell in
Yeah, the Lord God Jah the Almighty Haile Selassie our Father
Strength and Redeemer will dwell in it forever
The chariots of God are twenty thousand
Even thousands of angels
The Lord God Jah the Almighty Haile Selassie our Father
Strength and Redeemer is among them
As in Sinai, in the holy place
Thou hast ascended on high
Thou hast led captiv- the captive
Thou hast received gifts from man
Yeah, for the rebellious also
That the Lord God Jah the Almighty Haile Selassie our Father
Strength and Redeemer might dwell among them
Blessed be the Almighty God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie our Father
Strength and Redeemer who daily leadeth us with benefits
Even the God of our salvation, Selah
He that is our God is the God of salvation
And unto God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie our Father
Strength and Redeemer
Lord belongeth the issues from death
For the Lord God Jah the Almighty Haile Selassie our Father
Strength and Redeemer shall rule the head of his enemies
And the hairy scalp of such an one
As goeth on still in his trespasses