Mystic Chant
Garnett Silk Lyrics

Be still, all ye enemies of Jah
Stop opposing the Lord God Jah and His works.

And know that the Lord God Jah the Almighty Shall wound the head of his enemies
Understand that God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie the First, the Lord Almighty, will defeat and punish those who oppose Him.

Jah! Rastafari, Haile Selassie the First
God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie the First is worthy of praise and worship.

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered Let them also that hate him flee before him
May God rise up and scatter His enemies, making those who hate Him run away.

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
Just as smoke disappears and wax melts in the presence of fire, may the wicked be destroyed by God's presence.

O, let the righteous be glad Let them rejoice before God, yea Let them exceedingly rejoice
May those who are righteous feel joy and great happiness before God.

Sing unto God, sing praises to his Name Extol him that rideth upon the heavens By his Name Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie the First
Sing songs and praises to God, who rides upon the heavens and is called Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie the First.

Our Father, strength and redeemer Who lives and rules and reigns over all things
God is our Father, our source of strength and redemption. He lives, rules, and reigns over everything.

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows Is God in his holy habitation
God is like a father to those who don't have one, and a judge to widows. He lives in His holy home.

God setteth the solitary in families He bringeth out those which are bound with chains For the rebellious dwell in Jah land
God settles the lonely in groups of families and frees those who are imprisoned. The rebellious live in the land of Jah.

O, 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
God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie is our Father, our source of strength and redemption. This verse recalls an event when God led His people through the wilderness.

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
In the presence of God, the earth shook and the heavens opened up. Sinai itself was shaken. This reinforces the greatness of God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie the First.

The God of Israel Thou, O God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie Our Father strength and redeemer Didst send a plentiful rain Whereby thou didst confirm thy inheritance When it was weary
God is the God of Israel, and Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie is our Father, our source of strength and redemption. God sent a lot of rain to help and strengthen His people when they were tired and weary.

Thy congregation hath dwelt therein Thou, O God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie Our Father strength and redeemer Hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor
God's people lived there. God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie is our Father, our source of strength and redemption. He prepared good things for the poor with His kindness.

The Lord God Jah the Almighty Our Father strength and redeemer Gave the word; great was the company Of those that published it
God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie is our Father, our source of strength and redemption. God proclaimed His message, and many people shared it.

Kings of armies did flee apace And she that tarried at home divided the spoil Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be As the wings of a dove covered with silver And her feathers with yellow gold
Kings of armies fled. Those who stayed at home got to share the spoils of victory. Even though they were once oppressed, God will make them beautiful and worthwhile, like a dove with shiny silver wings and golden feathers.

When the Almighty God Jah Rastafari 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 stremgth and redeemer, is as the hill of Bashan
God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie is our Father, our source of strength and redemption. When He scattered Kings, it was like the snow in the area of Salmon. His hill is like the hill of Bashan.

Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill Which God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie the First Desireth to dwell in. Yea, the LORD God Jah the Almighty Our Father strength and redeemer will dwell in it for Iver
Why do the high hills leap? It's because God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie the First desires to dwell there. The Lord God Jah the Almighty, our Father, our source of strength and redemption, will dwell there 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
God's chariots contain twenty thousand angels. God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie is our Father, our source of strength and redemption, and He is among them in the holy place of Sinai.

Thou hast ascended on high Thou hast led captivity captive Thou hast received gifts for men Yea, for the rebellious also That the LORD God Jah the Almighty Haile Selassie Our Father strength and redeemer might dwell among them
You ascended high and took captive those who were captured. You received gifts for people, even those who were rebellious, so that the Lord God Jah the Almighty Haile Selassie, our Father, our source of strength and redemption, could dwell among them.

Blessed be the Almighty God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie Our Father strength and redeemer Who daily loadeth us with benefits Even the God of our salvation. Selah
God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie is our Father, our source of strength and redemption. He blesses us every day with benefits, and He is the God of our salvation.

He that is our God is the God of salvation And unto GOD Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie Our Father strength and redeemer the Lord Belong the issues from death But God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie Our Father strength and redeemer shall wound the head Of his enemies and the hairy scalp of such an one As goeth on still in his trespasses
Our God is the God of salvation, and unto God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie, our Father, our source of strength and redemption, belongs the power over death. But God Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie will defeat and punish those who still sin and oppose Him.