Praise Ye Jah
Sizzla Lyrics

I did behold
I witnessed

Until the proud was casted down yah
Until the arrogant were brought low

'Ave di ancient of days is
The one who is timeless and eternal is present

King Haile Selassie I Jah!
The almighty king Haile Selassie I

You know
Do you understand?

With his garments as white as snow
Clothed in pure white

His hair as pure as wool
His hair is as pure as wool

Praise ye Jah (Hail di emperor)
Give thanks to the almighty king Haile Selassie I

Hail di emperor-or-or
Hail the emperor

Our king of kings
The king of all kings

To a fullness
In its entirety

'Ave to express
We must express

Jah Jah that I always keep
The almighty that I always remember

King of kings
The king of all kings

Jah that always been (unu sing)
The almighty that has always existed

Jah Rastafari
The almighty Rastafarian God

We a praise
We are giving thanks

Hail King Selassie always (Oh yes!)
Always hail King Selassie

Just like Ashumba
Like Ashumba

I am naw gon turn an recant
I will not turn back or apologize for my beliefs

Another in Selassie I name
Another who believes in the name of Selassie I

A no Malcolm X an
Not Malcolm X or

Martin Luther dis
Martin Luther

An Sizzla whey come fi trick
And Sizzla who has come to deceive

Alla yuh tricks
All of your deception

I see Bob Marley rise
I see Bob Marley's influence growing

An unu kill de prophet
And you killed the prophet

Why yuh don't
Why do you not

Kill those
Kill those who

Standing on yuh pulpits (No!)
Preaching from your pulpits (No!)

You use dem to steer di minds of di yout
You use them to control the thinking of young people

An as dey preach
And as they preach

Di yout cease from knowin di truth (But)
Young people stop knowing the truth (But)

Dis is the truth above our circumstances
This is the truth that is above our situations

I see how yuh constantly
I see how you consistently

Building churches
Constructing churches

But while yuh church
But in your church

Defend di slackness as usual
Defending the immorality as usual

Rasta no mix up with homo
Rastafarians don't associate with homosexuality

Jesus and his disciples
Jesus and his followers

Dey are Black
They are of African descent

An so were di
And so were the

Ancient of days
Those who have been here for a long time

Aye! Sizzla say dat
Yes! Sizzla said that

De truth is real
The truth is authentic

Make it known to boys and girl
Make it known to young people

Just makes yuh brain
It challenges your mind

For a time dem your worst
For a time they are your worst

Well now talk bout Jesus
Let's talk about Jesus now

A who dat
Who is that?

I know him as the Nazerite
I know him as the Nazarene

The offspring of King David (Selassie I)
The descendant of King David (Selassie I)

Earth's rightful ruler
The rightful ruler of the earth

He's from di same line
He is from the same lineage

Ay! you no see dem a ting dat from di Bible
Don't you see that in the Bible

Tink I no know you're amongst those who instigate slavery against my people (Yeh!)
Do you think I don't know you are amongst those who supported slavery against my people?

Only quote a few psalms so dat you could have to come we.
You only quote a few psalms so that you can convince us to join you.

We have a knowledge you know, we done perceive (Woy!)
We have knowledge, you know, we understand.

From start to finish
From beginning to end

I have to outline de fact
I have to present the truth

Is not Sunday
It's not Sunday

Is Saturday we fi hold de Sabbath
It's Saturday that we should observe the Sabbath