Celebrating 50:Xxiii
Distilled Jamaican Anthem Part 2
Teach Us True Respect For All
for our workers are all important, our farmers, our artisans
our women at the stove, our women at the mill, our women
who birthed us, our teachers, lawyers, doctors, and the men
with axes, yard cutters, fishermen, bakers, drivers, politicians
Stir Response To Duty Call
that our hearts be not faint, nor our minds become lazy
that our flesh be not weak, and our loins be firm to bare
the load of home, community, country, and will to share
to give our all and never complain of being ever weary.
Strengthen Us The Weak To Cherish
for we were naked too, and homeless, stereotyped, accused
and we are the poor, the uneducated, the exploited, the sick
give us strong compassion, resources mental and economic
that open prison bars with love, and comfort well the abused.
Give Us Vision Less We Perish
to know the present and where its coming from, and to know
where we are going, and why we have chosen the path we take
father guide us to best choices, and not the easy ones to make
and wealth is multiplied may our vision not hide you in the flow.
Knowledge Send Us Heavenly Father,
from the person in the hovel, fromm the man in the street, and
from the child who no experience blinds the alternative eye
from the student, and the master, from angels through the sky
and your holy spirit, o god give us back bones worthy to stand.
Grant True Wisdom From Above.
and may we find it devoted to love
Justice, Truth be ours forever,
Jamaica, land we love.
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica land we love.
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