The cord that pulls me closer, to the centre of the moon He came into this world on the king of days, not a moment too soon All the spirit of faith contained in Him, like a vessel He encompassed the Word The ark on the water through stormy seas, He sails on unperturbed He wore the holy Aba, the Holy One from the East In the soul of the world He built a Fire, and I'm burning away in its heat Oh the promise is made with creation, a covenant for all humankind A fortress of strength for my wandering Heart, to its magnet of love I will bind And then, He holds out His hand, He's doing His part, the promise of ages past And I'm drawn like a cord to the Covenant, Oh I cling to the hem of His garment The pure and stainless mirror, in the station of servitude The pivot of oneness in a fractured world, born of the Ancient Root In the Tablet of the Branch He named You, the appointed one to shepherd the herd The Perfect Exemplar to guide the way, Interpreter of His word "Be thou so steadfast in my love that thy heart shall not waver"1 "Even if... the heavens and [the]earth arise against thee"2 "Be thou as a flame of fire... and a river of live eternal"3 "[And] be not shaken... for I am with you always... As ye have faith so shall your powers and blessings be"4 1Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í Prayers, pg. 2112 2Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í Prayers, pg. 211 3Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í Prayers, pg. 211 4Abdu'l-Bahá. Quoted by May Maxwell, An Early Pilgrimage, p. 40

Out of Africa comes the Congo man! Bongo Ashanti! Congo Ashanti! Bongo Ashanti! Congo Ashanti! Congo a Bongo! Bongo Ashanti! Congo a Bongo! Bongo Ashanti! Congo a Bongo! Bongo Ashanti! Congo a Bongo! Bongo Ashanti! Ooh. Jah! Ooh. Jah! Out of Africa comes the Congo man! Out of Africa comes the Congo man! Psalms and songs of praises! Jah! With psalms and songs and voices! Ooh. Jah! Ooh. Jah! We come with our culture To enlighten the world! We come with our culture To enlighten the world! Praises! With psalms and songs and voices! Ooh. Jah! Ooh. Jah! Congo a Bongo! Bongo Ashanti! Congo a Bongo! Bongo Ashanti! Congo a Bongo! Bongo Ashanti! Congo a Bongo! Bongo Ashanti! Congo a Bongo! Bongo Ashanti! Congo Ashanti! Congo a Bongo! Bongo Ashanti! Congo a Bongo! Bongo Ashanti! Congo a Bongo! Bongo Ashanti! Congo a Bongo! Bongo Ashanti! Congo a Bongo! Bongo Ashanti! Congo a Bongo! Bongo Ashanti! Out of Africa comes the Congo man! Out of Africa comes the Congo man! Psalms and songs of praises! Jah! With psalms and songs and voices!

Yahoo!, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Row fisherman row Keep on rowing your boat Brotherman, brotherman yow Row fisherman row Lots of hungry belly pickney they ashore, millions of them Lots of hungry belly pickney they ashore Living in a bumbo hut In a little hole sea port town mmh, hmm Three kids on the floor And another one to come make four Day, day by day, I man step it Along the seashore Day, day by day, I man step it Along the seashore Hail brother John, have you got any wenchman? Yes brother Peter, wenchman, sprat and mackaba (I tell you) Yes brother Peter, wenchman, sprat and mackaba Row fisherman row Keep on rowing your boat Brotherman, brotherman Row fisherman row We've got to reach on higher grounds Mmh, mmh, hmm Yahoo!, Yahoo! Mmh, hmm Yahoo! Row fisherman row Keep on rowing your boat Brotherman brotherman yow Row fisherman row Yes we've got to reach on higher grounds, brothers! We've got to reach on higher grounds (Yahoo!) Simon, Peter, (yahoo!) James and John Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones mmh! (Yahoo!) Simon, Peter, (yahoo!) James and John Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones So, row fisherman row Keep on rowing your boat Brotherman brotherman yow Row fisherman row Lots of hungry belly pickney they ashore, millions of them Lots of hungry belly pickney they ashore, mmh Quaju Peg the collie man Sell the best collie in sea port town Quaju Peg the collie man Are the best collie weed in town Yahoo!, Yahoo! Keep on rowing your boat Brotherman, brotherman yow (Yahoo!) Row fisherman row (yahoo!) Lots of hungry belly pickney they ashore, millions of them Lots of hungry belly pickney they ashore mmh, hmm (Yahoo!) Simon, Peter, (yahoo!) James and John Come ashore to feed the hungry belly one down (Yahoo!) Simon, Peter, (yahoo!) James and John Come ashore to feed the hungry belly one Yahoo! Fisherman, (yahoo!) row Keep on rowing your boat

One rock, yeah, that we deh pon Just remember it's our father's home One rock, yeah, that we deh pon Just remember it's the Congo man home Between love and hate, between peace and war We're in a tug-a-war for what's to come And all the energies surrounding the Earth It seems you can't get nothing done For there are no winners without losers No rich without the poor So if ya asking for forgiveness You're not of this Earth no more Never will come to be for Him Never will it come down here Experience has written those lines in his face All surrounded by a lion's mane Hungry and thirsty through the desert he crawl To the Dead Sea shore but he can't drink Life changes all the time Manifesting prophecies through the line And it's true what the Rastaman said Heaven's on Earth and it lives inside your head You who starship dreamer You are a distant joker With no vision for the future How things will get better? The Earth is the lord, and the fullness there of Jah alone will see you through One life alone will have to do But with his insatiable heart, man may Be pushing Jah further and further away So, who is gonna brace him for it? Stand up and face it You are ready now Passing you a rod as an anointed one (yeah) So all these gifts of Jah formed the Earth and life Where nothing comes without a price And nobody gonna take away, oh A change is coming for you (coming, coming, coming, coming) Got to be ready when it comes One rock, yeah, that we deh pon Just remember it's our father's home One rock, yeah, that we deh pon Just remember it's the Congo man home

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