Song
Lyrics
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Biblical
Reference
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Lift
up your heads, O ye gates
And be ye lifted up, ye ever-livin' Black people
The King of glory shall come in |
Psalm
24:7 - Lift up your heads, O ye
gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors;
and the King of glory shall come in. |
Arise Blackman
arise
Arise and denote thyself
Arise Blackman arise
Arise and denote thyself |
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| We've been
sittin' in the dirt too long |
Isaiah
52:2 - Shake thyself from the
dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose
thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive
daughter of Zion. |
And it seems we
don't know when we're right or wrong
But help me sing my song
Blackman arise
Arise Blackman arise
Arise and denote thyself right now
Arise Blackman arise
Arise and denote thyself |
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For the moon
shall turn into blood
And the rivers turn into flood
And the sun will never shine |
Joel
2:31 - The sun shall be turned
into darkness, and the moon into blood, before
the great and terrible day of the LORD come.
Acts 2:20 -
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the
moon into blood, before the great and notable day
of the Lord come:
Revelation 6:12 -
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal,
and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the
sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the
moon became as blood; |
Blackman arise
Arise Blackman arise
Arise and denote thyself
Arise Blackman arise
Arise and denote thyself
Remember we've been down here as slaves
And to get a little job you have to trim and
shave |
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| Your heaven
becomes your grave |
Job
17:13 - If I wait, the grave is
mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness. |
Blackman arise
Arise Blackman arise
Arise and denote thyself
Arise Blackman arise
Arise and denote thyself
For the time of rights is now
And you don't have to ask me how
You've got to make a move
Blackman arise
Arise Blackman arise
Arise and denote thyself
Arise Blackman arise
Arise and denote thyself
Every man on earth is a man
And every tub have to stand on its own bottom
No matter where you're from
Blackman arise
So, arise Blackman arise... |
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