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on the significance of the Conquering Lion of
the Tribe of Judah
*The phrase Negusa Nagast
is Amharic, meaning 'King of
Kings'
The mysterious figure who comes from Bozrah with his
garment dipped in blood frequently appears in reggae
lyrics. The original biblical context is of a Messianic
figure.
Compare these lyrics:
Bozrah (Prince Alla)
Rastaman (Bunny Wailer)
Valley of Jehoshaphat
(Max Romeo) |
Rootscreation - Conquering Lion
Song
Lyrics
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Biblical
Reference
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Behold!
The conquering Lion
of the Tribe of Judah has triumphed
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Genesis
49:9 - Judah is a lion's whelp:
from the prey, my son, thou art gone up:
he stooped down, he couched as a lion,
and as an old lion; who shall rouse him
up?
Revelation 5:5 -
And one of the elders
saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the
Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of
David, hath prevailed to open the book,
and to loose the seven seals thereof.
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Him open the gates to Zion
To all the dwellings of Jacob
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Psalm
87:2 - The LORD loveth the
gates
of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
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Negusa Nagast* Rastafari
Selassie I the First
Ever faithful, ever sure, Jah Rastafari
Whose creation calling pon the people, you know
Check it, I say
The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah
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The Conquering Lion shall break every chain
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Isaiah
58:6 - Is not this the fast
that
I have chosen? to loose the bands of
wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens,
and to let the oppressed go free, and
that ye break every yoke?
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The Conquering Lion shall come in a new name
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Isaiah
62:2 - And the Gentiles shall
see thy righteousness, and all kings
thy glory: and thou shalt be called
by a new name, which the mouth of the
LORD shall name.
Revelation 2:17 -
He that hath an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit saith unto
the churches; To him that overcometh
will I give to eat of the hidden manna,
and will give him a white stone, and in
the stone a new name written, which no
man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
Revelation 3:12 - Him
that overcometh
will I make a pillar in the temple of
my God, and he shall go no more out:
and I will write upon him the name of
my God, and the name of the city of my
God, which is new Jerusalem, which
cometh down out of heaven from my God:
and I will write upon him my new name.
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[repeat]
Dem a call Him Rastafari Rastafari Rastafari
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Behold upon a white horse
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Revelation
6:2 - And I saw, and behold
a white horse: and he that sat on him
had a bow; and a crown was given unto
him: and he went forth conquering, and
to conquer.
Revelation 19:11 - And
I saw heaven
opened, and behold a white horse; and
he that sat upon him was called Faithful
and True, and in righteousness he doth
judge and make war.
Revelation 19:14
- And the armies which
were in heaven followed him upon white
horses, clothed in fine linen, white and
clean.
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Dreadlock from Bosrah
With His garment dipped in blood!
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Isaiah
63:1 - Who is this that cometh
from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah?
this that is glorious in his apparel,
travelling in the greatness of his strength?
I that speak in righteousness,
mighty to save.
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Behold upon a white horse
Dreadlock from Bosrah
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Him a judge righteously
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Psalm
67:4 - O let the nations be
glad
and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge
the people righteously, and govern the
nations upon earth. Selah.
Psalm 96:10 -
Say among the heathen that
the LORD reigneth: the world also shall
be established that it shall not be
moved: he shall judge the people
righteously.
Proverbs 31:9
- Open thy mouth, judge
righteously, and plead the cause of the
poor and needy.
Jeremiah 11:20 -
But, O LORD of hosts,
that judgest righteously, that triest
the reins and the heart, let me see thy
vengeance on them: for unto thee have I
revealed my cause.
1 Peter 2:23 -
Who, when he was reviled,
reviled not again; when he suffered, he
threatened not; but committed himself
to him that judgeth righteously: |
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