Intro
Wow lawd
Woow way
Jah have mercy on me (mercy on me father)
Have mercy on me, wo wo woow way
Oh Lawd
Verse 1
Be my cast oh Jah and have mercy
Fight against those who fight me
Let the enemy be my foot stool
In I steps I beg you guide meh
Suffer not my foot to be ruled
Cause di heathen want to smite me
Lot of evilous things that they do
Seems as if they wanna spite me
Chorus
Jah lift me higher
While the heathen burning inna fire
Tell di evil doers dem retire
Yuh nuh see man a survivor
Jah lift me higher
While the heathen burning inna fire
Tell di evil doers dem retire
Yuh nuh see man a survivor
Verse 2
Heathen emerging from all sides and all angles
Vampire burning dem bad candle
To the youths life is so much a puzzle
Free them from the chains and bangles
Rastafari build the world inna circle
Babylon a turn it in triangle
Free up
Have mercy on my soul
Chorus
Jah lift me higher
While the heathen burning inna fire
Tell di evil doers dem retire
Yuh nuh see man a survivor
Jah lift me higher
While the wicked burning inna fire
Tell di evil doers dem retire
Yuh nuh see man a survivor
Wo woooo
Verse 1
Be my cast oh Jah and have mercy
Fight against those who fight me
Let the enemy be my foot stool
In your steps I beg you guide meh
Suffer not my foot to be ruled
No oh waaay
Chorus
Jah lift me higher
While the heathen burning inna fire
Tell di evil doers dem retire
Yuh nuh see man a survivor
Jah lift me higher
While the heathen burning inna fire
Tell di evil doers dem retire
Yuh nuh see man a survivor
Outro
Oh wow, jah have mercy on my soul
Higher (higher)
Jah is I an I Shepard
I shall want, everythng
Life and its enhancement of life
Yes Iya
Plea my cause oh Jah Jah
Have mercy on my soul
Wo woooo
Chorus
Jah lift me higher
While the heathen burning inna fire
Tell di evil doers dem retire
Yuh nuh see man a survivor
Rasta lift me higher
While the heathen burning inna fire
Tell di wicked man dem seh retire
Yuh nuh see man a survivor
Yuh nuh see man a survivor
While the evil burning inna fire
Tell di wicked man dem seh retire