Anglican Church in Jamaica to Add Bob Marley to Hymn Books...

[The Straight Story]

Anglican Church in Jamaica to Add Bob Marley to Hymn Books


Anglican Church hymnals in Jamaica are set for a musical shake-up with the addition of songs by homegrown reggae legends such as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.

The songbooks will bring in a hybrid between reggae and traditional worship music from the island.

Church leaders said that Marley’s ‘One Love’, and Peter Tosh’s ‘Psalm 27’ will be the first reggae tunes to be added to the collection of Anglican Church hymnals.

The move has come despite the fact that the two musicians were against the Church.

Rev Ernle Gordon said the two musicians may have been anti-church, but they weren't anti-God or anti-religion. He said the songs would help modernise the hymnals, according to Canada-based publication The Record.

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/anglican.church.in.jamaica.to.add.bob.marley.to.hymn.books/12475.htm

Next up, Margaritaville in Hynmals...

[H2O Man]

1. Marley and Tosh

were prophets.

[uppityperson]

2. That's good. k&r

[Bluebear]

3. Great lyrics! Definitely not Margaritaville...

One Love, One Heart
Let's get together and feel all right
Hear the children crying (One Love)
Hear the children crying (One Heart)
Sayin' give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right
Sayin' let's get together and feel all right

Let them all pass all their dirty remarks (One Love)
There is one question I'd really like to ask (One Heart)
Is there a place for the hopeless sinner
Who has hurt all mankind just to save his own?
Believe me

One Love, One Heart
Let's get together and feel all right
As it was in the beginning (One Love)
So shall it be in the end (One Heart)
Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right
One more thing

Let's get together to fight this Holy Armageddon (One Love)
So when the Man comes there will be no no doom (One Song)
Have pity on those whose chances grove thinner
There ain't no hiding place from the Father of Creation

Sayin' One Love, One Heart
Let's get together and feel all right
I'm pleading to mankind (One Love)
Oh Lord (One Heart)

Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right
Let's get together and feel all right

[tanyev]

4. Jah Mon!

Cool.

[dipsydoodle]

5. Good on them

Maybe they'd like to add UB40's Red Red Wine too :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKN-PMXS_3w&mode=related&search=

[acmavm]

6. I say a great big AMEN to that.

[Harry Monroe]

7. Next, the Anglicans will let the congregation pass around a big spliff to toke on!!

Edited for spelling