“"You are my witnesses," declares Jehovah, "yes, my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and have faith in me and understand that I am the same One. Before me no God was formed, and after me there has been none."”
About this song
An identity anthem in reggae-dancehall style — declaring 'I am a witness of Jehovah,' rooted in Isaiah 43:10 where Jehovah himself says, 'You are my witnesses.' The song celebrates the great crowd of Revelation 7, the meaning of the divine name, and the joy of bearing witness to the only true God.
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Intro
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Isaiah chapter forty-three, verse ten…
Jehovah himself declare it, seen?
"Unu are my witnesses," him say…
"And my servant whom I have chosen"…
So make we tell dem who we are…
Verse 1
Before the mountain, before the sea
Jehovah said, "I chose thee, I chose thee"
Not a cult, not a sect, not a man-made thing
Just a people who lift up the name of the King
They ask me, "What you believe? What you stand for?"
I tell dem straight up, I don't need no more
I'm a witness of Jehovah, that's who I am
From Isaiah forty-three to the Son of Man
Pre-Chorus
Him say, "You are my witnesses
And I am God
From the rising of the sun
Till the day is done"
So I carry His name (carry His name)
I carry His fame (carry His fame)
I'm a witness of Jehovah
And I ain't ashamed
Chorus
I'm a witness (I'm a witness)
A witness of Jehovah
I'm a witness (I'm a witness)
It ain't over, it ain't over
From every tribe, every tongue, every nation
Standing firm in this generation
I'm a witness (I'm a witness)
For the only true God above
Jehovah, Jehovah, Jehovah
I'm a witness of His love
Verse 2
Them call us strange, them call us weird
Them say our doctrine what them never heard
But Jesus said they hated him first
So the servant ain't greater, it was foretold, rehearsed
We knock on every door from sun-up to sun-down
Carry good news all over this town
Not for money, not for fame, not for what we can get
For the love of Jehovah and the promise He set
Pre-Chorus
Him say, "Go therefore, make disciples
Teach the nations what I've shown
Baptize in the name of the Father
And the Son and the spirit alone"
So we go (so we go)
We never slow (we never slow)
Witnesses of Jehovah
Wherever we go
Chorus
I'm a witness (I'm a witness)
A witness of Jehovah
I'm a witness (I'm a witness)
It ain't over, it ain't over
From every tribe, every tongue, every nation
Standing firm in this generation
I'm a witness (I'm a witness)
For the only true God above
Jehovah, Jehovah, Jehovah
I'm a witness of His love
Breakdown / Toast
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Now hear me now…
Some a dem say we worship a book
Some a dem say we worship a man
Some a dem say we just a cult with a plan
But we worship Jehovah, the Most High God
The One who created every inch of this sod
We follow the Christ, the Son that Him sent
Not worship him as God — that ain't what was meant
We obey what Jesus himself laid down
"The Father is greater than I" — that's the sound
So if you ask me my religion, if you ask me my creed
I'm a witness of Jehovah, that's all you need
Verse 3
From Isaiah to Malachi to the Greek Scriptures too
From Genesis to Revelation, His name runnin' through
Seven thousand times His name appeared
Jehovah — the name them wanted to hide, them feared
But we lift it up, we sing it out
We testify what His name is about
It means "He causes to become" — understand?
He fulfills every purpose, every promise in hand
So when tribulation come and the world get wild
We gon' stand as a witness, as Jehovah's child
'Cause Him said through Isaiah, forty-three again
"Don't fear, for I have redeemed thee, I call thee by name"
Bridge
horns swell, backing vocals lift up, build intensity
From Medellín to Kingston
From Lagos to Seoul
From Tokyo to Miami
We carry the roll
Every language, every tongue
Every culture, every land
A great crowd that no man can number
Standing hand in hand
(Great crowd! Great crowd! Great crowd!)
From every nation, tribe, and people
Washed in the blood of the Lamb
Crying out before the throne
"Salvation belongs to our God and the Lamb"
(Revelation seven, seen?)
We are the great crowd foretold
Witnesses of Jehovah
Bolder than bold
Final Chorus
full energy, horns riffing, backing vocals stacking
I'm a witness (I'm a witness!)
A witness of Jehovah
I'm a witness (I'm a witness!)
It ain't over, no it ain't over
From every tribe, every tongue, every nation
Standing firm in this generation
I'm a witness (I'm a witness!)
For the only true God above
Jehovah, Jehovah, Jehovah
I'm a witness of His love
Outro
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Witness of Jehovah… (witness of Jehovah…)
From the rising of the sun… (till the day is done…)
Isaiah forty-three, ten… (seen?)
"You are my witnesses…" (my witnesses…)
Jehovah, Jehovah, Jehovah…
Him the Most High… Him alone…
Rasta say Jah — we say Jehovah… same Most High…
Witness… witness… witness of Jehovah…
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These articles from Jehovah's organization explain the teachings behind this song.
