Sacred Rainbow Nation Songs of Light, Peace and Love · Core 100

Jah Rastafarai

key D minor on source songbook chords Am G tempo ≈152

“Jah Rastafarai, you are my salvation — you help I realize that love surrounding us all, in every situation, here with I and I.” A short reggae-rooted chant printed in eight books of the collection; Sound of The Heart adds Hebrew verses by Shimshay, Zohar and Shimon Lev Tahor. The melody here follows Mettaben's dedicated 2009 recording from the Rainbow Chant Collection (CC BY-NC-SA).

Melody

Words & chords — as printed in the songbook

Am

Jah Rastafarai, Jah Rastafarai

You are my salvation

G

You help I realize

That love surrounding us all

In every situation

Here with I and I

the books print the song over long runs of Am and G —

Am for the call, G answering, back to Am

as printed in Alli Ruhi (Songs of the Rainbow);

also Sound of The Heart p.85, which adds Hebrew verses

(Ya Shchinat Elohay — by Shimshay, Zohar & Shimon Lev Tahor)