A discussion of what the boys did in junior church this morning (they looked at the book of Exodus, apparently) led to us listening to Bob Marley's version of the song by the same name.
This in turn led us to a discussion of the exodus in more detail, a cursory overview of and some of the reasons for other "exoduses" ( "exodii?") in history, and eventually, to a good listen of Marley's "Redemption Song", which---apart from featuring one of my favorite acoustic guitar intros ever--offers a great springboard to a discussion of civil rights.
It can be an interesting challenge to engage in "Big Topic conversations" with kids, and I am grateful for the wealth of good music out there that serves to facilitate and enrich such discussions.
Redemption Song
Old pirates, yes, they rob I,
Sold I to the merchant ships,
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit.
But my 'and was made strong
By the 'and of the Almighty.
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly.
Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have,
Redemption songs,
Redemption songs.
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery,
None but our self can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look?
Some say it's just a part of it,
We've got to fulfill de book.
Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have,
Redemption songs,
Redemption songs,
Redemption songs.
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery,
None but our self can free our mind.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall dey kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look?
Some say it's just a part of it,
We've got to fulfill de book.
Won't you help to sing,
These songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever had,
Redemption songs.
All I ever had,
Redemption songs
These songs of freedom
Songs of freedom
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This in turn led us to a discussion of the exodus in more detail, a cursory overview of and some of the reasons for other "exoduses" ( "exodii?") in history, and eventually, to a good listen of Marley's "Redemption Song", which---apart from featuring one of my favorite acoustic guitar intros ever--offers a great springboard to a discussion of civil rights.
It can be an interesting challenge to engage in "Big Topic conversations" with kids, and I am grateful for the wealth of good music out there that serves to facilitate and enrich such discussions.
Redemption Song
Old pirates, yes, they rob I,
Sold I to the merchant ships,
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit.
But my 'and was made strong
By the 'and of the Almighty.
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly.
Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have,
Redemption songs,
Redemption songs.
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery,
None but our self can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look?
Some say it's just a part of it,
We've got to fulfill de book.
Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have,
Redemption songs,
Redemption songs,
Redemption songs.
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery,
None but our self can free our mind.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall dey kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look?
Some say it's just a part of it,
We've got to fulfill de book.
Won't you help to sing,
These songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever had,
Redemption songs.
All I ever had,
Redemption songs
These songs of freedom
Songs of freedom
Read more at http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/8440/#cGbrxrcOYdKEvOtA.99
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