You'll hear this at our football matches!

[Karl]

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<SPAN class=date><SPAN class=bmarticleDate>Friday, December 1, 1995</SPAN></SPAN> </TD></TR><TR><TD align=left><DIV align=left>
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Words by Hugh Sherlock, music by Robert Lightbourne

Listen to the music only or Listen the Anthem with Words


Eternal Father, Bless our Land,
Guide us with thy mighty hand,
Keep us free from evil powers,
Be our light through countless hours,
To our leaders, great defender,
Grant true wisdom from above,
Justice, truth be ours forever,
Jamaica, land we love,
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, land we love

Teach us true respect for all,
Stir response to duty's call,
Strengthen us the weak to cherish,
Give us vision lest we perish,
Knowledge send us Heavenly Father,
Grant true wisdom from above,
Justice, truth be ours forever,
Jamaica, land we love,
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, land we love



Jamaica National Anthem (Orginal Version - Changes in Bold)

Eternal Father, Bless our Land,
Guard us with thy mighty hand,
Keep us free from evil powers,
Be our light through countless hours,
To our leaders, great defender,
Grant true wisdom from above,
Justice, truth be ours forever,
Jamaica, land we love,
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, land we love

Teach us true respect for all,
Stir response to duty's call,
Strengthen us the weak to cherish,
Give us vision lest we perish,
Knowledge send us Heavenly Father,
Grant true wisdom from above,
Justice, truth be ours forever,
Jamaica, land we love,
Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, land we love</DIV></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Jamaica2099]

RE: You'll hear this at our football matches!

I have always said Jamaica's national anthem sounds more like a prayer than a call to arms which many of the big nations seem to have.

[Mosiah]

RE: You'll hear this at our football matches!

<DIV>It is a prayer, yet we are in such a mess!</DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV>Justice, truth, be ours for ever... :Laff:</DIV>

[MdmeX]

RE: You'll hear this at our football matches!

Mosiah (3/15/2007)<DIV>It is a prayer, yet we are in such a mess!</DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV>Justice, truth, be ours for ever... :Laff:</DIV>

Wha happen - the MAN above stop listening to us? Probably him seh we beg too much and never give THANKS for our bounties(Tant)

[ForFar]

RE: You'll hear this at our football matches!

I wishI could alsoadd in BOLD--the ridiculous BOOM to the song (the beloved sound of the GUN) that (some) Jamaicans love so much.

I thinkthe BOOMsounds extremely silly. Not to mention silly sounding to folk who do not understand the significance of the noise.

[Naminirt]

RE: You'll hear this at our football matches!

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>Hunt cautious ahead of U-17 qualifiers</SPAN>
<SPAN class=Subheadline></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>SEAN A WILLIAMS, Observer staff reporter
Thursday, March 15, 2007
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=161 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>HUNT... all games will be tough</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>There is a feeling that Jamaica could see yet another of its football teams in a world tournament.<P class=StoryText align=justify>This flame of optimism is being fanned by an auspicious Under-17 squad that has been impressive in their Youth World Cup preparation - in the process shocking champions Mexico in a two-match friendly series at the Harbour View Mini-stadium last month.<P class=StoryText align=justify>In the first match, both teams scratched out a 1-1 tie, and if there was a whiff of doubt after that as to their true potential, the Young Boyz made sure to convince by blanking the champions 2-0 in the second for a 3-1 aggregate.<P class=StoryText align=justify>That result has sparked a wave of hope and the junior Boyz now carry a burden of high expectation to repeat the success of the 1999 team that qualified for the New Zealand tournament.<P class=StoryText align=justify>They will get their chance from April 28 to May 6 when they tackle the USA, Canada, Costa Rica and Trinidad &amp; Tobago in CONCACAF Group B qualifiers here for one of three places at this summer's World Youth Championships to be held in South Korea from Aug 18 to Sept 9.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Jamaica's Under-20 team was eliminated in the final phase of CONCACAF qualifying last month in Mexico.<P class=StoryText align=justify>While qualifying the Under-17s seems an achievable goal, team coach David Hunt prefers to tread carefully.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"All games are going to be extremely tough, all the teams are looking to qualify for South Korea," he said yesterday.<P class=StoryText align=justify>And although to a large measure most of the opponents are no strangers to Hunt's youthful bunch, he knows that on game day any card could play and every advantage will count.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"... We have played the US, Trinidad and Canada twice, but we have not played Costa Rica, but I expect very tough opposition from them," he noted.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"Hopefully the home advantage and the crowd support will help the players to rise to the occasion," added Hunt, a successful youth coach at Calabar High School and Meadhaven Football Club.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Since returning to camp on February 17, Hunt's emphasis has been on getting his players to achieve the highest possible mental preparedness.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We are looking at getting the players to understand the defensive and offensive responsibilities, getting them in a sharper mode and keeping them motivated to work as a unit, (and) they have been responding excellently," he said.
Though the team may not get another international warm-up game ahead of next month's qualifying series, Hunt said that match practice and general preparation have gone to suit.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"The team is getting very good support from the JFF (Jamaica Football Federation) and we are basically satisfied with what is taking place. Preparation has been going very good," he noted.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"This team has played a number of internationals, most recently, we played Mexico and we have been able to play high-quality opposition before that from the CONCACAF region. Over the period we have played the USA, Canada and Panama," Hunt explained.<P class=StoryText align=ju

[Lazie]

RE: You'll hear this at our football matches!

Who said the BOOM sound is the sound of a gun? If you listen to the instrumental by the military band, after "Jamaica" in the chorus, the big drum makes a BOOM sound, that is what is being imitated.

[ForFar]

RE: You'll hear this at our football matches!

Sing the words of the blinkin' song. Imitating the Boooom of the drum is silly.

(Lazie, why not go ahead and imitate the horn and other instruments in the anthem?).

[Lazie]

RE: You'll hear this at our football matches!

It may be silly, not arguing that, just correcting the myth about the boom sound.

[Peter R]

RE: You'll hear this at our football matches!

Well, an anthem by definition is a hymn... Oxford dictionary definition 1. " a choral composition usually based on a passage of scripture for church use" 2. "a solemn hymn of praise etc. esp national anthem."

The expression"national anthem" is translated literally "national hymn" in many languages.

It is therefore not surprising that this was the intention of the composers of our anthem...a prayer for our country.

Interestingly (I wonder if Naminirt reading this)the T&amp;T national anthem is one of the few (if not the only) in the world that does not mention the name of the country in its lyrics... an oversight if you ask me.

Pr

[Tilla]

RE: You'll hear this at our football matches!

Interestingly (I wonder if Naminirt reading this) the T&amp;T national anthem is one of the few (if not the only) in the world that does not mention the name of the country in its lyrics... an oversight if you ask me.

No Petes, it is more like too much carnaaval!! Maybe it was written during the carnival celebrations. Men under the influence could not see stright much more to think straight.

Yeah Bouy!

[Mosiah]

RE: You'll hear this at our football matches!

<DIV>Well, the USA's anthem doesn't mention the country either, but all 4 verses do mention the star-spangled banner.</DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV>In T&amp;T's case, well, the whole thing is a total mix-up. The anthem was originally that of the West Indies Federation, making reference to the Caribbean Sea. We know that it is a stretch to believe that T&amp;T is in the Caribbean Sea. </DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV>Too busy with carnival to create an anthem specifically for T&amp;T, they just adopted the Federation's anthem as their own. sigh</DIV>

[T.K.]

RE: You'll hear this at our football matches!

Lazie (3/15/2007)Who said the BOOM sound is the sound of a gun? If you listen to the instrumental by the military band, after "Jamaica" in the chorus, the big drum makes a BOOM sound, that is what is being imitated.

Man Lazie....I could swear that we were definitely imitating gun shot. - T.K.

[Lazie]

RE: You'll hear this at our football matches!

Even last night I was hearing a Richie Stephens' version. Even in his version there is "Jamaica" and the drum goes BOOM! Unless I'm being naive thinking too highly of Jamaicans.

I wonder how many people think the boom is a gun sound versus those who see it as the big drum sound?

[Mosiah]

RE: You'll hear this at our football matches!

I thought it came from some tv clip that had some cannons exploding at that point. I don't have a problem with it, mainly because they are the only words I know of the anthem!