“Old pirates, yes, they rob I;
Sold I to the merchant ships,
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit.
But my hand 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.”1
While suffering from cancer the Rastafarian Bob Marley recorded "Redemption Song." The song is one which expresses a hope for future freedom, however at the current time all that can be done is to sing songs of this future freedom, redemption songs.
