Children of Israel take heed And listen to the words of the prophet The wages of sin is dead now The gift of Jah is eternal life The truth is a fact and we all know that So there's no need to build no strife While there is life Against your brothers or your sisters Or your enemies There is the book of knowledge, yeah It's there for those who want to learn the truth Children of Israel, keep listening, yeah They say the other half has not yet been told Has not yet been told, has not yet been told, yeah, yeah Come along oh take heed There is the book of knowledge, yeah It's there for those who want to learn the truth, yeah Children of Israel take heed, yeah And listen to the words of the prophet The wages of sin is dead, now The gift of Jah is eternal life The truth is a fact and we all know that So there's no need to build no strife While there is life Against your brothers, oh yeah There is the book of knowledge, yeah It's there for those who want to learn, the truth, yeah