Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for Michael Scarlett

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Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for the Life of

Michael George Delano Scarlett

(Natty Bugs, Mikey, Jah Mikes)

University Chapel, UWI Mona

August 15th, 2024

Officiating Clergy

Abuna Lael Foxe, Church of Haile Selassie 1

Abuna Hanabe Melchizedek Selassie, Haile Selassie Jah Rastafari 1 Royal Ethiopian

Judah Coptic Church

Organist: Mr Audley Davidson

8:30am Prelude

- Drumming and Chanting Nyabinghi Drummers

- Jah Ova Evil Rastafarian Chant Lil J.O.E

- Tribute in Poetry

- Video Tribute

- See you Tomorrow

- One Soul

- Bless my Soul O Jah

9:00 am - Viewing

Mrs. Tamla Bumbury (Neice)

Mr Roshaun ‘Bay-C’ Clarke (Nephew)

Ms. Christine Scarlett (Sister-in-law)

Mr Roshaun ‘Bay-C’ Clarke (Nephew)

Bro. Fikri Selassie

Order of Service

10:00 am Commencement of Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving

Processional of Clergy and Scriptural Reading / Chants

Processional Song

Going home on the morning train

Jah Rastafari

I’m going home on the morning train

I’m going home on the morning train

Evening train, will be too late, Jah Rastafari

I’m going home on the morning train

Step right in and take your seat

Step right in and take your seat

Evening train, will be too late, Jah Rastafari

I’m going home on the morning train

I’m going home on the morning train

I’m going home on the morning train

Evening train, will be too late, Jah Rastafari

I’m going home on the morning train

Step right in and take your seat

Step right in and take your seat

Evening train, will be too late, Jah Rastafari

I’m going home on the morning train

Welcome and Commiserations - Abuna Lael Foxe

Call to Worship - Abuna Hanabe Melchizedek Selassie

Songs of Celebration

Selassie Is The Chapel (Mr DiMario McDowell)

Haile Selassie is the Chapel

Power of the trinity

Build your mind in this direction

Serve the living God and live

Take your troubles to Selassie He is the only King of Kings

Conquering Lion of Judah

Triumphantly we all must sing, yeah

Well, I search, and I search

Oh book of man In revelation

Look what I find

Haile Selassie is the chapel And the world should know

That man is the angel

And love our God, the King of Kings

Let me tell ya I and I search, I and I search In this great book of life

In the revelation see what I found

Haile Selassie is the chapel

He is the only King of Kings

Conquering Lion of Judah

Triumphantly we all must sing and sing and sing

Well, I've searched and I've searched

This great book of life

In the revelation

Look what I found

Haile Selassie is the chapel

Power of the trinity

Build your mind in this direction

Serve the living God and live

Conquering Lion of Judah

Triumphantly we all must sing and sing and sing

Check it out

Lion of Judah, Judah, Judah yeah

We all must sing

Conquering lion of Judah, Judah, Judah Eh we all must sing

Conquering lion of Judah, Judah, Judah

Well we all must sing

Conquering lion of Judah, Judah, Judah

Yes we all must sing

Great is thy faithfulness

Great is Thy faithfulness, O Jah my Father; there is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not; as Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be.

Refrain:

Great is Thy faithfulness!

Great is Thy faithfulness!

Morning by morning new mercies I see; all I have needed Thy hand hath provided: great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest; sun, moon, and stars in their courses above join with all nature in manifold witness to Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. [Refrain]

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide; strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow: blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! [Refrain]

Prayer - Abuna Lael Foxe

Tributes:

Songs of Celebration

I Must Have The Saviour With Me

I must have the Saviour with me, For I dare not walk alone; I must feel his presence near me, And his arm around me thrown.

Refrain:

Then my soul shall fear no ill; Let him lead me where he will, I will go without a murmur, And his footsteps follow still.

I must have the Saviour with me, For my faith at best is weak; He can whisper words of comfort That no other voice can speak.

I must have the Saviour with me

In the onward march of life; Through the tempest and the sunshine, Through the battle and the strife.

Jah Is My Keeper (Mr Dwight Richards)

Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

Who shall I fear

Yah is in my beginning and my end

So who shall I be afraid

Yah is my Keeper

Yahudah my people, Yahushua my Redeemer, Yahuah Most High Almighty

Who shall I fear

Yah on my right, on my left, at my front and cover my back

So who shall I be afraid

Yah is my keeper

Yah is in my goings out and my coming in

So who shall I fear

He is my shield upon this battlefield

So who shall I be afraid

Yah is my Keeper

Yah my keeper

Yah is my light and my salvation

So who shall I fear

He is my guide throughout this creation

So who shall I be afraid

Yah is my Keeper

Yah is my keeper

Kings of Kings, forever and ever

My Elohim

Yahuah Yahuah

Kings of Kings

Halleluyah h Halleluyah

My Elohim

Yahuah Yahuah

Kings of Kings, forever and ever

My Elohim Yahuah Yahuah

Halleluyah Halleluyah

Remembrance - Queen Abena Ayanna (Mrs. Jasmin Scarlett-Pitter) (Sister)

Musical Selection - ‘One Love’ Master Mehki Lumley (Grand nephew)

Reflection - Mr. Ian Martin Scarlett (Brother)

- Ms. Winsome Scarlett (Wife)

Songs of Celebration

Yerushalem, The Holy City (Mr DiMario McDowell)

Last night I lay asleeping

There came a dream so fair

I stood in old Jerusalem

Beside the temple there

I heard the children singing

And ever as they sang

Methought the voice of Angels

From Heaven in answer rang

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem!

Lift up your gates and sing, Hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna to your King!"

And then methought my dream was chang'd

The streets no longer rang

Hushed were the glad Hosannas

The little children sang

The sun grew dark with mystery

The morn was cold and chill

As the shadow of a cross arose

Upon a lonely hill

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem!

Hark! How the Angels sing, Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna to your King!"

And once again the scene was changed

New earth there seemed to be

I saw the Holy City

Beside the tideless sea

The light of Jah was on its streets

The gates were open wide

And all who would might enter

And no one was denied No need of moon or stars by night Or sun to shine by day It was the new Jerusalem That would not pass away "Jerusalem! Jerusalem Sing for the night is o'er Hosanna in the highest Hosanna for evermore!"

Poem “How do I love thee” Ms. Shanya Scarlett (Grand daughter)

Reading - Psalm 101

Reading - Psalm 96

Mrs. Anieka Lawrence (Neice)

Mrs. Abigail Scarlett – Jones (Neice)

Reading - Job 19: 25-29 Mr Philip Scarlett (Nephew)

Sermon - Abuna Hanabe Melchizedek Selassie

Offering Drumming and Chanting – Nyabinghi Drummers Song

Fly Away Home

Jah Rastafari

Said I hear the words of the Rastaman say Babylon you throne gone down, gone down, Babylon you throne gone down,

Then I hear the words of the I a man say Babylon you throne gone down, gone down, Babylon you throne gone down,

Then I saw the angels with the seven seals saying Babylon you throne gone down, gone down, Babylon you throne gone down,

I say fly away home, to Tsyon Fly away home

I say fly away home, to Tsyon Fly away home

One bright morning when Man work is over Man will Fly away home

I say, One bright morning when Man work is over Man will Fly away home

Prayer for the Family - Abuna Lael Foxe

Rituals of the Church of Selassie 1 - Abuna Lael Foxe

Commendation - Abuna Hanabe Melchizedek Selassie

Recessional Song –

Tsyon Land We Want To Go

Tsyon land we want fi go

Tsyon land we want fi go

Tsyon our fathers home

We have to go o oh

Tsyon land we want fi go

Tsyon land is our fathers home

Tsyon land is our fathers home

Tsyon our fathers home

We have to go o oh

Tsyon land we want fi go

Land of the Lion of Judah

The root of David

Which heart prevail to open Jah book

And to lose the seven seals thereof

Tsyon land we want fi go

Tsyon land we want fi go

Tsyon our fathers home

We have to go o oh

Tsyon land we want fi go

Some people say that heaven is in the sky

Oh oh oh wonder why

But if they knew what life really worth

They would look theirs in Mount Tsyon

Tsyon land we want fi go

Tsyon land we want fi go

Tsyon land we want fi go

Tsyon our fathers home

We have to go o oh

Tsyon land we want fi go

Holy Mount Tsyon

Holy Mount Tsyon

Holy Mount Tsyon

Holy Mount Tsyon

Tsyon land we want fi go

Tsyon land we want fi go

Tsyon our fathers home

We have to go o oh

Tsyon land we want fi go

Tsyon land we want fi go

Tsyon land we want fi go

Tsyon our fathers home

We have to go o oh

Tsyon land we want fi go

Holy Mount Tyson

Jah Rastafari

Pallbearers

Ms Shanya Scarlett (Grand Daughter)

Dr. Silburn Clarke (Brother)

Mr. Ian Scarlett (Brother)

Mr. George Scarlett (Brother)

Mr. Robert Scarlett (Brother)

Mr. Mathew Webster (Nephew)

Mr. Philip Scarlett (Nephew)

Mr. David Scarlett (Nephew)

Mr George Knox Scarlett (Nephew)

In lieu of flowers, donations will be collected towards a Scholarship Fund in Michael Scarlett’s Honor

Memorial

My Condolences to the family he was my brother and a friend (Ricardo Pringle)

How precious it was a month ago when we were together. You fought a good fight. You are my LION - my protector. Love you abundantly. You are FOREVER IN MY HEART. Continue to RISE IN POWER WITH OUR CREATOR AND ANCESTORS Jah Mike. (Scarlet)

Internment

Dovecot Memorial Burial Park

Prayer - Abuna Lael Foxe

- Abuna Hanabe Melchizedek Selassie Abuna

Drumming and Chanting – Nyabinghi Drummers

Songs

Goi Going home on the morning train

Jah Rastafari

I’m going home on the morning train

I’m going home on the morning train

Evening train, will be too late, Jah Rastafari

I’m going home on the morning train

Step right in and take your seat

Step right in and take your seat

Evening train, will be too late, Jah Rastafari

I’m going home on the morning train

I’m going home on the morning train

I’m going home on the morning train

Evening train, will be too late, Jah Rastafari

I’m going home on the morning train

Step right in and take your seat

Step right in and take your seat

Evening train, will be too late, Jah Rastafari

I’m going home on the morning train

Rituals of the Church of Selassie 1 - Abuna Lael Foxe

Thank You

The family of Michael George Delano Scarlett wishes to express its sincerest thanks and appreciation for the many many persons woo called, emailed, whatsapped, texted, commented and visited to share their many heartfelt expressions and outpouring of love, care, and support.

Your kindness helped to encourage us and kept us going during this difficult period and will always be remembered.

Thank you !!

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