I Adjure Thee

"O, son of Bounty, send down a shaft of light. Grant us pity, grant us grace. By thy beauty, we come with no provision but our sins, with no good deeds to tell of, only hopes." - Abdu'l-Baha 


O Son Of Bounty!

wishful garden

Baha'i Talks - Mr Adib Taherzadeh: Spirit Of Faith

Despite the darkness
My heart is full of hope
I look around me
I know this is my home
Despite the darkness
My heart is full of hope
I look above me 
I know I’m not alone

Run into my room and slam the door
They don’t get me like they did before
Thinking hard lying on the floor
How to build peace when it feels like war
I do, my best, to see, the good in others 
I see, them all, as my, sisters and brothers
I want, them to, trust me, I know they love me
I want, to help, them see, we’re a community

Despite the darkness
My heart is full of hope
I look around me
I know this is my home
Despite the darkness
My heart is full of hope
I look above me 
I know I’m not alone 	x2

Walk into a room and it goes quiet 
Overheard a story that I confided
It’s one sided, I can’t fight it
I feel hurt, my friends are divided
I do, my best, to see, the good in others 
I see, them all, as my, sisters and brothers
I want, them to, trust me, I know they love me
I want, to help, them see, we’re a community

Despite the darkness
My heart is full of hope
I look around me
I know this is my home
Despite the darkness
My heart is full of hope
I look above me 
I know I’m not alone		x2

We will forgive cos we know that we’re guided
We want to live in a world that’s united
We turn to prayer cos it makes us hopeful
We feel the love for everyone, cos we know we’re created noble

Despite the darkness
My heart is full of hope
I look around me
I know this is my home
Despite the darkness
My heart is full of hope
I look above me 

I know I’m not alone		x2

I do, my best, to see, the good in others. 
I see, them all, as my, sisters and brothers
I want, them to, trust me, I know they love me
I want, to help, them see, we’re a community)

Despite the darkness
My heart is full of hope
I look around me
I know this is my home		x2
Despite the darkness
My heart is full of hope
I look above me 
I know I’m not alone

Full Of Hope

Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions is an initiative where we invite Baha’is and their friends from around the world to come into a studio and share the Baha’i Writings put to music.

In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Chicago, USA with Savva, Danika, Lauren and Jeremy singing "Thankful Birds", based on the Writings of Baha'u'llah.

This song was filmed and recorded in Chicago, USA, December, 2018.

You can also watch the video recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luKgFOhy4tI

Here is the quotation used for the song, followed by the lyrics and chords below: 

QUOTE USED FOR LYRICS:

"...they have no other intention save the diffusion of the fragrances of God, they have no other hope except the promotion of the heavenly teachings, like the candles they are burning with the light of the love of God, and like thankful birds are singing songs, spirit-imparting, joy-creating, in the rose garden of the knowledge of God..." -Abdu'l-Baha


LYRICS & CHORDS:

Progression is Bm F# G F# (with occasional A thrown in before second F#)

          Bm                  F#
They have no other intentions 
G                                        F#                    Bm
Save the diffusion of the fragrances of God
                F#
No other hope 
    G                                          F#
Except the promotion of the heavenly teachings 

Bm          F# 
 Like the candles
                G                                              F#
They are burning with the light of the love of God
Bm          F#
Like the candles
                G                                              A          F#
They are burning with the light of the love of God
               Bm                          F#
And like thankful birds are singing
G                                         F#
In the rose garden of the knowledge of God
               Bm                          F#
And like thankful birds are singing
G                                         A                      F#
In the rose garden of the knowledge of God


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Thankful Birds

"Thankful Birds" by Savva, Danika, Lauren & Jeremy

Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions is an initiative where we invite Baha’is and their friends from around the world to come into a studio and share the Baha’i Writings put to music. 

In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Stockholm, Sweden with Ann-Sofie Wensbo and Rasmus Blomqvist who sing "Free Thyself" from the Writings of Baha'u'llah. 

This song was filmed and recorded in Stockholm, Sweden, October 2018.

Music composed by Rasmus Blomqvist.

You can also watch the video recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOXWIgzgoAE

Here is the quotation used for the lyrics and the chords below: 

QUOTE: 

“O My Servant! Free thyself from the fetters of this world, and loose thy soul from the prison of self. Seize thy chance, for it will come to thee no more.”
-Baha'u'llah

QUOTE & CHORDS:

     Bm       Bm/E     Bm Bm/E
     Bm       Bm/E     Bm Bm/E
||:  Free…    :||
     
Verse
     
     Bm       Bm/E    Bm Bm/E 
||:  Free thyself,          free thyself 
     G         A
     from the fetters of this 
     Bm   Bm/E    Bm    Bm/E 
     world

     Bm           Bm/E     Bm        Bm/E
     Loose thy soul,         loose thy soul 
     G         A 
     from the prison of 
     Bm         Bm/E    Bm     Bm/E
     self

     G          F#m   G     A
     Seize thy chance, for it will come to thee no 
     Bm         Bm/E    Bm Bm/E
     more         :||

     Bm       Bm/E     Bm Bm/E
||:  Free…    :||

     Bm        Bm/E    Bm  Bm/E 
     Free thyself,           free thyself 
     G          A                 (quiet)
     from the fetters of this world

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Free Thyself

"Free Thyself" by Ann-Sofie & Rasmus

This is the wonderful talk Dr. Monjazeb gave on Sunday, June 7 2020 for Foundation Hall University on Race and the Investigation of Truth.

Foundation Hall University Speaker - Arta Monjazeb (June 7, 2020)

Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions is an initiative where we invite Baha’is and their friends from around the world to come into a studio and share the Baha’i Writings put to music. 

In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Durban, South Africa with Anis, Sam, Nomphilo and Nozzie singing "Ingabe uKhona" in Zulu, based on a prayer by the Bab. 

This song was filmed and recorded in Durban, South Africa, November 2018. 

You can also watch the video recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s Youtube channel here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8zFLKb9jro

Here is the quotation used for the lyrics in both Zulu and English:

ZULU:

Ingabe  ukhona  uMsusi wezinkinga ngaphandle kuka Nkulunkulu Na?
Makadunyisiwe uNkulunkulu!
UnguNkulunkulu!Bonke bayizinceku zaKhe,futhi bonke bathobela iMiyalo yakhe!  
-Bab

ENGLISH:

Is there any Remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praised be God! He is God! All are His servants, and all abide by His bidding!
-The Bab


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Ingabe uKhona

"Ingabe uKhona" by Anis, Sam, Nomphilo & Nozzie

Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions is an initiative where we invite Baha’is and their friends from around the world to come into a studio and share the Baha’i Writings put to music.

In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Manzini, Eswatini with Sabin Bachu, Leticia Bachu Nuru and Aysher Jubile, accompanied by Sanele Nhlabatsi and Xolani Tsele, singing "Lovers of God”, from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha.

This song was filmed and recorded in Manzini, Eswatini, December 2018.

You can also watch the video recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s  YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijS1i4WypBU

"...O ye lovers of God, make firm your steps in His Cause, with such resolve that ye shall not be shaken though the direst of calamities assail the world. By nothing, under no conditions, be ye not perturbed. Be ye anchored fast as the high mountains..." 
-Abdu'l-Baha


CHORDS: 

Em, C, D


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Lovers of God

"Lovers of God" by Sabin, Laticia & Aysher

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