Bahai

Recorded June 2021, after graduating from Townshend.

video here: https://youtu.be/fztcxgZr0Sg?si=Ip8GIPCLmmeVafpe

I did not compose this beautiful song :-)  
I believe that it was composed by one or more Bahá'í friends in Australia
This is the link to the original song, from Bahá'í Blog: https://youtu.be/L_Np-yo5wyU?si=StruExDpTii8QWVh
Thank you for this special, beautiful piece of music.
This song always reminds me of when we would sing it together in the dorms♥︎

Paradise -cover

Baha’i Blog’s “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 Los Angeles, USA with Walter Heath who sings “Children of Men”, from the Writings of Baha'u'llah. 

You can also watch the recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel here:

https://youtu.be/gMCqbLzCndk

This song was filmed and recorded in Los Angeles, USA, August 2015.

Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below, followed by the link to the chords:

O CHILDREN OF MEN! Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since We have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest. Such is My counsel to you, O concourse of light! Heed ye this counsel that ye may obtain the fruit of holiness from the tree of wondrous glory.

Get the chords here: https://www.scribd.com/doc/277682716/O-Children-of-Men-by-Walter-Heath

"O Children of Men" by Walter Heath

Baha’i Blog’s “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 Helsinki, Finland with Mea Karvonen and Mitra Matouf who sing “The Bright Day is Coming”, based on a prayer by Abdu'l-Baha. 

You can also watch the video of this song on Baha'i Blog's YouTube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwnQHDzda-I

This song was filmed and recorded in Helsinki, Finland, November 2016.

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

"Have patience; wait; but do not sit idle. Work while you are waiting; smile when you are wearied with monotony; be firm while everything around you is being shaken. Be joyous while the ugly face of despair grins at you [...] Continue your journey to the end. The bright day is coming." - Abdu'l-Baha

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Intro: Am  Hm7 Cmaj7
Am7 Hm7
Have patience;
Am7  G
wait; but do not sit idle.
Em7 A
Work while you are waiting;
Am7  Hm7 Esus4  E
smile when you are wearied with monotony;
Am7  D  G
Continue your journey to the end.
Eb  F  G
The bright day is coming. The bright day is coming.
Am7  D  Em7
Continue your journey to the end.
Eb  F  G
The bright day is coming. The bright day is coming.
Am7  Hm7
Be firm
Am7 G
while everything around you is being shaken;
Em7  A
Be joyous
Am7  Hm7  Esus4  E
while the ugly face of despair grins at you.
Continue your journey to the end…
Eb  F  G
The bright day is coming...


You can also watch the "Studio Sessions" video series on Baha'i Blog's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLePDtgwcyKAScvchcLzY-XZTmP2tdN-EY

"The Bright Day Is Coming" by Mea & Mitra

Baha’i Blog’s “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 Vancouver, Canada with Roya, Shadi, Hoda, Sahar, Leif, Stefan, Marie, Nava, Sarah, Michele, Yasmin, Naseem and Geoffrey who sing “Blessed Is the Spot” from the Writings of Baha’u’llah.

You can also watch the video of this song on Baha'i Blog's YouTube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57E9OhLSUpo&feature=youtu.be

This song was filmed and recorded in Vancouver, Canada, January 2017.

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Here is the quotation used for the lyrics:

"Blessed is the spot, and the house, and the place, and the city, and the heart, and the mountain, and the refuge, and the cave, and the valley, and the land, and the sea, and the island, and the meadow where mention of God hath been made, and His praise glorified."  - Baha'u'llah

"Blessed Is the Spot" by Friends in Vancouver

Baha’i Blog’s “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 on Prince Edward Island, Canada, with Sara Chesley, Samira Eblaghi and Shayda Sobhani who sing "Give Me Thy Grace" from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha.

You can also watch the recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLQAKIioh54

This song was filmed and recorded on Prince Edward Island, Canada, March 2017.

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

"O Lord, my God! Give me Thy grace to serve Thy loved ones, strengthen me in my servitude to Thee, illumine my brow with the light of adoration in Thy court of holiness, and of prayer to Thy kingdom of grandeur. Help me to be selfless at the heavenly entrance of Thy gate, and aid me to be detached from all things within Thy holy precincts." -Abdu'l-Baha

Chords:

Cmaj7, B7, Emin, G7

You can also watch the "Studio Sessions" video series on Baha'i Blog's YouTube Channel here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLePDtgwcyKAScvchcLzY-XZTmP2tdN-EY

"Give Me Thy Grace" by Sara, Samira & Shayda

Baha’i Blog’s “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 Auckland, New Zealand with Grant Hindin-Miller who sings “Humble Thyself” from the Writings of Baha’u’llah.
 
You can also watch the recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel here: 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkYNUIHXV_Y
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Auckland, New Zealand, September 2017.

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Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below followed by the chords:
 
"O Son of Man! Humble thyself before Me, that I may graciously visit thee. Arise for the triumph of My cause, that while yet on earth thou mayest obtain the victory.
O Son of the Throne! Thy hearing is My hearing, hear thou therewith. Thy sight is My sight, do thou see therewith, that in thine inmost soul thou mayest testify unto My exalted sanctity, and I within Myself may bear witness unto an exalted station for thee" -Baha’u’llah
 
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 CHORDS:

Capo 4

Intro: Fmaj7sus2, 

Em, 			         Fmaj7sus2, 
Humble thyself before Me, 
        Am7,               G6,       Fmaj7sus2
that I may graciously visit thee.

Em, 			     	       Fmaj7sus2, 
Arise for the triumph of My cause, 
                 Am7,             	      G6,        		    Fmaj7sus2
that while yet on earth thou mayest obtain the victory.

C, 			Am, 				    Dm7, 		G6
O Son of the Throne! Thy hearing is My hearing, 
C, 			Am, 			      Dm7, 	 G6
hear thou therewith. Thy sight is My sight,
	      Am, 		  Em, 			
do thou see therewith, that in thine 
Fsus2, 		    Gsus4, 
inmost soul thou mayest 
     Am, 		Em,  
testify unto 
	   Fsus2,       Gsus4,
My exalted sanctity, 
      C, 		Am, 
and I within Myself may bear 
Dm7, 		    G6, 		   Fmaj7sus2
witness unto an exalted station for thee.

Em, 			         Fmaj7sus2, 
Humble thyself before Me, 
        Am7,             G6,         Fmaj7sus2
that I may graciously visit thee.

Em, 			     	       Fmaj7sus2, 
Arise for the triumph of My cause, 
                  Am7,             	        G6,        		     Fmaj7sus2
that while yet on earth thou mayest obtain the victory.

"Humble Thyself" by Grant Hindin-Miller

Baha’i Blog’s “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 Johannesburg, South Africa with Dominique Sylvester who sings “I Repair for Refuge” from the Writings of the Bab.
 
You can also watch the recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel here: 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkMJjzGPwTo
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 2017.

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Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below followed by the quotation and chords:
 
“O Lord! Unto Thee I repair for refuge, and toward all Thy signs I set my heart.
O Lord! Whether traveling or at home, and in my occupation or in my work, I place my whole trust in Thee.
Grant me then Thy sufficing help so as to make me independent of all things, O Thou Who art unsurpassed in Thy mercy!
Bestow upon me my portion, O Lord, as Thou pleasest, and cause me to be satisfied with whatsoever Thou hast ordained for me.
Thine is the absolute authority to command.”
- The Bab
 
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Pluck Chords:

Verse:
G maj, G maj/B, Cmaj7, G maj
Chorus:
A min, G maj/B, A min, G maj

O Lord! Unto Thee I repair for refuge and toward all Thy signs I set my heart.
O Lord! Whether travelling or at home and in my occupation or in my work, I place my whole trust in thee. X2

"I Repair for Refuge" by Dominique Sylvester

Baha’i Blog’s “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 Vancouver, Canada with Sahar Zandieh and Hoda Toloui-Wallace who sing “Find Me” based on the Writings of Baha'u'llah.
 
You can also watch the recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel here: 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY_McHozqFk
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Vancouver, Canada, January 2017.

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Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below followed by the quotation and chords:
 
"Pass by whatever exists in this world and find Me. I am the Sun of Perception and the Ocean of Science. I revive the withered ones and quicken the dead. I am that Light which illumines the path of Insight. I am the Falcon of the Hand of the Almighty; I bear healing in My wings and teach the knowledge of soaring to the Heaven of Truth."
- Baha'u'llah
 
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Repeat: 
Am F Am E
Am F Am E Am

Pass by whatever exists in this world and find Me
I am the Sun of Perception and the Ocean of Science
I revive the withered ones and quicken the dead
I am that Light which illumines the path of Insight
I am the Falcon of the Hand of the Almighty; 
I bear healing in My wings and teach the knowledge of soaring to the Heaven of Truth

"Find Me" by Sahar & Hoda

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