If One Teaches - Haylee

(Lyrics and chords to come)

Recorded at an ISGP undergraduate seminar

Be Anchored - Denzil & Hanieh

I Adjure Thee

O God Guide Me - Goodna Youth

Think of You.m4a

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 Nashville, USA with Juliet and Adam Crossley who sing “Unite the Hearts” 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=I9_Ysotl4Qw
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Nashville, USA, February 2017.

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Here is the quotation used for the lyrics:
 
"O my God!  O my God!  Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose.  May they follow Thy commandments and abide in Thy law.  Help them, O God, in their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee.  O God!  Leave them not to themselves, but guide their steps by the light of Thy knowledge, and cheer their hearts by Thy love.  Verily, Thou art their Helper and their Lord." - Baha'u’llah"

"Unite the Hearts" by Juliet & Adam

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 Phoenix, United States with Rahz Saeed and Safaa Hansen who sing “Two Birds” based on a prayer by 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=8rjPKsEmYqg
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Phoenix, United States, December 2017.

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Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below followed by the quotation and chords:
 
"He is God!
O peerless Lord! In Thine almighty wisdom Thou hast enjoined marriage upon the peoples, that the generations of men may succeed one another in this contingent world, and that ever, so long as the world shall last, they may busy themselves at the Threshold of Thy oneness with servitude and worship, with salutation, adoration and praise. “I have not created spirits and men, but that they should worship me.” Wherefore, wed Thou in the heaven of Thy mercy these two birds of the nest of Thy love, and make them the means of attracting perpetual grace; that from the union of these two seas of love a wave of tenderness may surge and cast the pearls of pure and goodly issue on the shore of life. “He hath let loose the two seas, that they meet each other: Between them is a barrier which they overpass not. Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye deny? From each He bringeth up greater and lesser pearls.”
O Thou kind Lord! Make Thou this marriage to bring forth coral and pearls. Thou art verily the All-Powerful, the Most Great, the Ever-Forgiving."
- Abdu’l-Baha
 
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D, Cadd9, G/B, G, 
(x2)

D           Cadd9       G/B                     G                            D
O Thou kind Lord! Make Thou this marriage to bring forth
Cadd9     G/B          G
coral and pearls              
(x2)

Bm                           D                   G                                 Gm
With servitude and worship, salutation, adoration and praise
Bm                           D                    F#                               G
With servitude and worship, salutation, adoration and praise
Bm                            D                                     G                              Gm
I have not created spirits and men, but that they should worship me
Bm                            D                                     F#                            G
I have not created spirits and men, but that they should worship me
     Bm                     D              G                    Gm
Wherefore, wed Thou in the heaven of Thy mercy these two
Bm                 D               F#       G
birds of the nest of Thy love
     Bm                       D             G                   Gm
Wherefore, wed Thou in the heaven of Thy mercy these two
 Bm                D               F#       G
birds of the nest of Thy love
(x3)

"Two Birds" By Rahz Saeed & Safaa Hansen

Chords: 

F G C Am

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

F G C Am G
Grant me then Thy sufficing help so as to make me independent of all things, O Thou Who art unsurpassed in Thy mercy! 
F G C F
O Thou Who art unsurpassed

F G
Bestow upon me my portion, O Lord, as Thou pleasest, and cause me to be satisfied with whatsoever Thou hast 
Am G F
ordained for me. 

F G C Am G F
Thine is the absolute authority to command.

Repair For Refuge

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 Durban, South Africa with Young Mbazo & Friends singing "Iseluleko Sami" in Zulu, which means "My First Counsel", and is 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=xwOihZsUNAw

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

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Here is the quotation used for the lyrics in Zulu and in English, followed by the chords below:

Quote in Zulu:

"O, NDODANA YOMOYA! Iseluleko Sami sokuqala yilesi: Yiba nenhliziyo emsulwa, nenomusa nenokumomotheka ukuze obakho ubukhosi buhlale bungobasendulo, bungabhubhi ungunaphakade." 
-Baha'u'llah

Quote in English:

"O SON OF SPIRIT! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting."  
-Baha’u’llah
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Chords:

E A E B E,
E A E B E,
E A E B E,
E A E,
E B E,
E B E,
E B E

"Iseluleko Sami (My First Counsel)" by Young Mbazo & Friends

"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 Helene Berg and Sara Vadeghani who sing "Tree of Eternity" from a prayer by 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=pRBsEvx2WOc

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

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

QUOTE: 

"Thus doth the nightingale utter his call unto you from this prison. 
Verily He is the Tree  of Life That bringeth forth the fruits of God

He hath but to deliver this clear message
Whomsoever desireth let him turn aside
Whomsoever desireth let him choose the path
To his Lord

Lo the nightingale of paradise singeth upon the twigs of the Tree.
Of Eternity.

And if thou art overtaken by affliction in my path
Be not troubled thereby
Be thou as a flame of fire to my enemies 
be not of those who doubt.

He hath but to deliver this clear message
Whomsoever desireth let him turn aside
Whomsoever desireth let him choose the path
To his Lord

Lo the nightingale of paradise singeth upon the twigs of the Tree.
Of Eternity."

-Baha'u'llah


CHORDS:

Em C G D
Em C G 

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"Tree of Eternity" by Helene Berg & Sara Vadeghani

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 Washington DC with Shirin Esmaeili who sings “Everlasting Beauty (La Belleza Sempiterna)” in Spanish and in English, from the Writings of Baha’u’llah. Melody composed by Isabel Miranda and Shirin Esmaeili.
 
You can also watch the recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel here: 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1sCJ34FZo
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Washington DC, October 2018.

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Here is the quotation used for the lyrics in Spanish and in English, followed by the chords:

Spanish:

"¡OH AMIGOS!
No abandonéis la belleza sempiterna a cambio de una belleza que ha de morir, ni depositéis vuestro afecto en este mundo mortal de polvo" 
- Baha’u’llah


English:

"O FRIENDS! Abandon not the everlasting beauty for a beauty that must die, and set not your affections on this mortal world of dust."
- Baha’u’llah

 
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Capo 3

Repeat:
C, G, D, Am

Occasionally the final chord of the progression repeats:

C, G, D, Am, Am

“Everlasting Beauty (La Belleza Sempiterna)” by Shirin Esmaeili

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