In May 2021, Baha’is and like-minded friends from across Brisbane Bayside, Australia, gathered together to take part in a Festival to Celebrate the Five Year Plan. It was an opportunity to wholeheartedly celebrate the achievements of the cluster over the past five years, and to form a unified vision of the One-Year Plan ahead. A year that is described by the Universal House of Justice as one “for profound reflection on the life of Abdu’l-Baha and the strength of the Covenant of which He was the Centre.” Songs and stories about Abdu’l-Baha were performed throughout to inspire us to walk in His footsteps, and we are excited to now share this collection of songs for us all to be able to revisit this year and beyond.

In this song called 'Necklace of a King', Zac and Devina share the following quote from a talk by Abdu'l-Baha:

"Affliction beat upon this captive like the heavy rains of spring, and the victories of the malevolent swept down in a relentless flood, and still ‘Abdu’l-Bahá remained happy and serene, and relied on the grace of the All-Merciful. That pain, that anguish, was a paradise of all delights; those chains were the necklace of a king on a throne in heaven. Content with God’s will, utterly resigned, my heart surrendered to whatever fate had in store, I was happy. For a boon companion, I had great joy."
-Abdu'l-Baha

You can watch the video recording of this song here: https://bit.ly/3CVAiEt

And watch the entire playlist of songs from the '5 Year Plan Festival' here: https://bit.ly/3k38DJl

And you can also check out the songs from the previous conference called the 'Heroes Teaching Conference' here: https://bit.ly/2UqShRN

Necklace of a King

Necklace of a King - Zac and Devina (5 Year Plan Festival)

United States – Storm

This is an audio reading of the 30 December, 2021 letter from Universal House of Justice to the conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors. The message highlights the priorities before the worldwide Baha’i community in its efforts to foster social transformation and provides insights for the community’s future development.

You can read and download the letter from the Baha'i Reference Library here: https://bit.ly/3FHyWhC

You can also read about the letter and the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors here on the Baha'i World News Service: https://news.bahai.org/story/1571/

Special thanks to Rouha Granfar for reading and editing this message for Baha’i Blog.

Listen to more audio readings by Baha'i Blog here on this Audio Books & Readings playlist: https://bit.ly/3mKBAvy

Universal House of Justice Letter - 30 December, 2021 Audio Reading

Universal House of Justice Letter - 30 December, 2021 [Audio Reading]

Mi Lámpara - Leonor Dely & Millero Congo

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C Am F G

O thou lamp who are enkindled with the fire of the Love of God!
Verily, I read thy recent letter which showed thy strong love,
Thy being ablaze with the fire of the love thy Lord,
The Mighty, the Praised, and the penetration of the Spirit of Truth

The fire, the fire, the fire of the love of thy Lord. 
The Mighty, the Praised, and the penetration of the Spirit… 
… of Truth.

Recorded at Sydney ISGP Undergraduate Seminar

The Fire of the Love of Thy Lord - Denzil

13 The Path Of Thy Love

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 Bristol, in the United Kingdom with Poppy Villierezz who sings “Waters” 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=ozROlhpdM3s
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Bristol, in the United Kingdom, May 2018.

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Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below followed by the quotation and chords:
 
"Cleanse me with the waters of Thy mercy, O my Lord, and make me wholly Thine, and cause me to approach the Tabernacle of Thy Cause and the adored Sanctuary of Thy Presence.  Ordain, then, for me all the things Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy handmaidens, and rain down upon me that which will illuminate my face and enlighten my heart."
- Baha’u’llah
 
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Capo 5

Repeat: FMaj7 C Am Em

Cleanse me, Cleanse me, With the waters of Thy Mercy (X2) Oh my Lord (x 8)
Make me wholly, Make me wholly Thine (X2) O my Lord (x 8)
Rain down rain down rain down, Upon me, That which will illuminate My face and enlighten my heart
O my Lord (x6)

"Waters" by Poppy Villierezz

Mo Te Tupu O Te Wairua

Sitting with my friends
They’re all laughing
I don’t know what to do 
If their laughter’s hurting others
Is their joy really true

I know my friends are kind
So now I’m trying to find
The reason
Why we’re acting blind 
To our inner eye and feelings

I see I see too much - anxiety
I see I see another - way the world can be
I see I see all these - possibilities
I see I see the path - before me
		
(INSTRUMENTAL) Ooooh

Scrolling through our phones 
Watching others
Wishin we were in their shoes 
Only wanting what they have 
Is our purpose really true

But I understand
Who I really am, 
Is greater
Than all of my desires
I look to what is higher, 
To the Creator

I see I see too much - anxiety
I see I see another - way the world can be		(+oooh) 
I see I see all these - possibilities
I see I see the path - before me

I know my friends are kind
So now I’m trying to find
The reason
Why we’re acting blind 
To our inner eye and feelings

Now I understand
Who I really am,
Is greater
Than all of my desires
I look to what is higher,
To the Creator


I see I see too much - anxiety
I see I see another - way the world can be
I see I see all these - possibilities
I see I see the path - before me

Path Before Me (Acoustic)

This track is from the album Open the Gates (Double CD) and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dragoman

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Baha'is of the United States

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