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10 In The Name Of My Lord

The music from my two CDs: "Love Setteth the World Aflame" and "Fruits of the Tree of Life". All Baha'i Writings or Baha'i-inspired, featuring many different styles and composers!

Allah'u'Abha (95 Times)

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 Madrid, Spain with Shirin Guerrero and Daniel Mantas who sing “Bendito es el Sitio” 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=etAmFt27Op0

This song was filmed and recorded in Madrid, Spain, October 2015 and its melody was composed by Elizabeth Hahn. 

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

"Bendito es el sitio y la casa y el lugar y la ciudad y el corazón y la montaña y el refugio y la cueva y el valle y la tierra y el mar y la isla y la pradera donde se ha hecho mención de Dios y se ha glorificado su alabanza." - Baha'u'llah

“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

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CHORDS:

A Amaj7 A7 D Dm Dm A E
E A E A

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"Bendito es el Sitio" by Shirin & Daniel

My God, my Adored One, my King, my Desire! 
What tongue can voice my thanks to Thee? 
I was heedless, Thou didst awaken me. 
I had turned back from Thee, 
Thou didst graciously aid me to turn towards Thee. 

I was as one dead, Thou didst quicken me with the water of life. 
I was withered, Thou didst revive me 
with the heavenly stream of Thine utterance 
which hath flowed forth from the Pen of the All-Merciful.

O Divine Providence! All existence is begotten by Thy bounty; 
deprive it not of the waters of Thy generosity, 
neither do Thou withhold it from the ocean of Thy mercy. 
I beseech Thee to aid and assist me 
at all times and under all conditions, 
and seek from the heaven of Thy grace 
Thine ancient favor. 
Thou art, in truth, the Lord of bounty, 
and the Sovereign of the kingdom of eternity.

From Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, CLXXIII

The Light of Unity

My God My Adored One

God grant that the light of unity may envelop the whole earth, and that the seal, “the Kingdom is God’s”, may be stamped upon the brow of all its peoples.

From Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, VII

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 the Joburg Baha’i Choir who sing “O Thixo” 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=JgnK2wpFTYk
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 2017.

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Here is the quotation in isiXhosa followed by the English translation and the chords:

"O Thixo, ndikokele,
Ndikusele, ndenze ndibe
Isibane, esi bengezelayo Enkwenkwezi
eqaqanbileyo
 Ungu somandla isobu gangamsha"

"O God, guide me, protect me, make of me a shining lamp and a brilliant star.  Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful."  
- Abdu’l-Baha

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Intro:	C     	Am   	F      	Fm  	G
VERSE:  C  F  G  C  F  G  C  F  G  C
CHORUS:  C Am   	F      	Fm  	G
BRIDGE:   Am  G  C   C   Am  G  C  C 
ENDING:   C   G  C   G   C   G   C   G   F  G  C 
 
 
O Thixo, ndikokele,
Ndikusele, ndenze ndibe
Isibane, esi bengezelayo
 
(x2)
 
O God guide me, O protect me, and make of me a shining lamp
And a brilliant star, Thou Art the Mighty, and The Powerful
 
O Thixo, ndikokele,
Ndikusele, ndenze ndibe
Isibane, esi bengezelayo
 
Enkwenkwezi eqaqanbileyo

Ungu somandla isobu gangamsha

"O Thixo" by the Joburg Baha'i Choir

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 and the Durban Baha'i Choir singing "Nkulunkulu Wami" in Zulu, which means "My God", and which 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=k5vMaqJocoo

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

Discover more Baha'i-inspired content on BAHAIBLOG.NET 

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

Quotation in Zulu: 

"O Nkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu wami! Hlobisa ikhanda lami ngomqhele, wobulingisa nenhlafuno yami ngemvunulo yobuqotho. Wena, ngeqiniso unguMnini wazo zonke izipho namasasasa."
-Baha'u'llah

Quotation in English: 

“O God, my God! Attire mine head with the crown of justice, and my temple with the ornament of equity. Thou, verily, art the Possessor of all gifts and bounties.” 
-Baha'u'llah

"Nkhulukhulu Wami (My God)" By Young Mbazo & the Durban Baha'i Choir

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 and Leticia Bachu Nuru with support from Sanele Nhlabatsi and Xolani Tsele, singing "Allah-u-Abha” in French, from the Hidden Words 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=pw2r8bCpFGI

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

Discover more Baha'i-inspired content on BAHAIBLOG.NET

Here are the quotations used for the lyrics in French, followed by the English translations, as well as the lyrics and chords below:

FRENCH:

"O fils de la vision merveilleuse! J'ai insufflé en toi une parcelle de mon propre esprit afin que tu puisses être mon amant. Pourquoi m'as-tu délaissé et as-tu cherché un autre bien-aimé que moi?" -Baha'u'llah

“O fils de l'homme! Glorifie ma cause, afin que je puisse te révéler les mystères de ma grandeur et t'éclairer de la lumière d'éternité.” -Baha’u’llah
 
"O fils de l'homme! Le temple de l'existence est mon trône; purifie-le de toute chose pour que je puisse m'y installer à demeure." -Baha’u’llah


ENGLISH:

"O SON OF THE WONDROUS VISION! I have breathed within thee a breath of My own Spirit, that thou mayest be My lover. Why hast thou forsaken Me and sought a beloved other than Me?” -Baha’u’llah

“O SON OF MAN! Magnify My cause that I may reveal unto thee the mysteries of My greatness and shine upon thee with the light of eternity.” -Baha’u’llah

“O SON OF MAN! The temple of being is My throne; cleanse it of all things, that there I may be established and there I may abide." -Baha’u’llah


LYRICS & CHORDS:

E, D, A
[J'ais mis en toi (2x)
un souffle de mon propre esprit
afin que tu sois mon ami].
Pourquoi m'as-tu délaissé [et]
as-tu cherché [bien-aimé autre] que moi?
Allah'u'Abha!

Glorifie ma cause (2x) 
afin que je puisse te révéler
les mystères de ma grandeur
et t'éclairer de la lumière d'éternité.
Allah'u'Abha!

Le temple de l'existence (2x)
est mon trône; purifie-le 
[afin] que je puisse m'y installer à demeure.
Allah’u’Abha!

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"Allah-u-Abha" by Sabin & Leticia

"Whither shall I turn, O my God, powerless as I am to discover any other way except the way Thou didst set before Thy chosen Ones? All the atoms of the earth proclaim Thee to be God, and testify that there is none other God besides Thee." - Bahá’u’lláh

Whither Shall I Turn - ISGP Sydney Jan2013

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

10 In The Name Of My Lord

Joburg Bahai Choir