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Devotions

Grade 3 Set 2

Grade 2

The Writings of 'Abdúl–Bahá

These prayers were recorded during the ISGP (Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity) seminar in August 2013. Record and Mastering done by Nicolas Tesch

Tu Es Ma Lampe

This Hidden Word is sung by Mei Swan Lim.

My Claim on Thee is Great

Inspired by the Baha'i writings and just feeling happy. This tune has been around in my head for a while but this is a slightly different version, its unfinished of course..... 

I was using a Camac 36 string Electroharp and good old garage band.

Illumine me with the brightness of Thy spirit,
Illumine me with the radiance of Thy love.
Cause me to be devoted to Thy beauty,
Cause me to be devoted to Thy love.

Illumine Me

Hold ye fast

Be ye anchored fast

"So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth." - Bahá'u'lláh

So Powerful

Be Generous!

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 Sydney, Australia with Mehran Leong-Granfar who sings "Say God Sufficeth", which is based on a prayer by the Bab. 

Here are the lyrics/quote:

"Say: God sufficeth all things above all things, and nothing in the heavens or in the earth but God sufficeth. Verily, He is in Himself the Knower, the Sustainer, the Omnipotent."

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

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This song was filmed and recorded in Sydney, Australia 2014.

"Say God Sufficeth" by Mehran Leong-Granfar

The progressive revelation of the Divine Manifestations of God is a perennial theme as ancient as religion itself. It may predate the Vedic manuscripts (perhaps the oldest known sacred texts) that emerged out of the Indus Valley as far back as 1700 BC. But the Great Theme is given an eloquent exposition in the sacred writings of the Baha'i Faith which Bahá'u'lláh set down in the mid-19th century CE. The basic idea has to do with the Unity implicit within the multiplicity of the world's religions - that all religions ultimately arise from a single source - one light from many lamps. French philosopher and professor of Islamic studies at the Sorbonne in Paris and University of Tehran, Henry Corbin, devoted his life to the struggle to free the religious imagination from fundamentalism of every kind. One idea which I came across in his work years ago changed my entire way of thinking about religion forever. He described the religious impulse in mankind as a single divine elixir produced by God, yet received by humanity through a great diversity of vessels. The multiplicity of religious forms and customs, the great variety of cultural contexts and languages, are but mirrors reflecting to varying degrees a single Supreme Light which emanates from One God.

One Light From Many Lamps   
         Tim McKamey, Oct. 25, 2011

One mountain, many rivers
One forest, many trees
One journey, many pathways
One circle, many degrees.

One rainbow, many colors
One voice, many tones
One heart, many vessels
One body, many bones.

The past and future are not now
The present is a gift of time.
The last is first, the first is last,
And the rhythm falls out of the rhyme.

One garden, many flowers
One flower, many blooms
One vine, with many branches
One mansion with many rooms.

One wheel, many turnings
One song, so many tunes
One story many versions
One year, so many moons.

The past and future are not now
The present is a gift of time.
The last is first, the first is last,
And the rhythm falls out of the rhyme.

The planets all shine with empyrean light
Like fires from many distant camps.
But the moon and planets all reflect the light of one Sun
One Light from Many Lamps.


One Light From Many Lamps

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 Tom Francis who sings “Say God Sufficeth”, 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=PEB0aNOi2PU

You can also check out Tom Francis' interview with Baha'i Blog here:

http://bahaiblog.net/site/2014/12/interview-tom-francis/

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 quote with the chords:

"Say: God sufficeth all things above all things, and nothing in the heavens or in the earth but God sufficeth.  Verily, He is in Himself the Knower, the Sustainer, the Omnipotent."  - The Báb

You can view the lyrics and chords here: https://www.scribd.com/doc/288662986/Say-God-Sufficeth-by-Tom-Francis


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.

“Say God Sufficeth” by Tom Francis

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 Key West, USA with Stevie Iwaszko & Tory Mata who sing “Prayer for Humanity” 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=o-TVy6lUnRk

This song was filmed and recorded in Key West, USA, January 2016.

Here is the quote below followed by the quote with the chords:

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

"O Thou kind Lord!  O Thou Who art generous and merciful!  We are servants of Thy threshold and are gathered beneath the sheltering shadow of Thy divine unity.  The sun of Thy mercy is shining upon all, and the clouds of Thy bounty shower upon all.  Thy gifts encompass all, Thy loving providence sustains all, Thy protection overshadows all, and the glances of Thy favor are cast upon all.  O Lord!  Grant Thine infinite bestowals, and let the light of Thy guidance shine.  Illumine the eyes, gladden the hearts with abiding joy.  Confer a new spirit upon all people and bestow upon them eternal life.  Unlock the gates of true understanding and let the light of faith shine resplendent.  Gather all people beneath the shadow of Thy bounty and cause them to unite in harmony, so that they may become as the rays of one sun, as the waves of one ocean, and as the fruit of one tree.  May they drink from the same fountain.  May they be refreshed by the same breeze.  May they receive illumination from the same source of light.  Thou art the Giver, the Merciful, the Omnipotent."

- Abdu'l-Baha

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Chords - Em G A B

Ya Baha'u'l-Abha (x4)

Gather all people beneath the shadow of Thy bounty
And cause them to unite in harmony
So that they become as the rays of one sun
As the waves of one ocean as the fruits of one tree 

Ya Baha'u'l-Abha (x4)

May they drink from the same fountain
May they be refreshed by the same breeze
May they receive illumination from the same source of light
... the same source of light

Ya Baha'u'l-Abha (x4)

Thou art the giver, the merciful, the omnipotent, Ya Baha'u'l-Abha

Ya Baha'u'l-Abha...

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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

"Prayer for Humanity" by Stevie & Tory

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 London, United Kingdom with Serene Sunderland who sings “My Lamp” 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=_Q5dpejRW2Y&feature=youtu.be

This song was filmed and recorded in London, United Kingdom, September 2015.

Here is the quote below followed by the quote with the chords:

"O SON OF BEING! Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee. Get thou from it thy radiance and seek none other than Me. For I have created thee rich and have bountifully shed My favor upon thee."  - Baha'u'llah

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CHORDS: capo on first fret

G,        C               G,         D,                         C      
O Son of Being, Thou are My Lamp and my Light. 
E/D    D                                  C                                 D              G
Thou art my Lamp and my Light is in thee, get thou from it thy radiance
G,                        C               G        D,                         C 
Seek none other than me, seek none another than me
E/D              D                C                    Am                          D                  G, C
For I have created thee rich and have bountifully shed My favour upon thee 

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

"My Lamp" by Serene Sunderland

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 Brisbane, Australia with a nice group of youth who call themselves 'JYSEP Goodna' who sing “At All Times”, from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha.

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

https://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=Gp_7x8_g_-U&video_referrer=watch

This song was filmed and recorded in Brisbane, Australia, February 2016.

Here is the quote below followed by the quote with the chords:

"At all times do I speak of you and call you to mind. I pray unto the Lord, and with tears I implore Him to rain down all these blessings upon you, and gladden your hearts, and make blissful your souls, and grant you exceeding joy and heavenly delights..." - Abdu'l-Baha

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Chords: D Bm G D

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

"At All Times" by JYSEP Goodna

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 Brisbane, Australia with The Cocker Brothers who sing the “Unity Prayer” 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=2oJLPoUFmyU

This song was filmed and recorded in Brisbane, Australia, February 2016.

Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below, followed by the quote with a link to the chords.

"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

You can view the lyrics and chords here: 

https://www.scribd.com/doc/311365994/Unity-Prayer-by-the-Cocker-Brothers

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

"Unity Prayer" by The Cocker Brothers

These two tracks are Bahá'í Writings put to music by the Broome Bahá'í youth in 2014. Here they are sung by Asha & Elisha with Instrumentals by Rohan.
(Produced by Asha, 2017)

Let Us Put Aside All Thoughts Of Self (Abdu’l-Bahá)

These tracks are Bahá'í writings by Abdu'l-Bahá, sung by Elisha Rahimi (ft.Asha). 
Cover art & music production by Asha, 2017

Thus I Exort Each Of You

Chalice Of Selflessness

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 Taraz Rawhani, Nthabiseng Mafoko-Matabane and Page Masuku who sing “Hlobisa” in Zulu, 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=-skxQ3CXUCs
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 2017.

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

Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below followed by the quotation and chords:
 
"O Nkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu wami! Hlobisa ikhanda lami ngomqhele, wobulingisa nenhlafuno yami ngemvunulo yobuqotho. Wena, ngeqiniso unguMnini wazo zonke izipho namasasasa."

Translation: 

"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
 
CHORDS:

Repeat:  C F Gadd4 F

"Hlobisa" by Taraz, Nthabiseng & Page

I Have Wakened In Thy Shelter

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 Hluboka nad Vltavou, in the Czech Republic with Jordan Raj who sings “Love Is My Stronghold” 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=opbv7BX1Z8Q
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Hluboka nad Vltavou, in the Czech Republic, December 2017.

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

Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below followed by the quotation and chords:
 
"O Son of Being! My love is My stronghold; he that entereth therein is safe and secure, and he that turneth away shall surely stray and perish."
- Baha’u’llah
 
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Capo 4

c em
O Son of Being!
am g
My love is My stronghold; 
c em
he that entereth therein
am g
is safe and secure,
f g
and he that turneth away 
c f
shall surely stray 
g
and perish.

"Love Is My Stronghold" by Jordan Raj

Chords: (Capo 1) C F C G

Leave all thought of self, and strive only to be obedient and submissive to the Will of God. In this way only shall we become citizens of the Kingdom of God, and attain unto life everlasting.

Leave All Thought Of Self

Chords: (Capo 1) C Am F G

Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory. 
Beware, O people of Bahá, lest ye walk in the ways of them whose words differ from their deeds.

Holy Words

Chords: G C G D

Is any larger bounty conceivable than this, that an individual, looking 
within himself, should find that by the confirming grace of God 
he has become the cause of peace and well-being, of happiness  x2
and advantage to his fellow men? x2

He Has Become

Chords: D G

E te tama a te mauri!
Aroha mai, kia aroha atu Au ki a koe. Ki te kore koe e aroha mai, e kore rawa Tōku nei aroha e tae atu ki a koe. Kia mōhio iho, e te pononga.
(Māori language)

O SON OF BEING! 
Love Me, that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me not, My love can in no wise reach thee. Know this, O servant.

E Te Pononga

Chords: G C D

E te Atua! Arahina i ahau, 
tiakina ahau, whakamaramatia te rama o toku manawa 
kia meinga ahau hei whetu tiahoaho.  
Ko koe te kaha rawa, me te mana.

E Te Atua

Chords: G Em C D

The divine friends must be attracted to and enamoured of each other and ever 
be ready and willing to sacrifice 
their own lives for each other. Should one soul from amongst the believers meet another

Divine Friends

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 Genoa, Italy with Naim who sings "So Powerful (Tanto Potente)" in English and Italian, from the Writings of Baha’u’llah.
 
This Studio Session is performed by: Naim Abid, Francesca Barberis, Gimmi Lodi, Lorenzo Maffia, Francesco Proglio, Marco Fuliano and Simone Amodeo.


You can also watch the recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel here: 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1VfQ9czSUA
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Genoa, Italy, April 2018.

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

Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below followed by the quotation and chords:
 
"So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.”

“Tanto potente e la luce dell’unita che puo illuminare il mondo intero."

- Baha’u’llah
 
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Intro: 

A | A | D | E | A | A | D | E 

Verse

Tanto potente, tanto potente
E la luce dell’unita 

Tanto potente, tanto potente
E la luce dell’unita 

A | A | D | E | A | A | D | E 

Chorus 

Che puo illuminare il mondo intero
Che puo illuminare il mondo
F#m | E | D | E | F#m | E | D | E | E E | E 

Outro 

Il mondo intero, il mondo intero, il mondo intero, il mondo intero

A | D E | A | D E | A | D E | F | F

The song moves up by one semitone every time it repeats and the language changes.

"So Powerful (Tanto Potente)" by Naim

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 Hluboka nad Vltavou, in the Czech Republic with Goleta Burriston and Sophie Nelson who sing “Show That Love” 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=GDi-stFNUxw
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Hluboka nad Vltavou, in the Czech Republic, December 2017.

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

Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below followed by the quotation and chords:
 
"Love ye all religions and all races with a love that is true and sincere and show that love through deeds..."
- Abdu’l-Baha
 
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Capo 1
Intro: A D E A

A D A E
Love ye all religions and all races with a love that is true and sincere (x2)

A D E A A D
and show that love through deeds (x3)

E
show that love

A D E A
Love ye all religions and all races with a love that is true and sincere (x2)

A D E A A D
and show that love through deeds (x3)

E
Show that love

A D A E
Love ye all religions and all races with a love that is true and sincere (x2)

A D E A A D
and show that love through deeds (x3)

E
show that love

"Show That Love" by Goleta Burriston & Sophie Nelson

Another 4am creation. Explains me sounding so dreamy heh. 
I totally recognise it is near impossible to recognise what words I am singing, but 
im certain the spiritual potency is ever present. 
Enjoy! 

''O God! Make me ablaze, like unto the fire of Thy love, and make me free from attatchment to this mortal world, until i find the peace of soul and the rest of conscience.''



''O God! Make me ablaze, like unto the fire of Thy love...''

"Were ye to discover the hidden, the shoreless oceans of My incorruptible wealth, ye would, of a certainty, esteem as nothing the world, nay, the entire creation." - Bahá’u’lláh

Shoreless Oceans - ISGP Sydney Jan2013

"O SON OF BEING! With the hands of power I made thee and with the fingers of strength I created thee; and within thee have I placed the essence of My light. Be thou content with it and seek naught else, for My work is perfect and My command is binding. Question it not, nor have a doubt thereof." - Bahá’u’lláh

O Son Of Being!

Wert thou to speed through the immensity of space and traverse the expanse of heaven, yet thou wouldst find no rest save in submission to Our command and humbleness before Our Face.

C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G 
C Am E G 
C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G

wert thou to speed

"I have wakened in Thy shelter, O my God, and it becometh him that seeketh that shelter to abide within the Sanctuary of Thy protection and the Stronghold of Thy defense.  Illumine my inner being, O my Lord, with the splendors of the Dayspring of Thy Revelation, even as Thou didst illumine my outer being with the morning light of Thy favor."
-Baha'u'llah


Composed by Katy Porray
Recorded by David Hunt

Morning Prayer

Music on this profile is a shared space with music sourcing from a variety of individuals from around Australia.  

Leave All Thought Of Self

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