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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 the Gold Coast, Australia with sisters Devina and Raneesha Saberi who sing "Shine Ye", based on an excerpt from a tablet by Abdu'l-Baha.

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

"Shine ye like unto the sun and roar and move like unto the sea; impart life to mountain and desert like unto clouds, and similar to the vernal breeze, bestow freshness, grace and elegance on the trees of human temples."  -Abdu'l-Baha


(Capo 3)

Em         Bm/D       Cmaj7      G  (repeat) 
Shine ye like unto the sun 
and roar and move like unto the sea
Shine ye like unto the sun 
and roar and move like unto the sea
The sea, the sea,
the sea 

Impart life to mountain 
and desert like unto clouds, 
and similar to the vernal breeze, bestow 
freshness, grace and elegance 

Em    Bm6/D     Em/C#     Em/C     Em/B      Em/A      G 
Ooooooh
Em    Bm6/D     Em/C#     Em/C     Em/B      Em/A      G 
Ooooooh

Em         Bm/D       Cmaj7      G  (repeat) 
Shine ye like unto the sun 
and roar and move like unto the sea
Shine ye like unto the sun 
and roar and move like unto the sea

Bestow freshness, grace and elegance on the
trees of human temples
Bestow freshness
on the trees of human temples

Shine ye like unto the sun 
and roar and move like unto the sea
Shine ye like unto the sun 
and roar and move like unto the sea

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You can also download the audio version of this song from Baha'i Blog's Soundcloud page here:


This song was filmed and recorded at Louie Shelton's home studio in the Gold Coast, Australia, July 2015.

"Shine Ye" by Devina & Raneesha Saberi

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 do something a little different. We're in Los Angeles, USA with Tom Francis who sings a cover of the song “Mona With the Children”,  originally by Doug Cameron.

The song is a protest song based on the true story of an Iranian Baha’i girl named Mona Mahmudnizhad, who, in 1983, at the age of 16, together with nine other Baha’i women, was sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran, because she was a Baha’i. 

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

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

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

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

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

Here are the lyrics to the song:

A 16 year old girl living in a land so cruel, she said this where I've got to be.
Taken in the night, her heart full of light, she said this where I've got to be.
How can I tell you, how could she be so young to know the truth in all her dreams.
She stands before them to hear them say, save your life and throw your faith away.
Mona With the Children send your love to me
All around the world we'll go dancing.
Mona With the Children send your love to me
Every precious moment you'll be dancing
Every precious moment we'll be free.
I can see her in my heart when the whole world is falling apart she said, this where I've got to be.
Captive in the light, a love that burns so bright, this where I've got to be.
When they asked her, what could she say, she said
You can't break my heart, you can't take my faith away
When they told her the price she'll have to pay
She said take my life, take it all the way, all the way.
Mona With the Children send your love to me
All around the world I see you dancing.
Mona With the Children send your love to me
Every precious moment you'll be dancing
Every precious moment you'll be free.
Mona With the Children send your love to me
All around the world our souls go dancing.
Mona With the Children you gave your life
All around the world we’ll go dancing
All around the world we’ll be free.
Mona With the Children send your love
All around the world souls are dancing.
Mona With the Children, send your love to me
All around the world I see you dancing, so pretty dancing.
Mona With the Children Mona send your love
All around the world we’ll go dancing.
Mona With the Children send your love to me
Every precious day, I’ll be dancing, I’ll be dancing.

"Mona With the Children" by Tom Francis (Cover)

Converging on Canada’s Vancouver Island, songwriter/recording artists Eric Dozier (Harlem Gospel Choir, One Human Family) and JB Eckl (Santana, WAR, Ozomatli) set out to bring their diverse musical backgrounds together for a music-infused devotional experience. Drawing on the Baha’i sacred Writings for lyrics and inspiration, and incorporating elements of soul, rock, Gospel, folk and world music, this first collaboration weaves a rich tapestry of sound at once expansive and intimate, introspective and jubilant.

The Badasht Project seeks to explore how the use of beauty, music and the arts can serve as a catalyst for change, consciousness, revolution, and insight.

He Maketh Victorious

Baha’i Blog’s “Studio Sessions” is an initiative where we invite Baha’is 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 New York City, USA with Nadia Affolter and Nura Jones who sing “Verily I Say”, 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=urJyeAmuem8

This song was filmed and recorded in New York City, USA January, 2017.

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

"Verily I say, this is the day, in which mankind can behold the face and hear the voice of the promised one."  - Baha'u'llah

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C, G, Am, F
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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

"Verily I Say" by Nadia & Nura

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 San Francisco, USA with Seaon Shin, Sasha Bayan and Sam Suggs who sing “Aye Pesar-e-Ruh” in Persian, 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=Q4rbY_UvaME

This song was filmed and recorded on 5 February, 2017 in San Francisco, USA.

Here is the link for the quotation sung, followed by its English translation:

https://www.scribd.com/document/341203023/Aye-Pesar-e-Ruh-O-Son-of-Spirit-by-Seaon-Sasha-Sam

"O SON OF SPIRIT! Burst thy cage asunder, and even as the phoenix of love soar into the firmament of holiness. Renounce thyself and, filled with the spirit of mercy, abide in the realm of celestial sanctity." - Baha'u'llah

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

"Aye Pesar-e-Ruh (O Son of Spirit)" by Seaon, Sasha & Sam

How Good It Is WIP

Greater (WIP)

The quote 'Desire and self come in the door, and blot out virtue bright before, and a thousand veils will rise from the heart to blind the eyes'  is a quote by Rumi which Bahá'u'llah referred to in his book 'The Seven Valleys'. This track was inspired by the bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Baha'i Faith.

From The Heart <3 (Parisa)

Greater FINAL v2

Wondurus Maidon

Members of the Continental Boards of Counsellors joined in a conversation with the Baha'i World News Service in a podcast about the impact of spiritual and moral education programs offered by the Baha'i community on youth and the communities in which they live. Read more at https://news.bahai.org/story/1264/.

Podcast: Counsellors’ conversation on spiritual transformation and social change: Part 1

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 the United Kingdom with the friends in Bristol who sing “Thy Presence” 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=5OmTIRxQ9UQ
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Bristol, UK, May 2018.

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Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below followed by the chords and lyrics:
 
"O Thou Who art the Lord of all names and the Maker of the heavens! I beseech Thee by them Who are the Daysprings of Thine invisible Essence, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, to make of my prayer a fire that will burn away the veils which have shut me out from Thy beauty, and a light that will lead me unto the ocean of Thy Presence."
- Baha’u’llah
 
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Capo 5
Repeat: Am Em

I beseech Thee to make my prayer a fire that will burn away the veils that have shut me out from Thy beauty. And the light that will lead me to the Ocean of Thy Presence. Allah-u-Abha

"Thy Presence" by the Friends in Bristol

Cloud9 interviews multidisciplinary artist and activist Masud Olufani about how the narrative of racism guides his creative pursuits. We also learn about his new podcast series, America’s Most Challenging Issue, hosted by BahaiTeachings.org.

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Masud Olufani: An Artist Rooted in Justice and Unity

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 Frankfurt, Germany with Naim Zabihi, Naim Schmidt and Negin Zabihi who sing “The Gate of God” based on a quotation by 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=V8v7SAG2iGg
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Frankfurt, Germany, December 2018.

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Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below followed by the quotation and chords:
 
"O thou who art the first to believe in Me! Verily I say, I am the Bab, the Gate of God, and thou art the Babu’l-Bab, the gate of that Gate. Eighteen souls must, in the beginning, spontaneously and of their own accord, accept Me and recognise the truth of My Revelation."
- The Bab
 
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Capo 3

Intro: picking around these chords: Em, G, Am, C

Em, G, Am, C
O thou who art the first to believe in Me!

(x4)

Em, G, Am, C
Eighteen souls must, of their own accord, accept Me, accept Me
Em, G, Am, C
and recognise the truth (the truth), the truth of My Revelation.

(x2)

Em, G, D, C
Verily I say, I am the Bab, Verily I say, I am the Gate of God

(x4)

Two voices:

Em, G, D, C
Eighteen souls must, of their own accord, accept Me, accept Me
Verily I say, I am the Bab, Verily I say, I am the Gate of God

(x2)

Em, G, D, C
Verily I say, I am the Bab, Verily I say, I am the Gate of God

(x2)

Outro: picking around these chords: Em, G, Am, C

“The Gate of God” by Naim Z, Naim S & Negin

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 Frankfurt, Germany with Naim Zabihi, Naim Schmidt and Negin Zabihi who sing “The Bab” 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=8qH6yCWVEBc
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Frankfurt, Germany, December 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:
 
"I am the Primal Point from which have been generated all created things. I am the Countenance of God Whose splendour can never be obscured, the Light of God Whose radiance can never fade."
- The Bab
 
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Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
I am the Primal Point from which have been

Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
generated all created things. 

(x2)

Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
I am I am I am the Countenance of God 

Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
I am I am I am  the Light of God

(x2)

C, Am, Em, D
Whose splendour can never be obscured

Am, C, G, D
Whose radiance can never fade.

C, Am, Em, D
Whose splendour can never be obscured

Am, C, Em, D
Whose radiance can never fade.

(x1)

Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
I am the Primal Point from which have been

Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
generated all created things. 

(x2)

Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
I am I am I am the Countenance of God 

Cadd9, G, Em7, D/F#
I am I am I am  the Light of God

(x2)

“The Bab” by Naim Z, Naim S & Negin

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, USA with The Daguerreotypes who sings “First Counsel” 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=Wia87EhZaG8
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Washington DC, USA, October 2018.

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Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below followed by the quotation and chords:
 
"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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(Capo on fret 3)

C
O Son of Spirit!
              F                 C
My First Counsel Is This
C                                          D7      G7   G#dim
Posess a pure, kindly, and radiant heart
A-
That thine may be 
E          G    F
A sovereignty
F       C   F              C
Ancient, Imperishable,
F     A-     F    G/C 
and everlasting

"First Counsel" by The Daguerreotypes

An excerpt from The Seven and Four Valleys - The Valley of Knowledge. 
Cited by Bahá'u'lláh in The Valley of Knowledge (oringinally in Qur'an). 

THESE ARE NOT MY WORDS - JUST MY MUSIC:

''Split the atoms heart, and lo! 
Within it thou wilt find a sun.''

The Valley of Knowledge

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, the United Kingdom with Louis Djalili, Bahiyyih Devine, Oisin Devine, and Danny Djalili who sing “Talents and Faculties” taken from a prayer by Abdu’l-Baha.

This song was filmed and recorded in London, in the United Kingdom, September 2018.

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

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

"O Thou kind Lord!  Thou hast created all humanity from the same stock.  Thou hast decreed that all shall belong to the same household.  In Thy Holy Presence they are all Thy servants, and all mankind are sheltered beneath Thy Tabernacle; all have gathered together at Thy Table of Bounty; all are illumined through the light of Thy Providence. 
O God!  Thou art kind to all, Thou hast provided for all, dost shelter all, conferrest life upon all.  Thou hast endowed each and all with talents and faculties, and all are submerged in the Ocean of Thy Mercy.
O Thou kind Lord!  Unite all.  Let the religions agree and make the nations one, so that they may see each other as one family and the whole earth as one home.  May they all live together in perfect harmony.
O God!  Raise aloft the banner of the oneness of mankind.
O God!  Establish the Most Great Peace.
Cement Thou, O God, the hearts together.
O Thou kind Father, God!  Gladden our hearts through the fragrance of Thy love.  Brighten our eyes through the Light of Thy Guidance.  Delight our ears with the melody of Thy Word, and shelter us all in the Stronghold of Thy Providence.
Thou art the Mighty and Powerful, Thou art the Forgiving and Thou art the One Who overlooketh the shortcomings of all mankind."
-Abdu’l-Baha

LYRICS & CHORDS:

O God! Thou art kind to all 
Bbmin7, Cmin7
Thou hast provided for all 
Let the religions agree and make the nations one 
So that they may see each other (C#maj7) as one family (C maj)

Thou hast... (F min7) endowed... (A# maj) each and all, O God, each and all with talents and faculties.

And all are submerged 
A#min7, C min7
in the Ocean of Thy Mercy
O Thou Kind Lord! Unite all. (C#maj7)
May they all live together in perfect harmony
A#min7, Cmin7
O God! Raise aloft the banner (C#maj7) of the oneness (C major) of mankind.

Thou hast... (F min7) endowed... (A# maj) each and all, O God, each and all with talents and faculties. X2

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Talents and Faculties by Louis, Bahiyyih, Oisin & Danny

"Talents and Faculties" by Louis, Bahiyyih, Oisin & Danny

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 the Durban Baha'i Choir singing “Where There Is Love (Lapho kukhona uthando)” in English and Zulu, based on the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha.

This song was filmed and recorded in Durban, South Africa, November 2018. Music written by Andy and Aijia Grammar, and this version arranged by the Durban Baha'i Choir.

You can watch the video recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UPDlIXsM7k

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

ENGLISH:

"Where there is love, nothing is too much trouble and there is always time."
- Abdu’l-Baha


ZULU:

"Lapho kukhona uthando akukho okuyinkinga futhi kunesikhathi." 
-Abdu’l-Baha


CHORDS & LYRICS:

Intro: D, G, A

D, G, A
Where there is love, Where there is love
A
Nothing is too much trouble, Nothing is too much trouble
D, G, A
Where there is love, Where there is love
A
Nothing is too much trouble, Nothing is too much trouble
                              D
An there is always time, time, time
                         G
there is always time, time, time, time
                         A                        G
there is always time, time, time, oooohoooo 
               D                      G
Lapho kukhona, khona uthando
A
ukuko ukuningkinga, ukuko ukingkinga
     D                      G
Lapho kukhona, khona uthando
         D
kunesikathi, 
         G
kunesikathi
           A         G
kunesikathi, ooooohooooo
                          D
There is always time


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Where There Is Love (Lapho kukhona uthando)

"Where There Is Love (Lapho kukhona uthando)" by 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 Santiago, Chile with Vaimoana Heyman and Felipe Duhart singing "Broken Winged Bird" based on a prayer by Abdu'l-Baha.

This song was filmed and recorded in Santiago, Chile on 26 May, 2019, and music was composed by Vaimoana Heyman.

You can also watch the video recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLnCkdH1gFY

QUOTATION USED FOR LYRICS:

"O God! O God! This is a broken-winged bird and his flight is very slow—assist him so that he may fly toward the apex of prosperity and salvation, wing his way with the utmost joy and happiness throughout the illimitable space, raise his melody in Thy Supreme Name in all the regions, exhilarate the ears with this call, and brighten the eyes by beholding the signs of guidance.

O Lord! I am single, alone and lowly. For me there is no support save Thee, no helper except Thee and no sustainer beside Thee. Confirm me in Thy service, assist me with the cohorts of Thy angels, make me victorious in the promotion of Thy Word and suffer me to speak out Thy wisdom amongst Thy creatures. Verily, Thou art the helper of the weak and the defender of the little ones, and verily Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty and the Unconstrained."
-Abdu’l-Baha


LYRICS AND CHORDS:

Introduction: F/A  Bb  Ebadd9  Bb/D  Ebadd9/C

F/A      Bb
O God O God
Ebadd9  Bb/D  Ebadd9/C  
O God O God
F/A      Bb      Ebadd9  Bb/D  Ebadd9/C  
O God O God

F/A      Bb  
This is a broken-winged bird
Ebadd9  Bb/D  Ebadd9/C    
This is a broken-winged bird
F/A      Bb                       Ebadd9  Bb/D  Ebadd9/C     
This is a broken-winged bird

F/A      Bb  
This is a broken-winged bird  
Ebadd9  Bb/D  Ebadd9/C   
And his flight is very
Ebadd9  Bb/D  DbMaj7  Ebadd9/C     
Slow

F/A      Bb
O God O God
Ebadd9  Bb/D  Ebadd9/C  
O God O God
F/A      Bb      Ebadd9  Bb/D  Ebadd9/C  
O God O God

F/A      Bb  
This is a broken-winged bird
Ebadd9  Bb/D  Ebadd9/C    
This is a broken-winged bird
F/A      Bb                       Ebadd9  Bb/D  Ebadd9/C     
This is a broken-winged bird

CMaj7                               Ebadd9
Assist him so that he may fly toward the apex of
D7                          Fm
Prosperity and salvation  
CMaj7                          Ebadd9  
Wing his way with the utmost joy and happiness
D7                                     Fm  
Throughout the illimitable space  

F/A      Bb
O God O my God
Ebadd9  Bb/D  Ebadd9/C  
O God O my God
F/A      Bb      Ebadd9  Bb/D  Ebadd9/C  
O God O my God

F/A      Bb
O God O God
Ebadd9  Bb/D  Ebadd9/C  
O God O God
F/A      Bb      Ebadd9  Bb/D  Ebadd9/C  
O God O God


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