Australia – ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the Perfect Exemplar

Sembrando Futuro es un disco hecho por varios artistas Bahai´s que bajo la iniciativa de OSED se reunieron a crear canciones en un modo de consulta. Estas canciones estan basadas en los conceptos de los libros de pre jóvenes, instituto y materiales para jóvenes y buscan inspirar a la juventud y pre juventud en el sendero de servicio. Todas las canciones se escribieron durante un taller de música en Ecuador 

02 Sembrando Futuro

12 Suffer Me

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Where hands learn, and meaning is shaped.

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A Robin Hood Christmas is a modern London folk myth.

Told through wandering minstrel instruments — wooden flutes, small strings, footsteps and breath — and threaded with the low pulse of the city, the album reimagines the legend of Robin Hood in a winter London where Christmas doesn’t reach everywhere equally.

This is Robin of Epping Forest: moving on foot, off-grid, redistributing what’s pooled too high. Alongside him are Little John, who carries the weight; Maid Marian, who keeps the network alive; Friar Tuck, who offers warmth without judgement; and the Sheriff of Notting Hill, whose power is polite, procedural, and still.

Medieval folk textures blend with subtle modern sounds — jungle fragments, underground drones, glitch echoes — not as contrast, but as continuity. The forest is no longer a place. It’s a practice. It moves where people move.

There are no heroes here. No victories.
Just winter held together — this time.

CAROL FOR THE NO-GO ZONES

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

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

"Bendito es el Sitio" by Shirin & Daniel

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 Dechen Morisco and Michael Cameron who perform “Refresh”, 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/watch?v=23AW1hzzvqM

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

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

"O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify my heart. Illumine my powers. I lay all my affairs in Thy hand. Thou art my Guide and my Refuge. I will no longer be sorrowful and grieved; I will be a happy and joyful being. O God! I will no longer be full of anxiety, nor will I let trouble harass me. I will not dwell on the unpleasant things of life.
O God! Thou art more friend to me than I am to myself. I dedicate myself to Thee, O Lord." - Abdu’l-Baha

Chords:

Verse: is G - Bm - D
Chorus: is Em - Bm - Am 

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

"Refresh" by Dechen & Michael

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 Vancouver, Canada with Shadi Toloui-Wallace, Hoda Toloui-Wallace, Leif Thorseth and Sahar Zandieh who sing “Each to Each” based on a passage by Bahiyyih Khanum.
 
You can also watch the recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel here: 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVGT5QZ3TuE
 
This song was filmed and recorded in Vancouver, Canada, January 2017.

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Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below followed by the quotation and chords:
 
"O Thou Kind Bestower, O Nourisher of our souls and hearts!
We have no aim, except to walk Thy path; we have no wish, except to bring Thee joy. Our souls are united, and our hearts are welded, each to each. In offering Thee our thanks and praise, in following Thy ways and soaring in Thy skies, we are all one.
We are helpless, stand Thou by us, and give us strength.
Thou art the Protector, the Provider, the Kind."
- Bahiyyih Khanum
 
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G | C
O THOU KIND BESTOWER,
O NOURISHER OF OUR SOULS AND HEARTS!
WE HAVE NO AIM, EXCEPT TO WALK THY PATH;

D | C | G
WE HAVE NO WISH,
EXCEPT TO BRING THEE JOY.

Am | D | G
OUR SOULS ARE UNITED,
AND OUR HEARTS ARE WELDED,
EACH TO EACH.

G | C
IN OFFERING THEE OUR THANKS
AND PRAISE, IN FOLLOWING THY WAYS
AND SOURING IN THY SKIES,

D | C | G
WE ARE ALL ONE.
WE ARE ALL ONE.

Am | D | G
WE ARE HELPLESS,
STAND THOU BY US, AND
GIVE US STRENGTH. X2

Am | D | G
THOU ART THE PROTECTOR,
THE PROVIDER, THE KIND.

"Each to Each" by Shadi, Hoda, Leif & Sahar

Bell rings it’s time for lunch
I see my friends together
Then I see, someone alone 
Someone I’ve never talked to
Should I go and say hello
I want to show I care
I know my friends are watching me
Wondering what I’ll do? 

I take a breath
I take a step 
It’s the right thing to do
This might be hard
But I’ve come this far
I know what it’s like to be you 

I heard they’re different 
I heard they’re strange 
That won’t stop me from trying 	
Differences are a source of strength
I know this is true 
I heard they’re different 
I heard they’re strange 
That won’t stop me from trying 	
Differences are a source of strength
I know this is true 

Next day I see my friends
They come to me and say 
We saw you sit with someone new 
What will you do today 
I wonder why these differences 
Make us feel afraid
If we search for truth ourselves
I wonder what we’ll do? 

We take a breath 
We take a step 
It’s the right thing to do
This might be hard
But we’ve come this far
We know what it’s like to be you 

We heard they’re different 
We heard they’re strange 
That won’t stop us from trying 
Differences are a source of strength
We know this is true
We heard they’re different 
We heard they’re strange 
That won’t stop us from trying 
Differences are a source of strength
We know this is true
We heard they’re different 
We heard they’re strange 
That won’t stop us from trying 
Differences are a source of strength
We know this is true
We heard they’re different 
We heard they’re strange 
That won’t stop us from trying 
Differences are a source of strength
We know this is true

The Purest Branch

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