Name: Strive by A S H A in Grade 3 Set 2
Duration: 3 min 10 s
Description: Alex, Alia, Asha and friends sing some devotions together before Alex leaves back to Canada. (2019)

Grade 3 Set 2

"Let us put aside all thoughts of self; let us close our eyes to all on earth, let us neither make known our sufferings nor complain of our wrongs. Rather let us become oblivious of our own selves, and drinking down the wine of heavenly grace, let us cry out our joy, and lose ourselves in the beauty of the All-Glorious."

Let Us

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

Divine Elixir

I Have Wakened In Thy Shelter

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

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.

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

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

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

Alex, Alia, Asha and friends sing some devotions together before Alex leaves back to Canada. (2019)

Strive

"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

"If ye be aware of a certain truth, if ye possess a jewel, of which others are deprived, share it with them in a language of utmost kindliness and goodwill." -Bahá’u’lláh, 1981-

Strive

A S H A

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