The voices in the background add such a cool eeriness to the song!!

Grade 3 Set 1

Reality Is One - ISGP Perth Dec2013

Still The Sun

Baha'i prayers and passages from the Baha'i writings put to music by youths of Clendon Park, South Auckland NZ

The Divine Friends

Wert thou to speed

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 Perth, Australia with Asha Kumari and Maya Villiers-Stuart who sing “Refresh and Gladden” attributed to the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha. 

While the text of this prayer in the original language has not been found and it therefore cannot be authenticated, it can be used in devotions.

This song was filmed and recorded in Perth, Australia in December 2023. 

The melody was composed by Fiona McDonald.

You can also watch the video recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxGhLS0mO48

LYRICS/QUOTE:

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.

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"Refresh and Gladden" by Asha & Maya

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 Carmel Zein who sings "Hemia Dei (This is the Day)". The song is in both English and Bislama (Vanuatu), and is based on the Writings of Baha'u'llah. 

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggJPgYyv3YE

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

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

"This is the Day in which God’s most excellent favors have been poured out upon men, the Day in which His most mighty grace hath been infused into all created things. It is incumbent upon all the peoples of the world to reconcile their differences, and, with perfect unity and peace, abide beneath the shadow of the Tree of His care and loving-kindness."      -Baha'u'llah

You can view the lyrics and chords here: 

http://www.scribd.com/doc/82535426/Guitar-Chords-Hemia-Dei

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

"Hemia Dei (This is the Day)" by Carmel Zein

music helps

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 Vancouver, Canada with Michele Jubilee Davey-Hatcher who sings “I Entreat Thee” 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=uL5ypZu7QKw
 
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 Whose face is the object of my adoration, Whose beauty is my sanctuary, Whose habitation is my goal, Whose praise is my hope, Whose providence is my companion, Whose love is the cause of my being, Whose mention is my solace, Whose nearness is my desire, Whose presence is my dearest wish and highest aspiration, I entreat Thee not to withhold from me the things Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy servants.  Supply me, then, with the good of this world and of the next.

Thou, truly, art the King of all men.  There is no God but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous."
- Baha’u’llah
 
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G, Em, C, G6, Dmaj add11
Oh Thou whose face.....Whose mention is my Solace.
Am, G6, Em, 
Whose nearness is my desire
Am, G6, Em, Dmaj add11
Whose presence is my dearest wish and highest aspiration
C, Dmaj add11, Em, Dmaj add11, Am, Dmaj add11
I entreat Thee not to withhold from me the things Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy servants
C, Em, Dmaj add11
Supply me, then, with the good of this world and of the next
G, Em, C, G6, Dmaj add11 (x 2 no words here)
Bm7, Em, G6, Dmaj add11
Thou, truly, art the King of all men
C, Dmaj add11, Em, G
There is no God but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.

"I Entreat Thee" by Michele Jubilee Davey-Hatcher

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.

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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 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 Perth, Australia with Alexandre Evans, Asha Kiani, Renya Golestani, and Alia Golestani singing "Lose Ourselves", based on the Writings of 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=hG58lUqmED0

This song was filmed and recorded in Perth, Australia, 9 October 2019.

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

LYRICS/QUOTE:

"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."   -Abdu'l-Baha


LYRICS & CHORDS:

Gmaj7, D7, Cmaj7
Gmaj7, D7, CMaj7
Gmaj7, D7, CMaj7
Let us put aside all thoughts of self
Gmaj7, D7, CMaj7
let us close our eyes to all on earth,
Gmaj7, D7, Cmaj7, Am7
let us neither make known our sufferings nor complain of our wrongs
Gmaj7, D7, CMaj7
Rather let us become oblivious
Gmaj7, D7, CMaj7
of our own selves,
Gmaj7, D7, CMaj7
of our own selves
Am7, G7
and drinking down the wine of heavenly grace,
Am7, D7
let us cry out our joy,
Cmaj7, Bm7, C, G, C, G
and lose ourselves in the beauty of the All-Glorious, the All-Glorious
Em7, D7
and lose ourselves
Cmaj7, Bm7, C, G
in the beauty of the All-Glorious, the All-Glorious
Gmaj7, D7, CMaj7
Let us put aside all thoughts of self
Gmaj7, D7, CMaj7
let us close our eyes to all on earth,
Gmaj7, D7, Cmaj7, Am7
let us neither make known our sufferings nor complain of our wrongs
Gmaj7, D7, CMaj7
Rather let us become oblivious
Gmaj7, D7, CMaj7
of our own selves,
Gmaj7, D7, CMaj7
of our own selves
Am7, G7
and drinking down the wine of heavenly grace,
Am7, D7
let us cry out our joy,
Cmaj7, Bm7, C, G, C, G
and lose ourselves in the beauty of the All-Glorious, the All-Glorious
Em7, D7
and lose ourselves
Cmaj7, Bm7, C, G
in the beauty of the All-Glorious, the All-Glorious
Em7, D7
and lose ourselves
Cmaj7, Bm7, C, G
in the beauty of the All-Glorious, the All-Glorious
Em7, D7
and lose ourselves
Cmaj7, Bm7, C, G
in the beauty of the All-Glorious, the All-Glorious

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Lose Ourselves by Alex, Asha, Reyna and Alia

"Lose Ourselves" by Alex, Asha, Renya & Alia

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