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Lowly and Tearful, I Raise My Suppliant Hands to Thee

Words of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (from the Tablet of Visitation)
Music by Tom Price
The Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Soprano Solo by Emily Price
Singers: Rosalind Lee, Susan Nelson, Carla Janzen, Alexia Rivera, Kaitlin Foley, Lindsey Adams Frank, Cassidy Smith, Alex Olsavsky, Emily Price, Joe Shadday, Micah Dingler, Ace Gangoso, Ben Rivera, Dan Richardson, Ryan Cox, Joe Labozetta

This is part of a 9-piece suite of the complete text of the Tablet of Visitation of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, for orchestra, choir and soloists. Orchestra recorded in Prague and the Choir and Soloist in Chicago.

O God, my God!
Lowly and tearful, I raise my suppliant hands to Thee
Lowly and tearful, I raise my suppliant hands to Thee
and cover my face in the dust of that Threshold of Thine,
and cover my face in the dust of that Threshold of Thine,
Lowly and tearful, I raise my suppliant hands to Thee
and cover my face in the dust of that Threshold of Thine

Exalted, exalted, exalted, exalted above the knowledge of the learned,
exalted above, exalted above,
above the praise of all that glorify Thee.

Graciously look upon Thy servant,
humble and lowly at Thy door,
with the glances of the eye of Thy mercy,
and immerse him in the Ocean of Thine eternal grace.

O God, my God!
Lowly and tearful, I raise my suppliant hands to Thee
Lowly and tearful, I raise my suppliant hands to Thee
and cover my face in the dust of that Threshold of Thine,
and cover my face in the dust of that Threshold of Thine,
Lowly and tearful, I raise my suppliant hands to Thee
and cover my face in the dust of that Threshold of Thine

Baha’i Prayer by Baha’u’llah – “مناجاة من حضرة بهاءالله “إِلهِي إِلهِي أَسْألُكَ بِبَحْرِ شِفائِكَ

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Prayer by Baha’u’llah chanted with music. مناجاة من حضرة بهاءالله

“إِلهِي إِلهِي أَسْألُكَ بِبَحْرِ شِفائِكَ وَإِشْراقاتِ أَنْوارِ نَيِّرِ فَضْلِكَ وَبِالاسْمِ الَّذِيْ سَخَّرْتَ بِهِ عِبادَكَ وَبِنُفُوذِ كَلِمَتِكَ العُلْيا وَإقْتِدارِ قَلَمِكَ الأَعْلى وَبِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِيْ سَبَقَتْ مَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمآءِ، أَنْ تُطَهِّرَنِي بِماءِ العَطآءِ مِنْ كُلِّ بَلآءٍ وَسَقَمٍ وَضَعْفٍ وَعَجْزٍ، أَيْ رَبِّ تَرَى السَّائِلَ قائِمًاً لَدى بابِ جُودِكَ وَالآمِلَ مُتَمَسِّكًاً بِحَبْلِ كَرَمِكَ، أَسْألُكَ أَنْ لا تُخَيِّبَهُ عَمَّا أَرادَ مِنْ بَحْرِ فَضْلِكَ وَشَمْسِ عِنايَتِك. إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ الْكَرِيمُ.” حضرة بهاءالله

“O God, my God! I beg of Thee by the ocean of Thy healing, and by the splendors of the Daystar of Thy grace, and by Thy Name through which Thou didst subdue Thy servants, and by the pervasive power of Thy most exalted Word and the potency of Thy most august Pen, and by Thy mercy that hath preceded the creation of all who are in heaven and on earth, to purge me with the waters of Thy bounty from every affliction and disorder, and from all weakness and feebleness. Thou seest, O my Lord, Thy suppliant waiting at the door of Thy bounty, and him who hath set his hopes on Thee clinging to the cord of Thy generosity. Deny him not, I beseech Thee, the things he seeketh from the ocean of Thy grace and the Daystar of Thy loving-kindness.
Powerful art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. There is none other God save Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.” Baha’u’llah

Piano & Guitar: Per Hakman
Mixing & Mastering: Feridun Emre Dursun

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The Gate by Navid Lancaster

The track listing is:
1. Childhood
2. Shaykh Ahmad and Siyyid Kazim
3. Revelation
4. Letters Of The Living
5. Persecution Of The Believers
6. Fort Tabarsi
7. Anis
8. Martyrdom
9. The Gate

The album cover was designed by Anthony Phills
To hear/stream the album click on the link below:
https://soundcloud.com/navid-lancaster-1/sets/the-gate-1

To support Elika Mahony’s new album “The Exalted One” | Kickstarter Campaign

Hello everyone.

This video is dedicated to a wonderful Baha’i artist Elika Mahony and her new Kickstarter Campaign for her new album entitled “The Exalted One” that was launched. The album is celebrating the upcoming 200 year Birth of the Bab in 2019.

Please go to this website to help pledge and make this album a reality:

www.elikamahonykickstarter.com

Learn more about Elika Mahony and her previous albums:

http://www.elikamahony.com/

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Arlen Yanch – God Is Sufficient (feat. Samar Rushdy)

This is a prayer revealed by The Bab:

“God is sufficient unto me,
He verily is the All-sufficing
In Him let the trusting trust.”

Download: https://arlenyanch.bandcamp.com/track…

Music and vocals produced by Arlen Yanch.
Vocals sung by Samar Rushdy.
Mixed by Jeff Caverly.
Additional vocal production by Samar Rushdy
Additional cello by Jeff Caverly.
Special thanks to ChokChai for allowing me to use his video.
Special thanks to Galen Humber for recording the vocals.

The Báb – Herald of the Bahá’í Faith
In the middle of the 19th century—one of the most turbulent periods in the world’s history—a young merchant announced that He was the bearer of a message destined to transform the life of humanity. At a time when His country, Iran, was undergoing widespread moral breakdown, His message aroused excitement and hope among all classes, rapidly attracting thousands of followers. He took the name “The Báb”, meaning “the Gate” in Arabic.

With His call for spiritual and moral reformation, and His attention to improving the position of women and the lot of the poor, the Báb’s prescription for spiritual renewal was revolutionary. At the same time, He founded a distinct, independent religion of His own, inspiring His followers to transform their lives and carry out great acts of heroism.

The Báb announced that humanity stood at the threshold of a new era. His mission, which was to last only six years, was to prepare the way for the coming of a Manifestation of God Who would usher in the age of peace and justice promised in all the world’s religions: Bahá’u’lláh.

“His life is one of the most magnificent examples of courage which it has been the privilege of mankind to behold…”

— Tribute to the Báb by the 19th century French writer A.L.M. Nicolas

http://www.bahai.org/the-bab/

Nava Revalk – O Thou kind Lord!

Video Recorded in Baha’i Public Information Office – Adelaide, Australia

Prayer:

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-Bahá

The Bahá’i Trio – “My Providence”

O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy. Hasten thereunto that thou mayest become an eternal light and an immortal spirit. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.

O SOHN DES MENSCHEN! Mein Trübsal ist meine Vorsehung. Äußerlich ist sie Feuer und Züchtigung, zuinnerst aber Licht und Gnade. Eile ihr entgegen, auf daß du ein ewiges Licht und ein unsterblicher Geist werdest. Dies ist mein Gebot an dich, beachte es!

– Bahá’u’lláh

– Put to music by Mica Smith & Nadine Reyhani