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In The Rose Garden
04:19
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In the rose garden of changeless splendour
Flower has begun to bloom
Compared to which every other flower is but a thorn
Before the brightness of whose glory / the very essence of beauty
The very essence of beauty must pale and wither
Arise therefore and with the whole enthusiasm of your hearts
With all the eagerness of your soul/ the full favour of your will
And the concentrated efforts of your entire being x 2
Strive to attain the paradise of His presence
And endeavour to inhale the fragrance of /the incorruptible flower
To breathe the sweet savour of .......His holiness
And to attain a portion of the perfume of ....celestial glory
Whoso followers this counsel / shall break his chains asunder
And will taste the abandonment / of enraptured love
Will attain unto his hearts desire / and will surrender his soul
Into the hands of his Beloved
Bursting through his cage he will.....even as the bird of the spirit
Wing his flight into his holy and everlasting nest x2
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Message
03:29
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Calamity and challenges...effect our community
The whole world is in trouble ..materially and spiritually
But even in these times of change...we've doubled activities
Your beloved Bahai community ..is going where it needs
Noble aims and high resolve...and intense endeavour
We raise up the souls and educate those who are under the weather
Devotional meetings , collective worship, walking the path of service
Armed with the power of these tools ...no need to be nervous
Guided by the arm of the learned with plans and frameworks of action
Assemblies Counsellors , auxiliaires
Into a new era of capabilities
We focus on the local activities
with vigilance and flexibility
Raising up the families for children class junior youth and Ruhi
We know how good it is to serve with wisdom and compassion
Don't worry bout the lack of funds...it's up to God's creation
Read the reality of your communities
Stay alert to the possibilities
Listen to the Counsellors and respond swiftly
And with tremendous agility
Promising initiatives with clear and timely guidance
We're staying strong and we know we can't be silenced
Don't panic ..but don't delay...look to the LSA
Prevent , relieve and mitigate
The sufferings of alienated
Build up the agencies with society building powers
Programs with meaning and purpose
Garden with many flowers
With clear voices raising up Calling on spiritual forces
Building a new society by using deeper discourses
Onwards to wards the completion of this enabled plan
Bahá'u'lláh is lending a helping hand x 2
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Fewness of Numbers
02:36
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Look not on the fewness of thy numbers
Rather seek out hearts that are pure
One consecrated soul is preferable
To a thousand other souls
If a small number of people gather lovingly together
With absolute purity and sanctity
With their hearts free of the world experiencing
The emanations of the Kingdom
And the powerful forces of the divine
Being at one in their happy fellowship
That gathering will exert
It's influence on all the earth
The nature of that band of people
The words they speak the deeds they do
Will unleash the bestowals of heaven
And provide a foretaste of ...eternal bliss
The hosts of the company on high will defend them
And the angels of the Abha Paradise
In continuous succession
Will come down to their aid x 4
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I Beg Thee
02:18
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I beg Thee to forgive ...O my Lord
Forever mention ....but the mention of Thee
And for every praise but the praise of Thee
And for every delight ....but delight in Thy nearness
And for every pleasure but the pleasure of communion with Thee
And for every joy ..but the joy of Thy love and good pleasure
And for all things ..pertaining unto Thee
Which bear no relation to Thee O Thou who art
The Lord of Lords ...He who provideth the means
And .......unlocketh the door x R
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Aid ThouThy Servant
03:23
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O my God ...O my God x R
O My God ....aid Thou Thy servant
To raise up the word ...and refute what is vain and false
To establish the truth ...and spread the sacred verses abroad
To Reveal
The splendours and make ..the mornings light to dawn
In the hearts .....of the righteous
Thou art ....verily. The Generous...the Forgiving
O my God X R
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To establish the truth ..
And spread the sacred verses abroad
To reveal
The splendours and make ....the morning's light to dawn
In the hearts of the righteous
Thou art ....verily ...the Generous...the Forgiving
O my God x R
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Departed
02:56
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O my God ..O Thou ...Forgiver of sins , Bestower of gifts
Dispeller of affliction X R
Verily I beseech Thee ...to forgive the sins of such
As have abandoned the physical garment
And ascended to the spiritual world
O my Lord purify them ...from trespasses
And dispel their sorrows...and change their darkness into light x R
Cause them to enter ...the garden of happiness
Cleanse them with the most pure waters
Grant them to behold Thy splendours
On the loftiest mount X R
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Sorrow Not
03:56
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O my Servant sorrow not x R
O my servant sorrow not ...if in these days
And on this earthly plane
Things contrary to your wishes ..have been ordained
And manifested by God
For days of blissful joy and heavenly delights
Are assuredly in store for you x 2
Worlds ...holy and spiritually glorious
Will be unveiled ...before your eyes
You are destined in the this world and hereafter
To partake of their benefits , to share in their joys
And a attain a portion of......
Their sustaining grace...To each and every one of them
You will no doubt attain
O my servant sorrow not X R
O my servant sorrow not ...if in these days
And on this earthly plane
Things contrary to your wishes ..have been ordained
And manifested by God
For days of blissful joy and heavenly delights
Are assuredly in store for you x 2
O may servant sorrow not x R
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Detached
03:18
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My Lord ...my Lord
Suffer me to be detached ...form all else save Thee
To hold fast to the hem of Thy bounty
To be wholly devoted to Thy Faith
To remain fast and firm in Thy love
To observe what Thou hast prescribed in Thy book
Verily Thou art ...the powerful
The Mighty ....the Omnipotent
My Lord ...my Lord
Suffer me to be detached ...form all else save Thee
To hold fast to the hem of Thy bounty
To be wholly devoted to Thy Faith
To remain fast and firm in Thy love
To observe what Thou hast prescribed in Thy book
Verily Thou art ...the powerful
The Mighty ....the Omnipotent X R
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Ring on the Hand
03:37
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For all that has been exalted in the Bayan
Is but a ring upon My hand
And I myself am verily
But a ring on the hand of Him
Whom God shall make manifest....glorified be His mention
The days when idle worship ...was deemed sufficient are ended
The time has come when naught but the purest motive
Supported by deeds of stainless purity
Can ascend to the throne of the most High
And be acceptable unto Him
I have sacrificed myself wholly for thee
I have accepted curses for Thy sake
And have yearned for naught but martyrdom
Martyrdom in the path of Thy love xR
I am, I am the Promised One
Whose name you have mentioned for 100 years
Whose advent you have longed to witness
And the hour of His revelation
You have longed to witness
Verily I say it is incumbent upon
The peoples of both East and West
To obey my words and pledge allegiance
Allegiance to My person
For all that has been exalted in the Bayan
Is but a ring upon My hand
And I myself am verily
But a ring on the hand of Him
Whom God shall make manifest....glorified be His mention
I have sacrificed myself wholly for thee
I have accepted curses for Thy sake
And have yearned for naught but martyrdom
Martyrdom in the path of Thy love x R
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The Appearance
04:16
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The appearance of the Bab
Resembles the dawn
The dawn holds the promise ....the promise of the Sun
The dawn of the Bab promised .....the rising
The rising of the "Sun of Truth"
The "Sun of Truth" that is to envelop the whole world
BR.....Well is it with him ...who fixes his gaze on Bahá'u'lláh
Well is it with him who renders thanks ....unto his Lord
Verily God is ....the best protector
Verily God is ...the best helper
Verily God is the Guardian and the best supporter
God will make his cause shine ....resplenent
There will be no helper ....for the unjust
BR....
Verily He sought patience ...only in God
Him did He regard ...as the goal of His desire
"Is there any removal of difficulty, save God"
He was the Bab, The Gate , The Way to Bahá'u'lláh X R
The appearance of the Bab...resembles the dawn
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Twin Days
04:19
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2017 , two thousand and nineteen
2 years in between , two hundred years ago X 2
The twin holy days of God
The Bab had a mission ....to prepare the way for Him
"Whom God shall make manifest"
The promised One was Bahá'u'lláh
So the two prophet founders of our beloved Faith
Are the Bab and Bahá'u'lláh
Bahá'u'lláh said "My birthday , and that of the Bab are one"
A parallel may be drawn between
Jesus of the Bible and John x R
CH...Hail to the the twin Manifestations of God
A new day has come
Mankind can behold the face and hear the voice of the Promised One
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2017, two thousand and nineteen
two years in-between , 200years ago
Born Hussein-Ali, Bahá'u'lláh you see
Ali-Muhammed the Bab
The bay the Herald of the Faith ...He was the door He was the Gate
These two prophets has ..truely set ablaze
The fire of my love
CH...
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Steve Lockie Northland, New Zealand
Live in the Far North of the Norh Island of New Zealand....2 kids just left home....Own recording studio using "mainly "reason " platform...can't stop writing songs of an inspiring spiritual nature...low budget and humble attempt to contribute to building a better world....music can be a ladder for the Soul.! enjoy if you can.... ... more
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