Wings for the Spirit Songbook_incl Bahai Songs

8/19/2019 Wings for the Spirit Songbook_incl Bahai Songs

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WINGS FOR THE SPIRIT

Comp i lation Song Book

"We, verily, have made music as a ladder for your souls, a means whereby they may

be lifted up unto the realm on high…"

— Bahá'u'lláh, The Kitab-i-Aqdas

"The art of music is divine and effective. It is the food of the soul and spirit. Through

the power and charm of music the spirit of man is uplifted. It has wonderful sway and

effect in the hearts of children, for their hearts are pure and melodies have greatinfluence in them. The latent talents with which the hearts of these children are

endowed will find expression through the medium of music. Therefore you must exert

yourselves to make them proficient; teach them to sing with excellence and effect. It is

incumbent upon each child to know something of music, for without knowledge of this

art, the melodies of instrument and voice cannot be rightly enjoyed. Likewise it is

necessary that the schools teach it in order that the souls and hearts of the pupils may

become vivified and exhilarated and their lives be brightened with enjoyment."

— 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Promulgation of Universal Peace


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Preface

This compilation of lyrics was put together to assist in reaching the hearts of the children andyouth. Taken from song sheets we have collected in the communities in which we have lived,and from the lyrics of albums, choral scores and sheet music we have owned over the years, thecompilation includes songs by Bahá'ís, as well as a small number of traditional and popularsongs on themes dear to the hearts of Bahá'ís.

The songs are listed alphabetically (word-by-word) by title, but we have found that songs have become known by different titles in different communities. If you are viewing this with a

computer, don't forget you can use your search function for specific words!

The composers, lyricists and sources are indicated if we could identify them.

We would be happy to receive any additions and corrections!([email protected].)

With love,

Diane and Bruce Rothaar


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

If viewing on computer, click on page number to jump to the song.

THE ABC'S OF YOU ................................................. 1

'ABDU'L-BAHÁ .......................................................... 1

'ABDU'L-BAHÁ .......................................................... 1

'ABDU'L-BAHÁ .......................................................... 2

ABDU’L-BAHA ........................................................... 2

THE ABHÁ KINGDOM .......... .......... ........... .......... .... 3

ABIDE WITH ME! ..................................................... 3

ADVANCE GUARDS ................................................. 3

ALL MY TRIALS ....................................................... 4

ALL PRAISE BE TO THEE ...................................... 4

ALL THE FLOWERS ARE POPPING OUT ........... 4

ALL THE LIGHTS ..................................................... 5

ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD ................ .... 5

ALL THE WORLD (IS A RAINBOW) .......... ........... 5

ALL THESE THINGS BELONG TO ME .............. .. 6

ALL THINGS ARE CHANGED ........... .......... ........... 6

ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT ........... .......... ........... .. 6

ALLÁH-U-ABHÁ! ...................................................... 7

ALLAH’U’ABHÁ – ALL AROUND THE WORLD 7

ALLAHUMMA (O GOD) .......... .......... ........... .......... .. 7

ALUNDE (HAPPY NEW DAY) .......... .......... ........... .. 7

AMAZING GRACE .................................................... 7

ANCIENT OF DAYS .................................................. 8

ANCIENT OF THE OLD ........................................... 8

ANGELS OF FIRE AND SNOW .......... .......... ........... 8

ANIMALS .................................................................... 9

ANTHEM OF ALL NATIONS .................................. 9

ARISE! ......................................................................... 9

ARRESTED IN TEHRAN ........... .......... ........... ........ 10

AS YOUR FAITH IS ................................................ 10

AWAKE YE NATIONS ALL .................................. 10

AYYÁM-I-HÁ ........................................................... 10

AYYÁM-I-HÁ IS COMING .................................... 11

THE AYYÁM-I-HÁ SONG ..................................... 11

THE BÁB ................................................................... 11

THE BÁB ................................................................... 12

THE BÁB ................................................................... 12

BABALA GUMBALA .............................................. 12

BADÍ' ......................................................................... 13

BAHÁ'Í FAREWELL ............................................... 14

THE BAHÁ'Í FUND SONG ......... ........... .......... ....... 14

BAHÁ'Í LULLABY .................................................. 14

BAHÁ'Í SCHOOL .................................................... 14

BAHÁ'U'LLÁH ......................................................... 15

BAHÁ'U'LLÁH ......................................................... 15

BAHÁ'U'LLÁH HAS COME .................................. 16

BAHÁ'U'LLÁH IS THE GLORY OF GOD ......... .. 16

BAHÁ'U'LLÁH SAYS .............................................. 16

BAHÁ'U'LLÁH, THE GLORY OF GOD ......... ..... 17

BAHÁ'U'LLÁH'S BIRTHDAY ............................... 17


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BAHÁ'U'LLÁH'S GETTING US READY FORTHAT GREAT DAY ................................................. 17

BAHÍYYIH KHÁNUM ............................................. 17

BARNYARD BOOGIE ............................................. 18

BE A LIGHT/ LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS.......... 18

BE A SERVANT OF BAHÁ .......... ........... ........... ..... 19

BE LIKE THE EARTH ............................................ 19

BE NOT IDLE BUT ACTIVE ........... ........... .......... .. 19

BE STILL ................................................................... 19

BE THANKFUL IN ADVERSITY ............ .......... .... 20

BE THOU CONTENT WITH ME ........... ........... ..... 20

BE THOU CONTENT WITH ME ........... ........... ..... 20

BE THOU MY VISION ............................................ 20

BECAUSE .................................................................. 20

BEIN' GREEN ........................................................... 21

BENEDICTION ......................................................... 21

A BETTER PLACE TO BE .......... .......... ........... ....... 21

BIRD'S NEST ............................................................ 22

BLACK AND WHITE .............................................. 22

BLACKBIRD ............................................................. 22

BLESS ME, BAHÁ'U'LLÁH ................................... 22

BLESS THE BEASTS AND THE CHILDREN ...... 22

BLESSED BEAUTY .................................................. 23

BLESSED IS THE SPOT ........... .......... ........... .......... 23

BLESSINGS OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH .......... ........... ....... 24

BLOW ACROSS THE WORLD ........... .......... ......... 24

BLOWIN' IN THE WIND ........................................ 24

BLUE BONNET NATION........................................ 25

BRAND NEW AGE .................................................. 25

BRAND NEW MORNING ....................................... 25

BRIGHT STAR ......................................................... 26

BRING US TOGETHER IN UNITY/ JÚNTANOS

TODOS EN UNIDAD ............................................... 26

BROTHERHOOD OF MAN ................................... 27

BUONO APPETITO ................................................. 27

CALENDAR BLUES ................................................ 28

CALL OUT TO ZION .............................................. 28

A CALL TO NATIONS ............................................ 29

CAMINANDO JUNTOS .......................................... 29

CAN WE STOP THEM ............................................ 29

CAN'T HELP SINGING .......................................... 30

CAN'T YOU FEEL HIS LOVE ............................... 30

CAN'T YOU SEE? .................................................... 30

CAN'T YOU SEE THE NEW DAY? (MANKIND ISONE) .......................................................................... 3

CAREFULLY TAUGHT .......................................... 31

CARING .................................................................... 31

CENTER OF THE COVENANT ............................ 32

CHILD OF THE KINGDOM .................................. 32

CHILDREN OF THE KING .................................... 32

CHILDREN OF THE WORLD .......... ........... .......... 33

CHILDREN'S PRAYER/CHANT .......... .......... ....... 33

CHILDREN'S PRAYER .......................................... 33

CIRCLE OF LIFE .................................................... 34

CITY FROM THE HEART ..................................... 34

CLUCK, CLUCK RED HEN ................................... 34

COLOURS ................................................................. 35


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COME AND GO WITH ME .................................... 35

COME AND SING .................................................... 35

COME GO WITH ME TO THAT LAND .......... ..... 36

COME TOGETHER WORLD ................................ 36

COME ON HOME .................................................... 36

COME WALK WITH ME ....................................... 37

COME YE CHILDREN, ONE AND ALL .......... .... 37

COME YE FOR HARMONY .................................. 37

THE COMFORTER ................................................. 38

COMPASSION .......................................................... 38

CONSIDER YOURSELF (EXCERPT) .......... ......... 38

CONSIDERATION IS CONTAGIOUS ........... ....... 38

CONSULTATION ..................................................... 38

CONVERSATION PEACE .......... .......... ........... ....... 39

COURAGE ................................................................. 39

COURTESY ............................................................... 39

COURTESY ............................................................... 39

COURTESY ............................................................... 40

THE COVENANT ..................................................... 40

CROSSROADS .......................................................... 41

CRY OUT! ................................................................. 41

DANCE, MOVE, SING .......... ........... .......... .......... .... 41

DAVE THE FRIENDLY GHOST .......... ........... ....... 42

THE DAWNBREAKERS ......................................... 42

DAY BY DAY ............................................................ 43

DAY OF GOD ............................................................ 43

DEAREST FRIEND I CANNOT SEE .......... ........... 43

DEC. 9TH, CAYUCOS POINT ........... .......... ........... 43

DEDICATION ........................................................... 44

DESERT PEOPLE .................................................... 44

DESPIERTA DE TU SUEÑO .................................. 45

DID YOU EVER WONDER? .................................. 45

DIGGING FOR DIAMONDS .......... .......... ........... ... 45

THE DIVINE SUN .................................................... 46

DO YOU KNOW? ..................................................... 46

DONA NOBIS PACEM [GIVE US PEACE] .......... 47

DON’T DISTURB THE LADYBUG ....................... 47

DON'T TELL ME IT WILL NEVER BE .......... ..... 47

DON'T YOU KNOW ................................................ 48

DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE ........... .......... ........... . 48

DOWN WITH ALL YOUR SORROWS .............. .. 48

DREAM REMEMBERED ....................................... 49

DRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE EYES ....... 49

EACH ONE TEACH ONE ....................................... 49

EAGLE ....................................................................... 49

EARTH ...................................................................... 49

EARTHKEEPER ...................................................... 50

EAST OF GINGER TREES ......... ........... .......... ....... 50

EL VIENTO CANTA................................................ 50

ELLA’S SONG .......................................................... 51

ENDLESSLY ............................................................. 52

ENOCH OLINGA BE HAPPY! .......... ........... .......... 52

ENTHUSIASM IS AN ATTITUDE (ENTHUSIASM).................................................................................... 5

EQUAL DOESN'T MEAN THE SAME ............ ..... 52

THE EUPHRATES ................................................... 53


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EVERY TIME I PRAY ............................................. 53

EVERY WONDER .................................................... 53

EV'RYBODY SING .................................................. 54

EVERYONE .............................................................. 54

EVERYTHING TO GAIN .......... ........... .......... ......... 54

FAITHFULNESS....................................................... 55

FAMILY OF MANKIND ......................................... 55

THE FAMILY TREE ................................................ 56

FEAST AT MY HOUSE ........................................... 56

FEAST OF NUR ........................................................ 57

FEAST TIME............................................................. 57

FELLOWSHIP, FELLOWSHIP ........... .......... ......... 57

FIGHT YOUR BATTLES ........................................ 58

FIRE AND VENGEANCE .......... ........... .......... ......... 58

THE FIRST HIDDEN WORD ................................. 59

FIRST PLACE ........................................................... 59

A FLAME WITHOUT SMOKE .............................. 59

FLEXIBILITY ........................................................... 59

FLIGHT (TO DAVID FROM DAD) .............. ......... 59

FLOWERS OF THE GARDEN .......... .......... ........... 60

FLYIN' BLIND .......................................................... 60

FOR EVERYTHING THERE'S A SIGN ................ 61

FOREVER LIKE A ROSE ......... ........... .......... ......... 61

FORGIVENESS PRAYER ......... ........... .......... ......... 62

FORGOTTEN............................................................ 62

FORT TABARSÍ ....................................................... 63

FOUNTAIN OF GENEROSITY ........... .......... ......... 63

FOUR KINGDOMS .................................................. 64

FRAGRANCES OF SUMMER ............................... 64

FREEDOM ................................................................ 65

FREEDOM SKY ....................................................... 65

FRIENDLINESS ....................................................... 65

FROM A DISTANCE ............................................... 66

FROM NINE TO ONE ............................................. 66

FROM THE SWEET-SCENTED STREAMS ........ 67

FRUITS OF ONE TREE .......................................... 67

FUND SONG ............................................................. 67

GARDEN OF PARADISE ........................................ 68

THE GARDEN OF RIDVÁN ........... .......... ........... ... 69

GARDEN OF RIDVÁN ............................................ 69

GENTLE WARRIOR ............................................... 70

GENTLENESS .......................................................... 70

GET UP ...................................................................... 70

GETTING TO KNOW YOU.................................... 71

GIVE LOVE AND PEACE A CHANCE ........... ..... 71

GIVE ME LOVE (GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH).................................................................................... 7

GLAD TIDINGS ....................................................... 72

GLORIOUS DAY...................................................... 72

GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH ........................ 73

GLORY OF GOD ..................................................... 73

GLORY OF THE LORD .......................................... 73

GO GENTLY THROUGH THE YEARS ............. .. 74

GOD GRANT THAT THE LIGHT OF UNITY .... 74

GOD HEALS THE SICKNESS ............................... 74

GOD IS GUIDING MY LIFE .................................. 74


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GOD IS LIKE A FATHER ......... ........... .......... ......... 75

GOD IS MOST GLORIOUS (WHY DOST THOUGRIEVE?) .................................................................. 75

GOD IS ONE.............................................................. 75

GOD IS SO GOOD .................................................... 75

GOD IS SUFFICIENT UNTO ME .......................... 76

GOD IS SUFFICIENT UNTO ME/ GHOL-ALLÁH-O-YAKFI .................................................................... 76

GOD LOVES THE BEST OF US ............................ 76

GOD SENT MIRRORS ............................................ 77

GOD SUFFICETH .................................................... 77

GOD WANTS ALL GIRLS AND BOYS TO PRAY..................................................................................... 77

GOD’S CREATURES ............................................... 77

GOING TO MY GARDEN ......... ........... .......... ......... 77

GONNA' SING, MY LORD ..................................... 78

GONNA' TELL THE WORLD ........... .......... ........... 78

GOOD MORNING SUN .......... .......... ........... .......... .. 78

GOOD NEIGHBORS .......... .......... ........... .......... ....... 79

THE GOOD OLD DAYS .......................................... 79

GOOD THINGS HAPPEN ON PURPOSE(PURPOSEFULNESS) .............................................. 79

GOT SOME TEACHING TO DO .................. ......... 80

GRANT ME PEACE! ............................................... 80

GREAT DAY ............................................................. 81

GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS ........... .......... .... 81

GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ......... ........... ........... ..... 81

GROWING UP .......................................................... 82

GUIDE OUR STEPS ................................................. 82

HABA-NA-HABA UJAZA KI-BABA ......... .......... .. 82

HAKUNA MATATA (EXCERPT) .......... ........... ..... 83

HAL MIN MUFARRIJIN [REMOVER OFDIFFICULTIES] (PERSIAN) .................................. 83

HAND IN HAND ....................................................... 83

HAND ME DOWN SHOE........................................ 83

HAPPINESS RUNS .................................................. 84

HAPPY NAW-RÚZ .................................................. 84

HAPPY NAW-RÚZ TO YOU .......... .......... ........... ... 84

HAPPY PEOPLE ...................................................... 85

THE HARVEST IS PLENTY .................................. 85

HAVE YOU HEARD ................................................ 85

HAVE YOU HEARD OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH? ......... .. 86

HAWAIIAN UNITY SONG/ YE ARE DROPS ...... 87

HE HAS PREPARED A PLACE .......... ........... ........ 87

HE IS MY ROCK ..................................................... 88

HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS.................................................................................... 8

HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS

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HEAL US ................................................................... 89

HEALING PRAYER ................................................ 89

HEARKEN TO THE DELIGHTSOME WORDS . 89

HEDI'S SONG ........................................................... 89

HELLO, HOW ARE YOU, COURTESY? .......... ... 90

HELPING HAND...................................................... 90

HERE AM I ............................................................... 91

HERE'S A SONG I LIKE TO SING ........... .......... .. 92

HIDDEN WORD ....................................................... 92

HIGH HOPES ........................................................... 92


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HIS FIRST COUNSEL ............................................. 93

HIS GENTLE LOOK .......... .......... ........... .......... ....... 93

HIS WAY, MINE....................................................... 93

HOLLOW REED ...................................................... 93

HOLY SPIRIT, RAIN DOWN ON ME .......... ......... 94

HOORAY FOR THE WORLD ........... .......... ........... 94

A HOUSE IS A HOUSE FOR ME ........... ........... ..... 94

HOW CAN I HELP? (HELPFULNESS) .......... ....... 95

HOW CAN I PRAISE GOD .......... ........... ........... ..... 95

HOW COME THE FAST (IS SO SLOW?) ............ 96

HOW LONG MUST WE WAIT ........... .......... ......... 96

HOY ES EL DÍA ....................................................... 97

HOY ES EL DÍA ....................................................... 97

HOY ES EL DÍA ....................................................... 97

HUG BUG .................................................................. 98

HUMILITY ................................................................ 98

HUMMINGBIRD ...................................................... 99

HUSH, SWEET BABY.............................................. 99

I ACT WITH TACT (TACTFULNESS) ............... .. 99

I AM A CHILD ........................................................ 100

I AM A SERVANT .................................................. 100

I AM CREATIVE (CREATIVITY) ........... .......... .. 100

I AM STEADFAST (STEADFASTNESS) .......... ... 101

I AM THE PROMISED ONE ................................ 101

I AM TRUSTWORTHY (TRUSTWORTHINESS)................................................................................... 101

I AM WITH YOU .................................................... 102

I CANNOT SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE.......... ... 102

I CAN'T SING VERY WELL .......... .......... ........... . 102

I CHOOSE EXCELLENCE (EXCELLENCE) .... 103

I COULDN’T KEEP IT TO MYSELF .......... ........ 103

I DESIRE COMMUNION WITH THEE ............. 103

I DETACH & LISTEN (DETACHMENT) .......... . 104

I DREAM BIG DREAMS (IDEALISM) .......... ..... 104

I ENTREAT THEE ................................................. 104

I FORGIVE AND I'M FREE (FORGIVENESS) . 104

I GIVE JOYFULLY (GENEROSITY).................. 104

I HAVE A GIFT ...................................................... 105

I HAVE CONFIDENCE (CONFIDENCE) .......... . 105

I HAVE DETERMINATION (DETERMINATION).................................................................................. 10

I HAVE FOUND BAHÁ’U’LLAH IN THE EARLYDAYS OF MY LIFE ............................................... 106

I HAVE FOUND MY HEAR T’S DESIRE ........... 106

I KEEP SO BUSY ................................................... 106

I LIVE IN A CITY .................................................. 106

I LOVE BAHÁ'U'LLÁH ........................................ 107

I LOVE MY HOME ............................................... 107

I LOVE THE MASTER ......................................... 107

I LOVE TO SEE YOU ............................................ 108

I LOVE WAKING UP ............................................ 108

I LOVE YOU ........................................................... 108

I LOVED THY CREATION .................................. 109

I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR ............................. 109

I NEED YOU EVERY HOUR ............................... 109

I SAW A BIRD'S NEST IN A TREE ........... .......... 109

I SAY WHAT I MEAN (HONESTY) .......... .......... 110


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I SPEAK ENGLISH ................................................ 110

I SPEAK OF YOU ................................................... 110

I TAKE CHARGE OF MYSELF (SELF-DISCIPLINE) .......................................................... 110

I TELL THE TRUTH (TRUTHFULNESS) .......... 111

I THINK YOU'RE WONDERFUL .......... ........... ... 111

I WANT TO BE HAPPY ........................................ 111

I WANT TO BE WITH HIM TODAY ......... ......... 111

I WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE (SERVICE)................................................................................... 112

I WANT TO SING ................................................... 112

I WANT YOU TO LISTEN .......... .......... ........... ..... 113

I WENT FOR A WALK ......................................... 113

I WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE .......... ........... .......... 113

I WILL NOT GO FROM THEE ........... .......... ....... 114

I WOKE UP THIS MORNING ........... .......... ......... 114

I WOULD FLY ........................................................ 114

I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING .. 115

I’LL FLY AWAY .................................................... 115

I'M A CLEAN KID (CLEANLINESS) ......... ......... 115

I'M GONNA' SING, I'M GONNA' SHOUT ......... 116

I'M IN LOVE WITH A BIG BLUE FROG .......... 116

I'M LUCKY ............................................................. 117

I'M ON MY WAY ................................................... 117

I'M SO GLAD .......................................................... 117

I'M THANKFUL (THANKFULNESS) ................. 118

I'VE GOT PEACE (PEACEFULNESS) ........... ..... 118

I'VE GOT PEACE LIKE A RIVER .......... .......... .. 118

I’VE GOT THE BAHÁ’Í SPIRIT .......... ........... ..... 118

I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE ................................. 119

IF I HAD A HAMMER .......................................... 119

IF IT BE THY PLEASURE ................................... 119

IF WE EVER NEEDED LOVE ............................. 120

IF WE KNEW ......................................................... 120

IF YOU ONLY KNEW ........................................... 121

IF YOU'RE HAPPY ............................................... 121

IMAGINE A PEACEFUL WORLD .......... ........... . 121

IN HIS HANDS ....................................................... 122

IN JAPAN/ NEW ERA SCHOOL SONG) ........... . 122

IN PRAISE............................................................... 123

IN THE GARDEN ................................................... 123

IN THE GARDEN ................................................... 123

IN THE GARDEN OF RIDVÁN .......... ........... ...... 124

IN THIS DAY BAHÁ'U'LLÁH ............................. 124

IN THIS DAY EVERY BELIEVER .......... ........... . 125

IN THIS PROMISED DAY .......... ........... .......... ..... 125

INTERCALARY DAY SONG ............................... 125

ISN'T IT WONDERFUL ........................................ 125

IT IS NO SECRET .................................................. 126

IT TAKES THE RAIN ........................................... 126

IT TAKES TWO TO MAKE ONE........................ 126

IT'S A SMALL WORLD ........................................ 126

IT'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT ................................. 127

IT'S SO SIMPLE .................................................... 127

IT'S TIME TO MOVE ........................................... 127

JOHNNY IS A CHRISTIAN .......... ........... .......... ... 128

JOIN IN THE MUSIC ............................................ 128


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JONATHAN ............................................................. 128

JOSEPH SONG ....................................................... 129

JOY GIVES ME WINGS (JOYFULNESS) .......... 129

JOY, CHILDREN, JOY ........... .......... ........... .......... 129

JOY, JOY, JOY ....................................................... 130

JUSTICE IS THE WAY ......................................... 130

KAM KAM .............................................................. 130

KEEP THE LIFE BLOOD FLOWING .......... ....... 130

THE KEY ................................................................. 131

KHÁNUM ................................................................ 131

KINDLE A FIRE IN US.......................................... 131

KINDLE THE FIRE OF LOVE .......... .......... ......... 132

KINDNESS ............................................................... 132

KINDNESS ............................................................... 132

KING OF GLORY .................................................. 132

THE KINGDOM OF LIGHT .......... ........... .......... .. 133

KINGDOMS OF GOD ......... ........... .......... ........... ... 133

KUMBAYA (CUM BA YA) [COME BY HERE,LORD} ...................................................................... 134

LAST NIGHT I HAD THE STRANGEST DREAM................................................................................... 134

LEAN ON ME ......................................................... 135

LEND A HAND ....................................................... 135

LESS OF ME ........................................................... 136

LET IT BE THIS GENERATION .................... ..... 136

LET ME BE A LAMP ............................................. 137

LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH .............. ... 137

LET US ALL PRAY ................................................ 137

LET'S GET TOGETHER .......... .......... ........... ........ 138

LET'S GO FLY A KITE ........................................ 138

LET'S THINK OF ALL THE GIRLS AND BOYS.................................................................................. 13

LET'S TRY PEACE FOR AWHILE .................... 138

LETTER TO BAHÍYYIH ...................................... 139

A LIFE OF HONOR ............................................... 139

LIFT UP YOUR HEADS ........................................ 140

LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS ..................................... 140

THE LIGHT IS BAHÁ'Í ........................................ 140

THE LIGHT OF GOD ............................................ 140

LIGHT ON MY HORIZON ......... ........... .......... ..... 141

LIGHT SONG ......................................................... 141

LIGHT THE CANDLE .......................................... 141

LIKE ME AND YOU .............................................. 142

LISTEN .................................................................... 142

LITTLE BY LITTLE .............................................. 143

LITTLE KINGS OF EARTH ................................ 143

LO, THE ANCIENT LIGHT OF CHRISTUS...... 143

LONG FOR THY GOOD PLEASURE .......... ....... 144

LOOK AT ME, FOLLOW ME ............................. 144

LOOK AT ME, FOLLOW ME ............................. 144

LOOKING FOR A PLACE ................................... 145

THE LORD IS GOOD TO ME/ JOHNNYAPPLESEED ........................................................... 145

LORD, TURN ME LOOSE .................................... 145

THE LORD'S MY SHEPHERD ......... ........... ........ 146

THE LORD'S PRAYER ......................................... 146

LOVE ....................................................................... 146

LOVE (WE LOVE THE WORLD) ........... ........... . 146


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LOVE IS ALL AROUND ....................................... 147

LOVE IS ATOMIC ................................................. 147

LOVE IS LIGHT ..................................................... 148

LOVE IS SURRENDER ......................................... 148

LOVE IS THE KEY ................................................ 148

LOVE, LOVE LOVE (YOUR FELLOW MAN) .. 149

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE ............................................. 149

LOVE ME ................................................................ 149

LOVE ME ................................................................ 149

LOVE ME THAT I MAY LOVE THEE .......... ..... 150

LOVE ME THAT I MAY LOVE THEE .......... ..... 150

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS ...... 150

LOVE'S LULLABY ................................................ 150

LOVING HANDS .................................................... 151

LOYALTY KEEPS SAFE MY HEART........... ..... 151

LULLABY ................................................................ 151

MA LUMIÈRE EST EN TOI .......... ........... .......... .. 152

MAGIC AND MIRACLES ......... ........... .......... ....... 152

MAGIC PENNY ...................................................... 152

MAGIC PENNY (HAPPINESS) ........... .......... ....... 152

MAID OF HEAVEN ............................................... 153

MAKE HASTE ........................................................ 153

MAKE ME A HOLLOW REED ........... .......... ....... 153

MAKE ME A SERVANT OF BAHÁ ................. ... 153

MAKE ME AN INSTRUMENT OF YOUR PEACE................................................................................... 153

MAKE ME FEARLESS .......................................... 154

MAKE ME MORE LIKE YOU .......... .......... ......... 154

MAKE ME THINE INSTRUMENT ........... .......... 154

MAKE OF ME A LANTERN ................................ 155

MAKE THIS YOUTH RADIANT .......... .......... ..... 155

MAN FROM THE PROMISED LAND ......... ....... 155

A MAN OF PERSIA ............................................... 156

MAN WHO STANDS IN THE SHADOW .......... . 156

MANKIND IS ONE ................................................ 157

MANY A CHILLED HEART .......... .......... ........... . 157

MARCHING TO THE KINGDOM .......... ........... . 157

MASTER DESIGNER ............................................ 158

MATADOR ............................................................. 158

MEADOWLARK .................................................... 159

MEET ME AT THE TEMPLE .............................. 159

MERCY IS A BLESSING (MERCY) ................... 159

A MESSAGE FOR MAN ....................................... 160

MESSENGER OF JOY .......................................... 160

MESSIAH ................................................................ 160

MIDNIGHT PRAYER ............................................ 161

MILLIONS OF STARS .......................................... 161

THE MIRRORS ...................................................... 161

MODERATION KEEPS ME IN BALANCE ....... 161

MODESTY .............................................................. 162

MONA ...................................................................... 162

MONA WITH THE CHILDREN ........... .......... ..... 163

MONDAY AFTERNOON ...................................... 163

THE MONSTER SONG ......................................... 164

THE MORE WE GET TOGETHER .......... .......... 164

MORNING HAS BROKEN ................................... 165


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MORNING PRAYER ............................................. 165

MORNING SONG................................................... 165

MOST GREAT PEACE ........... .......... ........... .......... 165

MOUNT YOUR STEEDS .......... .......... ........... ........ 166

MOUNT YOUR STEEDS .......... .......... ........... ........ 166

MY HOUSE ............................................................. 166

MY LOVE IS MY STRONGHOLD .......... .......... .. 167

MY LORD IS NEAR ME ALL THE TIME ....... .. 167

MY PLANET 'TIS OF THEE ................................ 167

MY POCKETS ........................................................ 168

MYSTERY OF THE AGES ................................... 168

NAVAJO SONG ...................................................... 169

NAW-RÚZ SONG ................................................... 169

THE NEARER YOU ARE TO THE LIGHT ........ 169

NEVER TELL A BAD THING ........... .......... ......... 170

NIGHTINGALE OF PARADISE .............. .......... .. 170

NIGHTINGALE, WE HEAR YOUR SINGING .. 170

NINE MESSENGERS ............................................. 170

NO GOD IS THERE BUT THEE .......... ........... ..... 171

NOAH (RISE AND SHINE) ................... ........... ..... 171

NOAH'S ARK .......................................................... 172

NOBLE HAVE I CREATED THEE .......... .......... .. 172

NOONDAY PRAYER ............................................. 172

NOSES ...................................................................... 172

NOTES OF LOVE ................................................... 173

O BAHÁ'U'LLÁH ................................................... 173

O BAHA’U’LLAH................................................... 174

O FRIEND ................................................................ 174

O GOD! EDUCATE THESE CHILDREN .......... 174

O GOD, GUIDE ME ............................................... 175

O GOD, GUIDE ME ............................................... 175

O GOD, GUIDE ME ............................................... 175

O GOD, MY GOD ................................................... 175

O GOD, MY GOD! AID THOU THY TRUSTEDSERVANTS… ......................................................... 175

O GOD! PROTECT THESE CHILDREN .......... 176

O GOD! REAR THIS LITTLE BABE .......... ....... 176

O GOD! REFRESH AND GLADDEN MY SPIRIT.................................................................................. 17

O LORD! I AM A CHILD .......... .......... ........... ...... 176

O LORD, I’M YOUR CHILD ................................ 177

O MY FRIEND ....................................................... 177

O MY SERVANT .................................................... 177

O MY SON .............................................................. 177

O SON OF BEING .................................................. 178

O SON OF BEING .................................................. 178

O SON OF LIGHT .................................................. 178

O SON OF MAN! .................................................... 178

O SON OF MAN! .................................................... 179

O SON OF MAN ..................................................... 179

O SON OF SPIRIT ................................................. 179

O SON OF SPIRIT ................................................. 179

O THOU BY WHOSE NAME ............................... 179

O THOU COMPASSIONATE GOD ........... .......... 179

O THOU PURE GOD ............................................. 180

OBEDIENCE ........................................................... 180

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ODE TO JOY ........................................................... 181

OH, 'ABDU'L-BAHÁ .......... .......... ........... .......... ..... 181

OH, BAHÁ'U'LLÁH (HELP US MAKE US ONE)................................................................................... 181

OH LORD, LET THE LIGHT .......... ........... .......... 181

OH LORD, MY GOD.............................................. 182

OH LORD, PLEASE HEAR OUR PRAYER ....... 182

OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD ......... ......... 182

OLD EARTHY ........................................................ 183

ON MY HONOR (HONOR)................................... 183

ONCE WAS A MAN WHO TOLD A STORY ..... 183

ONE CAN BE A FRIEND ...................................... 183

ONE FAMILY ......................................................... 184

ONE FAMILY ......................................................... 184

ONE HEART RUBY RED .......... ........... .......... ....... 185

ONE LIGHT, ONE SUN .......... .......... ........... .......... 185

ONE MOMENT OF LOVE .......... .......... ........... ..... 185

ONE OF A KIND (ASSERTIVENESS) .......... ....... 186

ONE PLANET, ONE PEOPLE PLEASE (ADREAM OF ONE WORLD) ......... ........... ........... ... 186

ONE PLANET, ONE PEOPLE PLEASE......... ..... 186

ONE PLANET, ONE PLANET PLEASE ............. 187

ONE WORLD .......................................................... 187

ONE WORLD .......................................................... 188

ONE WORLD .......................................................... 188

ONE WORLD .......................................................... 188

ONLY A SHADOW ................................................ 188

ONLY LOVE ........................................................... 189

OPEN MY EYES, THAT I MAY SEE ................ .. 189

ORDERLINESS ...................................................... 189

OUR FATHER'S BUSINESS ........... .......... ........... . 190

OUR HOUSE OF WORSHIP ................................ 190

OVER THE YEARS ............................................... 190

PANAMA SPACESHIP.......................................... 191

PAPER CRANES .................................................... 191

PASS IT ON ............................................................. 191

PASSING THROUGH ............................................ 192

PASSING THROUGH ............................................ 193

PATIENCE .............................................................. 194

PATIENCE .............................................................. 194

PATIENCE .............................................................. 195

PATIENTLY WAITING ........................................ 195

PEACE AND UNITY (SONG & RAP) .............. ... 195

PEACE MOVES ..................................................... 196

PEACE ON EARTH ............................................... 196

PEACE TRAIN ....................................................... 197

PEACE WILL COME ............................................ 197

PEOPLE ................................................................... 198

PERSIAN PIONEER SONG/MUHÁJIR/DURUDEH BI DAYANE MA) .......... 198

PHOENIX ................................................................ 198

PILGRIMAGE ........................................................ 199

A PIONEER............................................................. 199

PIONEER ................................................................ 199

PLACES IN THE WORLD .......... ........... .......... ..... 200

A PLEA FOR ONE WORLD ........... .......... ........... . 200

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PRAISE .................................................................... 201

PRAY EVERYDAY (PRAYERFULNESS)........... 201

PRAYER .................................................................. 201

PRAYER .................................................................. 202

PRAYER .................................................................. 202

THE PRAYER/ O GOD, REFRESH ANDGLADDEN MY SPIRIT ......................................... 202

PRAYER AND FASTING .......... ........... .......... ....... 202

PRAYER CAN HELP US .......... .......... ........... ........ 202

PRAYER FOR CHILDREN .......... ........... ........... ... 203

PRAYER FOR THE HANDS OF THE CAUSE... 203

PRAYER FOR THE HOME ......... ........... ........... ... 203

PRAYER FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES ........ 203

PRAYER-HEARING, PRAYER ANSWERINGGOD .......................................................................... 204

PREFER YOUR BROTHER.................................. 204

THE PRINCE OF PEACE ..................................... 204

THE PRINCE OF PEACE ..................................... 205

THE PRISONER ..................................................... 205

PROCLAIM THE GREATEST NAME ................ 206

THE PROMISED DAY IS COME ............... ......... 206

PROTECT US! ........................................................ 206

PROTECT US! ........................................................ 207

PSALM 19 ................................................................ 207

PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART .......... 207

QUALITIES ............................................................. 208

QUEEN OF CARMEL ............................................ 208

RADIANT FACES .................................................. 208

RAIN YOUR LOVE DOWN ......... ........... ........... ... 209

RAINDROPS FROM HEAVEN ......... ........... ........ 209

RANKS OF CONFORMITY ................................. 210

RAP SONG .............................................................. 211

REACH OUT AND TOUCH ................................. 211

THE REALM OF BEING ...................................... 212

REFLECTIONS ...................................................... 212

REJOICE IN THE GLADNESS OF THINE HEART.................................................................................. 21

RELY ON GOD ...................................................... 213

REMOVER OF DIFFICULTIES ........... .......... ..... 213

REMOVER OF DIFFICULTIES ........... .......... ..... 213

RESPECT ................................................................ 213

RESPONSIBILITY ................................................. 213

THE RETURN OF THE LAMB............................ 214

RETURN UNTO GOD ........................................... 215

REVERENCE .......................................................... 215

REVERENCE .......................................................... 215

THE RHYTHM SONG........................................... 215

RIDE TO GLORY .................................................. 216

THE RIDVÁN SONG ............................................. 216

RIDVÁN IS PARADISE .......... ........... .......... .......... 216

RIGHT ON (I WANT TO BE HAPPY) ......... ....... 217

RISE UP AND SING ............................................... 217

A ROBIN'S SONG .................................................. 218

ROCK MY SOUL ................................................... 218

ROSE GARDEN...................................................... 218

THE ROYAL FALCON ......................................... 219

RUBY JEAN AND BILLIE LEE .......... ........... ...... 219


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THE RULE OF LOVE ............................................ 220

SAILOR .................................................................... 220

SAVE MY LIFE FOR YOU ................................... 220

SAY HI! .................................................................... 221

SEA OF CONSCIOUSNESS .................. ........... ..... 221

SEA OF FACES ....................................................... 221

SEASONS ................................................................. 222

SEE ME BEAUTIFUL ............................................ 222

SEE MY LIFE.......................................................... 222

SEE THE HAPPY PEOPLE .......... ........... ........... ... 222

SEE THE LIGHT .................................................... 223

SEED SONG ............................................................ 224

SEEK (AND YE SHALL FIND)............................. 224

SEEK OUT THE LIGHT ....................................... 224

SEEKER ................................................................... 224

SEEKER'S PRAYER .............................................. 225

SERVANT OF MANKIND..................................... 225

THE SEEKERS ....................................................... 225

SERVICE ................................................................. 226

SEVEN VALLEYS .................................................. 226

SEVEN VALLEYS .................................................. 226

SHAKE YOUR BRAINS ........................................ 227

SHALOM [HELLO, FAREWELL AND PEACE]227

SHALOM CHAVERIM (GLAD TIDINGS) ......... 228

SHINE YOUR LIGHT ON ME ........... .......... ......... 228

SHINING EYES ...................................................... 228

SHINING LAMP ..................................................... 229

SHOGHI EFFENDI ................................................ 229

THE SHORES OF THIS GREAT OCEAN .......... 229

SIMPLE GIFTS ...................................................... 230

SING A NEW SONG .............................................. 230

SING A SONG OF FEASTS .................................. 230

SING HIS PRAISES ............................................... 230

SING OUT THE GLORY ...................................... 231

SING SO HAPPY .................................................... 231

SING THIS MELODY/ BUILD A NEW HOUSE 231

SING TILL THE POWER OF THE LORD COMESDOWN ...................................................................... 232

SINGERS OF THE SAME SONG .......... .......... ..... 232

THE SINGING WIND ............................................ 232

SLEEP SOFTLY, CHILD ...................................... 233

THE SMILE SONG ................................................ 233

SOIS LOS FRUT0S [YE ARE THE FRUITS] ..... 233

SOLDIERS IN GOD'S ARMY .............................. 233

SON OF JUSTICE .................................................. 234

SONG FOR THE BÁB ........................................... 234

SONG IN MY HEART ........................................... 235

SONG OF JOB ........................................................ 235

SONG OF PEACE .................................................. 236

SONG OF THE MONTHS ..................................... 236

THE SONG OF THE PROPHETS .......... ........... ... 236

SOON WILL ALL THAT DWELL ON EARTH 237

SOUL MAN IN A TECHNO WORLD .......... ....... 237

THE SOUL IS THE SUN ....................................... 237

SOUND OF SILENCE ............................................ 238

SOY BAHÁ'Í ........................................................... 238


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SPEAK TO THE SKY ............................................ 238

THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS EVERYWHERE................................................................................... 239

SPIRIT SONG ......................................................... 239

SPIRIT'S SUN ......................................................... 239

SPIRITUAL CONNECTION .......... ........... .......... .. 240

SPLIT THE ATOM'S HEART .............................. 241

STAND UP (JUSTICE) .......... ........... .......... .......... .. 241

STANDIN' IN THE NEED OF PRAYER ............. 242

STARLIGHT, STAR BRIGHT ................ ........... ... 242

STEP IN TIME (THE CHIMNEY SWEEP DANCE)

................................................................................... 242

STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN ......... ........... ........... ... 243

STORMING THE GATES OF HEAVEN .......... ... 243

STRANGELY WRAPPED GIFT .......... .......... ....... 243

SUBBÚHUN ............................................................. 244

SUCH LOVE ............................................................ 244

SUDAN VILLAGE .................................................. 244

SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE .......................................... 245

SUNRISE .................................................................. 245

SUNRISE .................................................................. 245

SUNSHINE ............................................................... 246

SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT ........... .......... .. 246

TABLET OF AHMAD ............................................ 246

TABLET OF VISITATION .......... .......... ........... ..... 248

TÁHIRIH ................................................................. 248

TÁHIRIH ................................................................. 249

TAKE A LITTLE TIME (REVERENCE) ............ 250

TAKE A WALK ...................................................... 250

TAKE CARE (CARING) ....................................... 250

TAKE THE TIME OUT ......................................... 251

TALK ABOUT LOVE ............................................ 251

TALKING BLUES/ THE SPIRIT'S THE SAME/

KRISHNA, BUDDHA, ZOROASTER .......... ........ 252

TAPS ........................................................................ 252

TEACH US OF THY UNITY ................................ 252

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN ................................. 253

TEACHING PEACE............................................... 253

TELL THE TRUTH................................................ 254

TELL THE WONDROUS STORY .................... ... 254

10,000 WOMEN (SHE WANTS A WORLD) ....... 254

TEND THE GARDEN ............................................ 255

TENDER YEARS .................................................... 255

THANK YOU .......................................................... 255

THANK YOU, GOD ............................................... 255

THANK YOU GOD FOR ALL WE EAT .......... ... 256

THANKS A LOT .................................................... 256

THAT IS HOW BAHÁ’ÍS SHOULD BE ........... ... 256

THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD .......... .......... ........... . 256

THERE'S A NEW WIND BLOWIN' .......... .......... 257

THERE'S A NEW WORLD COMING ............. ... 257

THEY CAN'T TAKE MY LOVE FROM YOU ... 257

THINE EYE IS MY TRUST .................................. 257

THIS IS FAITH ....................................................... 258

THIS IS THE DAY ................................................. 258

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND ............................... 258

THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE ......................... 259


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THIS PRETTY PLANET ....................................... 259

THOU ART BUT ONE STEP AWAY .......... ......... 259

THOU ART MY LAMP ......................................... 259

THE THREE WIVES OF ABRAHAM .......... ....... 260

THY HEART IS MY HOME ................................. 260

THY NAME ............................................................. 260

TILL THEN ............................................................. 260

TIME IS A ONE TIME THING ............................ 261

THE TIME OF PREPARATION ................... ....... 261

THE TIME TO BE HAPPY ................................... 261

A TIME TO GIVE (AYYÁM-I-HÁ) .......... .......... .. 261

TO TEACH IS TO LEARN .......... .......... ........... ..... 262

TO THOSE WHO DIE ........................................... 262

TOGETHER ............................................................ 262

TOKO ZANI (ZULU SONG)/ REJOICE!REJOICE! ................................................................ 263

TOP OF THE WORLD .......................................... 263

TRACES ................................................................... 264

TRAIN COMING CLOSER .......... ........... ........... ... 264

TREAT MYSELF .................................................... 264

TREE OF LIFE ....................................................... 265

A TRIBUTE TO 'ABDU'L-BAHÁ ........... ........... ... 265

TRUST ...................................................................... 266

TRUST (TRUST ME) ............................................. 266

TRUST IN YOU ...................................................... 266

TRUTHFULNESS ................................................... 267

TRUTHFULNESS ................................................... 267

TWELVE DAYS OF RIDVÁN ............. .......... ....... 267

THE UGLY DUCKLING ....................................... 268

UNDER ONE SKY .................................................. 269

UNITY ...................................................................... 269

UNITY DANCE ....................................................... 270

UNITY HOUSE ....................................................... 270

UNITY IN DIVERSITY ......................................... 271

UNITY IN DIVERSITY ......................................... 271

UNITY PRAYER .................................................... 271

UNITY PRAYER .................................................... 272

UNITY SONG ......................................................... 272

UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE ................................... 272

USE A WORD ......................................................... 273

VANGUARD OF THE DAWNING.................... ... 274

VARIETY ................................................................ 274

VINE AND FIG TREE ........................................... 275

VIRTUES SONG ..................................................... 275

VISION .................................................................... 275

WALK WITH HIM ................................................ 276

WARM FUZZIES ................................................... 277

WE ALL COME FROM GOD .............................. 277

WE ARE BAHÁ'ÍS ................................................. 277

WE ARE BUILDING THE KINGDOM OF GOD278

WE ARE CHILDREN OF THE HALF-LIGHT .. 278

WE ARE FLOWERS .............................................. 278

WE ARE ONE ......................................................... 279

WE ARE ONE ......................................................... 279

WE ARE ONE IN THE SPIRIT ............................ 280

WE ARE SOLDIERS.............................................. 281


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WE ARE THE ANSWER ....................................... 281

WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF BAHÁ .......... .......... .. 282

WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF BAHÁ .......... .......... .. 282

WE ARE THE WORLD ......................................... 282

WE HAVE COME TO SING PRAISES ........ ....... 283

WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN ..... 283

WE RECYCLE ........................................................ 284

WE SHALL NOT FAIL .......................................... 284

WE SHALL OVERCOME ..................................... 285

WE WANT TO GROW UP .......... .......... ........... ..... 285

WE WILL ALL ....................................................... 285

WE WILL HAVE A SCHOOL ........... .......... ......... 286

WE WILL HAVE ONE WORLD ................... ....... 286

WE'RE ALL BROTHERS AND SISTERS ......... .. 286

WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER ........... .......... 287

WE'RE ALL TOGETHER AGAIN ........... .......... .. 287

WE'RE BUILDING BRIDGES ........... .......... ......... 287

WE'RE IN THE SAME BOAT, BROTHER ........ 288

WE'RE PRAYING .................................................. 288

WE'RE RICH! ......................................................... 289

WE'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU ........... .......... ....... 289

WEAVE .................................................................... 289

WEDDING DANCE ................................................ 290

THE WEDDING SONG ........... .......... ........... .......... 290

WEL-O-COM .......................................................... 291

WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY ........... .......... ......... 291

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD .................... ... 291

WHAT COLOR IS GOD'S SKIN? .......... ........... ... 292

WHAT IS PEACE ................................................... 292

WHAT MANKIND HAS TO LEARN ............... ... 293

WHAT WOULD YOU DO? ......... ........... .......... ..... 293

WHATCHA GONNA' DO TODAY .......... ........... . 293

WHEN ALL THY NAMES ARE ONE .......... ....... 294

WHEN I WAS JUST A LITTLE CHILD .......... ... 294

WHEN THE BLESSED BÁB WAS BORN .......... 294

WHEN WE GROW UP .......................................... 295

WHENE'ER YOU MAKE A PROMISE ........... ... 295

WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE? . 295

WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK .......... .......... ..... 296

WHITE ROSES ....................................................... 296

WHITHER CAN A LOVER GO .......... ........... ...... 297

WHO IS THE CHILD? .......................................... 297

WHO IS THE PROPHET? .................................... 297

WHO MADE THE SUN? ....................................... 298

WHO WE ARE ....................................................... 298

WHO WAS THE GATE? ....................................... 298

THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD AROUND .......... . 298

WHY NOT HAVE PEACE .................................... 298

WILDFIRE .............................................................. 299

WILL YOU LOOK NOW, MY FRIEND ............. 299

WINDFLOWERS ................................................... 300

WINGS ..................................................................... 300

THE WINGS OF JOY ............................................ 300

WINGS WE CAN FLY ON .................................... 301

WITH TWO WINGS .............................................. 301

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WORDS OF WISDOM ........................................... 302

WORDS OF WISDOM ........................................... 302

WORLD CITIZEN .................................................. 302

WORLD CITIZENS .......... .......... ........... .......... ....... 303

THE WORLD IS A RAINBOW .......... .......... ......... 303

THE WORLD IS READY FOR A CHANGE ....... 303

THE WORLD IS WAITING ......... ........... ........... ... 304

WORLD OF PEACE............................................... 304

WORLD PEACE SONG .......... .......... ........... .......... 305

THE WORLD PLEDGE ......................................... 305

WORLD UNITY ...................................................... 305

WORLD, WORLD .................................................. 305

THE WORLD'S CHILDREN................................. 306

WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR LIFE .......... ........... ... 307

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US................. ....... 307

YÁ BAHÁ'U'L-ABHÁ [O THOU THE GLORY OFTHE MOST GLORIOUS] ...................................... 308

YÁ BAHÁ'U'L-ABHÁ ............................................ 308

YÁ BAHÁ'U'L-ABHÁ, ALLÁH-U-ABHÁ [THEGREATEST NAME] ............................................... 308

YÁ BAHÁ'U'L-ABHÁ, YÁ ‘ALÍYYU’L-‘ALÁ[INVOCATIONS TO BAHÁ'U'LLÁH AND TOTHE BÁB] ................................................................ 308

YÁ RABBA'L A'LÁ MADAD [REQUEST FORASSISTANCE FROM THE BÁB, BAHÁ'U'LLÁH,AND 'ABDU'L-BAHÁ] ........................................... 308

YE ARE DROPS ...................................................... 308

YE ARE THE STARS ............................................. 309

YEAR OF SUNDAY ................................................ 309

YOU ARE A CHILD OF THE KINGDOM .......... 310

YOU CAN COUNT ON ME (RELIABILITY) ..... 310

YOU GOTTA SING ................................................ 310

YOU, ME, HE, SHE (TOLERANCE) ........... ........ 310

YOU MUST ALL BE SO ABLAZE… .................. 311

YOU NEED A SCIENCE ....................................... 311

YOU THINK I'M CRAZY ..................................... 311

YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE .......... ........... ... 312

YOU'VE GOT A FUTURE .................................... 312

ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH (SONG OF THE SOUTH).................................................................................. 31


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THE ABC'S OF YOU(Red Grammer, Down the Do Re Mi)

If I wrote down all of my feelings for youI'd probably fill up an ocean or two,But in the end I decided to listThe ABC's of you...

I think you're----

A-1, Grade ABeloved and BeautifulCapable and CaringDelightful, DependableEnjoyable, ExcellentFascinating, Fabulous

a Gift, a Gem, Genuinely GenerousHonest, High-gradeImpressive and Interestinga Jewel, a JackpotKind-hearted and a KingLaudable, LikableMarvelous, Magnificent Naturally NiceOne of a KindPleasing, PricelessQueen-like in QualityRare in RadianceScintillating, Splendid, Superb, SensationalTrustworthy, Talented, Tender, and TastefulUnique, UnprecedentedVery Very ValuableWorthy, WelcomeeXtraordinary, eXceptionalYes, Yes, Yes! You, You, You! You're one

in aZillion!

♪♫

'ABDU'L-BAHÁ(Words: Walter Heath, Valarie & Marcus

Richmond; Music: Walter Heath, Lote Tree)

CHORUS:

From the time He was a little boyThere was always an inner joyA joy that was born from the love of GodThe first to recognize Bahá'u'lláh

'Abdu'l-Bahá, 'Abdu'l-Bahá

Taunted and teasedAnd sometimes chased all thru the streetsThey said He'd lost His faith in the one true

GodBecause His Father believed in the Báb

'Abdu'l-Bahá, 'Abdu'l-Bahá'Abdu'l-Bahá, 'Abdu'l-Bahá

Pelted with stones,His family chased out of their homesHis Father locked in chains,Yet He withstood all the painBanished in disgrace,His family sent from place to placeFor 77 long years He gave His life and His

loveFor all mankind.

CHORUS

'Abdu'l-Bahá, 'Abdu'l-Bahá'Abdu'l-Bahá, 'Abdu'l-Bahá

♪♫

'ABDU'L-BAHÁ(Alan McKay, Sheet music in The Bahá'í

Songbook, Vol. 1)

The photograph I see comes alive so easily

It tells me of a life that was so pureHe would never turn away from anyoneAnd the love in His eyes is so real

He suffered all His life to show us how to befree

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And through the worst of trials He couldalways smile

And lift the heart of every friend up so high

CHORUS:

'Abdu'l-Bahá was His nameAnd 'Abdu'l-Bahá was His life'Abdu'l-Bahá was His fameThe Master of sacrifice'Abdu'l-Bahá, 'Abdu'l-Bahá

He could take the hand of a sad and brokenman

And wash away his fears for a whileHe could understand the secrets we defendAnd make us feel that living was worthwhile

♪♫

'ABDU'L-BAHÁ(John W. Behrens)

When I was a child my parents spoke of aMan,

They called Him 'the Servant of God'For He loved ev'ry one, as He taught all

mankind,

'Abdu'l-Bahá was His name.'Are you happy?', He would always ask thefriends.

His eyes would shine and His smile wouldcheer

As He taught the word of God:'Are you happy?', He would always ask the

friends.His eyes would shine and His smile would

cheerAs He taught the word of God:

There's a garden in the Holy LandWhere He'd pray for all mankind.Rich and poor were all alikeIn His presence they'd rejoice.People came from near and from afarJust to hear 'Abdu'l-Bahá.When He'd meet the friends of God

All would burst into a song.Alláh'u'Abhá, Alláh'u'AbháMeans God is all glorious.Alláh'u'Abhá, Alláh'u'AbháMeans God is all glorious.He showed us all how to live the life,'Abdu'l-Bahá, the Servant of God.

♪♫

ABDU’L-BAHA(Grant Hindin Miller, Afar)

He was diamonds, He was oceans, He waseyes of Persian blue

He was First Light, He was many, He wasOne

Open-hearted in the autumn, open-hearted inthe spring

Summer roses in His tunic each season

He was harbour, He was haven, He washeaven, He was home

He was warm smile, He was soft voice, Hewas tears

Strong and tender, like a river, and His heart beat like a bird’s

How I long to hear those wings beat closeagain

He was new snow, on old branches, He wascrystal in the stream

He was silver-spinning rainfall, He was fireHe was water from the deep well, He was

rainbow on the marshHe was safe path to the hillside, He was stars

He was shelter from the cold wind, He was

warmth against the iceHe was lips that told a language of their ownHis arms held out like branches, and His

eyes were like a dove’s How I long to feel those wings beat close

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He was diamonds, He was oceans, He wascolours in the sky

He was everything and more than I can tellAs I stumble through this world, I wonder to

myselfWhere is there One who walked this world

so well

♪♫

THE ABHÁ KINGDOM(Lana Bogan & Daniel D. Deardorff,

Happy Ayyám-i-Há)

Mama, when I die, where do I go?Sometimes I'm afraid 'cause I don't know.Is there a bright blue heaven in the sky?

And Mama, will I go there when I die?

On the wings of angels you may rideAnd they will fly you to the Concourse On

High.There the Inmates of the All-Highest

Paradise will singAs They hold you in Their armsIn the Kingdom of AbháIn the Kingdom of Abhá

All the darkness of this world will be goneIn the stronghold of His Love you'll belongIn the hands of Bahá'u'lláh and All the

Chosen OnesThey will call you to Their sideIn the Kingdom of AbháIts reflection is here, my child, my babe

Don't be afraidDream your dreams

Live your lifeBe good, be strong, be braveAnd then one dayLike birds set free,We'll sail away to eternity

In the Kingdom of Abhá

In the Kingdom of AbháTogetherForeverIn the Kingdom of Abhá

♪♫

ABIDE WITH ME!(Words: Henry F. Lyte, Music: William H.

Monk)

Abide with me! Fast falls the eventide;The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.When other helpers fail and comforts flee,Help of the helpless, abide with me!

♪♫

ADVANCE GUARDS(Words: Jim Seals, Music: Jim Seals & Dash

Crofts, Lift Up Your Voices and Sing, Vol. 3)

I used to look out from my windowAnd see the tall grass in the windStanding there just like advance guardsWaiting for the battle to begin

My mother used to be much younger

She'd sing me soft sweet lullabiesI saw my fortress in the mountainEach time I looked into her eyesBut now she's gone

CHORUS:

Take me there, take me thereI don't care where we goTake me, I just want to know what I used to

knowTake me there, take me there

I don't care where we goTake me there, take me, I just want to go

My father's hair has turned to gray nowI never stopped to ask him whyAnd all the things that he once treasuredI see them slowly drifting by


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And now I look out from my mountainAnd see the soldiers in the fieldIt won't be long now 'til they have meThis time advance guards are for real

CHORUS

♪♫

ALL MY TRIALS(Traditional)

Hush, little baby, don't you cry,You know your Mama was born to die.All my trials, Lord, soon be over.

CHORUS:Too late, my brothers,Too late but never mind.All my trials, Lord, soon be over.

The river of Jordan is muddy and cold.Well, it chills the body, but not the soul.All my trials, Lord, soon be over.

I've got a little book with pages three,

And every page spells liberty,All my trials, Lord, soon be over.

CHORUS

If living were a thing that money could buy,You know the rich would live and the poor

would die.All my trials, Lord, soon be over.

There grows a tree in Paradise,

And the Pilgrims call it the Tree of Life.All my trials, Lord, soon be over.

CHORUS

♪♫

ALL PRAISE BE TO THEE Bahá'u'lláh, Based on Excerpts from Bahá'í

Prayers (Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,

Songs of the Ancient Beauty)

All praise be to Thee, source of all glory!Source of glory and majesty!Source of glory and all majesty!Of glory and majesty!

From all eternity Thou didst rule creation,And Thou wilt continue for evermore.There is none other God but Thee, None other God but Thee, All praise to TheeThe source of all glory and majesty!

♪♫

ALL THE FLOWERS ARE POPPINGOUT(Marion Wilcox and Hope Kurzius)

All the flowers are popping out, popping out, popping out!All the flowers are popping out!Don't you feel so glad!

All the leaves are green today,green today, green today.All the leaves are green today.Come and sing with me!

Won't you come and play with me, . . .In the sunny hours!

Hear the robin sing his song, . . .Early in the morn!

Won't you come and pray with me, . . .Pray with me today!

Thank you, God, for all good things, . . .On this happy day!

♪♫


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ALL THE LIGHTS(Based on the words of Bahá'u'lláh, Music

by Grant Hindin Miller, Afar)

“He Who was the Essence of being, and the

Lord of the seen and unseenThey suspended and committed what made

the Tablet to weep, and the Pen to groan,And the cries of the sincere to break forth,

and the tears of the favoured ones to flow”

In the castle of Mahku, looming as the crowflies,

Shade and shadow-land, make your darkeststand

Still the morning star will rise

In the garden of the King, even as themorning-tide

Watch the Nightingale, cast aside His veil,showering gold on everything

CHORUS:

All the lights are coming on, all the lights arecoming on

Moon and stars one by one, welcoming thedawn

All the lights are coming onAll the lights are coming on, all the lights are

coming onStreet-lamps one by one, from the port up to

the ShrineAll the lights are coming on

“He Who was the Essence of being, and the

Lord of the seen and unseenThey suspended and committed what made

the Tablet to weep and the Pen to groan"

They can beat their brows, they can beattheir drums, they can beat us up

But they won’t beat love And we’ll take the bombs, take the guns Heap them up underneath the sun, and we’ll

melt them down, have a scene,

Turn them into spoons and into guitarstrings, guitar strings

CHORUS

♪♫

ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD(Robert Bennet, sheet music in The Bahá'í

Songbook, Vol. 1)

Hey! What's new? What's going on today?Many people busy on their wayThere's people from Ghana and people from

PeruPeople from India and people from China too

All the people of the worldAre getting to know each otherAll the people of the worldAre learning a new songThey're learning to get along, along, alongLearning to get along

♪♫

ALL THE WORLD (IS A RAINBOW)(Laszlo Slomovits)

All the world is a rainbowWhat color are you?Are you red, black, or white,Are you yellow or brown,Are you some other shade or hue?

All the world is a rainbowAnd the sky needs all of me and all of you.All of me, all of youAll our brothers and sisters too.

We can live, we can giveAll of me and you.

All the world is a melody.What note are you?Are you high, are you low?Are you fast, are you slow?


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Are you sour or in sweet harmony?

All the world is a melodyAnd the song needs all of me and all of you.All the world is a tapestry, I¹m woven inwith youAll the world is a restless sea, I¹m just awave like you.

All the world is just a stageWhat role have you?Are you good, are you bad?Are you happy or sad?Are you weak, strong, false or true?

All the world is just a stage

And the play needs all of me and all of you.♪♫

ALL THESE THINGS BELONG TO ME(Margaret Baker)

The sun that shines across the sea,The wind that whispers in the trees,The lark that carols in the sky,The fleecy clouds a-sailing by;

Oh, I'm as rich as rich can beFor all these things belong to me.

♪♫

ALL THINGS ARE CHANGED(Wilford Johnson, Let's Try Peace For

Awhile)

All things are changed at the sound of Hisvoice

Burdened with potential, yielded without

choiceHeavens cleft asunder, broken down and

rearrangedWith a word from God all things are changed

Some think the answers are found inreasoning

Their vain imagination seeks to circumscribethe King

Then revealed in noonday splendor, it's onlya mirage-

Idols without substance; all things areserving God

CHORUS

All things are changed according to God'swill

A new heaven and new earth, nothing'sstanding still

As the old world crumbles a new one's being built

All things are changed according to God'swill

The only way to know the truth is throughthe Prophet's pen

The Holy Words, the Gospel, Pentateuch &the Bayán

About one thousand apart, God's Messengersarrive

Then a soul must choose how he will survive

CHORUS

♪♫ ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT(Old Welsh Folk Song)

Sleep, my love, and peace attend theeAll through the night;Guardian angels, God will lend thee,All through the night.Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,Hill and vale in slumber sleeping,

Love alone His watch is keeping,All through the night.

♪♫


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ALLÁH-U-ABHÁ!(Lauretta Haynes)

SING 2X: 1ST LOUD, 2ND SOFT:

Alláh-u-Abhá! Alláh-u-Abhá!Alláh-u-Abhá! Alláh-u-Abhá!We say it each day.We say it this way:Alláh-u-Abhá! Alláh-u-Abhá!

♪♫

ALLAH’U’ABHÁ – ALL AROUND THEWORLD(by Cat Winterfox)

In China they say “Ni-hao”, in Mexico

“Ola!”In Texas they say “howdy y’all” but they all

know Allah’u’Abhá.

Chorus:

Allah’u’Abhá, Allah’u’Abhá, goes from

town to townAllah’u’Abhá, Allah’u’Abhá all the world

around.In Russia “Dosvidanya”, in England it’s “Ta-

ta”Japan says “Sayonara” but they all know

Allah’u’Abhá.

Chorus

So if you are in Thailand, and headed forPeru

It’s nice to know that wherever you go these

wordsOf love are true.

Chorus 2x

♪♫

ALLAHUMMA (O GOD)(Words by the Báb, Music by Bijan Khadem-

Missagh, Songs of the Ancient Beauty, Music

of the Second Bahá'í World Congress)

Allahumma yosobuhon yoghodus yahananon ya manon


Farag lena belfaz valensa en ya qarak antalyo manon

En ya qarak antal yo manon

Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'u'lláhBahá'u'lláh, Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'u'lláh



Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'u'lláhBahá'u'lláh, Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'u'lláh

♪♫

ALUNDE (HAPPY NEW DAY)

(Yoruba and African-American Traditional for New Year, Special Times)

Alunde, alunde. (echo)Alunde, aluia. (echo)Alunde, alunde. (echo)Alunde, aluia. (echo)Je pua je, je kusaw.Ay ay ay ai...alunde.Ay ay ay ai, ay ay ai alunde.

♪♫ AMAZING GRACE(Words: John Newton, Music: Early

American melody)

Amazing grace - how sweet the soundThat saved a wretch like me!


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I once was lost, but now am found,Was blind, but now I see.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,And grace my fears relieved;How precious did that grace appearThe hour I first believed!

Thru many dangers, toils and snares,I have already come;'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,And grace will lead me home.

When we've been there ten thousand years,Bright shining as the sun.We've no less days to sing God's praise

Than when we'd first begun.♪♫

ANCIENT OF DAYS(by Gary Sandler/Jamie Harville)

Blessing and honor, glory and powerBe unto the Ancient of DaysFrom ev'ry nation, all of creationBow before the Ancient of Days

Chorus:

Ev'ry tongue in heaven and earthShall declare Your gloryEv'ry knee shall bow at Your throneIn wor---shipYou will be exalted Oh GodAnd Your kingdom shall not pass awayO Ancient of Days

Bridge:Your kingdom shall reign over all the earthSing unto the Ancient of DaysFor none can compare to Your matchless

worthSing unto the Ancient of Days

♪♫

ANCIENT OF THE OLD(Words: Jim Seals, Music: Jim Seals & Dash

Crofts, Seals & Crofts Year of Sunday)

On a crisp as bacon morningWith the sunshine on my headFrom the twilight of the dawningRaised myself from my bedFixed mine eyes upon a FavourLike no mortal I beholdThen I chose to taste the flavor ofThe Ancient of the Old

On a chill as winter eveningIn a doubtful circumstanceHe stopped the evil breathing

Of a one time's serpent's chantsOld black sea with silver lining,How I long with all my soulTo quaff the mystic fragranceOf the Ancient of the Old

From a red as amber burningWith the chalice in my handI know there is no turningI must now obey commandAt last, Decree has destined now the Mystery

untoldWill shine in all its gloryFrom the Ancient of the Old

♪♫

ANGELS OF FIRE AND SNOW

Angels, oh angels, angels of fire and snow.Angels, oh angels, angels of fire and snow.

Were it not for your tears, you would burn inthe fire of your love,

Were it not for the fire, you would drown inyour tears

Oh angels, oh angels, moth-like lovers of Hislight.


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Behold the moth as it circles the candle,It clings to the flame and dies.Behold the candle as it gives light,It weeps away its life drop by drop.

You fly, you weep, you die in your love.You fly, you weep, you die in your love.

Were it not for your tears, you would burn inthe fire of your love,

Were it not for the fire, you would drown inyour tears

Angels, oh angels, you are the people ofBaha.

Angels, oh angels, angels of fire and snow.

♪♫

ANIMALS(We Want to Grow Up)

Ya-tada-tada-tada-tada-tada (SNORT 2TIMES )

Ya-tada-tada-tada-tada-tada Arf, ArfYa-tada-tada-tada-tada-tada MeowYa-tada-tada-tada-tada-tada Moo

Ya-tada-tada-tada-tada-tada Quack, quack,quack

The creatures in this big world,Whether they walk or fly, or flyAre part of God's creation,Like you and I

CHORUS:

That's why we treat them with kindness.We give them our love too, love too.

Animals have feelings, like people do.

Ya-tada-tada-tada-tada-tada . . .

The dog on our front doorstep,He is our faithful friend, our friendWe also thank our milk cow

And honey bees in the wind.

CHORUS


The donkey carries his burden,The kitty purrs in our lap, our lapAnd the birds sing sweetlyWhen we take our nap.

CHORUS


♪♫

ANTHEM OF ALL NATIONS

O God of every nationWe turn our hearts to TheeWithin Thy love is safetyIs peace and libertyFor love alone can conquerThe strife within each breastAnd bind with ties eternalThy sons of East and West

♪♫

ARISE!(by Phoenix)

We are travelling across this landOur map is the Divine PlanThe hours left are not longWe can’t go wrong when all the songs

become one song.Work, this is the great work.

Heart and soul, all parts become one whole.

Chorus:

Quicken to life this dead world,Illumine this dark universeThe joy of 'Abdu'l-Bahá depends on this.The mercy of God is falling like rain


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The desert of the heart blooms againArise in the path of the love of GodBe unrestrained and aid thou His CauseWork, this is the Great

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