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Be Patient
03:56
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Am
Be patient under all conditions,
Am
And place your whole
Dm Am
Trust and confidence
G Am G Am
In God, in God.
-Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings
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intro:
Oh Lord help me cleave unto Thee, Oh Lord help me, cleave unto Thee
From the dust of this world, Lord, set me free. Oh Lord help me, cleave unto Thee
verses:
Em
I cleave unto my sorrows
Help me cleave unto Thee
B7
I cleave unto my sorrows
Em
Help me cleave unto Thee
From the sorrows of this world, Lord,
Am
Set me free
Em
Oh Lord, help me
B7 Em
Cleave unto Thee
Add'l verses:
I'm cleaving to my pain/from the pain of this world set me free
I'm cleaving to my anger/from the anger of this world set me free
I'm cleaving to my fears/from the fears of this world set me free
I'm cleaving to these veils/from the veils of this world set me free
I'm cleaving to this dust/from the dust of his world set me free
[add as many verses as you like, but the "dust" verse is usually last and signals the outro]
outro:
Oh Lord help me let go, Oh Lord help me let go
The things of this world will be no more and one day this body will be no more
Oh Lord help me, Oh Lord help me, Oh Lord help me, cleave unto Thee
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Abandon Not
Em A7
O friends / Abandon not the everlasting beauty
Em A7
For a beauty / That must die
x2
Em
Set not your affections on this mortal world of dust
A7
Set not your affections on this mortal world of dust
X2
-Baha’u’llah, Hidden Words
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4. |
Make Mention of Me
03:09
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Make Mention of Me
Am G F E Am
O Son of Being, make mention of Me (x3)
G Am Am7
On My earth
Am G F E Am
That in My heaven I may remember thee (x3)
Am G F E Am
Thus shall Mine eyes and Thine be solaced (x3)
Am G Am Am7
O Son, O Son of Being.
-Baha'u'llah, Hidden Words
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5. |
Healing Prayer
03:00
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Thy name is my healing oh my God
And remembrance of Thee is my remedy
Nearness to Thee is my hope
And love for Thee is my companion
Thy mercy to me is my healing
In this world and in the world to come
Thou verily art the All-Bountiful, the All-knowing, the All-Wise
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6. |
Is There Any...
03:17
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Is There Any...
Am
Is there any, is there any
Am
Is there any, Oh, is there any
Am Dm
Remover of difficulties save God
Am Dm
Say: Praise be God, He is God
Am G
All are His servants and all
Am
Abide by His bidding
-The Báb, Bahá’í Prayers
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7. |
Suffer Me
03:32
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Am G Am Esus4
Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee
Am G Am Esus4
Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee
Am G Am Dm
Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee
Am G Am
To draw nigh unto Thee
Am Dm C Em
Cause me to rest beneath the shadow of the wings
Am Dm Esus4 E
Of Thy grace
Am Dm C Em
For the flame of my separation from Thee
Am Dm Esus4 E
Hath melted my heart within me
Am Dm C Em
Draw me nearer unto the river that is life
Am Dm Esus4 E
Life in - deed
Am Dm C Em
For my soul burneth with thirst in its ceaseless search
Am Dm Esus4 E
Af - ter Thee
-Bahá’u’lláh, Bahá’í Prayers
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8. |
O Ye Sincere Ones
04:36
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Oh Ye Sincere Ones
Am
Oh ye sincere ones
E
Ye longing ones
Am E
Ye who are drawn as if magnetized
C G
Ye who have risen up
F E
To serve the Cause of God
Am
Oh ye sincere ones
E
Ye longing ones
Am E
Ye who are drawn as if magnetized
C G
To exalt His Word
F E
And spread His sweet savors far and wide
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9. |
Grace That Is Infinite
03:28
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Am
Peoples of the world
Dm
Put your trust in God
C G
Hold fast to him
Am Am7
Follow in his way
x2
Am C D Am
Then will they be made worthy
Am C D Am
Of the effulgent glories of the sun
Am C D Am
Of divine knowledge and understanding
Am
And become…
And become…
Am C
And become the recipients
D Am
Of a grace that is infinite
x3
Am
And unseen….
And unseen….
And unseen….
And unseen...
-Baha’u’llah, The Kitab-i-Iqan
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Second Improv: Am / C / D [repeats]
I cover my face in the dust of the Threshold of Thine
Graciously look upon Thy humble servant
With the glances of Thine eye
I cover my face in the dust of the Threshold of Thine
Graciously look upon Thy humble servant
With the glances of Thine eye
Give me Thy grace to serve Thy loved ones
Illumine my brow with the light of adoration
Give me Thy grace to serve Thy loved ones
Illumine my brow with the light of adoration
I cover my face in the dust of the Threshold of Thine
Graciously look upon Thy humble servant
With the glances of Thine eye
Give me Thy grace to serve Thy loved ones
Illumine my brow with the light of adoration
Give me Thy grace to serve my loved ones
Illumine my brow with the light of adoration
I cover my face in the dust of the Threshold of Thine
Graciously look upon Thy humble servant
With the glances of Thine eye
Help to be selfless at the heavenly entrance to thy gate
Make me as dust in the pathway of Thy loved ones
Help to be selfless at the heavenly entrance to thy gate
Make me as dust in the pathway of Thy loved ones
Make me as dust in the pathway of Thy loved ones
Make me as dust in the pathway of Thy loved ones
Make me as dust in the pathway of Thy loved ones
Make me as dust in the pathway of Thy loved ones
(repeated by one by group)
Make me as dust
Make me as dust
Make me as dust
Make me as dust
Make me as dust
Make me as dust
Make me as dust
Abdu’l-Baha
Abdu’l-Baha
Abdu’l-Baha
Abdu’l-Baha
Abdu’l-Baha
Abdu’l-Baha
Make me as dust
Abdu’l-Baha
Make me as dust
Abdu’l-Baha
Make me as dust
Abdu’l-Baha
Make me as dust
Abdu’l-Baha
Make me as dust….
I cover my face in the dust of the threshold of thine
-‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablet of Visitation of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
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Am
Let Thy remembrance be my companion (echo)
F
Let Thy remembrance be my companion (echo)
Am
And Thy love my aim (echo)
F
And Thy face my goal (echo)
Am
And Thy name my lamp (echo)
F
And Thy wish my desire (echo)
G Am
And Thy pleasure my delight
-Bahá’u’lláh, Bahá’í Prayers
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12. |
Whoso Ariseth
02:05
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13. |
A Lover Feareth Nothing
05:04
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Am Dm Am E E7
A lover feareth nothing and no harm, no harm can come nigh him
Am Dm Am E E7
Thou seest him chill in the fire and dry in the sea
Sung periodically on top of lower part:
[A lover is he who is chill in hell fire
A knower is he who is dry in the sea.]
-Bahá’u’lláh, quoting Sufi poetry in The Seven Valleys
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14. |
Thy Heart Is My Home
06:15
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C Em
Thy heart is my home
C Em
Thy Heart is my home
F
Sanctify it for my descent
F
Sanctify it for my descent
C Em
Thy spirit is my place of revelation
C Em
Thy spirit is my place of revelation
F
Cleanse it for my manifestation
F
Cleanse it for my manifestation
(repeat as needed)
Thy heart is my home
Thy heart is my home
Thy heart is my home
Thy heart is my home....
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