Building bridges

1. 

When the wall says:  Stay away,

we’re from a different land

gonna tell ‘em the world’s one country

we’re world citizens

Chorus:

Then turn that wall into a bridge

Take your brother by the hand

And walk across that bridge

To the world God promised man

We’re building bridges out of the walls

Building bridges out of the walls

Building bridges out of the walls that keep us apart

2. 

When the wall says:  Stay away,

we are a different race

Gonna tell ‘em there’s just one race,

it’s the human race

Chorus:

3. 

When the wall says:  Stay away,

our religion is not the same

Gonna tell ‘em we just worship God

by different names

Chorus:

Magic Penny

A smile is something when you give it away

give it away, give it away,

A smile is something when you give it away

And it comes right back to you.

Chorus:

It’s just like a magic penny

Hold on tight and you won’t have any

Lend it, spend it, give it away,

and it comes right back to you.

Love is something …

Chorus:

Happiness is something …

Chorus:

Joy is something …

Chorus:

Trust is something …

Chorus:

Money is something …

(music & lyrics by Melvina Reynolds)

Queen of Carmel

1.

Standing on a mountain

Looking across the bay

The Queen of Carmel reigns

She reigns majestically

Chorus:

Cry out O Zion

Cry out to your Lord

Cry out O Zion

Circle round in adoration

Circle round your Lord.

2.

Unto God, the Lord of Lords,

Belong kingdoms of earth and heaven

Land and sea rejoice this day

The day of a revelation

Chorus:

3.

Robed in white and crowned in gold

She stands for unity

God will sail His Arc on thee

As mentioned in the Book of Names

Chorus:

4.

Shining on the throne of God

She lights the seeker’s way.

The Hidden One has come to thee

Whose glory we acclaim

Chorus:

Tekst: Jeanne Rebstock Murday, Musikk:

A plea for one world

A plea for one world

is heard in many different lands

This is a plea of a world that is hungry for peace

Let all men come together

Let all men live together

happily in all kinds of weather

Singing a song of peace

God is One

God is One

man is one

and all the religions are one

Land and sea

hill and valley

under the beautiful sun

God is One

man is one

and all the religions agree

When everyone learns the three onenesses

we'll have world unity

In this day Bahá’u’lláh

In this day Bahá’u’lláh

talking to the world about justice

Oh, what a wonder this justice

Surely it’s the day of God

 

In this day Bahá’u’lláh

talking to the world about oneness

Oh, what a wonder this oneness

Surely it’s the day of God

 

Blessed Beauty

Blessed Beauty

Hallehluya

He has come!

We are flowers of one garden

We are flowers of one garden

we are leaves of one tree

Come and join us in our quest for unity

That's the way of life for you and me

 

We are drops of one ocean

we are waves of one sea

Come and join us in our quest for unity

That's the way of life for you and me

 

All the world is one country

Man is one, can't you see

Come and join us in our quest for unity

That's the way of life for you and me

O God, my God

O God, my God

My Beloved

My hearts desire

(The Báb)

Oh Bahá'u'lláh

Chorus: 

Oh Bahá'u'lláh, Oh Bahá'u'lláh, Oh Bahá'u'lláh,

Bring us together in unity, bring us together as one family.

We are all waves of one sea, we are all leaves of one tree,

We are flowers of one garden …

Bring us together in unity,

Bring us together as one family, singin’ …

Chorus:

Darkness has fallen upon the land,  

Evil tries to force our hands,

United in God, together we stand …

Bring us together in unity,

Bring us together as one family, singin’ …

Chorus:

We are angels of fire and snow,

We see the light and away we go,

Spreading the message, no one untold …

Bring us together in unity,

Bring us together as one family, singin’ …

Chorus:

Glory not in this that you love your country

Glory not in this that you love your country

Glory in this that you love mankind

We're the fruits of only one tree

And the leaves of just one branch

World citizens, world citizens

Unity... the world cries for unity

Its rays are dawning like the sun...

soon the world will be one!

Glory not in this that you love your country

Glory in this that you love mankind

We're the fruits of only one tree

And the leaves of just one branch

World citizens, world citizens

In unity... that's how the world must be

All it's people live as one

Like fragrant flowers in the sun!

Glory not in this that you love your country

Glory in this that you love mankind

We're the fruits of only one tree

And the leaves of just one branch

World citizens, world citizens.

Teaching Peace

Chorus:

Teaching peace

all the world around

You and me

every city, every town

One by one

in our work and in our play

We are teaching peace by

what we do and what we say

1.

So take my hand and come along

It is time to sing the world a brand new song

So sing it loud and sing it clear

All the world around

so everyone can hear

Chorus:

Teaching peace

all the world around

You and me

every city, every town

One by one

in our work and in our play

We are teaching peace by

what we do and what we say

2.

It’s up to us to show we care

Reaching out to everybody everywhere

Heart to heart, friend to friend

Circling all around the world and back again

(Words and music by Phil Lucas)

Blessed is the Spot

Blessed is the spot,

and the house,

and the place,

and the city,

and the heart,

and the mountain,

and the refuge,

and the cave,

and the valley,

and the land,

and the sea,

and the island,

and the meadow,

where mention of God hath been made

and His Praise glorified

Tekst: Bahá'u'lláh

O God, Guide Me

O God, guide me, protect me,

illumine the lamp of my heart,

and make me a brilliant star,

Thou art the Mighty and Powerful.

Tekst: 'Abdu'l-Bahá

Prayer for Assistance

Say: God sufficeth all things above all things,

and nothing in the heavens or in the earth

but God sufficeth.

Verily, He is in Himself

the knower, the Sustainer, the Omnipotent.

Tekst: Báb

See Me Beautiful

See me beautiful

Look for the best in me

it's what I really am

and all I want to be

It may take some time

It may be hard to find

but see me beautiful

See me beautiful

each and every day

Could you take a chance

Could you find a way

to see me beautiful

in every thing I do

and see me beautiful

To Teach is to Learn

To teach is to learn, To learn is to work

To work is to serve, To serve is to love

To love is to sacrifice, To sacrifice is to die

To die is to live, To live is to strive

To strive is to rise above All earthly limitations

And enter the eternal realms.

Text from the Bahá’í Writings

Kindness

When you give your dog a pat

When you stroke your kitty cat

Feed the birds upon the tree

Catch a mouse and set it free

Chorus:

That’s kindness, kindness

You gotta show that you care

show that you care

That’s kindness, kindness

Kindness is to share Oh’ Oh’ Oh’

That’s kindness, kindness

Even though you are three

though you are three

That’s kindness, kindness

Kindness starts with me.

There’s a new kid at your school

But everybody is acting cool

They’re in the playground all alone

Make a friend and invite them home.

Chorus:

(lyrics & music by Stefan Brown-Troubadour Music@98)

Patience

When you are watching TV, your favourite stuff

Baby sister is wailing, your Mom’s in a huff

Your temperature is rising, you’ve just had enough

Just try to be patient and calm

Cause practicing patience is a wonderful thing,

The more that you practice, the more love it will bring

So be willing to wait for the things that you want

-be patient ‘n’ gentle and kind.

When you can’t find your socks cause

Your room’s in a mess

Don’t go round moaning and blaming the rest

Try to remember, be patient and kind

Then they’ll be easy to find.

Caring

Caring is giving to all the people around you

Caring is minding our beautiful world that surrounds you

When you do a good job and give it your best

Pick up a bird, put it back in the nest

When your friend starts to cry and they’re feeling quite sad

Just walk up to them and say, “Don’t feel so bad”.

When your mama is tired and papas asleep

Don’t go round shouting and stomping your feet

Granny Moko is cold, would you get her a shawl

Certainly you say, no trouble at all.

(music & lyrics by Stefan Brown, Troubadour Music@98)

Listen

1.

Listen … can you hear the sound

Hearts beating, all the world around

Down in the valley, out on the plain

Everywhere around the world, a heartbeat

sounds the same

Chorus:

Black or white, red or tan,

it’s the heart (sound) of the family of man

Oh oh, beating (laughing, singing) away,

Oh oh, beating (laughing, singing) away,

Oh oh, beating (laughing, singing) away!

2.

Listen … can you hear the sound

Laughter … all the world around

High in the mountains, down by the sea

Everywhere around the world, laughter

sounds the same to me

Chorus:

Black or white … (laughing)

3.

Ooo la la la la la, ooo la la la la la, ooola la la la la la,

Ooo la la la, la la, oh oh oh oh (2x)

Listen … can you hear the sound

Singing … all the world around

Walkin’ through the jungle, or on a busy city

street

Everywhere around the world, singing always

sounds so sweet

Chorus: Black or white … (singing)

(Kathy & Red Grammer)

Split the Atoms Heart

How the dewdrops shine, sparkling and

twinkling like scattered diamonds

Are the footprints mine?

Or is it a child of the kingdom

Chorus 2x:

Split the atoms heart and lo

Within it though wilt find a sun

Hear is a child, hoping tomorrow

will bring its’ freedom

What can we say? We’re lost within

Circles, no rhyme, no reason

Chorus 2x:

Is this the child, nurtured and tended so carefully?

To be blown away?

This is the season of destiny.

Chorus 2x:

(music by Stefan Brown – inspiration: The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh )

Little by Little

Chorus:

Little by little, little by little

Day by day

Little by little, somehow

World, world, world can’t you see

we’re talking about your destiny.

Don’t just stand there and say it’s wrong

you’ve been standing far too long.

Chorus:

World, world, world in the darkest night

look for the followers of the light

Round and round, one by one

look out world – release the sun.

Chorus:

World, world, world better make some time

I’m gonna lay it on the line

Take the key, unlock the gate

Time’s awasting, don’t hesitate.

Chorus 2x:

(music and lyrics by Stefan Brown)

Paper Cranes

Chorus:

Mankind is one sun – mankind is one

Paper cranes with perfect wings

Flying to the sun – flying to the sun

Look around you, what surrounds you?

Is it love we feel?

There’s a knowing and it’s growing

Peace can be real

Chorus:

No confrontation or legislation

Is gonna put it right

When we discover we have a lover

Like a thief in the night

Chorus:

Is there a future for the children?

Will they be lost in the night?

For those who care enough to listen

Mankind will unite

Chorus 2x:

(music & lyrics by Stefan Brown)

Prayer for the Home

Fill Thou O God our home

with harmony and happiness

with laughter and delight

with radiant kindness and overflowing joy

that in the union of our hearts

Thy love may find a lodging place

And Thou Thyself

Mayest make this home of ours

Thine own.

(words by George Townshend)

Calendar Song

Baha, Jalal, Jamal,

'Azamat, Nur, Rahmat,

Kalimat, Kamal & Asma,

Izzat, Mashiyyat, Ilm.

Qudrat, Qawl, Masa'il Sharaf,

Sultan Mulk Ala

Splendour, Glory and Beauty,

Grandeur, Light and Mercy,

Words, Perfection and Names

Might and Will and Knowledge,

Power, Speech, Questions and Honour

Sovereignty, Dominion and Loftiness

repeat; x 1 Sovereignty, Dominion and Loftiness

These are the names of the months. (x 2)

Valley of Search

Valley of Search
Valley of Love
Valley of Knowledge and Unity
Valley of contentment
Valley of Wonderment
Valley of True Poverty
And absolute Nothingness

Great day

Bahá'u'lláh’s getting us ready for that great day

Bahá'u'lláh’s getting us ready for that great day

Bahá'u'lláh’s getting us ready for that great day

As soon as every nation gets together

We’re gonna have a good time

Oh Bahá'u'lláh, the Glory of God

Great day!  Great day!

Great day!  Great day!

The sun will shine

on all mankind

Great day!  Great day!

Great day!  Great day!

As soon as my feet strike Zion

Gonna lay down my heavy burden

Gonna put on my robes of glory

Gonna shout and tell the story

As soon as every nation gets together

We’re gonna have a good time

Oh Bahá'u'lláh, the Glory of God

Bahá'u'lláh’s getting us ready for that great day

Bahá'u'lláh’s getting us ready for that great day

Bahá'u'lláh’s getting us ready for that great day

As soon as every nation gets together

We’re gonna have a good time

Oh Bahá'u'lláh, the Glory of God

I Love Thee Well

Chorus:

I can’t sing very well

and I can’t pray very well

but I love Thee well

I love Thee well, Beloved

I can’t speak very well

and I can’t teach very well

But I love Thee well

I love Thee well, Beloved

You say that all must give the Message

My knees are shaking when I try

Because You promised You would starengthen me

I dare to stand and say Bahá’í

Chorus:

You turn a moth into an eagle

A ray of light into a star

A drop of dew into an ocean

We only ask and there You are

Chorus:

(music & lyrics by Doris Kurzius)

O Son of Light! (Arabic #16)

Forget all save Me

And commune with My spirit

This is of the essence of My command,

Therefore turn unto it.

Love Your Neighbours and Friends

Love your neighbours and friends

That’s the Word that God sends

For a world of unity

Love your neighbour and friends

I’m Bahá'u'lláh’s child

He has taught me to love

all the children around the world

I’m Bahá'u'lláh’s child

There’s a Faith filled with love

Joy and happiness too

All Bahá’ís around the world

Give this friendship to you

Ya Bahá’u’l-Abhá

Ya Bahá’u’l-Abhá

Sing you children around the world

Ya Bahá’u’l-Abhá

Remover of Difficulties

Is there any remover of difficulties save God?

Say:  Praised be God!  He is God!

All are His servants, and all abide by His bidding!

(-Báb)

Navajo Song

Hay nay yahana heya hey yahana

A hay nay yahana heya hey yahana

A heyo

I walk in beauty, yes I do, yes I do

I talk in beauty, yes I do, yes I do

I live in beauty just for you and only you

Hey yahana

I sleep in beauty, yes I do, yes I do

I lie in beauty, yes I do, yes I do

I dream in beauty just for you and only you

Hey yahana

I pray in beauty, yes I do, yes I do

I live the life in beauty, yes I do, yes I do

I love the Ancient Beauty just for you and only you

Hey hayana

Shine Your light on me, Bahá'u'lláh

Shine Your light on me, Bahá'u'lláh

I am over here, Bahá'u'lláh

Shine Your light on me, Bahá'u'lláh, Glory-aye, glory-aye

Let me be a lamp, Bahá'u'lláh

I am over here, Bahá'u'lláh

Let me be a lamp, Bahá'u'lláh, Glory-aye, glory-aye

Help me light the world, Bahá'u'lláh

I am over here, Bahá'u'lláh

Help me light the world, Bahá'u'lláh, Glory-aye, glory-aye

Help me teach Thy Cause, Bahá'u'lláh

I am over here, Bahá'u'lláh

Help me teach Thy Cause, Bahá'u'lláh, Glory-aye, glory-aye

Let me live the life, Bahá'u'lláh

I am over here, Bahá'u'lláh

Let me live the life, Bahá'u'lláh, Glory-aye, glory-aye

Shine the light on us, Bahá'u'lláh

We are over here, Bahá'u'lláh

Shine the light on us, Bahá'u'lláh, Glory-aye, glory-aye

(Afro-American Christian origin)

I’ve Got the Bahá’í Spirit

I’ve got the Bahá’í spirit

right on my head

I’ve got the Bahá’í spirit

right on my head to stay

I’ve got the Bahá’í spirit

deep in my heart

I’ve got the Bahá’í spirit

deep in my heart to stay

I’ve got the Bahá’í spirit

all over me

I’ve got the Bahá’í spirit

all over me to stay

I’ve got the Bahá’í spirit

right on my head, deep in my heart, all over me

I’ve got the Bahá’í spirit

Right on my head, deep in my heart to stay

(Malaysian)

Healing Prayer

Thy Name is my healing, O 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 and my succor

in both this world and the world to come.

Thou, verily, art the All-Bountiful, the All-Knowing,

the All-Wise

(prayer by Bahá'u'lláh)

(Music by Teata Makirere)

Toko Zani

Rejoice, rejoice for a new day has dawned

The whole wide world is now one fold

Rejoice, rejoice for a new day has dawned

The plan of God has now been told

The Promised One by the name of Bahá

Came to bring a new day

Let us be happy, let us say

Ya Bahá’ul’Abhá

Say, Ya Bahá’ul’Abhá

Toko zani mina laba wanki

Le li langa lakukana

Toko zani mina laba wanki

Le li langa lakukana

Toko lakola luku Bahá

Um lama wan lam pa

Kaday kuday siliendole

Ya Bahá’ul’Abhá

Ti Ya Bahá’ul’Abhá

Ti Ya Bahá’ul’Abhá

(Zulu song by Royal Family of Swaziland)

Good Neighbours

Chorus:

Good neighbours come in all colours

Red, black, yellow and tan

Our outside may be different

but we belong to the family of man.

1. 

When my doorbell starts to ring

I can’t see the persons skin

Even if he had bright blue skin

I’d welcome him right in.

Chorus:

2. 

When my neighbour starts to cry

It hurts him and that hurts I.

Even if he had orange eyes

it hurts him when he cries.

Chorus:

3. 

When my neighbour wants to share

joy and happiness everywhere

Even if he had purple hair

I wouldn’t even care.

Chorus:

Unity in Diversity

Flowers blossom ‘neath the sun

Many colours they become

A visual coloured symphony of

“Unity in Diversity”

Chorus: 

Unity in Diversity

Hey!  Can’t you see, its just got to be

Unity in Diversity.

The writings on the wall

If everybody had no name

and everybody looked the same

Well, is it you?  Or is it me?

Give us some Diversity.

Chorus:

Different races you may be

Like the waves upon the sea

A living syncronisity of

“Unity in Diversity”

Chorus:

I looked at you, you looked at me

And I got this feeling that we’d agree

Hey!  There ain’t no difference in humanity

Just “Unity in Diversity”

Chorus 3 x:

Round: 

Me and you in Unity

You and me in Diversity

(repeated many times over:  Chorus)

(music & lyrics by Stefan Brown, Troubadour Music@98)

Ocean of Light

Chorus:

It’s an ocean, an ocean, an ocean of light

Where the rays of the sun and the raindrops unite

In the Pacific, the beautiful ocean

The Love of Bahá brings the light

We are here to deliver this most precious gift

It's the key to the Kingdom of rapture and bliss

When we're united, no longer divided

The love of Bahá burns so bright

Chorus:

Should they attempt to extinguish its light,

The ocean is where His Great Cause will ignite

In the Pacific, the beautiful ocean

The Love of Bahá burns so bright

Chorus:

We’re immersed in the ocean of love for Bahá'u'lláh

A light that shall spread to every land

Just like the Pacific surrounding each one of us

Casting its pearls upon the sand

Chorus:

Reverence

Reverence - we’re practising reverence

Know whose presence you stand before

Reverence - we’re practising reverence

Try to be humble at the threshold of your Lord.

Life is precious - don’t let is slip away

Be still in the night

In a world where the candle flame is dying

We gotta stand up and rekindle the light

With sweet delight

Sequence 2x

(music & lyrics by Stefan Brown, Troubadour Music@98)

Millions of stars

Millions of stars placed in the sky by one God

Millions of people lift up their eyes to one God

2x:

So many children call unto Him by many a different name

One Father, loving each the same

So many ways all of us pray to one God

So many paths winding their way to one God

Walk with me brother, there are no strangers

Now that His work is done

For your God,

And my God,

Are one.

Virtues Song

Virtues are God’s gifts that chart,

reflections in the human heart -

As we practice day by day -

“O God Guide Us” as we pray

Virtues stream from God above

He tells us we must practice love

When we see a world in need

He asks us only - plant a seed.

So let the virtues speak to you

Reflect, decide on what to do

You can hear the Master say:

“Little by Little, Day by Day”.

Virtues are God’s gifts that chart

Reflections in the human heart

As we practice day by day

“O God Guide Us” as we pray - Today.

(music & lyrics by Stefan Brown, Troubadour Music @98)

Obedience

Listen to what your teachers say

Don’t go coming late to school -

 missed the bus along the way

Don’t you know the golden rule of obedience?

yeah yeah yeah ... of obedience, yeah yeah yeah,

Always let obedience - be your guide my friend

Use your will power to follow the rules

Even though you feel like a fool

Know that your friends can trust you in the end

 Because of your obedience -

yeah yeah yeah ... of obedience, yeah yeah yeah

yeah yeah yeah ... of obedience, yeah yeah yeah

Always let obedience ... Be your guide my friend

Listen to what your parents said

Say your prayers then into bed

Morning comes a brand new day

I wanna hear the children say

We’re practicing obedience - yeah yeah yeah

(music & lyrics by Stefan Brown, Troubadour Music@98)

One Planet, One People…

We all live in a dream of one world

Hoping that someday we will live as we were meant to live

We all live in a dream of one world

Hoping that someday we will love as we were meant to love

One planet, one people, please God we may achieve it

One planet, one people, please

One planet, one people, please God we may achieve it

One planet, one people, please.

Love (We love the World)

Sing, sing along with me

1st Chorus:   We love the world 

   (echo) We love the world

All:   I’m talking about you and me

   We love the world

   (echo) We love the world

Verse - girl sings

I can’t understand what’s happened to our land

We’ve broken the world we live in

We think its just a clockwork toy

And we’ll wind it up again.

2nd Chorus - all

Sing, sing along with me

We love the world    (echo) we love the world

I’m talking about unity

So lets love the world   (echo) lets love the world

Verse - boy sings

Seems human kind is almost blind

And some how lost their way

Follow the “children of the Light”

Cause they’ll show you the way.

3rd Chorus - all

Sing, sing along with me

We love the world   (echo) we love the world

I’m talking about harmony

So lets love the world   (echo) lets love the world

La la la la la we love the world

(music & lyrics by Stefan Brown, Troubadour Music@98)

Service

Weeding the garden, raking the leaves

Collecting all the honey from the busy buzzy bees

Doing the dishes, feeding the fishes

All helping people in a special kind of way

Chorus: 

Cause service, service with a smile

Don’t go being like a crocodile

Service – working everyday

All helping people in a special kind of way.

There’s a fireman – putting out the flames

There’s our teacher – they know all our names

There’s a doctor with a stethoscope

Writing out prescriptions on a little white note

“hmm so what seems to be the matter?”

Building a house, making a road.

Maybe you’re a truckie with a heavy load

Planting out taro, ‘neath the coconut trees

All helping people in a special kind of way

Chorus:  (2x)

(music & lyrics by Stefan Brown, Troubadour Music@98)

Trust (Trust Me)

Trust me to chase away your fears

Trust me to wipe away your tears

You gotta look for the hidden treasure on life’s rocky road.

Don’t worry, don’t worry, you’ll never be alone

Don’t worry, don’t worry, just put your trust in God above.

Trust is having faith and believing in the world

But deep in your heart, you gotta trust yourself

You know trust is just like a diamond that shines in the night

So you can find the path back home.

Trust me … etc.

Don’t worry … sequence 2 x

I speak of you

I speak of you, I speak of me

I speak of people across the sea

I speak of us and so you see

That we all stand beneath the tree

I speak of love, of unity

In our hearts it’s there you see

The tree of unity grows so tall

With branches shading one and all

So rise my friend and take my hand

The time has come for us to stand

Stand up for unity, stand up for love

Stand up for the One above

With Two Wings

Chorus: 

With two wings we can soar through the air

With two wings we can go most anywhere

With two wings we can sail through the sky

With two wings we can fly

Sung by men:

I am one wing, father and brother

By myself all I can do is flutter

I am only one wing, I need the other

For the dove of peace to fly

Sung by women:

I am one wing, sister and mother

By myself all I can do is flutter

I am only one wing, I need the other

For the dove of peace to fly

Chorus:

Man is one wing, women the other

She is your sister, you are her brother

When we learn to trust one another

The dove of peace will fly

Chorus:  2x

(Music & lyrics by Red Grammer)

New Family

So here we are like so many stars up above

How did it start, so many hearts so full of love?

Chorus: 

Bahá'u'lláh gave us such a gift

'Abdu'l-Bahá gave our hearts a lift

Shoghi Effendi made our flight so swift

What did we do to be so blessed?

So let’s pray, night and day

Firm we’ll stay in the Covenant

Ya Bahá'u'lláh-Abhá

Ya Bahá'u'lláh-Abhá.

So look around, this is your new family

Like a song, our voices will sing in harmony.

Chorus:

So look around, this is your new family.

We are

Lead: We are lighters of the unlit candles

Echo:

All:

Ya Bahá’u’l-Abhá  2x

We are lighters of the unlit candles

Lead: 

We are children of the Abha Kingdom

Echo:

All:

Ya Bahá’u’l-Abhá   2x

We are children of the Abha Kingdom

I believe

I believe the children are our future

Teach them well and let them lead the way

Show them all the beauty they possess inside

Give them a sense of pride to make it easier

Let the children’s laughter remind us of how we used to be

Everybody’s searching for a hero

People need someone to look up to

I never found anyone who fulfilled my needs

A lonely place to be

And so I learned to depend on me

I decided long ago never to walk in anyone’s shadow

If I fail, If I succeed

At lest I’ll live as I believe

No matter what they take from me

They can’t take away my dignity

Because the greatest love of all

Is happening to me

I found the greatest love of all

Inside of me

The greatest love of all

Is easy to achieve

Learning to love yourself

It is the greatest love of all

I believe

…

I decided

And if by chance, that special place

That you’ve been dreaming of

Leads you to a lonely place

Find your strength in love.

Will you give your heart ?

Will you give your heart … to Bahá'u'lláh?

Will you give your heart … to Bahá'u'lláh?

Will you be a flame of fire, a river of life,

Give your heart … to Bahá'u'lláh?

Yes I’ll give my heart … to Bahá'u'lláh  (2x)

Yes I’ll be a flame of fire, a river of life,

Give my heart … to Bahá'u'lláh.

Will you give your life … to Bahá'u'lláh? (2x)

Will you give your earthly possessions,

Your worldly desires

Give your life … to Bahá'u'lláh?

Yes I’ll give my life for Bahá'u'lláh

(Etc…)

Will you teach the Cause … of Bahá'u'lláh? (2x)

Will teach each person you meet

Each stranger and friend,

Teach the Cause … of Bahá'u'lláh?

Yes I’ll teach the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh

(Etc…)

Will you pioneer … for Bahá'u'lláh?

Will you travel land and sea

To raise the call

Yá-Bahá … Yá-Bahá’u’l-Abhá

Yes I’ll pioneer … for Bahá'u'lláh

(Etc…)

Repeat 1st verse

(by Joan Lincoln and John Cook)

Fellowship, Fellowship

Long time ago in Mazindaran,

So the Dawn Breakers say,

A Manifestation of God was born

Bringing the Promised Day, and He says

Chorus: 

Fellowship, fellowship,

Love, love, unity

All the people are one.

Man is the member of just one family,

The age of peace has begun.

He sang a song to all of mankind

All the mountains they ring

See all the people laughing with joy.

This is the song that they sing, and they say:

Chorus:

Mulla Husayn went down to Shiraz

To find the Point of Bayan.

Say Mulla Husayn, “Go tell all the people,

The Prophet He speaks again,” and He says:

Chorus:

The shah thought he could put out the light,

Drive our Lord from Iran.

“Shah what a foolish man you are,

My teachings have only begun,” and He says:

Chorus:

'Abdu'l-Bahá says always be happy

Laughing and singing and so

I want you to all join in the refrain

By now you should know how it goes; and we sing,

Chorus: (2x)

The age of peace has begun (2x)

Allah’u’Abhá – All Around the World

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 town

Allah’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 for Peru

It’s nice to know that wherever you go these words

Of love are true.

Chorus: (2x)

(by Cat Winterfox)

The Key

Intro: 

So much love for us to share,

The word of God sweet fragrance in the air,

Let’s heed his mighty call

Brother, sister, one and all

Chorus:

Mankind will live as one, the new world has just begun

The door’s unlocked, we found the key, united through our heart,

With God we’ll never part, heaven on earth is all we’ll see.

Intro:

In every age of man, God’s love is showered across the land,

Love thy neighbour, learn what’s just, in God’s love forever trust.

Chorus:  (2x)

Heaven on earth is all we’ll see. (last line 3x)

(by Steve and Shelly Hines)

Arise!

We are travelling across this land

Our map is the Divine Plan

The hours left are not long

We 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 universe

The joy of 'Abdu'l-Bahá depends on this.

The mercy of God is falling like rain

The desert of the heart blooms again

Arise in the path of the love of God

Be unrestrained and aid thou His Cause

Work, this is the Great Work

Heart and soul, all parts become one whole

Chorus:

Work, this is the Great Work.

Arise, this is the Great Work.

(by Phoenix)

Oh What a Beautiful World

Oh what a beautiful world this will be

When all men learn to see

What a beautiful world this will be

When all men learn to know

Bahá'u'lláh (the Flame of Love)

Will show us the way

(It’s a brand new day)

Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'u'lláh

Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'u'lláh

Oh what a beautiful world this will be

When all men learn to hear

Oh what a beautiful world this will be

When all men learn to love

Bahá'u'lláh  (the Flame of Love)

Will show us the way

(It’s a brand new day)

Bahá'u'lláh (the Promised One)

Has brought a new day

(It’s a brand new way)

It’s a Small World

It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears

It’s a world of hopes and a world of fears

There’s so much that we share

That it’s time we’re aware

It’s a small world after all

It’s a small world after all

It’s a small world after all

It’s a small world after all

It’s a small small world

There’s just one moon and a golden sun

And a smile means friendship for everyone

Though the mountains divide and the oceans are wide

It’s a small world after all.

Arrested in Tehran

Arrested in Tehran, brought on foot and bound in    chains

For what He believed, an innocent man is brought to a place of thieves.

Cast into a dungeon, the notorious Siyáh-Chál, Immortal Beauty laid veiled behind these walls.

Flanked by hardened criminals, around His neck was clamped a chain,

So heavy a weight, scars would always remain.

One night in a dream, on every side these words were heard:

“Victorious we shall render Thee by Thy self and by Thy pen,

Grieve not for what hath befallen Thee

And be Thou not afraid, For Thou art in safety.”

Though only a child, 'Abdu'l-Bahá longed to behold his Father in the Black Pit, damp and cold.

When on a servants shoulders he was carried deep inside the gloom,

The voice of Bahá was heard, “Do not bring My Son into this room”.

The young Master then saw Him, heavily burdened in chains,

Perhaps it was then that He knew the weight He was to bear would be the same.

Ere long will God raise up the treasures of the earth.

Men who will aid Thee through Thyself and through Thy Name.

Grieve not for what has befallen Thee and be Thou not afraid, for Thou art in safety.

We are the World

There comes a time when we heed a certain call

Then the world must come together as one

There are people dying

And it’s time to lend a hand to life

The greatest gift of all

We can’t go on pretending day by day

That someone, somewhere will soon make a change

We are all a part of God’s great big family

And the truth,  you know

Love is all we need

Chorus: 

We are the world, we are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let’s start giving.

There’s a choice we’re making

We’re saving our own lives

It’s true we’ll make a better day

Just you and me

Send them your heart so they’ll know that someone cares

And their lives will be stronger and free

As God has shown us by turning stone to bread

So we all must lend a helping hand

Chorus:

When you’re down and out, there seems no hope at all

But if you just believe there’s no way we can fall

Let us realize that a change can only come

When we stand together as one

Chorus:

It is No Secret

The chimes of time ring out the news, another day is through,

Someone slipped and fell, was that someone you,

You may have longed for added strength, your courage to renew,

But do not be disheartened, for I have news for you.

It is no secret what God can do,

What he’s done for others, He’ll do for you,

With arms wide open He’ll pardon you,

For it is no secret what God can do.

Colours

Well I can imagine all of the people living together as one,

Everyone speaking the same kind of language.

And having the same kind of fun,

Never a thought to one’s hue or complexion,

Prejudice tears us apart.

There is only one tone in a man that’s important

That’s the colour that comes from the heart.

Chorus: 

Stand up, let’s show our colours,

These praiseworthy actions and deeds

Take note of what lies before us,

Let’s live out our spiritual needs.

Stand up, let’s show our colours,

And walk through this world hand in hand.

Take note of what lies before us,

For justice together we’ll stand.

Intro

A man and a woman were born to be equal,

And knowledge is everyone’s right

We can settle our differences through consultation,

We don’t have to quarrel and fight.

Religion and science when studied together,

The secrets will come to unfold.

And oh what a wonderful world God has given us,

All those treasures that mankind can hold.

Chorus:

(slowly)

And oh what a wonderful world God has given us,

All those treasures that mankind can hold,

Stand up, let’s show our colours …

(by Shelly and Steve Hines)

Glorious Day

All these faces, so much love

Isn’t this what we’ve been dreamin’ of?

All are welcome, come on in

Join hands, let the new day begin, singing:

Chorus: 

Oh what a glorious, glorious, glorious

Oh what a wonderful, glorious day, yeah!

God is most glorious, glorious, glorious,

Oh what a wonderful, glorious day!

Look to the future, it shall be done

We’re finally learning that mankind is one

All together, side by side

Everybody diversified, singing:

Chorus:

Hand in hand, heart to heart

Build a bond that will never part

Chorus:  (2x)

(by Shelly and Steve Hines)

O Son of Being! (Arabic #5)

(Acapella round for 3 voices)

Love Me, that I may love thee.

If thou lovest Me not,

My love can in no wise reach thee.

Know this, O servant.

O Son of Being! (Arabic #12)

With the hands of power I made thee and with the fingers of strength

I created thee, and within thee have I placed the essence of My light.

Be thou content with it and seek naught else,

For My work is perfect and My command is binding.

Question it not, nor have a doubt thereof.  (repeat)

I Love Bahá'u'lláh

Oh what a feeling, oh what a time

This day we live in is the best you’ll find

A new world order, a time for change

And everyone will recognize his name.

Chorus: 

I love Bahá'u'lláh 

I know His teachings are word of God

His life has set the stage

His name will set the world ablaze

The Glory of God

With His teachings, the Divine Plan

Unite the hearts of all the tribes of man

Through Gods glory, His precious love

We will mature, the Most Great Peace shall come

Chorus:

The glory of … (2x)

The Glory of God

The Glory of God

The Glory of God.

I Think You’re Wonderful

Chorus: 

I think you’re wonderful, when somebody says that to me,

I feel wonderful, as wonderful’s can be.

It makes me want to say the same thing to   somebody new,

And by the way I’ve been meaning to say

I think you’re wonderful too.

If we practice this phrase in the most honest way,

And find something special in someone each day.

We’ll lift up the world one heart at a time,

It all starts by; saying this one simple line …

Chorus:

When each one of us feels important inside

Loving and giving and glad we’re alive

Oh, what a difference we’ll make in each day

All because someone decided to say …

Chorus:

And by the way, I’ve been meaning to say,

I think you’re wonderful too!

Join in the Music

Join in the music, come on everybody lets sing,

We all love music, its such a beautiful thing,

It don’t matter if you’re young or old, black or white,

Or hot or cold, just dance and shout and clap your hands,

Jump right up and be part of the band and

Join in the music, come on everybody lets sing, (3x)

We all love music, its such a beautiful thing,

If you’d like I’ll sing to you but it sounds even better,

If you’d sing too.  I’ll sing with you, you sing with me

Nobody minds if you sing off key just,

Join in the music come on everybody lets sing, (3x)

We all love music, its such a beautiful thing,

New grass, and Blue grass and boogie woogie blues,

Comtemporary, classical and country western too

Rock and roll, jazz and soul, just to name a few

Before too long you’ll be singing too, just

Join in the music, come on everybody lets sing, (repeat last line 3x)

(by Steve and Shelly Hines)

Joseph Song

We drove in that afternoon, it was a whole new place to be,

Our eyes filled with wonder at all the new faces to see.

A couple of introductions and already you’ve made a friend,

The first moments may pass you by but the memories never end.

Chorus: 

Don’t say good-bye as I’m just passing through,

Just remember this, that no matter what you do,

There’s a piece of my heart with you.

It just takes a minute or two to feel the power of unity,

Just a couple of days and we are all one family.

The experiences I’ve had will last a lifetime long,

The memories string together like the notes in a nightingale’s song.

Chorus:

Now we’re travelin’ down the road

Both with new days to look forward to,

Life’s a give and take this way,

A little bit of me for a little of you.

Chorus:

(by David Hunt)

Put a Little Love in Your Heart

Ooh bop bop, ooh bop bop, ooh bop bop, ooh bop bop …

Think of your fellow man, lend him a helping hand

Put a little love in your heart!

You see it’s getting late, oh please don’t hesitate

Put a little love in your heart!

Chorus: 

and the world will be a better place,

and the world will be a better place,

for you … and me … you just wait … and see …

Take a good look around, and if you’re feeling down

Put a little love in your heart!

We want the world to know we won’t let hatred grow

Put a little love in your heart!

Chorus:

Another day goes by, and still the children cry

Put a little love in your heart!

We’re hoping you’ll decide kindness will be your guide

Put a little love in your heart!

Chorus:

Put a little love in your heart! (repeat as often as desired)

Radiant Faces

Radiant faces with traces of love in their eyes

Walking the pathway of God, seeking the Light.

Chorus: 

who’s to know, what loving (sorrow, tomorrow) will bring

Loving (sorrow, tomorrow) will bring

All that we know, is winter will turn

Turn into spring

Waking up early one morn to the cry of a child

Spinning and turning a soul, born to be wild.

Chorus:

Riding the hills, the wheat fields glow in the sun

We know only one thing, our journey has only begun.

Chorus:

Eagles of beauty and grace soar in the sky

To see you again oh my friend, makes my heart fly

To see you again oh my friend, makes my heart fly

(by Katie Shannon)

We are the Soldiers

Well, the Báb blew His trumpet, announcing to the world

The time had come, and like the dawn of the day

He lit the way for the coming of the Promised One.

Chorus: 

Whoa, we are the soldiers in God’s army, we’ve gotta stop

And teach the word for now.

We’ve gotta hold up love and unity

We’ve gotta hold it up until we die.

Bahá'u'lláh is the Prophet

He brought the word that is right for now

And like the thief in the night he came by the Gate

For He is the Promised One …

Chorus:

'Abdu'l-Bahá is the Master

He brought the word that is right for now

And when the road got rough and the going got tough

He just stood there and taught anyhow …

Chorus:

Shoghi-Effendi is the Guardian

He brought the word that is right for now

And when the road got rough and the going got tough

He just stood there and taught anyhow

Chorus:

Now I’m glad I’m a soldier

I’ve got the word that is right for now

And when the road gets rough and the going gets tough

I’m gonna stand there and teach anyhow.

Sea of Faces

There’s a sea of faces

Coloured clothes with pretty laces

Many times I close my eyes

All I see are faces.

Chorus: 

So I love you for who you are

Yes, I love you for who you are

Without that love we can’t go far

So I just love you for who you are.

Black and white, red and tan,

There’s so many colours of man,

Golden copper to darker hues,

So many colours we can’t choose.

Chorus:

How many places, can you and I

See all the races, watch spirits fly

Chorus:  (2x)

Whoooaaaaahhhh

(by Erin Murray)

The Singing Wind

The wind is singing in the mountains,

Across the valleys and the plains,

And calling joyous in the islands,

Let love and unity reign.

Let love and unity reign.

Let love and unity reign.

The wind is singing in the mountains,

Let love and unity reign.

The crickets crying in the valleys,

Can’t see the brilliance of the dawn,

Can’t hear the singing in the mountains,

The Promised One has come!

The Promised One has come!

The Promised One has come!

The wind is singing in the mountains,

Bahá'u'lláh has come!

So let us shout it from the mountains,

And fill the world with the song.

The wind is singing in the mountains,

Bahá'u'lláh has come!

Oh, hear the song of the wind,

Come sing the song of the wind,

The wind is singing in the mountains,

Bahá'u'lláh has come!

Sing out the Glory!

When you’re feeling low down,

Think your gonna go down

Your heart is weary and blue

You better just slow down on the double

And forget about your trouble,

Let me tell you what you’ve got to do …

You’ve got to …

Chorus: 

Sing out the glory, sing out the glory,

Sing out the glory of God.

Everybody sing out the glory,

Gotta tell that story about Bahá'u'lláh.

People got to get together

Got to know each other better

Even though it may seem hard

People got to get together

Got to know each other better

Got to do it for the Glory of God

You’ve got to …

Chorus:

Forgiveness Prayer

I beg Thee to forgive me, O my Lord,

For every 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 of Thy good-pleasure,

And for all things pertaining unto me

Which bear no relationship unto Thee,

O Thou Who art the Lord of lords,

He Who provideth the means and unlocketh the doors.

-The Báb

Cry Out!

Cry out, cry out the name of Bahá'u'lláh,

I said cry out, cry out the name of the Glory of God.

Get up on your feet, raise the standard high,

Make the victories sweet, and then cry,

Chorus: 

Cry out, cry out the name of Bahá'u'lláh,

Cry out , cry out the name of the Glory of God.

Get out on the street, look them in the eye

Be the one to beat, when you cry.

Chorus:

Help them to spread amongst all the nations of the earth

The light of guidance, that cometh from the Company on High

So tell it to your friends, shout it to the sky

Until the old world ends, we must cry.  Oh yes cry.

Chorus:  (2x)

(by Cat Winterfox)

Glory of the Lord

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill made low:

And the crooked shall be made straight, and the

Glory of the Lord (Glory of the Lord), and the

Glory of the Lord, shall be revealed …*

Chorus: 

Bahá'u'lláh is the Glory of God

Let those who have ears to hear, hear the truth

Bahá'u'lláh is the Glory of God.

He has made the world new, He has made the world new (last line 2x)

Then shall thy light break forth as morning

And thine health spring forth speedily:

And thy righteousness go before: and the

Glory of the Lord (Glory of the Lord), the

Glory of the Lord, shall be thy reward. **

Chorus: 

For the Son of man shall come in the Glory of His Father … ***

(The Son of Man has come! The Son of Man has come!)

(repeat 4x)

* Isaiah 40:4-5

** Isaiah 58:8

*** St. Matthew 16:27

What a Wonderful World

I see trees of green, red roses too,

I see them bloom for me and you,

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue and clouds of white,

The bright blessed day, the dark say goodnight,

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky

Are also on the faces of people going by,

I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do,

They’re really saying, I love you.

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow,

They’ll learn much more than I’ll ever know,

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world,

Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world!