THE SWEETNESS OF THY MELODY
A COLLECTION OF SONGS AND BAHA’I PRAYERS PUT TO MUSIC
BY SHADI TOLOUI-WALLACE
Version 1
Many thanks to Joshua Toloui-Wallace
& Leif Thorseth for their contributions
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REMOVER OF EVERY ANGUISH
FROM THE ALBUM LEATHER BOUND BOOK
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
2nd FRET
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O LORD! THOU ARE
THE REMOVER OF EVERY ANGUISH
AND THE DISPELLER OF EVERY AFFLICTION.
THOU ART HE WHO BANISHETH EVERY SORROW
AND SETTETH FREE EVERY SLAVE,
THE REDEEMER OF EVERY SOUL.
O LORD!
X4
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O LORD
X3
Cadd2
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GRANT DELIVERANCE THROUGH THY MERCY
AND RECKON ME (RECKON ME) AMONG SUCH SERVANTS
OF THINE X3
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AS HAVE GAINED X3
Cadd2/G
SALVATION.
- THE BÁB
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SHELTERED
FROM THE ALBUM LEATHER BOUND BOOK
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
G C
EM D
O SON OF BEING!
MY LOVE IS MY STRONGHOLD;
HE THAT ENTERETH THEREIN
IS SAFE AND SECURE,
AM
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AND HE THAT TURNETH AWAY
D
AM C G D
X2
SHALL SURELY STRAY
D
AND PERISH.
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
2nd FRET
LEATHER BOUND BOOK- JOSHUA & SHADI TOLOUI-WALLACE
VERSE 1:
G7omit3 Am C G7omit3
LIFTING UP THE FIRST OF THE PAGES
SIFTING OUR FINGERS THROUGH ALL OF THE AGES
WAITING OUR TURN
TO SPEAK
WORDS OF FRIENDSHIP, WORDS OF LOVE
THESE WORDS WERE WRITTEN BY THE HAND FROM ABOVE
MAKING THEIR WAY FROM THE LINES
INTO OUR MINDS
BRIDGE:
Bm Am C D
BEAUTIFUL WORDS SING TO ME
LIKE THE NIGHTINGALE
IN TIMES OF TESTS AND HAPPINESS
THIS BOOK REMAINS A FRIEND, UNTIL THE END
CHORUS:
THIS BOOK, THIS BOOK, THIS LEATHER BOUND BOOK
THESE WORDS, THESE WORDS ARE ENTERING INTO
THE HEARTS OF YOU AND ME
GUIDING THE WAY
VERSE 2:
PATTERNS ENGRAVED ARE EVER SO FINE
RUNNING YOUR FINGERS THROUGH ALL OF THE LINES
MAKING THEIR WAY
FROM THE DIVINE
ROSE PETALS FALLEN, LEAVING THEIR SCENT
SOON THEY ARE LIFTED, ONLY TO BEND
INSIDE THE PAGES
FOR GENERATIONS
BRIDGE:
BEAUTIFUL WORDS SING TO ME
LIKE THE NIGHTINGALE
IN TIMES OF TESTS AND HAPPINESS
THIS BOOK REMAINS A FRIEND, UNTIL THE END
CHORUS: (X2)
THIS BOOK, THIS BOOK, THIS LEATHER BOUND BOOK
THESE WORDS, THESE WORDS ARE ENTERING INTO
THE HEARTS OF YOU AND ME
GUIDING THE WAY
THIS BOOK, THIS BOOK, THIS LEATHER BOUND BOOK
PRECIOUS PICTURES HOLD MEMORIES OF PAST
THAT LAY INSIDE
HARD COVERS
-JOSHUA TOLOUI-WALLACE
PLUCKING PATTERN:
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BRIGHT ORBS
FROM THE ALBUM LEATHER BOUND BOOK
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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O MY LORD, O MY LORD!
THESE TWO BRIGHT ORBS
ARE WEDDED IN THY LOVE,
CONJOINED IN SERVITUDE
TO THY HOLY THRESHOLD,
UNITED IN MINISTERING TO THY CAUSE.
MAKE THOU THIS MARRIAGE
TO BE AS THREADING LIGHTS
OF THINE ABOUNDING GRACE,
O MY LORD,
THE ALL-MERCIFUL, AND LUMINOUS RAYS
OF THY BESTOWALS,
O THOU THE BENEFICENT,
THE EVER-GIVING,
THAT THERE MAY BRANCH OUT X2
FROM THIS (THIS) GREAT TREE
BOUGHS THAT WILL GROW GREEN
AND FLOURISHING
THROUGH THE GIFTS
THAT RAIN DOWN
FROM THY CLOUDS OF GRACE.
VERILY THOU ART THE GENEROUS,
VERILY THOU ART THE ALMIGHTY,
VERILY THOU ART THE COMPASSIONATE,
THE ALL-MERCIFUL.
O MY LORD, O MY LORD!
THESE TWO BRIGHT ORBS
ARE WEDDED IN THY LOVE,
-‘ABDU'L-BAHÁ
ADORNMENT
FROM THE ALBUM LEATHER BOUND BOOK
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
D
C G
SAY: O GOD, MY GOD!
ATTIRE MINE HEAD
WITH THE CROWN OF JUSTICE,
AND MY TEMPLE
WITH THE ORNAMENT
OF EQUITY.
Am
C
THOU, VERILY, ART THE POSSESSOR
G
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C G
OF ALL GIFTS AND BOUNTIES.
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
RADIANT HEART
FROM THE ALBUM LEATHER BOUND BOOK
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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O SON OF SPIRIT!
MY FIRST COOUNSEL IS THIS:
POSSESS A PURE, KINDLY
AND RADIANT HEART,
THAT THINE MAY
BE A SOVEREIGNTY
ANCIENT, IMPERISHABLE
AND EVERLASTING.
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
2nd FRET
RED BROKEN ROOF TILES
FROM THE ALBUM LEATHER BOUND BOOK
Lyrics & Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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RED BROKEN ROOF TILES,
ARE SCATTERED ALONG THE PATH.
WHO KNOWS WHERE THEY CAME FROM,
I WALK ALONG THE PATH.
TOWARD THAT LOVING SPOT,
WHERE PEOPLE TURN TOWARDS,
AT LEAST ONCE A DAY.
AT LEAST ONCE A DAY.
I TALK TO HIM,
I ASK HIM FOR ASSISTANCE.
TO PROTECT THOSE I LOVE,
AND TO GUIDE THOSE WHO ARE LOST.
CHORUS
SURRENDER MYSELF, TO HIS WILL.
PUT MY LIFE,
IN HIS HANDS, X4
YOUR HANDS.
I RAISE MY HEAD,
STREAMING TEARS FALL DOWN MY CHEEK.
I TRY HARD TO STAND,
BUT MY BODY’S FEELING WEAK.
BEGIN TO WALK AWAY FROM HIS RESTING PLACE.
I FELT LIKE A ROCK,
AS MY HEART WAS LEFT IN THAT SPACE,
THAT SPACE. X3
CHORUS
RED BROKEN ROOF TILES,
ARE SCATTERED ALONG THE PATH.
WHO KNOWS WHERE THEY CAME FROM,
I WALK ALONG THE PATH.
-SHADI TOLOUI-WALLACE
SUPERNAL SKY
FROM THE ALBUM LEATHER BOUND BOOK
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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O MY LORD
AND MY HOPE!
HELP THOU THY LOVED ONES TO BE
STEADFAST IN THY MIGHTY COVENANT,
TO REMAIN FAITHFUL TO THY MANIFEST CAUSE,
AND TO CARRY OUT THE COMMANDMENTS
THOU DIDST SET DOWN FROM
THEM IN THY BOOK OF SPLENDOURS;
THAT THEY MAY BECOME BANNERS OF GUIDANCE AND
LAMPS OF THE COMPANY ABOVE,
WELLSPRINGS OF THINE INFINITE WISDOM, AND
STARS THAT LEAD ARIGHT,
AS THEY SHINE DOWN FROM THE SUPERNAL SKY.
VERILY ART THOU THE INVINCIBLE,
THE ALMIGHTY, THE ALL-POWERFUL.
- ‘ABDU'L-BAHÁ
O NIGHTINGALE
FROM THE ALBUM LEATHER BOUND BOOK
Lyrics & Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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O NIGHTINGALE
O NIGHTINGALE
I YEARN FOR THEE,
O NIGHTINGALE
I ASK OF THEE,
O NIGHTINGALE
PLEASE HEAR MY PLEA,
O NIGHTINGALE
WHAT DO YOU ASK OF ME,
O NIGHTINGALE,
IN THE ROSE GARDEN.
O NIGHTINGALE,
IN THE ROSE GARDEN
OF LOVE
FETTERED IN TEARS,
O NIGHTINGALE
DOST THOU HEAR ME WAIL,
O NIGHTINGALE
HAST THOU TURN AWAY,
O NIGHTINGALE
I BOW DOWN AND PRAY,
O NIGHTINGALE,
IN THE ROSE GARDEN.
O NIGHTINGALE,
IN THE ROSE GARDEN
OF LOVE
AM I PREPARED?
O NIGHTINGALE
PLEASE MAKE ME WORTHY,
O NIGHTINGALE
DO YOU THINK IT’S TIME?
O NIGHTINGALE
I ASK OF THEE TO GUIDE ME x2
O NIGHTINGALE,
IN THE ROSE GARDEN.
O NIGHTINGALE,
IN THE ROSE GARDEN
OF LOVE x2
- SHADI TOLOUI-WALLACE
UNITY
FROM THE ALBUM LEATHER BOUND BOOK
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
Am
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O MY GOD! O MY GOD!
F
G
UNITE THE HEARTS OF THY SERVANTS,
Am
G
AND REVEAL TO THEM (REVEAL TO THEM)
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E
THY GREAT PURPOSE.
MAY THEY FOLLOW
THY COMMANDMENTS AND
ABIDE IN THY LAW.
HELP THEM, O GOD, (HELP THEM, O GOD)
IN THEIR ENDEAVOUR,
F
E
AND GRANT THEM STRENGTH TO SERVE THEE.
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O GOD! (O MY GOD)
LEAVE THEM NOT TO THEMSELVES, BUT
GUIDE THEIR STEPS BY THE LIGHT OF THY KNOWLEDGE,
AND CHEER THEIR HEARTS BY THY LOVE.
VERILY, THOU ART THEIR HELPER
VERILY, THOU ART THEIR LORD.
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
4th FRET
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FROM THE ALBUM VERDANT ISLE
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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O THOUGH WHOSE NEARNESS IS MY WISH,
WHOSE PRESENCE IS MY HOPE,
WHOSE REMEMBRANCE IS MY DESIRE,
WHOSE COURT OF GLORY IS MY GOAL,
WHOSE ABODE IS MY AIM,
WHOSE NAME IS MY HEALING,
WHOSE LOVE IS THE RADIANCE OF MY HEART,
WHOSE SERVICE IS MY,
HIGHEST ASPIRATION
MY WISH,
MY HOPE,
MY DESIRE,
MY GOAL,
MY AIM,
MY HEALING,
MY HEART,
X2
X2
O THOUGH WHOSE NEARNESS IS MY WISH,
WHOSE PRESENCE IS MY HOPE,
O THOUGH WHOSE NEARNESS IS MY WISH,
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
4th FRET
X2
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E |-------------B |-------------G |--2---------D |-------------A |-------------E |--2--------- O FRIEND
FROM THE ALBUM VERDANT ISLE
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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C
O FRIEND,
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IN THE GARDEN OF THY HEART
G
C
PLANT NAUGHT
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BUT THE ROSE OF LOVE,
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AND FROM THE NIGHTINGALE
Am
OF AFFECTION AND DESIRE
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C
LOOSEN NOT THY HOLD
F
TREASURE THE COMPANIONSHIP
Am
OF THE RIGHTEOUS
F
AND ESCHEW ALL FELLOWSHIP
C
WITH THE UN-GODLY.
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH, HIDDEN WORDS, #3
6th FRET
FIRE AND GOLD
FROM THE ALBUM VERDANT ISLE
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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O SON OF BEING
BUSY NOT THYSELF
WITH THIS WORLD
FOR WITH FIRE
WE TEST THE GOLD
AND WITH GOLD
WE TEST
OUR SERVANTS
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH, HIDDEN WORDS, #55
D#Major
E |-------------B |--3---------G |-------------D |--4---------A |--5---------E |--5--------- SELFLESS IN ADVERSITY
FROM THE ALBUM VERDANT ISLE
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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MAY MY SPIRIT
BE A SACRIFICE TO THE
WRONGS THOU DIDST SUFFER,
AND MY SOUL
BE A RANSOM FOR THE
ADVERSITIES THOU DIDST SUSTAIN.
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH , TABLET OF VISITATION
4th FRET
F#minor
E |-------------B |-------------G |--2---------D |-------------A |-------------E |--2--------- WHEN SORROW COMES
FROM THE ALBUM VERDANT ISLE
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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DOMINION IS GOD’S
THE LORD OF THE SEEN
AND THE UNSEEN,
THE LORD OF CREATION
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH, KITAB-I-AQDAS, P11
MOTH TO A FLAME
FROM THE ALBUM VERDANT ISLE
Lyrics by Paul Toloui-Wallace
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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A YOUNG BOY SEES HIS FATHER
BOUND IN CHAINS
EXILED TO FOREIGN LANDS
NEVER TO SEE HIS HOME AGAIN
NO MATTER THE DISTANCE
OR WALLS THAT PART
THIS MOTH COULD STILL FEEL
THE BEATING OF HIS HEART
THE BOND OF LOVE BETWEEN THEM
ONE CAN’T EXPLAIN
A BOND FORGED
THROUGH LOVE AND PAIN
AND WHEN THE FLAME HAD
NO MORE LIFE
HE SAID HE’D NOT DESERVE
BUT HE CHOSE TO SACRIFICE
LIKE DRAWN TO A FLAME
THIS LOYAL MOTH
GUARDS HIS NAME
X2
LIKE DRAWN TO A FLAME
THIS LOYAL MOTH
GUARDS HIS NAME
X2
ALTHOUGH HE SUFFERED
MANY HARDSHIPS
THIS MIGHTY BRANCH
STOOD LOYAL AND FIRM
-PAUL TOLOUI-WALLACE
THE BOND BETWEEN THEM
WAS NEVER BROKEN
WORDS OF LOVE
NEED NOT BE SPOKEN
LIKE DRAWN TO A FLAME
THIS LOYAL MOTH
GUARDS HIS NAME
X2
IN THE HIGHEST
FROM THE ALBUM VERDANT ISLE
Melody by Joshua Toloui-Wallace
STAVE 1 & 2: VERSE 1
STAVE 3: PRE-CHORUS
STAVE 4: CHORUS
STAVE 5: VERSE 2
STAVE 6: BRIDGE
STAVE 1:
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TUNING DROP D
STAVE 5:
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Verse 1:
LORD
GIVE ME
TO DRINK FROM THE CHALICE
OF SELFLESSNESS
Verse 2:
LORD
GIVE ME
TO DRINK FROM THE CHALICE
OF SELFLESSNESS
WITH ITS ROBE
CLOTHE ME,
AND IN ITS OCEAN
IMMERSE ME
Bridge:
WITH ITS ROBE
CLOTHE ME,
AND IN ITS OCEAN
IMMERSE ME
MAKE ME AS DUST
IN THE PATHWAY OF THY LOVED ONES
AND GRANT THAT I MAY OFFER UP
MY SOUL, FOR THE EARTH
Pre-chorus:
ENOBLED BY THE FOOTSTEPS
OF THY CHOSEN ONES IN THY PATH
Chorus:
O LORD OF GLORY
IN THE HIGHEST
Chorus:
O LORD OF GLORY
IN THE HIGHEST
- ‘ABDU'L-BAHÁ, TABLET OF VISITATION
FREE FROM SELF
FROM THE ALBUM VERDANT ISLE
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
4th FRET
STAVE 1
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STAVE 2
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STAVE 1
O MY SERVANT!
FREE THYSELF
FROM THE FETTERS
OF THIS WORLD,
AND LOOSE THY SOUL
STAVE 2
FROM THE PRISON OF SELF
STAVE 1
SEIZE THY CHANCE
FOR IT WILL
COME TO THEE
NO MORE
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH , HIDDEN WORD #40
VERDANT ISLE
FROM THE ALBUM VERDANT ISLE
Lyrics by Shadi & Paul Toloui-Wallace
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
G | Am | C | G
I WAS A CHILD
WHEN I SAT
BENEATH THE CANOPY
OF MULBERRY TREES
MY FEET HUNG OFF
THE BIG WOODEN FRAMES
AND THE SCENT OF JASMINE
BRUSHED MY FACE
I WAS A CHILD
WHEN I CRAWLED
THE PEBBLED PATHSWAYS
IN HIS FOOTSTEPS
THE RIVER DANCED
AS EVERY LEAF SUNG (OH THEY SUNG!)
AND THE STREAMS BROUGHT
THE WORLD TO LIFE
I WAS A CHILD
WHEN I WATCHED
THE SUNLIGHT PLAY
IN THEIR MIDST
STIRRED BY HIS WILL
THE TREES SPOKE WORDS
AND THE BIRDS SUNG ME
SWEET MELODIES
I WAS A CHILD
WHEN I SAT
AMONGST THE RARE WHITE ROSES
ON THIS VERDANT ISLE
- SHADI & PAUL TOLOUI-WALLACE
4th FRET
TRUE SEEKER
FROM THE ALBUM DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
ONLY WHEN
THE LAMP OF SEARCH, OF EARNEST
STRIVING,
OF LONGING DESIRE,
OF PASSIONATE DEVOTION,
OF FERVID LOVE, OF RAPTURE,
AND ECSTASY,
IS KINDLED
WITHIN THE SEEKER’S HEART,
AND THE BREEZE OF
HIS LOVING-KINDNESS
IS WAFTED UPON HIS SOUL,
WILL THE DARKNESS
OF ERROR
BE DISPELLED,
THE MISTS OF DOUBTS
AND MISGIVINGS
BE DISSIPATED,
AND THE LIGHTS OF KNOWLEDGE
AND CERTITUDE
ENVELOP HIS BEING.
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
ROYAL FALCON
FROM THE ALBUM DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM
Melody by Leif Thorseth & Shadi Toloui-Wallace
C/G Major
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I AM THE SUN
OF WISDOM
AND THE OCEAN
OF KNOWLEDGE
I CHEER THE FAINT
AND THE REVIVE THE DEAD
I AM THE GUIDING LIGHT
THAT ILLUMINETH THE WAY
I AM THE ROYAL FALCON
I AM THE ROYAL FALCON
ON THE ARM OF THE ALMIGHTY
I UNFOLD THE DROOPING WINGS
OF EVERY BROKEN BIRD
AND START IT ON ITS FLIGHT
OF EVERY BROKEN BIRD
AND START IT ON ITS FLIGHT
I AM THE ROYAL FALCON
I AM THE ROYAL FALCON
I AM THE ROYAL FALCON
I AM THE ROYAL FALCON
ON THE ARM OF THE ALMIGHTY
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
C/G Major
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FROM THE ALBUM DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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I KNOW NOT, O MY GOD,
WHAT THE FIRE IS WHICH THOU
DIDST KINDLE IN THY LAND.
EARTH CAN NEVER CLOUD ITS SPLENDOR,
NOR WATER QUENCH ITS
FLAME.
ALL THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD
ARE POWERLESS TO RESIST ITS FORCE.
GREAT IS THE BLESSEDNESS OF HIM
THAT HATH DRAWN
NIGH UNTO IT,
AND HEARD ITS ROARING.
EARTH CAN NEVER CLOUD ITS SPLENDOR,
NOR WATER QUENCH ITS
FLAME.
ALL THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD
ARE POWERLESS TO RESIST ITS FORCE.
GREAT IS THE BLESSEDNESS OF HIM
THAT HATH DRAWN NIGH UNTO IT,
AND HEARD ITS ROARING.
X2
I KNOW NOT, MY GOD,
WHAT THE FIRE IS WHICH THOU
DIDST KINDLE IN THY LAND. X4
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
F#minor
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E |-------------B |--3---------G |-------------D |-------------A |-------------E |--3--------- DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM
FROM THE ALBUM DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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O THOU KIND LORD!
BESTOW HEAVENLY
CONFIRMATION UPON
THIS DAUGHTER OF THE KINGDOM
THEREBY BRINGING HAPPINESS
TO EVERYONE.
MAKE HER EXALTED AMONG…
X2
AND GRACIOUSLY AID HER
THAT SHE MAY REMAIN FIRM
AND STEADFAST IN THY CAUSE
AND ENABLE HER
TO ATTAIN LIFE ETERNAL.
THOU ART THE BESTOWER, THE ALLLOVING.
X3
AND THAT SHE MAY,
EVEN AS A NIGHTINGALE OF
THE ROSE GARDEN OF MYSTERIES,
THIS DAUGHTER OF THE KINGDOM
WARBLE MELODIES
IN THE ABHA KINGDOM
IN THE MOST WONDEROUS TONES
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM
X6
X2
- ‘ABDU'L-BAHÁ
TENDER HERB
FROM THE ALBUM DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
VERSE: STRUM
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CHORUS: STRUM
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VERSE
IF IT BE THY PLEASURE,
MAKE ME TO GROW
AS A TENDER HERB
IN THE MEADOWS OF THY GRACE,
CHORUS
THAT THE GENTLE WINDS OF THY WILL
MAY STIR ME UP AND BEND
VERSE
ME INTO CONFORMITY
WITH THY PLEASURE, IN SUCH WISE
THAT MY MOVEMENT AND MY STILLNESS
MAY BE WHOLLY DIRECTED BY THEE.
CHORUS
AHHHHHH
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
TUNING DADF#AD
EACH TO EACH
FROM THE ALBUM DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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O THOU KIND BESTOWER,
O NOURISHER OF OUR SOULS AND HEARTS!
WE HAVE NO AIM, EXCEPT TO WALK THY PATH;
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WE HAVE NO WISH,
EXCEPT TO BRING THEE JOY.
OUR SOULS ARE UNITED,
AND OUR HEARTS ARE WELDED,
EACH TO EACH.
IN OFFERING THEE OUR THANKS
AND PRAISE, IN FOLLOWING THY WAYS
AND SOURING IN THY SKIES,
WE ARE ALL ONE.
WE ARE ALL ONE.
WE ARE HELPLESS,
STAND THOU BY US, AND
GIVE US STRENGTH. X2
THOU ART THE PROTECTOR,
THE PROVIDER, THE KIND.
- THE GREATEST HOLY LEAF
I ADJURE THEE
FROM THE ALBUM DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM
Melody by Leif Thorseth
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STAVE 1
I ADJURE THEE BY THY MIGHT,
O MY GOD!
LET NO HARM BESET ME IN
TIMES OF TESTS,
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AND IN MOMENTS
OF HEEDLESSNESS
GUIDE MY STEPS
ARIGHT THROUGH THINE INSPIRATION.
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THOU ART GOD,
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THOU ART GOD,
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THOU ART GOD,
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THOU ART GOD,
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POTENT ART THOU
TO DO WHAT THOU DESIREST.
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NO ONE CAN WITHSTAND
THY WILL OR THWART THY PURPOSE.
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THOU ART GOD,
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THOU ART GOD,
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THOU ART GOD,
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THOU ART GOD,
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THOU ART GOD,
- THE BÁB
FIRE TABLET
FROM THE ALBUM DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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WERE IT NOT FOR THE COLD,
HOW WOULD THE HEAT OF THY WORDS PREVAIL,
(O EXPOUNDER OF THE WORLDS?)
WERE IT NOT FOR CALAMITY,
HOW WOULD THE SUN OF THY PATIENCE SHINE,
(O LIGHT OF THE WORLDS?)
LAMENT NOT BECAUSE OF THE WICKED.
THOU WERT CREATED TO BEAR AND ENDURE,
(O PATIENCE OF THE WORLDS.)
HOW SWEET WAS THY DAWNING
ON THE HORIZON OF THE COVENANT
AMONG THE STIRRERS OF SEDITION,
AND THY YEARNING AFTER GOD,
(O LOVE OF THE WORLDS.)
BY THEE THE BANNER OF INDEPENDENCE
WAS PLANTED ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS,
AND THE SEA OF BOUNTY SURGED,
AND THE SEA OF BOUNTY SURGED,
(O RAPTURE OF THE WORLDS.)
BY THINE ALONENESS THE SUN OF ONENESS SHONE,
AND BY THY BANISHMENT THE LAND OF UNITY WAS ADORNED. BE PATIENT,
(O THOU EXILE OF THE WORLDS. )
WE HAVE MADE ABASEMENT THE GARMENT OF GLORY,
AND AFFLICTION THE ADORNMENT OF THY TEMPLE,
(O PRIDE OF THE WORLDS.)
THOU SEEST THE HEARTS ARE FILLED WITH HATE,
AND TO OVERLOOK IS THINE,
(O THOU CONCEALER OF THE SINS OF THE WORLDS.)
WHEN THE SWORDS FLASH, GO FORWARD!
WHEN THE SHAFTS FLY, PRESS ONWARD!
(O THOU SACRIFICE OF THE WORLDS.)
DOST THOU WAIL, OR SHALL I WAIL?
RATHER SHALL I WEEP AT THE FEWNESS OF THY CHAMPIONS,
O THOU WHO HAST CAUSED THE WAILING OF THE WORLDS. X2
O EXPOUNDER OF THE WORLDS?
O LIGHT OF THE WORLDS?
O PATIENCE OF THE WORLDS.
O LOVE OF THE WORLDS.
O RAPTURE OF THE WORLDS.
O THOU EXILE OF THE WORLDS.
O PRIDE OF THE WORLDS.
O THOU CONCEALER OF THE SINS OF THE WORLDS.
O THOU SACRIFICE OF THE WORLDS.
O THOU WHO HAST CAUSED THE WAILING OF THE WORLDS. X4
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
SAPLINGS
FROM THE ALBUM DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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O LORD! THOUGH WE ARE BUT WORTHLESS PLANTS,
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YET BELONG TO THY GARDEN OF ROSES.
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THOUGH SAPLINGS WITHOUT LEAVES AND BLOSSOMS,
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YET WE ARE A PART OF THINE ORCHARD.
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NURTURE THIS PLANT THEN
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THROUGH THE OUTPOURINGS OF THE CLOUDS OF THY TENDER MERCY
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(AND) QUICKEN AND REFRESH
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THIS SAPLING THROUGH THE REVIVING BREATH
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OF THY SPIRITUAL SPRINGTIME.
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SUFFER HIM TO BECOME HEEDFUL,
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DISCERNING AND NOBLE, AND GRANT THAT HE MAY
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THAT HE MAY
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ATTAIN ETERNAL LIFE
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AND ABIDE
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IN THY KINGDOM
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FOR EVERMORE. X 4
- ‘ABDU'L-BAHÁ
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MY BELOVED
FROM THE ALBUM DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM
Melody by Leif Thorseth
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O GOD
MY GOD
MY BELOVED
MY HEARTS DESIRE
- THE BÁB
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THE FOLLOWERS
FROM THE ALBUM DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM
Lyrics by Paul Toloui-Wallace
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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THEY WAITED BY THE WINDOW
FOR HIM TO RIDE BY
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A SILHOUETTE IN THE TWILIGHT
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AGAINST THE SCARLET SKY
FOLLOWING RESPECTFULLY
A VISION MOST SUBLIME
FOLLOWING SO PRAYERFULLY
TO HIS HOME AND HOLY SHRINE
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OOOOOOH X2
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OOOOOOH
A LAMP IN THE WINDOW
GUIDES THEM TO THE LIGHT
DISPELS DARKENED SHADOWS
HOLY PRESENCE IN THE NIGHT
CIRCLING REVERENTLY
SENSING THERE WERE OTHERS,
SOULS MURMURED PRAYERFULLY
SPIRITUAL SISTERS AND BROTHERS
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OOOOOOH
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THOUSANDS OF HOLY SOULS
PRESSED AGAINST THE WALL
PROPHETS OF THE PAST
RESPONDING TO HIS CALL
RETURNING TO THEIR HOMES
THEY STAYED AWAKE ALL NIGHT
MAKING TEA AND WRITING POEMS
ABOUT THAT HOLY SIGHT
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OOOOOOH
THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE ALONE
TO WALK AROUND HIS HOME
DISCOVERING PRECIOUS SOULS NEARBY
CALLED THE CONCOURSE ON HIGH
- PAUL TOLOUI-WALLACE
SAFETY
FROM THE ALBUM DAUGHTERS OF THE KINGDOM
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
KEEP THEM EVER IN
SAFETY BENEATH THINE ALL
PROTECTING EYE.
ASSIST THEM TO EXALT THY WORD;
MAKE THOU THEIR HEARTS
TO BE CONSTANT IN THY LOVE;
STRENGTHEN THOU THEIR BACKS
THAT THEY MAY SERVE THEE WELL;
IN SERVITUDE,
STRENGTHEN THOU THEIR POWERS.
- ‘ABDU'L-BAHÁ
THIS IS FAITH
Melody by Shadi Toloui-Wallace
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TO WALK WHERE THERE IS NO PATH
TO BREATHE WHERE THERE IS NO AIR
TO SEE WHERE THERE IS NO LIGHT -THIS IS FAITH.
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THE SILENCE OF THE NIGHT,
AND HEARING NO ECHO BELIEVE
AND BELIEVE AGAIN AND AGAIN -THIS IS FAITH.
TO HOLD PEBBLES AND SEE JEWELS
TO RAISE STICKS AND SEE FORESTS
TO SMILE WITH WEEPING EYES -THIS IS FAITH.
TO SAY: "GOD, I BELIEVE" WHEN OTHERS DENY,
"I HEAR" WHEN THERE IS NO ANSWER,
"I SEE" THOUGH NAUGHT IS SEEN -THIS IS FAITH.
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AND THE FIERCE LOVE IN THE HEART,
THE SAVAGE LOVE THAT CRIES
HIDDEN THOU ART YET THERE!
VEIL THY FACE AND MUTE THY TONGUE
YET I SEE AND HEAR THEE, LOVE,
BEAT ME DOWN TO THE BARE EARTH,
YET I RISE AND LOVE THEE, LOVE!"
THIS IS FAITH.
- AMATU’L-BAHÁ RÚḤÍYYIH KHÁNUM, APRIL 4, 1953, HAIFA
DETACHMENT
FROM THE ALBUM PHOENIX OF LOVE BY SHIDAN TOLOUI-WALLACE
Melody by Shadi & Shidan Toloui-Wallace
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O FRIENDS!
ABANDON NOT
THE EVER LASTING BEAUTY,
FOR A BEAUTY
THAT MUST DIE,
AND SET NOT YOUR AFFECTIONS
ON THIS MORTAL WORLD
OF DUST
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
O SON OF EARTH!
WOULDST THOUGH HAVE ME,
SEEK NOT OTHER THAN ME,
AND WOULDST THOU
GAZE UPON MY BEAUTY
CLOSE THINE EYES TO THE WORLD
AND ALL THAT IS THEREIN;
FOR MY WILL AND THE WILL
OF ANOTHER THAN ME,
EVEN AS FIRE AND WATER
CANNOT DWELL TOGETHER
IN ONE HEART.
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
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REMOVER OF DIFFICULTIES
FROM THE ALBUM PHOENIX OF LOVE BY SHIDAN TOLOUI-WALLACE
Melody by Shadi & Shidan Toloui-Wallace
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IS THERE ANY
REMOVER
OF DIFFICULTIES
SAVE GOD?
(SAY) PRAISED BE GOD!
HE IS GOD!
ALL ARE HIS SERVANTS
AND ALL ABIDE,
BY HIS,
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BIDDING
- THE BÁB
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PHOENIX OF LOVE
FROM THE ALBUM PHOENIX OF LOVE BY SHIDAN TOLOUI-WALLACE
Melody by Shadi & Shidan Toloui-Wallace
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O SON OF SPIRIT!
BURST THY CAGE ASUNDER
AND EVEN AS THE PHOENIX OF LOVE
SORE INTO THE FERMAMENT
OF HOLINESS
RENOUNCE THYSELF
AND, FILLED WITH
THE SPIRIT OF MERCY,
ABIDE IN THE REALM
OF CELESTIAL
SANCTITY
- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH