Ridvan celebrates Baha’u’llah’s time in 1863 in the garden of Ridvan in Baghdad when He publicly declared His station as a Manifestation of God. The Ridvan Festival is 12 days long and is also the time of year when Baha’is elect their governing bodies.
Baha’i Blog’s “Studio Sessions” is an initiative where we invite Baha’is and their friends from around the world to come into a studio and share the Baha’i Writings put to music.
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Vancouver, Canada with Shadi Toloui-Wallace, Hoda Toloui-Wallace, Leif Thorseth and Sahar Zandieh who sing “Each to Each” based on a passage by Bahiyyih Khanum.
This song was filmed and recorded in Vancouver, Canada, January 2017.
Lyrics & Quote
O Thou Kind Bestower, O Nourisher of our souls and hearts! We have no aim, except to walk Thy path; 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 soaring in Thy skies, we are all one. We are helpless, stand Thou by us, and give us strength. Thou art the Protector, the Provider, the Kind.
Bahiyyih Khanum
Chords
G | C
O THOU KIND BESTOWER,
O NOURISHER OF OUR SOULS AND HEARTS!
WE HAVE NO AIM, EXCEPT TO WALK THY PATH;
D | C | G
WE HAVE NO WISH,
EXCEPT TO BRING THEE JOY.
Am | D | G
OUR SOULS ARE UNITED,
AND OUR HEARTS ARE WELDED,
EACH TO EACH.
G | C
IN OFFERING THEE OUR THANKS
AND PRAISE, IN FOLLOWING THY WAYS
AND SOURING IN THY SKIES,
D | C | G
WE ARE ALL ONE.
WE ARE ALL ONE.
Am | D | G
WE ARE HELPLESS,
STAND THOU BY US, AND
GIVE US STRENGTH. X2
Am | D | G
THOU ART THE PROTECTOR,
THE PROVIDER, THE KIND.
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You can also listen to and download the audio version of this song from Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here:
Jordan Raj is a comedian, content producer and third culture kid. Born in Australia and raised in the Czech Republic by parents with ambiguous eastern origins, he is grateful for his unique perspective as his brain grapples to embrace the world. With brief journeys into the spheres of singing, public speaking, high school teaching and magic, he loves all types of performance and loves creating humorous video content to share online. Jordan is known for the “What’s That Word?” Series on Baha’i Blog and a number of explainer videos on Baha’i Holy days which he co-created with his cousin Raj. Currently, Jordan is living in Germany with his wife, where he spends his time doing stand up comedy and producing the Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions series.
Beautiful voice and sung with a wonderful sacred reverence. Your videos were perfect for our recent community Feast/Zoom program. Thank you for sharing them.
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Beautiful voice and sung with a wonderful sacred reverence. Your videos were perfect for our recent community Feast/Zoom program. Thank you for sharing them.
Barbara Curry (May 5, 2020 at 2:17 PM)
Hi Barbara! That’s really wonderful to hear. Thank you for sharing.
Sonjel Vreeland (May 5, 2020 at 10:01 PM)