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 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 Hamilton, New Zealand with Gloria Akhterjahan singing “Remover of Every Anguish” based on a prayer by the Bab.
This song was filmed and recorded in Hamilton, New Zealand, 21 February 2021, and was composed by Gloria Akhterjahan.
Lyrics & Quote
O Lord! Thou art 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! Grant deliverance through Thy mercy, and reckon me among such servants of Thine as have gained salvation.
The Bab
Chords
Am C Dm
O Lord! Thou art the Remover
Am E major Am
of every anguish, of every anguish, of every anguish
E major Am E major Am
and the Dispeller of every affliction.
Am C Dm
Thou art He Who Banisheth every sorrow
Am E major Am
and setteth free every slave, every slave,
Dm Am E major Am
the Redeemer of every soul, the Redeemer of every soul.
Am-C-E major-Am Am C Dm-Am
O Lord! O Lord! Grant deliverance through Thy mercy,
E major Am E major Am
and reckon me among such servants of Thine
C Dm Am-Dm-Am
as have gained salvation.
Dm Am E major Am
Ooooooo
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