In 1844, Siyyid Ali-Muhammad (known by His title, the Bab, which means "the Gate") announced that He was the bearer of a Divine Revelation whose aim was to prepare the world for a Messenger of God--Baha'u'llah. The anniversary of that declaration is celebrated by Baha'is and their friends all over the world.
In the Baha’i teachings marriage is referred to as “a fortress for wellbeing” and family is considered a fundamental and indispensable unit of society and the mainstay of community life.
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 Brisbane, Australia with Gina Williams who sings “Threading Lights” based on the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha.
This song was filmed and recorded in Brisbane, Australia in August 2023.
LYRICS/QUOTE:
[..] 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 […] O Thou the Beneficent, the Ever-Giving, that there may branch out from this great tree boughs that will grow green and flourishing through the gifts that rain down from Thy clouds of grace.
CHORDS:
Verse: G D C C
Oh my Lord these two bright orbs
Are wedded in thy love
Conjoined in servitude
To the holy threshold
United in administering
To thy cause.
Chorus: G D C C
Make thou this marriage to be off threading lights
Of thine abounding grace
Oh my lord
Verse 2: G D C C
Oh thou the beneficence
The ever giving.
That there may branch out from this great tree
Boughs that will grow green and
Bridge: Em C G D
Flourishing from the gifts that rain down from thy
Clouds of grace.
Chorus x 2 ( G D C C )
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.
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