Baha’is see the young as the most precious treasure a community can possess. In them are the promise and guarantee of the future. Yet, in order for this promise to be realised, children need to receive spiritual nourishment, such as can be found in the children’s classes happening all around the world.
10 Baha’i Blog Studio Session Songs Based on the Prayer “O God Guide Me” by Abdu’l-Baha
Having recently celebrated the fact that we’ve published over 300 Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions around the world so far, we thought it would be great to share a number of Studio Session songs we’ve published based on a short prayer by Abdu’l-Baha which starts with “O God, guide me…”. There are two translated versions of this prayer which we’ve included below, however, the newest version is shown first:
O God, guide me, protect me, make of me a shining lamp and a brilliant star. Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful.
O God, guide me, protect me, illumine the lamp of my heart and make me a brilliant star. Thou art the Mighty and Powerful.
So here are 10 Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions based on the “O God Guide Me” prayer by Abdu’l-Baba that we’ve published so far, and please let us know if there are any you think we’ve missed in the comments section below.
01. “Guide Me” by Max Weigert
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Madrid, Spain, with Max Weigert singing “Guide Me”.
02. “O Thixo” by the Joburg Baha’i Choir
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Johannesburg, South Africa with The Joburg Baha’i Choir who sing “O Thixo” in Xhosa.
03. “Shining Lamp” by Martha & Mahdis
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Brisbane, Australia with Martha Golbarani and Mahdis Mahdavi who sing “Shining Lamp”.
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Stockholm, Sweden with Ann-Sofie, Rasmus, Sasha and Nora singing “Led mig (Guide Me)” in Swedish and English.
05. “O God Guide Me” by Ashley Southall
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in London, United Kingdom with Ashley Southall singing “O God Guide Me”.
06. “O God Guide Me” by Klare Kuolga
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Toowoomba, Australia with Klare Kuolga singing “O God Guide Me”.
07. “Three Prayers” by Charisse, Ina & Laetitia
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Stockholm, Sweden with Charisse, Ina and Laetitia singing “Three Prayers”, and one of them is “O God Guide Me”.
08. “O God, Guide Me” by Hayze & Family
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Sydney, Australia with 12 year old Hayze and his family singing “O God, Guide Me”.
09. 子どもの祈り (Prayer for Children) by Ali & Yoshie
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Belgrade, Serbia with Yoshie Koshikawa and Ali Youssefi singing 子どもの祈り (Prayer for Children) in Japanese.
10. “O God Guide Me” by The Humming Birds
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Nashville, USA with The Humming Birds singing “O God Guide Me”
Well, we hope you’ve enjoyed these 10 Baha’i Blog Studio Session songs based on the “O God Guide Me” prayer by Abdu’l-Baha so far!
Let us know if you think we’ve missed any other Studio Sessions based on the “O God Guide Me” prayer in the comments section below. Be sure to check out the Studio Sessions playlist on Baha’i Blog’s Youtube channel, and also please hit the “Subscribe” button to get updates on new Studio Sessions and other great Baha’i-inspired videos.
Naysan is passionate about using the arts and media to explore the teachings of the Baha’i Faith. Back in 2011, Naysan started up the Baha’i Blog project, channeling his experiences in both media and technology companies to help create a hub for Baha’i-inspired content online.
Wonderful collection! Such a great idea to compile different expressions of creativity to one prayer. Here are three more versions of that prayer: https://youtu.be/NC67kekXahA in Spanish and https://youtu.be/E0URGCB7Bmk (which has two different versions back to back).
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Wonderful collection! Such a great idea to compile different expressions of creativity to one prayer. Here are three more versions of that prayer: https://youtu.be/NC67kekXahA in Spanish and https://youtu.be/E0URGCB7Bmk (which has two different versions back to back).
Lorraine Hétu Manifold (November 11, 2020 at 12:35 AM)
Thanks so much Lorraine! 🙂
Naysan Naraqi (November 11, 2020 at 4:09 AM)