Mystery of God – Choral Music by Lorraine Manifold & Pierre Weber

This piece of choral music is based on the words of Baha’u’llah. In 1852, Baha’u’llah was cast into Tehran’s most notorious subterranean dungeon where He received His Divine Message through a female divine reality known as the Maid of Heaven. The passage sung are words of the Maid of Heaven about Baha’u’llah’s station, as recounted by Him:

This is the Beauty of God amongst you, and the power of His sovereignty within you, could ye but understand. This is the Mystery of God and His Treasure, the Cause of God and His glory unto all who are in the kingdoms of Revelation and of creation, if ye be of them that perceive.

This song was composed by Lorraine Manifold and Pierre Weber. It is composed for four female voices, all sung here by Lorraine.

Find more beautiful choral music like this piece on the YouTube channel of the Australian Baha’i Choral Festival .

This song was also shared in a video that includes a reading of the passage that the quotation is taken from, thereby providing more context to the words put to music.

Sheet music for the composition has been graciously shared online.

Find out more about Perfect Chord, the choir conducted by Lorraine, by visiting its website.

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