Abdu’l-Baha was the eldest son of Baha’u’llah. When Abdu’l-Baha passed away on 28 November 1921, He was eulogized as One who led humanity to the “Way of Truth,” as a “pillar of peace” and the embodiment of “glory and greatness.”
Baha’i Blog is excited to share the song “Make Me As Dust”, from “Music from the 2022 World Conferences of Queensland”.
“Music from the 2022 World Conferences of Queensland” is a collection of seven songs which were performed at the three major 2022 World Conferences which took place across Queensland, Australia (Cairns, Gold Coast, Brisbane), and have now been professionally filmed and recorded in a studio.
The 2022 World Conferences held across Queensland are just a few of the hundreds of global conferences taking place after being called for by the Universal House of Justice.
To find out about a conference taking place in your area, contact your local Baha’i community, or learn more about the world conferences taking place across Australia here: www.conferences.bahai.org.au
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Where can we find the lyrics to Make me as dust performed by Tom Francis at Australian world conference? We want to sing along but are unsure of some of the words. Are the lyrics from a prayer or some other Bahai tablet? Thank you
Hi Sophia! Thanks for your comment. Unfortunately, we don’t have the lyrics or the chords to the songs from the Queensland world conferences at this time.
This song is both based on Tom Francis’ lyrics and on these words of Abdu’l-Baha: Make me as dust in the pathway of Thy loved ones, and grant that I may offer up my soul for the earth ennobled by the footsteps of Thy chosen ones in Thy path, O Lord of Glory in the Highest.
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Where can we find the lyrics to Make me as dust performed by Tom Francis at Australian world conference? We want to sing along but are unsure of some of the words. Are the lyrics from a prayer or some other Bahai tablet? Thank you
Sophia Chavira (October 10, 2022 at 2:51 PM)
Hi Sophia! Thanks for your comment. Unfortunately, we don’t have the lyrics or the chords to the songs from the Queensland world conferences at this time.
This song is both based on Tom Francis’ lyrics and on these words of Abdu’l-Baha: Make me as dust in the pathway of Thy loved ones, and grant that I may offer up my soul for the earth ennobled by the footsteps of Thy chosen ones in Thy path, O Lord of Glory in the Highest.
I wish I could be more help!
Sonjel Vreeland (October 10, 2022 at 12:22 AM)
Hi friends 🙂 is there any updates on the chords of this song ? It’s beautiful and we would love to share it with others
Many thanks
Emily (August 8, 2023 at 11:57 PM)
Hi Emily,
I’m afraid we still do not have the chords to this song. I wish we could be of more help.
Thank you for asking!
Sonjel Vreeland (August 8, 2023 at 10:30 AM)