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Refresh & Gladden My Spirit’ by Angela Bryan
June 6, 2015, in Music > Community, by Naysan NaraqiThis song is based on a prayer by Abdu’l-Baha. Music composed and sung by Angela Bryan and recorded in her home city of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia, with acoustic instruments. Her husband Adrian produced the song and plays the guitar and other instruments on this piece, and their son Jonathon plays the flute part.
Special thanks to Angela and her family creating the piece and for allowing Baha’i Blog to make this song available to everyone.
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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.
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this is my favorite prayer, and I love how Angela sings it!
Barbara Crissinger (June 6, 2015 at 4:02 PM)
How lovely to hear this as a recording Angela – worth the wait – and is beautiful
Mina (June 6, 2015 at 11:18 PM)
Thank you, this is beautiful and just what I’ve been looking for.
Susannah Cameron (June 6, 2015 at 9:26 PM)
Beautiful prayer – beautiful voice. It was a joy to sing with you at the recent Australian Baha’i Choral Festival, Angela!
Moira Dawe (September 9, 2015 at 12:32 PM)