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This song called “Turn” is the tenth song in a collection of 10 songs called ‘Music Inspired by the Heroes Teaching Conference’.
In April this year, some 1,000 Baha’is and like-minded friends from all over Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales, Australia, gathered together in the city of Brisbane to attend a historic conference aimed to help its participants find their place in service to Baha’u’llah and humanity.
The conference was called ‘The Heroes Teaching Conference’, and woven throughout the two-day program were beautiful songs performed by conference participants who were inspired by stories of heroism in the Baha’i Faith’s history, and from the spirit generated at the event. Within a few weeks after the conference, these songs were recorded live in a music studio in Brisbane, and we’re so excited to share this wonderful collection of inspiring songs!
Here is the quote from the Baha’i Writings used for the lyrics of the song:
“My God, my Adored One, my King, my Desire! What tongue can voice my thanks to Thee? I was heedless, Thou didst awaken me. I had turned back from Thee, Thou didst graciously aid me to turn towards Thee.”
-Baha’u’llah
Standard tuning capo 7th fret
D/F# – 2-x-x-2-3-x G/B – x-2-0-0-3-0 G C G Am G D/F# My God my Adored One, my King and my Desire Em D/F# G Am G D Em What tongue can voice my thanks to Thee, I was heedless Thou didst awaken me Em G Am G/B C D I had turned back from Thee, Thou didst graciously aid me Em D/F# G To turn towards Thee Am G D/F# To turn towards Thee Em D/F# C To turn towards Thee C D G To turn towards Thee G C G Am G D/F# My God my Adored One, my King and my Desire Em D/F# G Am G D Em What tongue can voice my thanks to Thee, I was heedless Thou didst awaken me Em G Am G/B C D I had turned back from Thee, Thou didst graciously aid me Em D/F# G To turn towards Thee Am G D/F# To turn towards Thee Em D/F# C To turn towards Thee C D G To turn towards Thee Em D/F# C To turn towards Thee C D G To turn towards Thee
Included below are the video and audio playlists for the ‘Music inspired by the Heroes Teaching Conference’, and you may also enjoy watching this highlight video about the conference, and some of the talks from the conference.
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