In Winter – Munirih Sparrow

“In Winter” is a song by Munirih Sparrow based on the words of Abdu’l-Baha about the power of spring.

The song lyrics come from the following quotation:

“In winter come the storms, and the great winds blow, but then will follow spring in all its beauty, adorning hill and plain with perfumed plants and red anemones, fair to see. Then will the birds trill out upon the branches their songs of joy, and sermonize in lilting tones from the pulpits of the trees. Ere long shall ye bear witness that the lights are streaming forth, the banners of the realm above are waving, the sweet scents of the All-Merciful are wafted abroad, the hosts of the Kingdom are marching down, the angels of heaven are rushing forward, and the Holy Spirit is breathing upon all those regions . . . This is decreed by the Lord, the Revealer of Verses.”

Find more music by Munirih Sparrow on Bandcamp and find her music videos on YouTube.

Munirih Sparrow is the the performer’s name for Farideh, a Canadian mother and singer-songwriter who has more recently turned her attention to comedy. Our light-hearted but heart-to-heart interview with Farideh about body image is on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel.

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Sonjel Vreeland

In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.