Samuel Eckl – Blessed Are the Steadfast (ft. Melody McCants)

“Blessed Are the Steadfast” is a song composed and performed by Samuel Eckl. It can be found on all major music platform streaming services.

The song is based on two passages from the Writings of Baha’u’llah:

Blessed is he who in the prime of his youth and the heyday of his life will arise to serve the Cause of the Lord of the beginning and of the end, and adorn his heart with His love […] Blessed are the steadfast and well is it with those who are firm.

A race of men, incomparable in character, shall be raised up which, with the feet of detachment, will tread under all who are in heaven and on earth…

Both of these passages can be found in the new compilation Baha’i Sacred Writings.

The song took Samuel four years to compose and it features the voice of his friend, Melody McCants (whom we interviewed a few months ago about her album No Refuge Save Thee).

You can find more of Samuel’s music on his YouTube channel, as well as an explanation of the creative process behind this incredible song:

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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.