“Be Thou a Summoner to Love” by the Stratford Baha’i Choir

In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Canada with the Stratford Baha’i Choir who sing “Be Thou a Summoner to Love” based on a passage from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha.

Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions is an initiative where we invite Baha’is and their friends from around the world to come into a studio and share the Baha’i Writings put to music.

This song was filmed and recorded in Stratford, Canada in April 2026.

This song was composed by Matty Thimm.  

LYRICS/QUOTE:

Be thou a summoner to love, and be thou kind to all the human race. Love thou the children of men and share in their sorrows. Be thou of those who foster peace. Offer thy friendship, be worthy of trust. Be thou a balm to every sore, be thou a medicine for every ill. 

CHORDS:

C Em Dm G

Be thou a summoner to love

C Em Dm G

And be thou kind to all the human race

C Am Dm /

Love thou the children of men

G G7 C /

And share in their sorrows.

Dm G C Am

Be thou of those who foster peace.

Dm G C Am

Offer thy friendship, be worthy of trust.

Dm G C Am

Be thou a balm to every sore,

Dm / G G7

Be thou a medicine for every ill.

C Em Dm G

Be thou a summoner to love

C Em Dm G

And be thou kind to all the human race

C Am Dm /

Love thou the children of men

G G7 C /

And share in their sorrows.

C Em Dm G

_ Bind thou the souls together.

C Em Dm G

_ Bind thou the souls together.

C Am Dm /

Love thou the children of men

G G7 C /

and share in their sorrows.

Be thou a summoner to love

And be thou kind to all the human race

Love thou the children of men and share in their sorrows.

Love thou the children of men and share in their sorrows.

You can also listen to the audio version of this song on Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here: “Be Thou a Summoner to Love” by the Stratford Baha’i Choir

Watch the entire Studio Sessions video series on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube Channel here: Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions playlist

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Jordan Raj is a comedian, content producer and third culture kid. Born in Australia and raised in the Czech Republic by parents with ambiguous eastern origins, he is grateful for his unique perspective as his brain grapples to embrace the world. With brief journeys into the spheres of singing, public speaking, high school teaching and magic, he loves all types of performance and loves creating humorous video content to share online. Jordan is known for the “What’s That Word?” Series on Baha’i Blog and a number of explainer videos on Baha’i Holy days which he co-created with his cousin Raj. Currently, Jordan is living in Germany with his wife, where he spends his time doing stand up comedy and producing the Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions series.