“Beauty” by Safaa Hansen

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.

In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Phoenix, USA with Safaa Hansen who sings “Beauty” from the Writings of Baha’u’llah.

This song was filmed and recorded in Phoenix, USA, December 2017.

Lyrics & Quote

O my Lord! Make Thy beauty to be my food, and Thy presence my drink, and Thy pleasure my hope, and praise of Thee my action, and remembrance of Thee my companion, and the power of Thy sovereignty my succorer, and Thy habitation my home, and my dwelling-place the seat Thou hast sanctified from the limitations imposed upon them who are shut out as by a veil from Thee.
Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Most Powerful.

Baha’u’llah

Chords

Fmaj7 Am Em F
Make Thy beauty to be my food,

Fmaj7 Am Em F
and Thy presence my drink,

Fmaj7 Am Em F
and Thy pleasure my hope,

Fmaj7 Am Em F
(and) praise of Thee my action, (and) remembrance of Thee my companion,

F E Amin7 D7
and the power of Thy sovereignty my succorer,

F E Amin7 D7
(and) Thy habitation my home,

Fmaj7 Am Em F
and my dwelling-place the seat Thou hast sanctified

Fmaj7 Am Em F
from the limitations imposed upon them

F E Amin7 D7
who are shut out as by a veil from Thee.

Amin7 D7
Thou art, verily,

Amin7 D7
the Almighty,

Amin7 D7
the All-Glorious,

Abdim D7 Abdim
the Most Powerful.

Fmaj7 Am Em F

You can also listen to and download the audio version of this song from Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here: “Beauty” by Safaa Hansen [Audio Track]

You can also watch the “Studio Sessions” video series on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLePDtgwcyKAScvchcLzY-XZTmP2tdN-EY

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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.