Ridvan celebrates Baha’u’llah’s time in 1863 in the garden of Ridvan in Baghdad when He publicly declared His station as a Manifestation of God. The Ridvan Festival is 12 days long and is also the time of year when Baha’is elect their governing bodies.
In the Baha’i teachings marriage is referred to as “a fortress for wellbeing” and family is considered a fundamental and indispensable unit of society and the mainstay of community life.
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 Hobart, Australia with Shabnam Hinton and Dom Hinton who sing “Coral and Pearls” based on the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha.
This song was filmed and recorded in Hobart, Australia in December 2023.
LYRICS/QUOTE:
He is God! O peerless Lord! […] wed Thou in the heaven of Thy mercy these two […] that from the union of these two seas of love a wave of tenderness may surge […] O Thou kind Lord! Make Thou this marriage to bring forth coral and pearls.
CHORDS:
Metre: 4/4
[Lyrics]
C#m Bm7
He is God! O peerless Lord! [...]
Dmaj7 Amaj7
wed Thou in the heaven of Thy mercy these two [...]
C#m Bm7
that from the union of these two seas of love
Dmaj7 Amaj7
a wave of tenderness may surge [...]
Em A Em A O Thou kind Lord! Make Thou this marriage to bring forth coral, coral and pearls.
Em A Em A O Thou kind Lord! Make Thou this marriage to bring forth coral, coral and pearls.
C#m Bm7
He is God! O peerless Lord! [...]
Dmaj7 Amaj7
wed Thou in the heaven of Thy mercy these two [...]
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.
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