“Eternal Truth” by Turning Point

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 Port Vila, Vanuatu with Turning Point, who sing “Eternal Truth”.

This song was filmed and recorded in Port Vila, Vanuatu, July 2018.

Lyrics are based on excerpts taken from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, Abdu’l-Baha and the book ‘Baha’u’llah and the New Era’ by Dr. John E. Esslemon.

Below are the excerpts used for the lyrics, followed by the lyrics and chords.

Lyrics & Quotes

Eternal Truth, beareth Me witness!
Open ye your eyes, and consider His clear evidence…
This is the Day on which all eyes shall stare up with terror, the Day in which the hearts of them that dwell on earth shall tremble…
Remove from our eyes the veil of sinfulness…
Turn your…faces…towards…the beauty….

(Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah)

…illumine the darkened minds of men and awaken their dormant souls….

(Baha’u’llah and the New Era)

Be not grieved if thou…walk in the ways of their idle fancy…
Not for a moment … complete … concerns … dictates …whatever they had seen…
…no earthly water can quench the flames of Divine wisdom…
…believe in … your heart … that ye … possess … the power … to extinguish …
… the radiance of the… sun…
…unrestrained as the wind… steadfast … in this … path …so … that every trace of worldly desire will be washed from thine heart.

(Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah)

Let your exertions, henceforth, increase a thousandfold

( Abdu’l-Baha, Tablets of the Divine Plan)

Is there any doubt concerning … the Almighty … the All-Merciful … God. Behold how He hath come down from the heaven of His grace, girded with power and…sovereignty. …Is there any doubt concerning His signs.

(Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah)

Keep him safe also … O my Lord … O my God …

(Baha’u’llah, Prayers and Meditations)

Chords

[intro]
Am, G, FMaj7
Am, G
Eternal truth, beareth Me witness
FMaj7
Open your eyes and consider His clear evidence
Am
Beareth Me witness
G Beareth Me witness
FMaj7
Beareth Me witness

Am, G
This is the day in which
FMaj7
all eyes shall stare up with terror
Am, G
The day in which the hearts of them
FMaj7
that dwell on earth shall tremble

Am, G
This is the day in which
FMaj7
all eyes shall stare up with terror
Am, G
The day in which the hearts of them
FMaj7
that dwell on earth shall tremble
Am, Fmaj7, C, G
Remove from your eyes the veil of sinfulness oo oh oo oh
Am, Fmaj7, C, G
Turn your faces towards the beauty oo oh oo oh
Am, Fmaj7, C, G
Illumine the darkened minds of men and awaken the dormant soul

Am, Fmaj7, C, G
Oo oh oo oh

Am, G, Fmaj7

Am, G, FMaj7
Be not be grieved and walk in the ways of the idle fancies
Am, G, FMaj7
Not for a moment Complete concerns dictates whatever they have
seen
Am, G, FMaj7
No earthly water can quench the flame of divine wisdom
Am, G, FMaj7
Believe in your heart that ye possess the power to extinguish

Am7
the radiance
G
the radiance
Fmaj7
of the sun

Am7
the radiance
G
the radiance
Fmaj7
of the sun

Am, G
Unrestrained as the wind steadfast in this
Fmaj7
path so that every trace of worldly
Am, G, FMaj7
desire will be washed from thine heart

Am, G, FMaj7
Let your exertions henceforth increase a thousandfold
Am, G, FMaj7
Let your exertions henceforth increase a thousandfold
Am, G, FMaj7
Let your exertions henceforth increase a thousandfold

Am7
the radiance
G the radiance
Fmaj7, Fadd9
of the sun

Am7
the radiance
G the radiance
Fmaj7, Fadd9
of the sun

Am, G, FMaj7
Is there any doubt concerning the almighty the All-Merciful God
Am, G, FMaj7
Behold how He had come down the heaven of his grace
Am, G
Girded with power and sovereignty
FMaj7
Is there any doubt concerning His signs
Am, Fmaj7, C, G
Remove from your eyes the veil of sinfulness oo oh oo oh
Am, Fmaj7, C, G
Turn your faces towards the beauty oo oh oo oh
Am, Fmaj7, C, G
Illumine the darkened minds of men and awaken the dormant soul

Am, Fmaj7, C, G
Oo oh oo oh

Am, Fmaj7, C, G
Keep him safe also O my Lord O my God (X3)

Am, G, FMaj7
Keep him safe also O my Lord O my God

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

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Naysan is passionate about using the arts and media to explore the teachings of the Baha’i Faith. Back in 2011, Naysan started up the Baha’i Blog project, channeling his experiences in both media and technology companies to help create a hub for Baha’i-inspired content online.