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.
Baha’i Blog’s “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 Vancouver, Canada with Yasmin Vahedi, Sarah Mohebiany, Sahar Zandieh and Nava Taghvai who sing “Fire of Thy Love” based on a prayer by Abdu’l-Baha.
This song was filmed and recorded in Vancouver, Canada, January 2017.
Lyrics & Quote
O my Lord! O my Lord! This is a lamp lighted by the fire of Thy love and ablaze with the flame which is ignited in the tree of Thy mercy. O my Lord! Increase his enkindlement, heat and flame, with the fire which is kindled in the Sinai of Thy Manifestation. Verily, Thou art the Confirmer, the Assister, the Powerful, the Generous, the Loving.
Abdu’l-Baha
Chords
Ukulele Sequence of chords:
Intro uke: D/ Dsus2/ D/ Dsus4/ D/ Dsus4/ D5/ Dsus4/ D/ Dsus4 / D / Dsus2 )
Verses: D/ Dsus4/ D5/ Dsus4
Ukulele tabs reference:
x-2-2-x (D)
x-2-0-x (Dsus2)
x-2-3-x (Dsus4)
x-2-5-x (D5)
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Guitar Sequence of chords:
D/ D6sus4 / Dmaj7sus2 / D6sus4
Guitar tabs reference: [Tune with drop D (i.e. D-A-D-G-B-E)]
0-0-0-2-3-2 (D)
0-0-0-4-3-3 (D6sus4)
0-0-0-6-5-5 (Dmaj7sus2)
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O my Lord! O my Lord!
This a lamp
lighted by the fire of Thy love
and ablaze with the flame
which is ignited in the tree of Thy mercy.
O my Lord!
Increase his enkindlement,
heat and flame, with the fire which is kindled
in the Sinai of Thy Manifestation.
Verily, Thou art
the Confirmer, the Assister, the Powerful,
the Generous, the Loving.
You can also listen to and download the audio version of this song from Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here:
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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