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 Auckland, New Zealand with Grant Hindin-Miller who sings “Humble Thyself” from the Writings of Baha’u’llah.
This song was filmed and recorded in Auckland, New Zealand, September 2017.
Lyrics & Quote
O Son of Man! Humble thyself before Me, that I may graciously visit thee. Arise for the triumph of My cause, that while yet on earth thou mayest obtain the victory. O Son of the Throne! Thy hearing is My hearing, hear thou therewith. Thy sight is My sight, do thou see therewith, that in thine inmost soul thou mayest testify unto My exalted sanctity, and I within Myself may bear witness unto an exalted station for thee
Baha’u’llah
Chords
Capo 4
Intro: Fmaj7sus2,
Em, Fmaj7sus2,
Humble thyself before Me,
Am7, G6, Fmaj7sus2
that I may graciously visit thee.
Em, Fmaj7sus2,
Arise for the triumph of My cause,
Am7, G6, Fmaj7sus2
that while yet on earth thou mayest obtain the victory.
C, Am, Dm7, G6
O Son of the Throne! Thy hearing is My hearing,
C, Am, Dm7, G6
hear thou therewith. Thy sight is My sight,
Am, Em,
do thou see therewith, that in thine
Fsus2, Gsus4,
inmost soul thou mayest
Am, Em,
testify unto
Fsus2, Gsus4,
My exalted sanctity,
C, Am,
and I within Myself may bear
Dm7, G6, Fmaj7sus2
witness unto an exalted station for thee.
Em, Fmaj7sus2,
Humble thyself before Me,
Am7, G6, Fmaj7sus2
that I may graciously visit thee.
Em, Fmaj7sus2,
Arise for the triumph of My cause,
Am7, G6, Fmaj7sus2
that while yet on earth thou mayest obtain the victory.
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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thank you, beautiful
janet (October 10, 2017 at 2:43 AM)