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“Ó Istenem vezess (O God! Guide Me)” by the Friends in Budapest
November 11, 2025, in Music > Studio Session, by Jordan RajBaha’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 Budapest, Hungary with Melinda Makay, Nóra Kégli, Mariann Kerekes, Orsolya Pálinkás, Boglárka Kuthi, Raymond Switzer, Béla Munkácsy and Laci Makay who sing “Ó Istenem vezess (O God! Guide Me)” in Hungarian based on the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha.
This song was filmed and recorded in Budapest, Hungary in April 2023.
LYRICS/QUOTE IN HUNGARIAN:
Ó, Istenem, vezess és oltalmazz engem,
tégy sugárzó lámpássá és ragyogó csillaggá.
Te vagy a Hatalmas és Erős.
LYRICS/QUOTE IN ENGLISH:
O God, guide me, protect me,
make of me a shining lamp and a brilliant star.
Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful.
CHORDS:
(*Hm = Bm)
Hm* Em G A Hm F#m
II:II: Ó Istenem vezess, és oltalmazz engem.
Hm Em G F#m Hm F#
Tégy sugárzó lámpássá és ragyogó csillaggá! :II
Hm Em
Te vagy a Hatalmas és Erős,
G F#m Hm F#
Te vagy a Hatalmas és Erős.
Hm Em
Te vagy a Hatalmas és Erős,
D F#
Te vagy a Hatalmas és Erős. :II
A Hm
Erős
You can also listen to the audio version of this song on Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here: “Ó Istenem vezess (O God! Guide Me)” by the Friends in Budapest
Watch the entire Studio Sessions video series on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube Channel here: Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions playlist
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Jordan Raj
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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