“O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire!” by Solya Koen

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 Marbella, Spain with Solya Koen who sings “O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire” based on a passage from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha. 

This song was filmed and recorded in Marbella, Spain in July 2023.

LYRICS/QUOTE:

O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend me in my loneliness and accompany me in my exile. Remove my sorrow. Cause me to be devoted to Thy beauty. Withdraw me from all else save Thee. Attract me through Thy fragrances of holiness.

CHORDS:

Capo = 1 

[Intro] 

| Em G | Cmaj7 B7 | Em G | Cmaj7 B7 | B7 | B7#9 B7b9 B7 | 

[Verse] 

Em G Cmaj7 

O my Lord, 

B7 Em G Cmaj7 

my Beloved,  

B7 Em G Cmaj7 

my Desire!  

B7 Em G Cmaj7 B7 

My Desire!  

 Em G Cmaj7 

Befriend me  

B7 Em G Cmaj7 

in my loneliness  

B7 Em G Cmaj7 

and accompany me  

B7 Em G Cmaj7 B7 

in my exile. 

[Chorus] 

 C Bm7 

Remove my sorrow.  

 C Bm7 

Cause me to be devoted 

 Em G Cmaj7 B7 

to Thy beauty. 

[Interlude] 

| Em G | Cmaj7 B7 | B7 | B7#9 B7b9 B7 | 

[Chorus] 

Cmaj7 D6 

Withdraw me from all else save Thee.  

Cmaj7 D6 Cmaj7 D6 Cmaj7 B7 

Attract me from Thy fragrances of holiness.

You can also listen to the audio version of this song on Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here: “O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire!” by Solya Koen

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 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.