“O Son of Dust” by Grant Hindin Miller

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 “O Son of Dust” from the Writings of Baha’u’llah.

This song was filmed and recorded in Auckland, New Zealand, September 2017.

Lyrics & Quote

O SON OF DUST! Blind thine eyes, that thou mayest behold My beauty; stop thine ears, that thou mayest hearken unto the sweet melody of My voice; empty thyself of all learning, that thou mayest partake of My knowledge; and sanctify thyself from riches, that thou mayest obtain a lasting share from the ocean of My eternal wealth. Blind thine eyes, that is, to all save My beauty; stop thine ears to all save My word; empty thyself of all learning save the knowledge of Me; that with a clear vision, a pure heart and an attentive ear thou mayest enter the court of My holiness.

Baha’u’llah

Chords

Intro:
Dm, Dsus2
Dm, Dsus2

Dm - Dsus2, F/C
O SON OF DUST! Blind thine eyes,

C/G, G
that thou mayest behold My beauty;

Dm - Dsus2,
stop thine ears, that thou mayest

F/C, C/G
hearken unto the sweet melody of My voice;

Bm, Em, C/G, D
empty thyself of all learning, that thou mayest partake of My knowledge;

Bm, Em, C/G, D
and sanctify thyself from riches, that thou mayest obtain a lasting share

C/G, D
from the ocean of My

G
eternal wealth.

G, C/G, D

D, G,
Blind thine eyes,

D, Em, C/G,
that is, to all save My beauty;

D, Em, C/G,
stop thine ears to all save My word;

G, C/G, D

Dm - Dsus2, F/C
empty thyself of all learning

C/G, G
save the knowledge of Me;

Dm - Dsus2, F/C
that with a clear vision, a pure heart

C/G, G
and an attentive ear

Bm, Em, C/G, D
thou mayest enter the court of My holiness.

Bm, Em, C/G, D
thou mayest enter the court of My holiness.

C/G , D

You can also listen to and download the audio version of this song from Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here:

You can also watch the “Studio Sessions” video series on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLePDtgwcyKAScvchcLzY-XZTmP2tdN-EY

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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.