June 18, 2023 will mark 40 years since 10 Baha’i women were hanged in Shiraz. Their only ‘crime’ was their refusal to renounce their beliefs in a faith that promotes the principles of gender equality, unity, justice, and truthfulness. This collection highlights Baha’i Blog content relating to the ongoing persecution of Baha’is in Iran.
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 Stockholm, Sweden with Pegah Khabiri, Sasha Semenova and Lua Nazerian singing “O Son of Spirit” from the Writings of Baha’u’llah.
This song was filmed and recorded in Stockholm, Sweden, October 2018, and was composed by Pegah Khabiri and Ruha Khabiri.
Lyrics & Quote
O Son of Spirit! Burst thy cage asunder, and even as the phoenix of love soar into the firmament of holiness. Renounce thyself and, filled with the spirit of mercy, abide in the realm of celestial sanctity.
Baha’u’llah
Chords
||:Em |G |D |A :|| Em G D A ||: O Son of Spirit! Burst thy cage asunder, and even as the phoenix of love Em G D A O Son of Spirit! Soar into the firmament of holiness. Em G D A Renounce thyself and, filled with the spirit of mercy, Em G D A abide in the realm of celestial sanctity, celestial sanctity :|| Em G D A O Son of Spirit! Burst thy cage asunder, and even as the phoenix of love
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