“O Thou Compassionate Lord” by Emily Price & Van Gilmer

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 Chicago, USA with Emily Price and Van Gilmer singing “O Thou Compassionate Lord”, based on an excerpt from a prayer by Abdu’l-Baha.
This song was filmed and recorded in Chicago, USA, December, 2018.

Lyrics & Quote

O Thou compassionate Lord, Thou Who art generous and able! We are servants of Thine sheltered beneath Thy providence. Cast Thy glance of favor upon us. Give light to our eyes, hearing to our ears, and understanding and love to our hearts.

Abdu’l-Baha

Chords

D G D
O Thou Compassionate Lord,

G D E A
Thou Who art generous and a-ble.

D G D
We are servants of Thine,

E A G D
Sheltered beneath Thy Provi-dence

Verse
G G F#
Cast The glance of favor u-pon us

G G F#
Give light to our eyes.

F# G A F#
Give hearing to our ears,

E A A G D
And understanding and love to our hearts.

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

“O Thou Compassionate Lord” by Emily Price & Van Gilmer [Audio Track]

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Naysan Naraqi

Naysan is passionate about using the arts and media to explore the teachings of the Baha’i Faith. Back in 2011, Naysan started up the Baha’i Blog project, channeling his experiences in both media and technology companies to help create a hub for Baha’i-inspired content online.