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“O Thou Source of Everlasting Life” by Solya Koen

July 16, 2024, in Music > Studio Session, by

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 Thou Source of Everlasting Life” based on the Writings of Baha’u’llah. 

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

LYRICS/QUOTE:

[Separation from Thee,] O Thou Source of everlasting life, hath well nigh consumed me, and my remoteness from Thy presence hath burned away my soul.

Call out to Zion, O Carmel, and announce the joyful tidings: He that was hidden from mortal eyes is come! His all-conquering sovereignty is manifest; His all-encompassing splendor is revealed.

CHORDS:

Capo = 3 

[Intro] 

| C/F | C/F | C/F | G7 | G7 | G7 | G7 | G7 | G7 | 

[Verses] 

 C/F 

O Thou  

G7 

Source of everlasting life, 

C/F 

hath well nigh consumed me, 

G7 

and my remoteness from Thy presence 

 C/F 

hath burned away my soul. 

 C/F 

O Thou  

G7 

Source of everlasting life, 

C/F 

hath well nigh consumed me, 

G7 

and my remoteness from Thy presence 

 C/F 

hath burned away my soul. 

Am Em F/A G 

Call out to Zion, O Carmel, O Carmel 

Am Em F/A G 

Call out to Zion, O Carmel, O Carmel 

Dm Amaj7 C Bm7 Am 

and announce the joyful tidings:  

Am Em Em7 Em Em7 Em 

He that was hidden from mortal eyes is come! 

Am Em Em7 Em Em7 Em 

His all-conquering sovereignty is manifest;  

Am Em Em7 Em Am Asus4 Am 

His all-encompassing splendor is revealed.

You can also listen to the audio version of this song on Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here: “O Thou Source of Everlasting Life” 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

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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