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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 Vancouver, Canada with Sarah Mohebiany and Nava Taghvai who sing “O That I Could Travel” based on a Tablet by Abdu’l-Baha.
This song was filmed and recorded in Vancouver, Canada, January 2017.
Lyrics & Quote
O that I could travel, even though on foot and in the utmost poverty, to these regions, and, raising the call of “Ya Baha’u’l-Abha” in cities, villages, mountains, deserts and oceans, promote the divine teachings! This, alas, I cannot do. How intensely I deplore it! Please God, ye may achieve it.
Abdu’l-Baha
Chords
O that I could travel, even though on foot G Am F
And in the utmost poverty, to these regions (x2)
And, raising the call of Dm G Am
And, raising the call (the call)
And, raising the
And, raising the call (the call of)
Ya Baha’u’l-Abha (Ya Baha’u’l-Abha) G Am F
Ya Baha’u’l-Abha (x2)
in cities, villages, mountains, G Am F
deserts and oceans,
promote the divine teachings! (x2)
This, alas, I cannot do. How intensely I deplore it! Dm G Am
This, alas, I cannot do.
Please God, ye may achieve it. (Ya Baha’u’l-Abha) G Am F
Please God, ye may achieve it
Ya Baha’u’l-Abha (Ya Baha’u’l-Abha) G Am F
Ya Baha’u’l-Abha (x2)
O that I could travel, even though on foot G Am F
And in the utmost poverty, to these regions (x2)
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