“Prayer for the Departed” by The Humming Birds

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 Nashville, USA with The Humming Birds who sing “Prayer for the Departed” based on a prayer by Abdu’l-Baha.

This song was filmed and recorded in Nashville, USA, February 2017.

Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below followed by the quotation and chords:

Lyrics & Quote

O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins, bestower of gifts, dispeller of afflictions! Verily, I beseech thee to forgive the sins of such as have abandoned the physical garment and have ascended to the spiritual world. O my Lord! Purify them from trespasses, dispel their sorrows, and change their darkness into light. Cause them to enter the garden of happiness, cleanse them with the most pure water, and grant them to behold Thy splendors on the loftiest mount.

Abdu’l-Baha

Chords

Intro: D, G

D, F#m G, D, A
O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins, bestower of gifts, dispeller of afflictions!

D, F#m G, D, A
Verily, I beseech thee to forgive the sins of such as have abandoned the physical garment and have ascended to the spiritual world.

G, Em, C, A
O my Lord! Purify them

Interlude: D, F#m, G, D, A

D, F#m, G, D, A
Purify them from trespasses, dispel their sorrows, and change their darkness into light.

G, Em, C, A
Cause them to enter the garden of happiness, cleanse them with the most pure water,

D, F#m G, D, A, G
and grant them to behold Thy splendors on the loftiest mount.

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

Randomly bursting into song is a daily occurrence for Jordan, something which his friends find both hilarious and terrifying, however, for their own survival, they have grown accustomed to acts of randomness. Growing up in both the Czech Republic and Australia, and looking like he’s from neither, Jordan took to creating Youtube videos from a young age, the intention of his content is to make people happy and hopefully spread some positivity juice. He is now studying Media in Melbourne Australia, and singing for his classmates. (he really does not sing that much)