Ridvan, also known as the Most Great Festival, celebrates Baha’u’llah’s time in the garden of Ridvan on the outskirts of Baghdad in 1863 when He publicly declared His station as a Manifestation of God. The Ridvan Festival is 12 days long and is also the time of year when Baha’is elect their governing bodies.
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 Canberra, Australia with Wellon Leong & Sina Karimi who sing “Ridvan Tablet” based on a passage from the Writings of Baha’u’llah.
This song was composed by Wellon Leong.
This song was filmed and recorded in Canberra, Australia in November 2023.
LYRICS/QUOTE:
Rejoice with exceeding gladness, O people of Bahá, as ye call to remembrance the Day of supreme felicity, the Day whereon the Tongue of the Ancient of Days hath spoken, as He departed from His House, proceeding to the Spot from which He shed upon the whole of creation the splendours of His name, the All-Merciful. God is Our witness. Were We to reveal the hidden secrets of that Day, all they that dwell on earth and in the heavens would swoon away and die, except such as will be preserved by God, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
CHORDS:
C G C Em Rejoice with exceeding gladness, O people of Baha, C Fmj7 as ye call to remembrance the Day G of supreme felicity, C Dm G the Day whereon the Tongue of the Ancient of Days C hath spoken, _____________________________________________________ C G C Em as He departed from His House, proceeding to the Spot C Fmj7 from which He shed upon the whole of creation G the splendours of His name, C the All-Merciful. G C God is Our witness. ______________________________________________________ C G C Em Were We to reveal the hidden secrets of that Day, C Fmj7 all they that dwell on earth and in the heavens G would swoon away and die, C Dm C except such as will be preserved by God, Fmj7 G C Am-Em C the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Baha’u’llah
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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