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“Shine Ye” by Devina & Raneesha Saberi
July 27, 2015, in Music > Studio Session, by Naysan NaraqiBaha’i Blog’s “Studio Sessions” is an initiative where we invite Baha’is and their friends from around the world to share the Baha’i Writings put to music.
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, sisters Devina and Raneesha Saberi sing “Shine Ye”, based on an excerpt from a tablet by Abdu’l-Baha.
This song was filmed and recorded at Louie Shelton’s home studio in The Gold Coast, Australia, July 2015.
Lyrics & Quote
Shine ye like unto the sun and roar and move like unto the sea; impart life to mountain and desert like unto clouds, and similar to the vernal breeze, bestow freshness, grace and elegance on the trees of human temples.
Abdu’l-Baha
Chords
(Capo 3) Em Bm/D Cmaj7 G (repeat) Shine ye like unto the sun and roar and move like unto the sea Shine ye like unto the sun and roar and move like unto the sea The sea, the sea, the sea Impart life to mountain and desert like unto clouds, and similar to the vernal breeze, bestow freshness, grace and elegance Em Bm6/D Em/C# Em/C Em/B Em/A G Ooooooh Em Bm6/D Em/C# Em/C Em/B Em/A G Ooooooh Em Bm/D Cmaj7 G (repeat) Shine ye like unto the sun and roar and move like unto the sea Shine ye like unto the sun and roar and move like unto the sea Bestow freshness, grace and elegance on the trees of human temples Bestow freshness on the trees of human temples Shine ye like unto the sun and roar and move like unto the sea Shine ye like unto the sun and roar and move like unto the sea
You can also download the audio version of this song from Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here:
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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.
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lovely composition
i[email protected] (July 7, 2015 at 7:38 PM)
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Robin Richardson (July 7, 2015 at 2:49 PM)