Baha’is believe in the power of prayer and you’ll find Baha’is and their friends, throughout the world, getting together to pray. This is often referred to as a ‘devotional gathering’ or ‘devotional meeting’, and they happen in diverse settings, whether in cities or villages.
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, sisters Devina and Raneesha Saberi sing “Sorrow Shall Pass”, based on an excerpt from a tablet by Abdu’l-Baha.
This song was filmed and recorded at Louie Shelton’s (www.louieshelton.com) home studio in The Gold Coast, Australia, July 2015.
Lyrics & Quote
Be thou not unhappy; the tempest of sorrow shall pass; regret will not last; disappointment will vanish…Associate thou, as much as thou canst, with the relatives and strangers; display thou loving kindness; show thou forth the utmost patience and resignation. The more they oppose thee, shower thou upon them the greater justice and equity; the more they show hatred and opposition toward thee, challenge thou them with great truthfulness, friendship and reconciliation…
Abdu’l-Baha
Chords
Gmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Am7 (Repeat)
Be thou not unhappy; the tempest of sorrow shall pass;
regret will not last; disappointment will vanish... (X2)
Associate thou, as much as thou canst, with the relatives and strangers;
display thou loving kindness; show thou forth the utmost patience and resignation.
The more they oppose thee, shower thou upon them the greater justice and equity;
the more they show hatred and opposition toward thee,
challenge thou them with great truthfulness, friendship and reconciliation...(X2)
Be thou not unhappy; the tempest of sorrow shall pass;
regret will not last; disappointment will vanish...
To watch another Studio Sessions video with Devina and Raneesha click here.
You can also download the audio version of this song from Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here:
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