The Bab is the Herald of the Baha’i Faith. He was the bearer of a message destined to transform humanity’s spiritual life. His mission was to prepare the way for the coming of a second Messenger from God, greater than Himself, who would usher in an age of peace and justice.
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 Frankfurt, Germany with Naim Zabihi, Naim Schmidt and Negin Zabihi who sing “The Gate of God” based on a quotation from the Bab.
This song was filmed and recorded in Frankfurt, Germany, December 2018.
Lyrics & Quote
O thou who art the first to believe in Me! Verily I say, I am the Bab, the Gate of God, and thou art the Babu’l-Bab, the gate of that Gate. Eighteen souls must, in the beginning, spontaneously and of their own accord, accept Me and recognise the truth of My Revelation.
The Bab
Chords
Capo 3
Intro: picking around these chords: Em, G, Am, C
Em, G, Am, C
O thou who art the first to believe in Me!
(x4)
Em, G, Am, C
Eighteen souls must, of their own accord, accept Me, accept Me
Em, G, Am, C
and recognise the truth (the truth), the truth of My Revelation.
(x2)
Em, G, D, C
Verily I say, I am the Bab, Verily I say, I am the Gate of God
(x4)
Two voices:
Em, G, D, C
Eighteen souls must, of their own accord, accept Me, accept Me
Verily I say, I am the Bab, Verily I say, I am the Gate of God
(x2)
Em, G, D, C
Verily I say, I am the Bab, Verily I say, I am the Gate of God
(x2)
Outro: picking around these chords: Em, G, Am, C
You can also listen to and download the audio version of this song from Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here:
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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