“The Time So Short (Время так коротко)” by Anke, Janet & Armin

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 Anke Keitel, Janet Rawling-Keitel and Armin Heislitz who sing “The Time So Short (Время так коротко)” in English and in Russian, from The Advent of Divine Justice by Shoghi Effendi.

This song was filmed and recorded in Frankfurt, Germany, December 2018.

Lyrics & Quote

ENGLISH

The field is indeed so immense, the period so critical, the Cause so great, the workers so few, the time so short, the privilege so priceless, that no follower of the Faith of Baha’u’llah, worthy to bear His name, can afford a moment’s hesitation.

Shoghi Effendi

RUSSIAN

Поле деятельности столь обширно, период столь критичен, Дело столь велико, работников так мало, время столь коротко, привилегия драгоценна, что ни один последователь Веры Бахауллы, достойный носить Его имя, не может позволить промедления.

Shoghi Effendi

Chords

Bm, Em, F#, Bm (x2)
Chorus:
Bm, Em, A, D, F#
Bm, Em, F#, Bm

The field is indeed so immense,
the period so critical,
the Cause so great,
the workers so few,

Chorus:
the time so short, the privilege so priceless,
the time so short, the privilege so priceless,
the time so short, the privilege so priceless,
so priceless

that no follower of the Faith
of Baha'u'llah,
worthy to bear His name,
can afford a moment's hesitation.

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 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.