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“Whoso Hath Recognised Me” by Nabil and Felix

April 16, 2024, in Music > Studio Session, by

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 Cairns, Australia with Nabil Yagan and Felix Kerry who sing “Whoso Hath Recognised Me” based on the Writings of Baha’u’llah. 

This song was composed by Nabil Yagan and Jay Wright.

This song was filmed and recorded in Cairns, Australia in December 2023.

LYRICS/QUOTE:

Whoso hath recognized Me, will arise and serve Me with such determination that the powers of earth and heaven shall be unable to defeat his purpose.

And: 

Whoso hath recognized the Dayspring of Divine guidance and entered His holy court hath drawn nigh unto God and attained His Presence…

CHORDS:

D BM     EM A D

Whoso hath recognized me, will arise to serve me. 

                      BM EM A D BM EM

With such determination, that the powers of, earth and heaven, will be unable to 

A D BM EM A D

defeat his purpose, and heaven, will be unable to defeat, his purpose. 

BM F#M           EM     A                         D                       BM           F#M

Whoso hath recognized, the dayspring, of divine guidance, and entered, his holy 

EM                        A                     D                 BM                   EM          A     D            B7

court, hath drawn nigh unto God, and attained, and attained, his Presence, his 

Presence. 

E                           C#M    F#M         B          E                                     C#M    F#M

Whoso hath recognized me, will arise to serve me, with such determination, that 

B E C#M F#M B E C#M

the powers of earth and heaven will be unable to defeat his purpose, and heaven, 

F#M B C#M F#M B

will be unable to defeat his purpose, and heaven will be unable to defeat his 

E

purpose.

You can also listen to the audio version of this song on Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here: “Whoso Hath Recognized Me” by Nabil & Felix

Watch the entire Studio Sessions video series on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube Channel here: Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions playlist

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Jordan Raj

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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