A Plea for One World

God is Sufficient Unto Me

God is sufficient unto me, He verily is the All-Sufficing

In Him let the trusting trust, In Him let the trusting trust.

(Another tune from World Congress…)

God is sufficient unto me, He is the All-Sufficing.

Let the trusting trust Him, Let the trusting trust,

Let the trusting trust, Let the trusting trust,

Let the trusting trust.

Soon Will All That Dwell On Earth

Soon will all that dwell on earth (echo)

Be enlisted under these banners (echo)

Soon will all that dwell on earth (echo)

Be enlisted under these banners (echo)

Ya Baha-u’l-Abha (echo) (4 times)

(Revealed by Baha’u’llah upon entering the prison in Akka)

Oh Lord, My God

O Lord, my God (echo), open Thou the door (echo)

Prepare the means (echo), make safe the path and pave the way.

For verily Thou art (echo) the Help in Peril (echo)

The Self-Subsisting (echo), Ya Baha’u’l-Abha. (echo)

Is There Any Remover of Difficulties

Is there any Remover of difficulties save God?

Say: Praised be God! He is God!

All are His servants,

And all abide by His bidding!

(A prayer revealed by the Bab, Baha’i Prayers, 1982, p. 28)

Would You Give Your Heart

Would you give your heart to Baha’u’llah?

Would you be a flame of fire, a river of life,

Give your heart (give your heart) to Baha’u’llah?

Yes, I’d give my heart to Baha’u’llah.

I’d be a flame of fire, a river of life,

Give my heart (give my heart) to Baha’u’llah.

Would you teach the Cause of Baha’u’llah?

Would you teach your brothers and sisters, your fellow man,

Teach the Cause (teach the Cause) of Bahau’llah?

Yes, I’d teach the Cause of Baha’u’llah.

I’d teach my brothers and sisters, my fellow man,

Teach the Cause (teach the Cause) of Baha’u’llah.

Would your give your life for Baha’u’llah?

Would you give your earthly possessions, your worldly desires,

Your whole life (your whole life) for Baha’u’llah?

Yes, I’d give my life for Baha’u’llah.

I’d give my earthly possessions, my worldly desires,

My whole life (my whole life) for Baha’u’llah.

Thy Name is My Healing

Thy Name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy.

Nearness to Thee is my hope, and love for Thee is my companion.

Thy mercy to me is my healing and my succor in both this world and the world to come.

Thou, verily, art the All-Bountiful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

-Baha’u’llah

Unity Prayer

O my God! O my God! Unite the hearts of Thy servants,

and reveal to them Thy great purpose.

May they follow Thy commandments, and abide in Thy law.

Help them, O God, in their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee.

O God, leave them not to themselves,

But guide their steps by the light of Thy knowledge,

and cheer their hearts by Thy love.

Verily, Thou art their helper and their Lord.

-- Baha’u’llah

Love Me That I May Love Thee

Love Me, that I may love thee.

If thou lovest Me not,

My love can in no wise reach thee.

Know this, O servant. (Repeat three times)

Baha’u’llah, The Hidden Words

Morning Prayer

I have wakened in Thy shelter, O my God,

And it becometh him that seeketh that shelter to abide

Within the sanctuary of Thy protection

And the stronghold of Thy defense.

Illumine my inner being, O my God,

With the splendors of the Dayspring of Thy Revelation.

Even as Thou didst illumine

my outer being with the morning light of Thy favor.

-Baha’u’llah

O God! Educate These Children

O God! Educate these children.

These children are the plants of Thine orchard,

the flowers of Thy meadow, the roses of Thy garden.

Let Thy rain fall upon them;

Let the Sun of Reality shine upon them with Thy love.

Let Thy breeze refresh them in order that they may

be trained, grow and develop, and appear

in the utmost beauty.

Thou art the Giver, Thou art the Compassionate.

--‘Abdu’l-Baha

Shine Your Light On Me, Baha’u’llah

Shine your light on me, Baha’u’llah.

I am over here, Baha’u’llah.

Shine your light on me, Baha’u’llah.

Glori-ay, glori-ay.

Help me live the life, Baha’u’llah.

I am over here, Baha’u’llah.

Help me live the life, Baha’u’llah.

Glori-ay, glori-ay.

Help me teach the Cause, Baha’u’llah.

I am over here, Baha’u’llah.

Help me teach the Cause, Baha’u’llah.

Glori-ay, glori-ay.

Help me be a lamp, Baha’u’llah.

I am over here, Baha’u’llah.

Help me be a lamp, Baha’u’llah.

Glori-ay, glori-ay.

Help me light the world, Baha’u’llah.

I am over here, Baha’u’llah.

Help me light the world, Baha’u’llah.

Glori-ay, glori-ay.

Repeat first verse.

God is One

God is one, man is one
And all the religions are one.
Land and sea, hill and valley
Under the beautiful sun.

God is one; man is one
And all the religions agree.
When everyone learns the three onenesses
We’ll have world unity.

We Are Soldiers

1. Now the Bab blew His trumpet,

Announcing to the world the time had come,

And like a thief in the night, He came by the gate,

For He was the Promised One.

Chorus:

We are soldiers in God’s army, we’ve got to stop and teach the Word for now,

We’ve got to hold up love and unity, We’ve got to hold it up until we die.

2. Baha’u’llah was the Prophet

He taught the Word that is right for now,

And when the road got rough and the going got tough,

He just stood there and taught anyhow.

3. ‘Abdu’l-Baha was the Servant, etc…

4. Shoghi Effendi was the Guardian, etc…

5. Now I’m glad I’m a soldier,

And I can teach the Word that’s right for now,

When the road gets rough and the going gets tough,

I’ll just stand there and teach anyhow.

We Have Come to Sing Praises

We have come to sing praises to our Lord (repeat)

Allah’u’abha, Ya Baha’ul-abha!

We have come to sing praises to our Lord.

We have come to give honor to our Lord (repeat)

Allah’u’abha, Ya Baha’ul-abha!

We have come to give honor to our Lord.

We have come to give thanks to our Lord (repeat)

Allah’u’abha, Ya Baha’ul-abha!

We have come to give thanks to our Lord.

We have come to sing praises (praises!)

We have come to give honor (honor!)

We have come to give thanks (thanks!)

We have come to sing praises to our Lord.

Be Thou Content With Me

Be thou content with Me,

And seek no other Helper,

For none but Me can ever suffice thee.

I believe I can hear the Lord saying,

“Seek no other Helper.”

(repeat from beginning)

World, World, World, World

World, world, world, world,

Why do you reject your Lord?

When will you receive your Saviour?

Baha’u’llah, Baha’u’llah.

Peace, peace, peace, peace.

This is what we are waiting for,

Love shall conquer all the hatred.

Baha’u’llah, Baha’u’llah.

Joy, joy, joy, joy.

Inside of every man,

If he only would discover

Baha’u’llah, Baha’u’llah.

World, world, world, world,

Everything has been fulfilled,

For the Prince of Peace has come,

Baha’u’llah, Baha’u’llah.

Rise and Shine

The Lord said to Noah, there’s gonna be a floody, floody (2 times)

Get those children out of the muddy, muddy! Children of the Lord.

Chorus:

So rise and shine and give God your glory, glory (3 times)

Children of the Lord.

So, Noah, He built him, He built him an arky, arky (2 times)

Made it strong with hickory barky, barky! Children of the Lord.

The animals, they came on, they came on by twosies, twosies (2 times)

Elephants and kangaroosies, ‘roosies! Children of the Lord.

It rained and rained for forty nights and daysies, daysies (2 times)

Almost drove those animals crazy, crazy! Children of the Lord.

Then, Noah, He sent out, He sent out a dovey, dovey (2 times)

Out into the skies abovy, ‘bovy! Children of the Lord.

The sun came out and dried up the landy, landy (2 times)

Everything was fine and dandy dandy! Children of the Lord.

Ye Are the Stars

Ye are the stars in the heaven of understanding,

The breeze that stirreth at the break of day,

The soft-flowing waters upon which must depend the very life of all men.

Ye are the first among men to be recreated by His spirit,

The first to adore and bow the knee before Him,

The first to circle ‘round His throne of glory.

Ye are the stars in the heaven of understanding,

The breeze that stirreth at the break of day,

The soft-flowing waters upon which must depend the very life of all men.

-based on Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, XCVI, p. 196

One Planet, One People, Please

(Seals and Crofts)

In forest air and ocean breeze,

A song comes whistling through the trees.

A call to man for unity:

One planet, one people, please.

Chorus: One planet, one people, please.

The earth is but one country.

One planet, one people, please.

On mountain top and valleys low

We feel the love wherever we go.

We’re sharing our faith and singing our song,

And you can sing along.

Chorus

Baha’u’llah, the Glory of God,

Fulfills the prophecies of the past.

This is what Baha’is believe.

One planet, one people, please.

Chorus

God’s story’s one book and its chapters unfold.

If you will look, you will behold

That truth is one, all religions agree.

One planet, one people, please.

Chorus

Queen of Carmel

Standing on a mountain
Looking across the bay
The Queen of Carmel reigns
She reigns majestically
Chorus:
Cry out O Zion
Cry out to your Lord
Cry out O Zion
Circle round in adoration
Circle round your Lord.
2.
Unto God, the Lord of Lords,
Belong kingdoms of earth and heaven
Land and sea rejoice this day
The day of a revelation
Chorus:
3.
Robed in white and crowned in gold
She stands for unity
God will sail His Arc on thee
As mentioned in the Book of Names
Chorus:
4.
Shining on the throne of God
She lights the seeker’s way.
The Hidden One has come to thee
Whose glory we acclaim
Chorus:

Text: Jeanne Rebstock Murday

Look at Me, FollowMe

Behold a candle, how it gives its light,
It weeps its life away drop by drop
to give its flame,

You must die to the world and so be born again,
And enter to the Kingdom of Heaven.

Look at Me, follow Me, be as I am,
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

You are the angels if your feet be Firm,
Be steadfast as the rock that no earthly storm can move,
And as you have faith, so shall your Powers be,
And know that to the end I’m always with you.

Look at Me, follow Me, be as I am,
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
Love mankind, follow me, be as I am,
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

Oh how I long to travel the world in the utmost poverty,
And cry out ‘Ya Bahá!’
God willing you may do this for me.

Teach mankind, follow Me, be as I am, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
Serve your Lord, follow me, be as I am, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

Look at Me, follow Me, be as I am,
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

GoodNeighbors

Chorus:
Good neighbors come in all colors
Red, black, yellow and tan,
Our outsides may be different
But we belong to the family of man.

When my doorbell starts to ring,
I can’t see the person’s skin
Even if he had bright blue skin
I’d welcome him right in.

Chorus

When my neighbor starts to cry
It hurts him and that hurts I
Even if he had orange eyes
It hurts him when he cries.

Chorus

When my neighbor wants to share,
Joy and happiness everywhere
Even if had purple hair
I wouldn’t even care.

Chorus

Hawaiian Unity Song (We Are Drops)

We are drops (echo) of one ocean (echo)
We are waves (echo) of one sea (echo)

(Chorus)

Come and join us (echo) In our quest for unity
It’s the way of life for you and me

We are flowers (echo) of one garden (echo)
We are leaves (echo) of one tree (echo)

(Chorus)

All the world (echo) is one country (echo)
Man is one (echo) can’t you see? (echo)

(Chorus)

Blessed is the Spot

Blessed is the spot, and the house, and the place,

and the city, and the heart, and the mountain,

and the refuge, and the cave, and the valley, and the land

and the sea, and the island, and the meadow

where mention of God hath been made,

and His praise glorified.

(A prayer revealed by Baha’u’llah. Baha’i Prayers, 1982