Joy

Keep Smilin by Malcolm Jamal Warner

Lovely Day by Bill Withers

Singin' In The Rain by Gene Kelly

 

 

Writings From The Baha'i Faith on Joy:

 

"Be happy and joyous because the bestowals of God are intended for you and the life of the Holy Spirit is breathing upon you."

 (Abdu'l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 214)

 

"Joy gives us wings! In times of joy our strength is more vital, our intellect keener, and our understanding less clouded. We seem better able to cope with the world and to find our sphere of usefulness. But when sadness visits us we become weak, our strength leaves us, our comprehension is dim and our intelligence veiled. The actualities of life seem to elude our grasp, the eyes of our spirits fail to discover the sacred mysteries, and we become even as dead beings."

 (Abdu'l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 109)

 

 

"O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify my heart. Illumine my powers. I lay all my affairs in Thy hand. Thou art my Guide and my Refuge. I will no longer be sorrowful and grieved; I will be a happy and joyful being. O God! I will no longer be full of anxiety, nor will I let trouble harass me. I will not dwell on the unpleasant things of life.

O God! Thou art more friend to me than I am to myself. I dedicate myself to Thee, O Lord."

- 'Abdu'l-Bahá

 (Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 150)

 

 

Music Bibliography:

Keep Smilin' by Malcolm Jamal Warner is on the album Love And Other Social Issues

Lovely Day by Bill Withers is on the album Greatest Hits

Singin' In The Rain by Gene Kelley is on the soundtrack for Singin in the Rain

 

All of these songs are available on iTunes

 

 

 

 

 



Hope

Songs about Hope:

Hope by Shaggy

Hope Set High by Amy Grant

Writings From The Baha'i Faith on Hope:

"While a man is happy he may forget his God; but when grief comes and sorrows overwhelm him, then will he remember his Father who is in Heaven, and who is able to deliver him from his humiliations.
Men who suffer not, attain no perfection. The plant most pruned by the gardeners is that one which, when the summer comes, will have the most beautiful blossoms and the most abundant fruit.
The labourer cuts up the earth with his plough, and from that earth comes the rich and plentiful harvest. The more a man is chastened, the greater is the harvest of spiritual virtues shown forth by him. A soldier is no good General until he has been in the front of the fiercest battle and has received the deepest wounds."
 (Abdu'l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 50)

"Never lose thy trust in God. Be thou ever hopeful, for the bounties of God never cease to flow upon man. If viewed from one perspective they seem to decrease, but from another they are full and complete. Man is under all conditions immersed in a sea of God's blessings. Therefore, be thou not hopeless under any circumstances, but rather be firm in thy hope."
 (Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 205)

"Therefore strive that your actions day by day may be beautiful prayers. Turn towards God, and seek always to do that which is right and noble. Enrich the poor, raise the fallen, comfort the sorrowful, bring healing to the sick, reassure the fearful, rescue the oppressed, bring hope to the hopeless, shelter the destitute!"
 (Abdu'l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 80)

Music Information:

"Hope" by Shaggy is on the album "Hot Shot".
"Hope Set High" by Amy Grant is on the album "Heart In Motion".


Both of these songs are available through iTunes.

Unity

Songs about Unity:

We Shall Be Free by Garth Brooks:

 

Symphony Of Brotherhood by Miri Ben Ari :(This one's an instrumental but so cool!)

 

 

If I Can Dream by Elvis Presley

 



 

Writings From The Baha'i Faith On Unity

"O people of the world, ye are all the fruit of one tree and the leaves of one branch. Walk with perfect charity, concord, affection, and agreement. I swear by the Sun of Truth, the light of agreement shall brighten and illumine the horizons. The all-knowing Truth hath been and is the witness to this saying. Endeavor to attain to this high supreme station which is the station of protection and preservation of mankind. This is the intent of the King of intentions, and this the hope of the Lord of hopes."
 (Abdu'l-Baha, A Traveller's Narrative, p. 42)

"We work and pray for the unity of mankind, that all the races of the earth may become one race, all the countries one country, and that all hearts may beat as one heart, working together for perfect unity and brotherhood."
 (Abdu'l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 99)

"So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth."
 (Baha'u'llah, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 14)

Music Information

 

"We Shall Be Free" by Garth Brooks is on the album "The Chase"

"Symphony Of Brotherhood by Miri Ben Ari is available as a single on iTunes

"If I Can Dream" by Elvis Presley is on the albums "2nd to None" and "Elvis by the Presleys"

 

Symphony of Brotherhood and If I Can Dream are available on iTunes