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Intone the Verses A Resource for Bahá'í-Inspired Music |
“With both his inner and his outer ear he will hear from its dust the hymns of glory and praise ascending unto the Lord of Lords...” ~ Baha'u'llah The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 197 |
CDs and Songbooks (All CDs and Songbooks are shipped by mail.) Two other CD/Songbook Collections are presented on this page: Intone...the Verses of God (2nd edition) and Singing His Praise on Holy Days (2nd edition) Click here to see two other CDs |
Intone...the Verses of God CD Title taken from Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 294 30 Tracks: Tracks 1 through 15 - vocals by Wendy Scott and Ron Lyles Tracks 16 through 30 - instrumentals only Price: $13.50 CD runs 76 min. 87 sec. Please click on the arrow in the player below to hear samples from the CD. |
Here is a collection of settings of Bahá'í Writings that we don't believe have ever been set to music before. Songs 1 through 4 are designed mainly for the beginning of a meeting (they are invocations), Songs 5 through 8 could be sung during a meeting, and Songs 9 through 15 are appropriate for the end (they are benedictions) although there are no hard and fast rules. All are based on the words of Bahá'u'lláh, the Báb, or 'Abdu'l-Bahá, except for Song 15. Since it is a setting of words of Shoghi Effendi, it should not be included in the spiritual portion of the Feast but would be fine at the end of the business portion or at any other appropriate time. As these songs are sung again and again, we learn the words and they become part of us. These songs express many of the most sublime thoughts and ideals found in the Bahá'í writings and should help us all feel a sense of reverence and appreciation for guidance we have been given by God. They also have musical diversity: there are songs written in various cultural styles. Some are prayers. ~ Wendy Scott |
Intone...the Verses of God - Songbook contains 15 songs with lyrics “Lauded Art Thou”, “Magnified Be Thy Name”, “Day by Day”, “East and West Together”, “Adorn These Children”, and ten others. Price - Melody Line with Guitar Chords only: $6.00 Price - Melody Line with Piano Score with Guitar Chords: $12.50. |
Singing His Praise on Holy Days CD Title taken from Baha'u'llah, Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah, p. 142 30 Tracks: Tracks 1 through 15 - vocals by Wendy Scott and Ron Lyles Tracks 16 through 30 - instrumentals only Price: $13.50 CD runs 79 min. 56 sec. Please click on the arrow in the player below to hear samples from the CD |
Singing His Praise on Holy Days - Songbook contains 15 songs with lyrics “Naw-Rúz”, “Thy Protection is Unfailing”, “Is There Any Remover of Difficulties?” “Announced in the Books”, “Divine Springtime”, and ten others. Price - Melody Line with Guitar Chords only: $6.00 Price - Melody Line with Piano Score with Guitar Chords: $12.50. |
Here is a collection of Bahá’í songs starting with a jubilant a setting of passages from the Naw-Rúz prayer, three different settings of Bahá’u’lláh’s words appropriate for each Holy Day during Ridván, plus a benediction that can be used on all those days or any Holy Day honoring Bahá’u’lláh. A setting of the last two paragraphs of the Prayer for Protection of the Báb was chosen for the Declaration of the Báb. The Unseen World Crieth Out is a meditation that will help us ponder the import of Bahá’u’lláh’s life at His Ascension observances. There is a meditative benediction set of the Báb’s words to commemorate His Martyrdom, which could also be used on the Báb’s other Holy Days. A new version of the Remover of Difficulties with a wonderful lightness works well for His Birthday, while The Best-Beloved is Come will add joy to Bahá’u’lláh’s Birthday celebration. Consecration, a setting of words by Shoghi Effendi, is a benediction for the Day of the Covenant. For the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, in gratitude for such an incredible life, a song of thanksgiving in both His words and those of Bahá’u’lláh, which also works for Thanksgiving Day for those in the United States and has been sung by the participants at interfaith Thanksgiving services. We even threw in a Christmas bonus, a familiar carol though based on words of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and quite appropriate to our purposes and to the spirit of the song itself. At last, we have an Ayyám-i-Há Prayer that is joyful and expresses the reverence and significance of those days and finally, a song for the Fast, Divine Springtime, though of course this song would also be a fine benediction at the end of a Naw-Rúz or Ridván observance, or for any other fitting occurrence. ~ Wendy Scott |
Intone...the Verses Songbook with Melody Line and Guitar Chords only |
Intone...the Verses Songbook with Melody Line, Guitar Chords, and Piano Score |
Singing His Praise Songbook with Melody Line and Guitar Chords only |
Singing His Praise Songbook with Melody Line, Guitar Chords, and Piano Score |
For more information, please read Wendy Scott's desciption below |