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Britt wrote: sirlamre wrote: Britt wrote: Thank you for starting this thread, 9harmony! This is my favorite prayer. I like to sing it in Spanish. It was my son's favorite lullaby when he was a baby:

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"Tu Nombre es mi curación, oh mi Dios, y el recuerdo de Ti es mi remedio. La proximidad a Ti es mi esperanza y el amor por Ti es mi compañero. Tu misericordia hacia mí es mi curación y mi socorro, tanto en este mundo como en el venidero. Tú verdaderamente eres el Todo Generoso, el que Todo lo Sabe, el Todo Sabio." -Bahá'u'lláh

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"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." -Bahá'u'lláh

Marcelle does this one in French.

I know the common melody to it---

I remember there being a recording someone had done (Paul Parrish?) in a rather Windham Hill kind of flowing piano solo, with the prayer being sung along with that--

I've NEVER been able to find that solo piano and voice version on any recording...

Sirlarme, do you think Marcelle would be willing to record herself singing it and post it here? I would so love to hear her!

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good idea! :giantgrin:

speaking of which....would you be willing to record yourself singing it in Spanish and English and posting it here as well. I would so love to here you! :heartbeat:


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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.

- Bah�'u'll�h

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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.

- Bah�'u'll�h

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 203)

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I adjure Thee by Thy might, O my God!
Let no harm beset me in times of tests,
and in moments of heedlessness guide my steps aright through Thine inspiration.
Thou art God, potent art Thou to do what Thou desirest.
No one can withstand Thy Will or thwart Thy Purpose.

- The Bab

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 27)

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My God, my Adored One, my King, my desire!
What tongue can voice my thanks to Thee? I was heedless, Thou didst awaken me.
I had turned back from Thee, Thou didst graciously aid me to turn towards Thee.
I was as one dead, Thou didst quicken me with the water of life.
I was withered, Thou didst revive me with the heavenly stream of Thine utterance
which hath flowed forth from the Pen of the All-Merciful.

O Divine Providence! All existence is begotten by Thy bounty;
deprive it not of the waters of Thy generosity,
neither do Thou withhold it from the ocean of Thy mercy.
I beseech Thee to aid and assist me at all times and under all conditions,
and seek from the heaven of Thy grace Thine ancient favor.
Thou art, in truth, the Lord of bounty, and the Sovereign of the kingdom of eternity.

- Bah�'u'll�h

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 16)

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O Thou kind Lord!
These lovely children are the handiwork of the fingers of Thy might
and the wondrous signs of Thy greatness.
O God! Protect these children,
graciously assist them to be educated
and enable them to render service to the world of humanity.
O God! These children are pearls,
cause them to be nurtured within the shell of Thy loving-kindness.

Thou art the Bountiful, the All-Loving.

- 'Abdu'l-Bah�

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 34)

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http://www.projectmelody.com/longhealingprayer.htm

The Long Healing Prayer

He is the Healer, the Sufficer, the Helper, the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful.

I call on Thee O Exalted One, O Faithful One, O Glorious One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Sovereign, O Upraiser, O Judge! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Peerless One, O Eternal One, O Single One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Most Praised One, O Holy One, O Helping One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! 91

I call on Thee O Omniscient, O Most Wise, O Most Great One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Clement One, O Majestic One, O Ordaining One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Beloved One, O Cherished One, O Enraptured One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Mightiest One, O Sustaining One, O Potent One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Ruling One, O Self-Subsisting, O All-Knowing One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Spirit, O Light, O Most Manifest One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Thou Frequented by all, O Thou Known to all, O Thou Hidden from all! 92 Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Concealed One, O Triumphant One, O Bestowing One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Almighty, O Succoring One, O Concealing One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Fashioner, O Satisfier, O Uprooter! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Rising One, O Gathering One, O Exalting One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Perfecting One, O Unfettered One, O Bountiful One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Beneficent One, O Withholding One, O Creating One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! 93

I call on Thee O Most Sublime One, O Beauteous One, O Bounteous One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Just One, O Gracious One, O Generous One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O All-Compelling, O Ever-Abiding, O Most Knowing One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Magnificent One, O Ancient of Days, O Magnanimous One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Well-guarded One, O Lord of Joy, O Desired One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Thou Kind to all, O Thou Compassionate with all, O Most Benevolent One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! 94

I call on Thee O Haven for all, O Shelter to all, O All-Preserving One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Thou Succorer of all, O Thou Invoked by all, O Quickening One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Unfolder, O Ravager, O Most Clement One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Thou my Soul, O Thou my Beloved, O Thou my Faith! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Quencher of thirsts, O Transcendent Lord, O Most Precious One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Greatest Remembrance, O Noblest Name, O Most Ancient Way! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Most Lauded, O Most Holy, 95 O Sanctified One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Unfastener, O Counselor, O Deliverer! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Friend, O Physician, O Captivating One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Glory, O Beauty, O Bountiful One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O the Most Trusted, O the Best Lover, O Lord of the Dawn! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Enkindler, O Brightener, O Bringer of Delight! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Lord of Bounty, O Most Compassionate, O Most Merciful One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! 96

I call on Thee O Constant One, O Life-giving One, O Source of all Being! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Thou Who penetratest all things, O All-Seeing God, O Lord of Utterance! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Manifest yet Hidden, O Unseen yet Renowned, O Onlooker sought by all! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

I call on Thee O Thou Who slayest the Lovers, O God of Grace to the wicked! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

O Sufficer, I call on Thee, O Sufficer!

O Healer, I call on Thee, O Healer!

O Abider, I call on Thee, O Abider!

Thou the Ever-Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!

Sanctified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy generosity, whereby the portals of Thy bounty and grace were opened wide, whereby the Temple of Thy Holiness was established upon the throne of eternity; and by Thy mercy whereby Thou didst invite all created things unto the table of Thy bounties and bestowals; and by Thy grace whereby Thou didst respond, in thine own Self with Thy word "Yea!" on behalf of all in heaven and earth, at the hour when Thy sovereignty and Thy grandeur stood revealed, at the dawn-time when the might of Thy dominion was made manifest. And again do I beseech Thee, by these most beauteous names, by these most noble and sublime attributes, and by Thy most Exalted Remembrance, and by Thy pure and spotless Beauty, and by Thy hidden Light in the most hidden pavilion, and by Thy Name, cloaked with the garment of affliction every morn and eve, to protect the bearer of this blessed Tablet, and whoso reciteth it, and whoso cometh upon it, and whoso passeth around the house wherein it is. Heal Thou, then, by it every sick, diseased and poor one, from every tribulation and distress, from every loathsome affliction and sorrow, and guide Thou by it whosoever desireth to enter upon the paths of Thy guidance, and the ways of Thy forgiveness and grace.

Thou art verily the Powerful, the All-Sufficing, the Healing, the Protector, the Giving, the Compassionate, the All-Generous, the All-Merciful.

- Bah�'u'll�h

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 96-99)

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Do Baha'is never pray in their own words?

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Hi,

Of course we can and do.

"The most acceptable prayer is the one offered with the utmost spirituality and radiance; its prolongation hath not been and is not beloved by God. The more detached and the purer the prayer, the more acceptable is it in the presence of God."

(Compilations, Lights of Guidance, p. 455)

We just have an abundance of prayers for every occasion, given to us by One we feel speaks for God. And while perusing them, we discover that the prayers He's given us, speak the words of our hearts perfectly. :heartbeat:

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All--

Amy posted earlier a verse

"My God, My Adored One"

There is a traditional melody set for that, which Baha'is sing often.

Here is THE most fantastic version of that I've ever heard in my life!!

Rachel Price , Emily Price, and their younger sister, singing at the Southern Regional Baha'i conference in Nashville TN, in 2003.

I had the great bounty of being about 25 feet away from this-- INCREDIBLE!!

This was sort of impromptu, I think, after their father finished directing the Voices of Baha in performance.

They first did "Veiled in My Immemorial Being (quote below)

http://wnc.bcca.org/bahai/music/veiled-in-my.MP3

and then

http://wnc.bcca.org/bahai/music/mygod-myadoredone.MP3

This is THE most incredible version of that I've EVER heard done...

I might add that Rachel Price is a professional jazz singer-- she has appeared across the country, and debuted at Clemson University with T.L. Monk (who some of you may know as a legendary jazz artist following in his fathers' footsteps)

O Son of Man! Veiled in My immemorial being and in the ancient eternity of My essence, I knew My love for thee: therefore I created thee, have engraved on thee Mine image and revealed to thee My beauty.

Turn thou unto God and say: O my Sovereign Lord! I am but a vassal of Thine, and Thou art, in truth, the King of kings. I have lifted my suppliant hands unto the heaven of Thy grace and Thy bounties. Send down, then, upon me from the clouds of Thy generos

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sirlamre wrote: They first did "Veiled in My Immemorial Being (quote below)

http://wnc.bcca.org/bahai/music/veiled-in-my.MP3

and then

http://wnc.bcca.org/bahai/music/mygod-myadoredone.MP3

This is THE most incredible version of that I've EVER heard done...

This is AWESOME, Sirmarle! I used to sing in a Bah�'� Gospel choir and Oh! do I wish we had done this one.

So, when are you, Marcelle and I starting a group???

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Ya'Bah�'ul'Abh�! God is the Most Glorious!!! :heartbeat:

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Amy wrote: Hi,

Of course we can and do.

Just checking, you guys do/believe some very odd things.

I was thinking what if their cat gets lost and there isn't a "God, please return my cat" prayer on the books.

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Aethelred wrote: Amy wrote: Hi,

Of course we can and do.

Just checking, you guys do/believe some very odd things.

I was thinking what if their cat gets lost and there isn't a "God, please return my cat" prayer on the books.

Perhaps you should borrow one of Sirlamre's Bah�'� prayer books and read them? I think you will find they are quite beautiful and assist one to acquire spiritual qualities.

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Britt wrote:

Perhaps you should borrow one of Sirlamre's Bah�'� prayer books and read them? I think you will find they are quite beautiful and assist one to acquire spiritual qualities.

Britt, Sirlamre has given/loaned me a number of Baha'i related books over the years. I am sure I know more about the Baha'i Faith than 99% of non-Baha'is.

The more I learn about your faith, the more problems I have with it, reading more Baha'i books will not bring me closer, I am a lost cause dear!


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Aethelred wrote: Amy wrote: Hi,

Of course we can and do.

Just checking, you guys do/believe some very odd things.

I was thinking what if their cat gets lost and there isn't a "God, please return my cat" prayer on the books.

ah! but we have a few catch-all prayers for just such an occasion. :giantgrin:

for example...

"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." -The Bab

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