1. |
The Promise, pt. 1
05:05
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[Instrumental]
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2. |
The Vazir's Dream
06:45
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My dreaming eye fell first
On the garden of the ether
And You, my child, alone
In the verdant moonlit night
Black birds fell upon You
And they beat with wings and claws
But could not pierce the garment
Of God around Your chest
It was then I saw the ocean
So limitless, celestial
And You, my child, illumined
In the curling waves and foam
Every fish came to You
To seek the safety of You
Each holding but a strand
Of Your flowing sable hair
They testified with blood
In the eternal past and future
You’d be King once and forever
And the universe will bow
It was then the morning stirred me
With the yellow pink of daylight
And Your little form still sleeping
I saw You as you are
And I loved You anew
And I loved You anew
And I knew I was Your father no more
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3. |
The Black Pit
02:38
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We shall render Thee victorious
By Thyself and by Thy Pen
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I kneel on the carpet
My palms raised before You
In love and adoration
The earth that burns to ashes
A sacred space protects me
I am in the hollow of Your Hand
Murmuring syllables and sounds
Transcend into something more than me
More than me…
Merging into nothingness
The light of splendour on me
I turn a page and then I begin to…
Turn to You with devotion
And the world of souls all around me
In surrender, meditation
Letting go of all that restrains me
Do You hear me? I am calling
Professing all the love songs within me
Turning to You with devotion...
The ocean summons
And I submerge
Leaving the shore behind me
And all therewith
Reborn in the springtime
The hallowed day
How we’ve waited
For so long
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5. |
Crimson Seas
05:32
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The ark set sail on the ancient sea
Eternity on the prow
The bloody red waves left
Their paint on the hull
And glory upon the bow
And the maiden looked out then
Upon its bright sails
And the light of her face shone forth
All were shaken in their graves
Cowed by the eyes of their Lord
Away away O fill the sails
And strike out from the shore
The vessel upon the crimson seas
Sails to the place where the eye never sees
To the place where what was is no more
Treasures which neither beginning nor end
Can dim their effulgence or light
But they slipped from your hand
And they slipped from your mind
And now ever lost in the night
Away away O fill the sails
And strike out from the shore
The vessel upon the crimson seas
Sails to the place where the eye never sees
To the place where what was is no more
And proclaims
The whispered mystic word that falls
Like honey from the tongue has found
No ear to hear
Or breeze of faith among them
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6. |
Covenant
03:52
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O long dark night
Patiently awaiting the morning
Every eye
Turned to the horizon in longing
Then Your name
And Your face
At the dawning
The Royal Robe
The Sacred Crown
Your Adorning
From Your Name
Promise of an age in fulfillment
From Your Pen
The future of the world drawn in brilliance
Then Your name
And Your face
At the dawning
The Royal Robe
The Sacred Crown
Your Adorning
Brings the world
And long last
Into shelter
Lights the path
Heals the wounds
Forever
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7. |
Mihdí's Lullaby
04:29
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You shone in the dark
Where iron and chains
Were the only thing that
Remained
You sweetened the heart
When the viper and snake
Struck out and caused it to
Break
No sunlight or starlight
Nor verdure to gaze upon
No mountains, no meadows
No rivers to walk along
But you were His dawn light
When all shades were drawn
And then when He granted
The candle's desire
To return to the heart of
The fire
You slipped from His Hands
And slipped from His Sight
Good night, purest Midhí
Good night
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8. |
Into Fire
05:19
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We walked out across the desert sands
And then on through the snow
With miles behind and miles ahead
By the lantern’s glow
Through prison bars we saw the light
Through rain we saw the morn
In a grain of sand, the universe
In unity was born
At long last
The day comes
And brings the heart’s desire
Turn to the sun
Turn to your God
And journey into fire
Unafraid of wolves or snakes
Of calumny or knives
We shouted out “Yá-Bahá”
And gave away our lives
At long last
The day comes
And brings the heart’s desire
Turn to sun
And turn to God
And journey into fire
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9. |
The Promise, pt. 2
03:57
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O Sacred Dawn, did you see your children
And hear them call your name?
Their world is now only a cinder
And only they remain
O radiant morn, do you recall
How you promised your return?
We bowed our heads and knelt in prayers
While all the world was burned
Now I hear your name
Cleansed of sorrow, cleansed of shame
Eternal, faithful and true
The promise makes the world anew
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