Celebrating the two hundredth Anniversaries of The Birth of Baha'u'llah and The Bab |
The Báb, acclaimed by Bahá’u’lláh as the “Essence of Essences,” the “Sea of Seas,” the “Point round Whom the realities of the Prophets and Messengers revolve,” “from Whom God hath caused to proceed the knowledge of all that was and shall be,” Whose “rank excelleth that of all the Prophets,” and Whose “Revelation transcendeth the comprehension and understanding of all their chosen ones,” had delivered His Message and discharged His mission. He Who was, in the words of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the “Morn of Truth” and “Harbinger of the Most Great Light,” He, as affirmed by Himself, “the Primal Point from which have been generated all created things,” “one of the sustaining pillars of the Primal Word of God,” the “Mystic Fane,” the “Great Announcement,” the “Flame of that supernal Light that glowed upon Sinai,” the “Remembrance of God”. He the “Qá’im” (He Who ariseth) promised to the Shí’ahs, the “Mihdí” (One Who is guided) awaited by the Sunnís, the “Return of John the Baptist” expected by the Christians, the “Ushídar-Máh” referred to in the Zoroastrian scriptures, the “Return of Elijah” anticipated by the Jews, The “Second Woe,” spoken of in the Apocalypse of St. John the Divine, had, at long last, appeared, and the first of the two “Messengers,” Whose appearance had been prophesied in the Qur’án, had been sent down. The first “Trumpet-Blast”, destined to smite the earth with extermination, announced in the latter Book, had finally been sounded. (Excerpt from God Passes By, Shoghi Effendi) LYRICS: The Ancient Beauty – Titles of Bahá’u’lláh The Prince of Peace Supreme Heaven The Most Great Light Bahá’u’lláh The Blessed Beauty The Glorious Beauty The Ancient Beauty Bahá’u’lláh Holy Name Beauteous Name The Most Great Name Bahá’u’lláh The King of Glory The King of Kings The Most Great Ocean Bahá’u’lláh Verse 1 The Primal Point The Exalted One The Harbinger of the Most Great Light The Báb Verse 2 The Morn of Truth The Remembrance of God The Great Announcement The Báb Chorus 1 The Qá’im, He Who shall arise The Qá’im, He Who shall arise The Qá’im, He Who shall arise The Báb, The Gate Verse 3 The Sea of Seas The Essence of Essences The Mystic Fane The Báb God Passes By for the titles of the Báb - ‘The Qá’im, He Who shall arise’ – from the Dawn-Breakers p. 675 credits |