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[Page 947]

THE PROMISED DAY IS COME

By J. Shurcliff

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I' —I a 1. The Pro-mised Day Uls come; The Day of Judg-ment here; The Great Mil - len - ni 2. In ban -ish - ment and cell He wrote to pon - tiff, sage, To rul - er cit - a 3. From Da-vid's Throne of OM, From 20- to - as -ter’s Kings, From Is — lam 5 House fore i-JIJ.) J.JIifAiJJbJJ

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not save by deed, Not col - or, not fea—ture, Not na - tion, not

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joice, O friends in re - gions all. Mount Car- mel re - news Its loice, the Lord all hearts 3 - wait, His ra - di-ant Her-ald, youth-ful Gate, His JoIce, a thou-sand years shall see His Guard - i - an - ship of u - ni - ty, That

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ul- ate peace by Plan Di - vine! of a right- eous Or - der launch! - p0 - tent God, Tran- scen- dent Sun!

East and West at last com-bine To ro lov - ing Son the 'Most Great Branch,The rk earth and heav n may be a one, Om - ni

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[Page 948]948 THE BAHA’I WORLD

THE CRYSTAL STREAM

IN COMMEMORATION OF THE MARTYRDOM OF THE BAR

Words and Music DEDICATED TO OUR GUARDIAN, SHOGHI EFFENDI By Vera Aker

A‘ndanfino walked 8va -----’Neath tall

from the throne of the great un- seen, ---h :3

[Page 949]MUSIC 949

THE CRYSTAL STREAM (Cont.) ,3‘

flutes played

gray silk mist swirled a-way The sun burst, 'Lhrough -A A 3 11

as bright as mid ‘ day -------- fl A

Marcato

Freed from the dross of the world I sift- ed the glitter- ing sand

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[Page 950]950 THE BAHA’I WORLD

THE CRYSTAL STREAM(Cont.)

won- der I gazed a — mazed, They were jewels from the heart of

drank from the crys

a tempo

For my thirst would not

[Page 951]MUSIC 951

THE CRYSTAL STREAMMIont.)

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of the mar - tyred ONE who cried: “ENTER!” f3

12 m

Night- in - gales Ros - es bloomed év - ’ry, 8m

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Who could de- scribe the scene ..............

of that ci - ty so wond-rous so

Cadenza

[Page 952]952 THE BAHA’I WORLD

THE CRYSTAL STREAM(Cont.)

I swooned from

ritard ....... a tempo

sheer ec- sta- sy ------ such beau-ty no earth- ling could bear ----- , But.

sensed from the joy that was mine ~--- that the “Glo- ry

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[Page 953]MUSIC 953 TWO PRAYERS REVEALED BY THE BAB

Musical'Seuing By Frank Fredericks

Chant

Is there an — y re - mov-er of dif< fi - cul - ties save God?

majisticalll m /\

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Say; Praised be God!

\ tenderly

are His son- - vants and

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[Page 954]954 THE BAHA’I WORLD

T W0 PRAYERS REVEALED BY THE BAB (Cont)

ril.

a tempo

Andante tranquillo ,_

God suf—fi-ceth all things a — bove all things

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a tempo tranquillo

noth — ing in - ' the earth but

[Page 955]MUSIC 955

TWO PRAYERS REVEALED BY THE BAB (Cont)

is in Himvself the Know - —_ Sns - Lain

er

oco a pace rit. e dim.

Is there an - - .Re-mov-er of 'diff- i-cul -ties

SOHO UOCB

Hat?

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[Page 956]956 THE BAHA’I WORLD

TWO PRAYERS REVEALED BY THE BAB<Cont.)

majestically m

save God Say: praise be God!

Music copyrighted 1954 by Frank A. Fredéricks

[Page 957]MUSIC 957

TABLET OF AHMAD

Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh G. F. Handel Largo

He is the King, the All - Know-ingflhe Wise! Lo, the Night-in-gale of

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Par - a - dise sing-eth up - on the Tree of - - ty, with ho ' sweet mel-o - digs, proclaiming to the sin - cere ones the glad tid - ings of the

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. V Near-ness of God. Call-ing the be - liev - ers in e Di - vine —_ Un - - ty

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Mes- whichhath been re-vealed by God,the K , Glo - ri - ous, the

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{ to the court. of the Pres-ence of e Gen- er-ous. One, in - form-ing the sav-ered of the

Quintet. Afranged and Harmonized by Louise C. Rich, Chicago, Illinois, U. S. A.

[Page 958]958 THE BAHA’I WORLD

TABLET OF AHMAD (Cont.)

less. Guid-ing the lov-ers 9 seat. of sanc-ti - ty and to this Re splen - dent. Beau-ty. Ver-i - 1y this is that Most Great Beau-ty, forev

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told in that Book of the Mes-sen-gers,through whom truth shall be dis - tin -guished

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er - tor and the wis-dom of ev- ’ry com-mand be test-ed . Ver - i - 1y He is the

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Tree of Life that bring-eth forth fruits of God, a E -alt.

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Pow-er~ful, the Great. 0 Ah-mnd! Bear thou wit - ness that. ver-l - ly

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[Page 959]MUSIC 959

TABLET OF AHMAD (Cont.)

God and there is— no God but. Him—r—— the King, the- Pro- tec - tor, the In com-pa-rable,the 0m - ni-po - tent. And that the One whom He hath sent forth

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by the name of Al -i was the True One from God, to Whose com-mands

Say: 0 Peo-ple be - be-di-ent to the

we are all con- form - ing. J&éii

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or - di - nan-ces of God which have been en- joined in the B9. - yan by the Glo - ri Jw

is the King of Mes-sen-gers and

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[Page 960]960 THE BAHA’I WORLD

TABLET OF AHMAD (Cont)

His Book is the MOLh-er Book did you but know. Thus doth the N ht-i gale J’N

ut-ter His call un-to you from this ~pris-on. He hath but to de - liv JJJAJU J A

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this clear mes - sage.

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Who . so - ev - er de - sir - eth let him turn a - side from

this counsel and who- so- ev—er de - sir-eth let him choose the path to his Lord.

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0 Pee le,if ye de - ny these vers - es, by what proof have ye be - lieved in God?

11 Pro-duce it, 0 as-sem-b-lage of false ones: Nay,by the One in whose hand is my

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[Page 961]961

M U s I C TABLET 0F AHMAD (Cont)

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this e - ven should they com do

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a- ble to

be

soul, they are not, and nev - er shall

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Lo as-sist one an—oth

thy days, and My dis - tress and ban-ish-ment in

days dur - ing

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thy heart. shall not.

My love that

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this re-mote pris-on:And be thou so stead

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[Page 962]962 THE BAHA’I WORLD

T ABLET OF AHMAD<Cont.)

flame of fire to My—_ en-e-mies and a r'iv - er of life

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loved ones, and be not of those who doubt. And if thou art

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de - gre - da - tion for

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o - ver - tak - an by af - flic - Lion in

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My path, or My Sake,

Lord of thy fath-ers. For the peo-ple are wan-der-ing in the paths of de id

lu-sion,be-reft of dis- -ment. to see God with their own eyes, or

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[Page 963]MUSIC 963

TABLET OF AHMAD(C0nt.)

hear His meI-o - dy with their own ears. Thus have We found

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than :11 - so dost wit - ness: Thus have their super - sti- Lions be-~ come veils be J . _J.

tween them and their own hearts and k t them from the path of God, the Ex .111;

\_/ ed, the Great. Be thou as - sured in thy - self that. ver - i - ly,

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he who turns a-way from this Beuu-ty hath al . so turned a- way from the

Mes-sen-gers of the past. and show- eth pride to-wards God from all

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[Page 964]964 THE BAHA’I WORLD

TABLET OF AHMAD (Cont)

ter-ni-ty to' all e - ter-ni-Ly. Learn well this tab-let, 0 Ah A A AA

Chant it dur-ing y days ‘and with-hold not thy-self there-from. For ver-i-ly,God hath or 11.1

dained for the one who chants it. the re - ward a bun - dred mar - Lyrs and a

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beam on Our part. and a mer-cy from Our Pres-ence,that thou may- est,

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or grief

be of those who are graLe-ful.By God! Should one who is in af- flic JJJ

V { ser- vice in both worlds. These fav - ors have We be - stowed up-on thee' as

[Page 965]MUSIC 965

TABLET OF A/IgMAD (Cont)

read this Lab~let with ab - so-lute‘sin - cer - i- Ly,

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f pel his sad - ness, solve his d}- fi-culties and re-move /‘ his af-flic-tions

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be to God, the Lord of all—— the Worlds!

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[Page 966]966 THE BAHA’I WORLD

TABLET OF AHMAD

CHANT SETTING FOR SOLO OR UNISON VOICES WITHOUT ACCOMPANIMENT" DEDICATED TO OUR BELOVED GUARDIAN, SHOGHI EFFENDI.

BAHA'U'LLAH Charles Duncan Like a fanfare E i x resswel L11 5 l W 1h! 1 '1 H I ‘7% l '1 i 1 l p y l '1' IT I ll 1 I I" I 7 fl He is the King, the All — know - ing, the Wise! "if Lo, the

3 Night- in - gale of par- 3 - dise sing ------------ Eu] -------------- eth up - on the /3\ /§\ /3\

twigs of the Tree of E - tern --i - ty, with ho ----------------- ly 'and sweet mel-o-dies,Pro

claiming: to the sin - cere ones the glad ti - dings of the near - ness of God, /3\ A L L h h k ‘

' » I I I I a r r V V l rv Call - ing the be - liev - ers in the Bi - vine Un - i - ty to the court of the Pre-sence /3\ /3\ x .

of the Gen - er- ous One, i

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hath been re - vealed by God, the King, the Glor- i - ous, the Peer - less,

Guid - ing the lov - ers to the seat of sane - ti - ty and to this re - splend - ent

QJ ' ' d d d- d‘ d- 4 d 4 0'- d- d- ' Beau - ty. Ver - i - 1y this is that Most Great Beau-ty, fore-told in the books of the

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eve - ry com- mand shall be test-ed. Ver - i - 1y He is the Tree o.f Life that

1“Aims or basses should sing this a third lower. The tempo should not be 100 strict but should flow according to the meaning and rhythm of the words.

[Page 967]MUSIC 967

TABLET 0F AHMAD <C0nt.)

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bring-eth forth the fruits of God, the Ex- alt-ed the Pow- er-ful the Great. 0

Ah - mad! Bear thou wit-ness that ver-i— ly He is God and there is no God but In

Him, the King, the Pro - Lect- or, the In - comp—ara-ble, the Om-ni-po-tent. And thatthe

one whom He hath sent forth by the name of Al ---------- i was the true one from

Sweetly .\

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'0' \. God, to Whose com- mands we are all con- form-ing. Say: _______ 0 Pee - ple

be 0 - be . dient to the or - di - nanc - es of God which have been en-joined in the Ba n(./§\a tempo

yan by the Glor - ions, the Wise One. Ver-i-ly He is the King of the Mess-en-gers and A . A /3\ /3-\ P F‘ ‘ /3\ [ II 1\ 1\ . . _ I L L L R 1“ L x h

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His Book is the Mother Book, did ye but know. Thus doth the Night— in-galo ut-ter His 45 . A A

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call un - to you from this pri - son. He hath but to de - 1i - ver this clear mess-age

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Who - so - ev - er de - sir—eth let him turn a- side from this coun - sel and Faster, agitated

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Who- 50- ev- er de- si- reth let him choose the path to His Lord. 0 peo- ple,

if ye de- ny these vers- as, by what proof have ye be- lieved in God?

[Page 968]968 THE BAHA’I WORLD

TABLET OF AHMAD (Conn)

Pro-duce it, 0 as-semb-lage of false ones. Nay, by the One in Whose hand is My /3\

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soul, they are not and nev - er shall be ab - le to do this, ev-en shouldthey com

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bine to as - sist one a - noth - er. 0 Ah - mad! For - get. not My

bount- ies while I am ab - sent. Re - mem - her My days dur-ing thy days A ’95 h L . /3\ . /\ . . W . Q) Y V V

and My dis - tress and ban - ish - ment in this re - mote pris - on. And be thou so

stead - fast in my love that thy heart. shall not wav - er, ev - en if the swords of the /3\ /3‘,\ A k k h L s. . . . . . . '3 - ' en - e - mies rain blows up- on thee and all the heav-ens and the earth a-rise a-gainst thee.

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Be thou as a flame of fire to My en - e - mies and a riv-er of life e-tern-al to My A ”a“ PP GP 11 . z

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loved ones, and be not of those who doubt. And if thou art

ov- er- Lak- an by af— flic- tion in my path or de-. gre- da- tion for My sake, be not. thou A . ”P A . n n l '1

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For the peo- ple are wand' - - ring in the paths of de- lu- sion, be-refit of

[Page 969]MUSIC 969

TABLET OF AHMAD (Cont)

A h .1.L h.. Q /3\

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dis-cern-ment to see God with their own eyes, or hear His mel- o - dy with their own

A ‘ P(Fastemike a whisper) , k /3\ n] E L I a L h L ears --. Thus have we found them, As thou al- so dost wit-ness. Thus have their

Sup- er- sti- tions be-come veils be- tween them and their own hearts and keptthem from the path of

Slightl/y3ggitated ’3\ [§\

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. -—- _-. -'_._\-.\_\_.\_\-_\_I_S_ —.‘—I Q) |-_ l-I-l-I-l—l—i-I‘ IF-F-i-klgv‘ > God, the Ex-alt-ed, the Great. Be thou as-sured m thy-selfthat ver- i- ly,he who turns a-way

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l“. .‘-'_'-I-l from this beau-ty hath al - so turned a - way from the Mess- en-gers of the past and show-eth

pride towards God from all e- tern- i -ty to all e - tern - i - ty -- . Learn well this

self there-from. For ver - i - ly, God hath or— dained for the one who chants it, the re Alma

ward of a hund-red mar-tyrs and.a ser - vice in both worlds. These fav-ors have we be

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pres-ence, that thou may- est be of- those who are grate-ful. By God! should one who is

n af - flic- tion or grief read this Tab - let with ab - so - lute sin - cer - i- ty

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TABLET OF AHMAD (Cont)

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God will dis - pel his sad - ness, solve his dif - fi - cult - ies and re-move his af flic - tions.

Eul, the Com-pas-sion-ate. Praise be to God the Lord of all the worlds.

Sept. 14, 1950 - Feb. 5, 1951 Berkeley, Calif.

MOTET FOR TWO EQUAL VOICES"

DEDICATED TO SHOGHI EFFENDI

Bahia ' u’lláh

Charles Duncan

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Lo ------------- ,the A11 --------------- Pos-sess ---------- ing is come ------------------- Earth and

Lo -------- ,the All ------------ pos ~sess - ing is come ------------------ .Earth and heav- en,

heav - en, glo-ry and do - min-ion are God’s ---------- the Lord

glo-ry and do -min-ion are God’s, the Lord of 311%" men, the P03 - 5055- or of the Throne on high and of earth -------------------- be - 10W. 0

men, the P03 - 5953‘ or of the Throne on high and of earth be- low.

• i.e. two Sopranos, altos, tenors or basses.