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The Bahá’í World
Volume 18

[Page 993]

Dedicated to Det Norske Solist-kor and its conductor Knut Nystedt

VELATUS

NORWAY Bahá’u’lláh LASSE THORESEN

,4 Tranquillo J = MM. 64

SOPRANO

ALTO

TENOR

BASS

0 0 0 ho-mi F31: J‘ (J = 96)

PT

Ve p

- nis 0 ho - mi — nis fi - [1‘

993

[Page 994]994

4 7 {b.c.)P<>

ae - ter - ni

VB - tu -sta -te ve-tu-sm- te

vr

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[u - Sta -te sem - pi - [er

\_/

tu - sta-te sem - pi - ter

pp<

13/? EV< > Alto $010 I pp< ”1P

lec - ti- o

Alto Solo [1

lec- ti-o

- (16 955-6” <> - ti - ae

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Un un-de 1m Un an un - 1m

PP<> P< >— ”43-4

[Page 997]”ye CVESC

i - ma - gi-nemfi me

”If cresc.

i-ma

mf cresc.

i-ma

gi - rzem_ me

gi -nem_ me

im - pres - si

997

[Page 998]998

J.:=J

P<"Ef

V

ma-gi—nem me-am (110-) < >

r

im-a-gi nem - me - (1K ti - bi P ,—rirenuto—| (a tempo)

- am(zz t

.— ritenuto —1

u - ul - chri - tu ~ di-nem no< ny“>

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J

ritenuto-q (a tempo) 77f J.::J P< >

> - e — am J J .— ritenuto —. (a tempo) "=

pul - chri - tu - di— nem pul-chri no pp <><

T“? T?

pul-chri-tu - di-nem pul—chri - [u - di—nem

P<>PP<>m

me -_ am P< >W<>m

V

pul—chri - re _ <> _ <P

T T T

- di-nem pul—chri — tu— di-nem re - ve - la [Page 1000]1000

r—JI;=J ( J = MM. 96)

WLJ (J = MM. 96%:

re

fA

vi

Fa‘fi re fufi (J = MM. 144)

,_3__ (b.c.)

J‘d =M‘M. 144)

Affz

ff _ [I ff

<> <><> <>fA dim.

VV v

<><><><>

ve ‘ [a

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dim. <> <> <><>,

V vv <><><> - vi

p

<><> <><> <> ><> <>

v v \_/ V V v V \./ \_/ <><><><> <><> <><> <> <><><> re < ve — [a dim. <71?) >

re - - ve - Ia - vi.

[Page 1002]PRAYER BY ‘ABDU’L-BAHA

UNITED STATES LEE ANNE ERRINGTON

He

God! O God,_ my God!

V / , Huv- ‘a - llélz./___ Par— var— a'i — ga — rd!

.O God,_ my God!

Huv- 'a - [1611/

Par- var - di - ga’ - ra’!

Be - stow u- pon me

V I Qalb - i- §a’f - i (111211 dur

Be- stow u-pon me

Qalb - i— §a’f - i' c_hzin dur ‘a - [d far — ma’._

a pure heart, like un-to a He_is God!

lláh.’

a pure heart, like un-to a He_ is God!

A

Huv - ‘a — lláh/

Note: in quartet, Soprano goes to ‘D‘, Bass goes to ‘A‘.

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[Page 1003]For [he Bahd‘l’ International Conference, Dublin 1982

O PRECIOUS LEAF

IRELAND PAUL & CAROLINE HANRAHAN

1" N [\‘3‘. JLH ‘I "I l[ x I 'I II x

L I % I'j I 1" 1 I I L I‘ H I 3%. i I F:' i I II I t} -d-' v +7

0 Pre- cious Leaf___ O bright-est flame So stead-fast and 53

Thro’ hard— ship and pay

true 0 Pre-cious Leaf O guid -ing 3* IS“ 9 . I I\ 4‘) i I 1 I 4 E I fl I I I J I I l I k l V V ~light Your spi- rit has shone Thro’ the dark-est of nights. And

we turn to you (Softly)

3 true On the path of God OBahiy yih @é-num O Pre-cious Leaf.__ A 3 A H N g I h 1 r—I—I ~‘\ J I I J 1 C{ J I I C] I I I I I I ‘1 I w. J I I 15' : . - I 1 ° . ' 1 D 1 a Our task 15 great—_ Ournum-bers few as we ga-ther to!) PH (N Mr N 1 V l l I I I l *I I n l 1 l Cl I I I J I I I I\ 4L l l I ' A l I II R O A I X I J A J.) ' l D V v I14 3 H - day in re-mem-brance of you From ev-’ry land—_ We join as

L4 ‘I\I

one In the ser-vice of God Un - i-ted and strong. We . l I b . Jfl‘ V II: ' : I z W II - 1 D . 1 Q) 2 J , I \_/ D- v/ / sing with just one voice Our sor — row turned to

, 3 (50,nt ) m I“

joy In the path of God OBah fy yih K_hé-num Great-est Ho- 1y I) lFirst time I E “Second time P__| I I I l | I i! 4: I I T f I I I A Il ya 0II .I I 8 a I - ’ Ii ' II I l I J J LI Q} vl I VI I Leaf We Leaf Great- est Ho - 1y Leaf.

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[Page 1004]Dedicated to the martyrs of Iran