The Community that Sings together Takes Wing together!
There is NO better way to build community unity than to sing songs of joy and praise together. It is the easiest and most pleasant way to practice virtues as a group – creating harmony, beauty and cooperation, practicing listening skills, being open and vulnerable, sharing, and developing excellence. Having a shared experience of God’s virtues is what creates intimacy and trust.
Yes, your community can experience all of this – for the price of a song. But first, it needs some good songs to practice with, and this songbook has over 130 delightful places to start. Here you will find old favorites and new gems, organized by title, theme, artist, author and use. Each song provides the piano score and lyrics, plus guitar chords with fingering. Still intimidated? Go to their website and download the piano tunes as Mp3 files that you can sing along with.
These songs can be used for Feasts, Holy Days, Devotions, Children’s Classes, or simply for personal enjoyment. After all, even one voice lifted in the privacy of your chamber will send sweet-scented melodies into the world.
With On Wings of the Soul in your community, it will be easy and inspiring to “make a joyful noise unto the Lord.” Buy one for your music coordinator, or buy enough so everyone can be within eyesight of one – about one for every three people in your community. In the long run it is cheaper to buy the whole book than to make copies that come apart and get out of order. (Plus it is copyrighted, and Baha’is obey laws.)
Compiled by Elaine Losey and Beth King-Mock, with additional artwork by Elaine Losey. Spiral bound to lay flat for easy sharing.
Songs Included
Here’s a list of the songs:
TITLE – ARTIST – PAGE #
Abdu’l-Baha Elaine Losey 15
Ali, You Are the Bab Brice Taylor 16
Allah-Hummah (in Arabic) Bijan Khadem-Missagh 17
Angels of Fire and Snow Joan Lincoln 18
Arise Ye Under All Conditions KJ Cruz Hinson 25
At the Gate of the Garden Joan Lincoln 20
Bab Has Opened Up the Gate Treneater C. Horton 21
Babala Gumbala (African) Unknown 22
Baha’i Fund Song Mimi McClellan 23
Baha’u’llah Creadell Haley 24
Baha’u’llah’s Birthday Mimi McClellan 25
Be Thou Content With Me Leona Hosack 26
Benediction Louise R Waite 27
Blessed is the Spot Elizabeth Hahn 28
Building Me a Home Unknown 30
Cause Me to Taste The Divine Sweetness Van Gilmer 31
Come Seek Baha’u’llah Cindy Van Kley 32
Consultation Mimi McClellan 33
Dance Goes On Unknown 33
Declarant’s Welcome Song Treneater C. Horton 34
Did You Ever Wonder Susan Engle 35
Down Down Elisa Brown 36
Eve Song Brice Taylor 37
Fellowship Fellowship Unknown 38
Fill Thou, O God, My Home George Townshend 39
Forgive Each Other Wiley Rinaldi 40
Fort Tabarsi Jeanne (Murday) Foust 42
Fort Tabarsi Chant (in Arabic) Dr. Muhajir 44
Fruits of One Tree Unknown 43
Give Us Peace Beth King-Mock 44
Give Us Unity John Martin 45
God’s Creatures Wiley Rinaldi 48
God Is Sufficient unto Me (in Arabic) Price/Fani 46
God Is Sufficient unto Me Kerry McCord 47
Good Morning Sun Babcock/Christian 45
Good Neighbors Come in All Colors Dick Grover 49
Guide My Steps Aright Elika Mahony
Haji Suliman Khan Grossman/Quails 53
Hawaiian Unity Song Unknown 50
He Who Puts His Trust Unknown 54
Healing Prayer Elaine Losey 55
His First Counsel Losey/King-Mock 56
His First Counsel Wiley Rinaldi 57
Hold Thou My Hand, ‘Abdu’l-Baha Gloria Faizi 58
Hollow Reed Lincoln/Townshend 59
Hollow Reed II Taylor/Townshend 59
Huququ’llah Song Elaine Losey 60
I Adjure Thee By Thy Might Beth King-Mock 61
I Am, O My God, But a Tiny Seed Elaine Losey 62
I Have Breathed Within Thee Unknown 63
I Have Detached Myself From my Kindred Beth King-Mock 64
I Have Found Baha’u’llah Esther Moncho 65
I Love You (Huna Lullaby) Gary Sterling 65
I Think You’re Wonderful Red Grammer 66
I Want to be Happy Losey/King-Mock 67
In This Day Baha’u’llah Frederick Ward 68
Intercalary Days, Happy and Merry Betty Crow 69
Intone, O My Servant Cindy Van Kley 69
I’ve Got the Baha’i Spirit Unknown 70
Joy (A Round) Nancy Ward 70
Ka Pule O Ka Moana Nui – Prayer of the Pacific (in Hawaiian) King-Mock/Sperry 72
Kindness to Animals Wiley Rinaldi 75
King of Kings Unknown 71
Kingdoms of God Marinell Rhine 74
Let Thy Heart Be Dilated Tara Ellis 77
Look At Me, Follow Me Jackie Elliot 78
Look At Me, Follow Me Elliot/Price 80
Love Me That I May Love Thee Creadell Haley 71
Love, Love, Love Creadell Haley 78
Magic Penny Malvina Reynolds 79
Make Me More Like You Engle and Marks 82
Manifestations of God Vali Edwards 83
Mele Lokahi O Hawai’i (Unity Song) Unknown 51
Morning Prayer Lenz/Cameron/Sheper 84
Muhajier, Persian Pioneer Song Unknown 86
My Love is My Stronghold Wiley Rinaldi
My Love is My Stronghold Losey/King-Mock 83
Naw Ruz is Here Unknown 85
O Baha’u’llah Dahl/Field 88
O God! Educate These Children Unknown 89
O God, Guide Me Van Gilmer 90
Oh Lord I Adore Thee Unknown 91
Open Thou the Door Unknown 92
Patience Susan Engle 93
Peace is on the Way Unknown 94
Pearl Prayer for Children Unknown 96
Plea for One World Russ Garcia 97
Pomaika’i – Blessed is the Spot (in Hawaiian) Young/Bal 98
Prayer for the Western States Red Grammer 100
Prayer for Youth Jena Taghvai 99
Prefer Your Brother Wiley Rinaldi 102
Queen of Carmel Jeanne (Murday) Foust 103
Refresh and Gladden My Spirit Elaine Losey 104
Remover of Difficulties Tom Price 105
Remover of Difficulties (in Arabic) Linda Safajou 106
Remover of Difficulties (in Eng & Arabic) Ren Toppano 107
Rose Garden Prayer Tim Urbanya 108
Royal Falcon Parrish/Toppano 110
Say God Sufficeth Tom Price 109
Say God Sufficeth Maui Baha’is 109
See Me Beautiful Red Grammer 112
Seven Martyrs of Tehran Grant Hindin Miller 113
Shine Your Light on Me, Baha’u’llah Greg Dahl 114
Sign of Love Leona Hosack 121
Sing a Song of Feasts Mimi McClellan 115
Singing Wind Phyllis Day 116
Siyahumb’e (African) Unknown 117
Soon Will All That Dwell On Earth Van Gilmer 118
Soy Baha’i Unknown 105
Strive Joe Crone 119
Tahirih Mary Davis 122
Teach Us of Thy Unity Unknown 120
Teach, Teach, Teach Unknown 121
Teaching Peace Red Grammer 124
Tell the Truth Rinaldi/Vanegas 125
That is How Baha’is Should Be Kai Losey 126TITLE ARTIST PAGE
Thine Eye is My Trust Gregory Shaw 127
Thoko Zani Ben Dlamini 128
Three Wives of Abraham Unknown 129
Unity Prayer Jack Bullion 130
We Are Baha’i Children Unknown 131
We Are One in the Spirit Unknown 132
We Are The People of Baha Donna Taylor 133
We Have Come to Sing Praises Van Gilmer 134
We Shall Not Fail Unknown 135
What Mankind Has to Learn Creadell Haley 136
When the Victory Arriveth Southeast Baha’i Youth 137
Whoso Ariseth Margaret Embers McGee 138
Whoso Seeketh Me David Gregory 138
Will You Give Your Life Joan Lincoln 139
With Two Wings Red Grammer 140
Wonderful Brice Taylor 141
World, World, World Unknown 142
Ya Baha’u’l-Abha Dunbar/Kinney 144
Ye Are the Stars in the Heaven Unknown 143
You Must Become Distinguished Leona Hosack 146
Jane –
Saw some I’m familiar with and was really happy to have the notes to play them. Want to learn some of the new ones too.
Duane L Herrmann –
Haven’t been able to use it yet.
Brenda –
So many songs to learn!
Bradley W. –
I have purchased many copies of this wonderful songbook and have given many to the friends. When I found that I had given away my last copy I had to get two more. On Wings of the Soul has many of the old favorite Baha’i Songs from the 60s and 70s as well as newer songs. Each song has chords and sheet music, mostly arranged for one-part vocal and guitar. The melodies can be downloaded from the accompanying web site. Full attribution and copyright information is provided for each song. The spiral binding allows the book to set flat on a music stand. It is a true treasure.