Ruhi

C         G         D         G

Truthfulness is brighter than the light of the sun

C         G         D         G

Truthfulness is brighter than the light of the sun

C   G D      G

With truthfulness, O people, beautify your tongues

C   G D      G

With truthfulness, O people, beautify your tongues

C   G  D      G

Honesty adorns the soul of everyone

C   G  D      G

Honesty adorns the soul of everyone

C    G D  G

Honesty is brighter than the light of the sun

C    G D  G

C

I love the Master

G7

The Master loves me

C

He shows me how Bahá’ís should be

C F

Trusting in God faithfully,

G7 C

That is how Bahá’ís should be

C

I love the Master

G7

The Master loves me

C

He shows me how Bahá’ís should be

C F

Praying for guidance constantly,

G7 C

That is how Bahá’ís should be

C

I love the Master

G7

The Master loves me

C

He shows me how Bahá’ís should be

C F

Chorus

C G

When you tell the truth You win people’s trust

C

Always tell the truth You must, you must

F C

When you tell the truth, you’ll never feel ashamed

F G C

God will be pleased with you

F C

If you tell a lie, you surely will be blamed

D7 G

And maybe lose a friend or two Chorus

C G F C

I am thirsty, I am thirsty

Dm G C

But my brother, he comes first

F Em Dm C

So I offer him the water

Dm G C

That will quench his thirst

Chorus

F G C Am

It is a blessing to prefer your brother

F G C

This is the way to show you care

F G C Am

It is a blessing to prefer your sister

F G C G C

You are richer, the more you share

C G F C

I am hungry, I am hungry

Dm G C

And my sister, she is too

F Em Dm C

C F

Love, love, love, love

G C

Love your fellow man

C F

Love, love, love is

D G7

How the world began

C F

God loved creation

C G

For He created thee

C F G C

To love, love, love Him and humanity

Am

O Son of Being,

G

My love is My stronghold

Am G C Dm7

He that entereth therein

E7 Am

Is safe and secure

Am G C Dm7

And he that turneth away

E7 Am

Shall surely stray and perish

(repeat above)

Am G Dm

O Son of Being,

E7 Am

My love is My stronghold

G Dm

O Son of Being,

E7 Am

My love is My stronghold

C Dm

Justice is the way To make a brighter day

F G C

When people are in need

C Dm

Justice is the light A light that’s shining bright

F G C

Shining through good deeds

C Dm

How often have you heard That ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

F G C

Shared everything He had

C Dm

He was content with less And led a simple life

F G C

So others would be glad

C Dm

Justice is a little more than just being fair

F G C

To be just we have to give

C Dm

Am

There is something you must know

E7

In this Faith we have to show,

Dm

We are men of deeds, not of words

Am E7 Am

Our very life would show or Faith to friend and foe

Chorus

Am

I want to be happy, I want to be strong

To be his servant, my whole life long

Dm E7 Am

So, I must obey the laws of God

Dm E7 Am

Yes, I must obey the laws of God

Am

There is something you must know

E7

In this world of pomp and show

Dm

A

Listen to the voice

That makes our hearts rejoice

G D A

His first counsel is this:

D E

Possess a pure heart,

A

A kindly heart,

B7 E (D E A for repeated verse)

A radiant heart

(repeat)

D A

The heart is a treasure,

D A

A gift beyond measure,

B7 E

A bounty from your lord

D A

Protect it from the fire

D A

Of worldly desire,

D E A

And freely let is soar

C

The creatures of this big world,

Dm

Whether they walk or fly, or fly,

G7

Are part of God’s creation

C

Like you and I

Chorus

C

That’s why we treat them with kindness

Dm

Remember when you do, you do

G7

To care for God’s creation

C

Brings blessings to you

C

The dog on our front door step,

Dm

He is our faithful friend, our friend

G7

We also thank our milk cow

C

And the bees in the wind Chorus