We Are Soldiers

Submitted by nate on Tue, 11/09/2010 - 09:26
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We Are Soldiers

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Well, the Bab blew His trumpet

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Announcing to the world the time had come

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And like a thief in the night He came by the Gate

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To say He was the Promised One, Oh-h-h-h-h

Chorus:

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We are soldiers, in God’s army

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We’ve got to stop and teach the Word for now

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We’ve got to hold up love and unity

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We’ve got to hold it up until we die

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Baha’u'llah was the Prophet

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He brought the Word that is right for now

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And when the road got rough and the going got tough

D        G

He just stood there and taught anyhow, Oh-h-h-h-h  (Chorus)

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Abdu’l-Baha is our example

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He brought the Word that is right for now

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And when the road got rough and the going got tough

D        G

He just stood there and taught anyhow, Oh-h-h-h-h  (Chorus)

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Now, I’m glad I’m a soldier

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I’ve got the Word that is right for now

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And when the road gets rough and the going gets tough

D        G

I’ll just stand here and teach anyhow, Oh-h-h-h-h  (Chorus)

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Anonymous (not verified)

Sat, 04/16/2011 - 22:36

I want to know whether a Baha'i can lawfully fight as a soldier according to his faith.

Anonymous (not verified)

Wed, 05/04/2011 - 16:43

In the Kitab-I-Aqdas it states that Baha'is are not to arm themselves with weapons unless absolutely necessary. However, some habits are hard to break. For example if you are already a soldier when you find the Baha'i faith it is very hard to just tell your superiors that you have become a concientious objector. In my opinion this is between one's self and God. By the laws of the Baha'i faith, conflict and contention are prohibited, however, one must come to terms with this for themselves, and find God in their own turn.

-Nate-

nate

Thu, 05/05/2011 - 07:00

Thanks for the response. This discussion reminded me of a favorite quote from Abdu'l-Baha:

O ye beloved of the Lord! This day is the day of union, the day of the ingathering of all mankind. ‘Verily God loveth those who, as though they were a solid wall, do battle for His Cause in serried lines!’ 1 Note that He saith ‘in serried lines’—meaning crowded and pressed together, one locked to the next, each supporting his fellows. To do battle, as stated in the sacred verse, doth not, in this greatest of all dispensations, mean to go forth with sword and spear, with lance and piercing arrow—but rather weaponed with pure intent, with righteous motives, with counsels helpful and effective, with godly attributes, with deeds pleasing to the Almighty, with the qualities of heaven. It signifieth education for all mankind, guidance for all men, the spreading far and wide of the sweet savours of the spirit, the promulgation of God’s proofs, the setting forth of arguments conclusive and divine, the doing of charitable deeds.
Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p 260