Five Years( - 8 bars - )
The Universal House of Justice
Has written all Bahá’ís a note
They say we have to up the auntie
More a paraphrase than direct quote
They gave us five years
Clock is tickin’
More than half way through to date
Five years
The goal in clusters
Is IPG’s in all 28
Let us not forget the children
Nor forget the junior youth
We stand up and we boldly proclaim
That “Humanity is one” is the truth
They gave us five years
No time for resting
Capacity has got to keep pace
Five years
But we’ll be strengthened
Strengthened by His unfailing grace
Everybody’s just got five years
This is something we all know
Five years isn’t such a long plan
It started nearly 3 years ago
( - 4 bars - )
There’s no mistaking our true purpose
We shouldn’t fail to realise
These simple little acts of service
Are a global enterprise
They gave us five years
For us to reach it
Five years to accomplish the goals
Five years
And they beseech Him
Bahá’u’lláh illumine our souls
( - 4 bars - )
Walk straight upon the path of learning
Ignore the trivial pursuit
Appreciate our recent culture
Of studying the Word in groups
They gave us five years
No time for resting
Capacity has got to keep pace
Five years
But we’ll be strengthened
Strengthened by His unfailing grace
Let us now rejoice at one thing
Establishing a rhythm of growth
Consolidation and expansion
Now we need to try to do both
They gave us five years
To build resources
Fives years for our Faith to grow
Five years
To use the framework
Now we need to get up and go
Now we need to get up and go
Now we need to get up and go
Now we need to get up and go
(Written by Dicky Fusco. He has allowed it to be freely shared.)
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Music video from the London, U.K. Baha'i conference.
Contributed by Jimbo:
Hey! Check out this video from the recent London, U.K. Baha'i conference.
Just love the "Five Years" song sung to the melody of "You give me fever". Lyrics below.
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