Declaration of the Bab

Episode 20 of the Bahá’í Tunes podcast, hosted by Dr. Duane Varan, titled "Declaration of the Bab" was published on May 21, 2025 and runs 3 minutes.

May 21, 2025 ·3m · Bahá’í Tunes

Summary

A song composed to celebrate the 'Declaration of the Bab', commemorating the birth of the Bahá’í dispensation.  The lyrics were composed by Duane Varan but the voices, instruments and musical composition were generated using AI.The lyrics are as follows:The Bab paved the way for the Promised One of All AgesHis Revelation ran for over 20,000 pagesAnd for every page – a martyr gave their lifeFor every page – His followers suffered in strife The more they tried – to extinguish His flameThe brighter and brighter - His flame becameHe’s the Primal Point – the Harbinger of the lightThe Spiritual Luminary – who shone so bright  [Chorus]And so we join to celebrate with gleeThe Bab’s great mission for humanityThe Bab paved the way for the Promised One So we celebrate His great declaration  [verse]If knowledge were letters – only two were revealedIn the years before the Bab’s great missionBut with His advent the rest were unsealedCreating humanity’s new condition Now every law of nature is defiedThe limitations of the past are now set asideNow there’s no limit to what we can doBecause the Bab ushered in the new age [Chorus]And so we join to celebrate with gleeThe Bab’s great mission for humanityThe Bab paved the way for the Promised One So we celebrate His great declaration The Bab paved the way for the Promised One So we celebrate His great declaration 

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