Description
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Canada with the Stratford Baha’i Choir who sing “Be Thou a Summoner to Love” based on a passage from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha.
Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions is an initiative where we invite Baha’is and their friends from around the world to come into a studio and share the Baha’i Writings put to music.
This song was filmed and recorded in Stratford, Canada in April 2026.
This song was composed by Matty Thimm.
LYRICS/QUOTE:
Be thou a summoner to love, and be thou kind to all the human race. Love thou the children of men and share in their sorrows. Be thou of those who foster peace. Offer thy friendship, be worthy of trust. Be thou a balm to every sore, be thou a medicine for every ill.
CHORDS:
C Em Dm G
Be thou a summoner to love
C Em Dm G
And be thou kind to all the human race
C Am Dm /
Love thou the children of men
G G7 C /
And share in their sorrows.
Dm G C Am
Be thou of those who foster peace.
Dm G C Am
Offer thy friendship, be worthy of trust.
Dm G C Am
Be thou a balm to every sore,
Dm / G G7
Be thou a medicine for every ill.
C Em Dm G
Be thou a summoner to love
C Em Dm G
And be thou kind to all the human race
C Am Dm /
Love thou the children of men
G G7 C /
And share in their sorrows.
C Em Dm G
_ Bind thou the souls together.
C Em Dm G
_ Bind thou the souls together.
C Am Dm /
Love thou the children of men
G G7 C /
and share in their sorrows.
Be thou a summoner to love
And be thou kind to all the human race
Love thou the children of men and share in their sorrows.
Love thou the children of men and share in their sorrows.
You can also listen to and download the audio version of this song from Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here: https://soundcloud.com/bahai-blog/be-thou-a-summoner-to-love
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