HOW THIS CHANNEL CAME TO BE
I taught myself to use Suno's AI studio to create songs for my own grieving heart 💔 and the songs became a deep form of devotion for me. I uploaded them here to listen to them on repeat on our living room tv.
The public response was so beautiful and unexpected, and the purpose evolved and expanded.
I am brought to tears 😭 of gratitude daily by your comments of support and appreciation. If even one of these songs touches a listener's heart or points a soul's trajectory heavenward, I pray the AI technology has served its best purpose.
Respectful covers welcomed. The songs & videos may be freely shared for non-commercial purposes. Please credit "AllTheWordsORG onYouTube" and link the original video or the channel YouTube.com/@AllTheWordsORG where possible.
©️ ➡️ Commercial use, resale, redistribution via paid platforms or uploading full songs/videos as monetized content is not permitted. © Kathleen Cross All rights reserved. Email: Novelistkc@gmail.com
@AllTheWordsORG - Songs for the Heart & Soul
I received a text message from Martine, a dear friend of mine.
I have permission from her to share our conversation.
Martine had asked ChatGPT to help her understand "potential" meanings of Bahá’u’lláh's mystical poem Ras̱hḥ-i-‘Amá, which He revealed while in Síyáh-Chál dungeon in Tehran in 1852. She texted to share AI's analysis with me, as we had both discussed wanting to dive deeper into this text.
I hope you will find her conversation with the AI as enlightening and deep as we both did➡️ allthewords.org/martines-conversation-with-chatgpt…
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DISCUSSION POST: INTONE O MY SERVANT, THE VERSES OF GOD
I don't know if I should feel embarrassed to admit this, but here we go... ❤️🙏🏽
⠀⠀⠀"Intone O My servant, the verses of God that have been received by thee.
⠀⠀⠀As intoned by them who have drawn nigh unto Him.
⠀⠀⠀That the sweetness of thy melody may kindle thine own soul..."
For the past few decades I've been reciting this verse revealed by Bahá'u'lláh, and it never occurred to me that "intone" does not mean "speak aloud."
I always assumed Bahá'u'lláh was instructing us to say these prayers and holy scriptures out loud, and the "scattering angels of the Almighty" would do the rest.
As I was working on producing the video for "Intone O My Servant," I felt inspired to begin with a blank screen--with the definition of "intone" centered there.
My thought was that this would focus the viewer on Bahá'u'lláh's instructions.
Well, I blew my own mind with what turned out to be a true "Ah Hah" moment for me.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀intone
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀[in-tohn]/ ɪnˈtoʊn /
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀to utter in musical or prolonged tones : to chant
If you are a singer (I am not), you probably already know this. If you grew up in a home where prayers are chanted daily, you probably already know this. But in my many years in the Faith, I did not make the connection that "intone" means to elongate the vowels and "sing" the words in musical or prolonged tones.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀As the young people say: "I was today years old..." 🤯
Since starting this channel, most of my deep spiritual practice NOW revolves around singing aloud with these songs, and MY GOD it has changed and deepened my connection to the WORD and its SOURCE so significantly!!
A few days ago I was speaking to a young man (a relatively new Bahá'i) about this, and he said he struggles to "feel it" when he prays from the prayer book because it's hard for him to conjure emotions from just reading the words. I suggested he listen to some of the prayers on this channel --- I'm so eager to speak to him again to see if prayer has changed for him as it has for me -- and for many of the listeners here who have shared their comments:
"Absolutely stunning and soul stirring...takes me into another realm of existence."
"I have been reciting, hearing, reading this tablet for decades. It has never affected me as much as this rendering of it did. I could relate and feel it much more and the tears were flowing without my control..."
"An ocean of Love, tears and a direct heart and soul connection to this mighty Tablet!"
"I was transported to another realm, and unaware of all things on this earthly plane."
"...presented as my heart and soul LONG to hear!!! The beauty, power and overwhelming intensity of it are truly inspiring..."
"This song carries me out of this world..."
😭😭😭
All I can say is that as a writer (who should know the meanings of words 🫣) I'm a bit embarrassed to have learned this lesson so late...
AND I'm so thankful for being called to this service!!
https://youtu.be/p7CPPwb90Uc <-Intone O My Servants
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Do you feel a difference between reading a prayer silently, reciting it aloud, and singing or chanting it? What would your advice be to the young man I spoke with? What helps you move from simply reading the words of a prayer to truly feeling them?
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Some very kind listeners (thank u ❤️🙏🏽 so much) have asked how they can support the creation of these songs and videos.
I feel resistant to offering special perks or exclusive content -- but to turn on the membership donation levels, YouTube mandates the membership levels offer specific perks.
Please know that the songs shared here will always be offered at no cost, without midroll ad interruptions and with reverence and intention to serve.
If you are already a free subscriber, I am so happy and truly honored with that level of "joining" this community.
If you'd like to help sustain the costs incurred with what has grown into a full time labor of love, there are two membership levels to help grow the reach of this channel:
❤️ — $0.99 /month
❤️🙏🏽— $9.99 /month
Whether you join one of the member tiers, listen with a free subscription, leave comments on the songs, or simply appreciate and share the songs with others, I’m truly and deeply grateful you are here.
❤️🙏🏽 —Kathleen
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