Devotional Songs
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Cover of
The Guru Puja 74 Song Book

Focus
Golden Way
Guru is the Father of All
Guru Maharaj Ji You are so big
King of Kings
Lila
Little tears of happiness
Oh Lord we've been waiting so long
One in the Spirit
Peace and Bliss is Satguru
Spread This Knowledge
The Lord of the Universe
There's a light in you
You Are My Only Light

Most of these songs are excerpts from the 'The Guru Puja 74 Song Book' published in 1974 by Divine Light Mission Inc., Denver - Colorado.

 

Focus

For those unfamiliar with this song, in about 1979, Mahatma Guru Charnanand, who everyone considered to be the closest person to M outside his family, recorded English language versions of various Indian devotional songs on a cassette named 'You are my Everything'. Also on this album were other devotional songs from the group 'One Foundation'. In my opinion this song was one the best devotional songs recorded. The instrumental version of this song was released on a mid-nineties album.

It was also quite clear that this was done with Maharaji's blessing.

Focus on the form of Guru Maharaj Ji
Always remember his every word is holy

Focus on the form of Guru Maharaj Ji
Always remember his every word is holy

In your heart cherish the feet of Satguru
Always pranam to the supreme power the Satguru

In your heart cherish the form of Satguru
Always pranam to the supreme power the Satguru

No one should remain in illusion's misery
Without Satguru no one is ever set free

No one should remain in illusion's misery
Without Satguru no one is ever set free

Focus on the form of Guru Maharaj Ji
Always remember his every word is holy
 
To our souls he's the perfect destination
He removes the false and grants true devotion

To our souls he's the perfect destination
He removes the false and grants true devotion
 
Satguru ends the sufferings of birth and death
Endless his glory, infinite his praises

Satguru ends the sufferings of birth and death
Endless his glory, infinite his praises

Focus on the form of Guru Maharaj Ji
Always remember his every word is holy

Truth is revealed only be satguru's grace
The soul becomes intoxicated by his grace
 
Truth is revealed only be satguru's grace
The soul becomes intoxicated by his grace
 
His blessings unfold the lotus of the heart
Light appears within and darkness departs
 
His blessings unfold the lotus of the heart
Light appears within and darkness departs

Focus on the form of Guru Maharaj Ji
Always remember his every word is holy

Satguru is the creator the lord of destiny
He is the supreme power and will always be
 
Satguru is the creator the lord of destiny
He is the supreme power and will always be
 
Nanak has been given this revelation
Without Satguru no one attains liberation

Nanak has been given this revelation
Without Satguru no one attains liberation

Focus on the form of Guru Maharaj Ji
Always remember his every word is holy

Focus on the form of Guru Maharaj Ji
Always remember his every word is holy

In your heart cherish the form of Satguru
Always pranam to the supreme power the Satguru

Always pranam to the supreme power the Satguru
Always pranam to the supreme power the Satguru
Always pranam to the supreme power the Satguru
Always pranam to the supreme power the Satguru
Always pranam to the supreme power the Satguru
Always pranam to the supreme power the Satguru
..... (to fade)

Golden Way

This song was a famous one in the 70s, and it's still sung to him today in the 90s during programs with Maharaji.

You call to us, Oh Lord
Like the flower calls to the bee.
And we rush to You, Oh Lord,
Like the rivers rush to the sea.

Chorus.
And though we'll try every day
To walk Your golden Way
Only by Your Grace,
By Your Mercy, can we approach You.

You're the only one, dear Master,
You're the one that we need.
Draw the veil away, true lover,
Plant Your Holy seed.

Chorus.

Wake us from our dream, Oh Father,
Show us why we're alive.
Hear us breathe Your Name, Oh Father,
Let us come back Inside.

Chorus.

Your love Is all, Maharaj Ji,
We've only sorrows to give.
But now we weep for joy, Maharaj Ji,
And You're the reason we live.

Chorus.

When we see You smile, Maharaj Ji,
Confusion's so far away.
Let us sing Your praise forever,
And make You smile every day.

Chorus.

Soon the world will know, Oh Lord,
That there's no reason to room
May we serve You well, Oh Lord,
To call Your lost children home.

Chorus.

You call to us, Oh Lord,
Like the flower calls to the bee.
And we rush to You, Oh Lord,
Like the rivers rush to the sea.

Chorus.

Guru is the Father of All

This is not the time for sleeping
Open up your eyes.
And this is not the time for weeping.
People recognize
The Lord has come, He has come
To open up your eye
He has come, He has come
Spread His Light across the sky

Chorus.

Guru is The Father of all
The Creator of love
The Lord of the Universe.
Guru is the Light in us all
He will come when you call
If you open your heart .

We were in the age of water
Now the age of air.
People don't expect the Lord
In robes and flowing hair,
He will come when and how he pleases,
Don't expect a thing.
He'll be known by His Word,
Now hear His children sing.

Chorus.

Born Into a world of wonder
Morning, noon, and night,
But the day that I was born again
I swear I saw His Light, and
It was one for us all,
For we all come from the one
He has given eyes to see
Now He's given one to me.

Chorus.

Guru Maharaj Ji You are so big

Verse 1.
Guru Maharaj Ji You are so big
And I am so small.
But when You shine, You shine for all,
Yes You shine for all, My Lord.
Like a flower born in the spring of the year
I always want to be very near to You.

Verse 2.
Guru Maharaj Ji You are the light
That brings true love to the earth.
You have shown me such beauty inside
Thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord.
Like a flower born in the spring of the year
I always want to be very near to You.

Verse 3.
Guru Maharaj Ji You are my all, yes
You are my all, my Lord.
Though the sun may fall, and the moon may die
I will always love you forever.
Though the sun may fall, and the moon may die
I will always love you forever.

King of Kings

Verse 1.
We've been wandering through these crazy times
Looking for some peace of mind
Searching for a love that will never die
But the faith we put in selfish feelings
Always left us not believing
Living our existence as a lie.

Chorus.
But then the King of Kings
Has held out His hand
And is leading His children from every darkened land
To the universal light inside
And the Truth that we're all brothers and sisters
In the Holy Word of Light.

Verse 2.
If you took all the wealth of ages,
All the knowledge from all the pages,
And brought them like a mountain to His feet,
The Love of Maharaj Ji
Would dim the brightest diamond
And make the sweetest poem seem incomplete.

Chorus.

Verse 3. Instrumental

Chorus. ( 3 times )

Lila

Verse 1.
He is our own Satguru
And we should love Him
He is brighter than a thousand seas
Shining in the sun
He is pure and fresh
As the early morning dew
He is lila
And His game has just begun.

Verse 2.
I wish I was a little bird
Flying high in every tree
But then how would I see
Guru Maharaj Ji
He is lila, lila
And His game has just begun.

Verse 3.
I wish I was a little stream
Flowing down to the sea
But then how would I see
Guru Maharaj Ji
He is lila, lila
And His game has just begun.

Verse 4.
For we are all little streams
Flowin down to His ocean
And all He asks from us
Is love and pure devotion
He is lila, lila
And His game has just begun.

Little tears of happiness

Little tears of happiness
Falling from your face
Little smiles of sunshine,
It's Guru Maharaj Ji's Grace.

Don't you know?
He's the Savior come
Don't you know?
He's the Perfect One
Guru Maharaj Ji,
Guru Maharaj Ji's the One, One.

Just take His hand
Be at His command
And you'll find Peace of mind
At His Lotus Feet.

Don't you know?
He's the Savior come
Don't you know?
He's the Perfect One
Guru Maharaj Ji,
Guru Maharaj Ji's the One, One.

Let Him take your hand
To the promised land
Where we are free
And smiling's the only
Way to be, with

Little tears of happiness
Falling from your face
Little smiles of sunshine
It's Guru Maharaj Ji,
Guru Maharaj Ji's Grace, Grace.

Oh Lord we've been waiting so long

Chorus

Oh Lord we've been waiting so long
Oh Lord we've been waiting so long
Oh Lord we've been waiting so long
We thought You'd never come.

Chorus

Oh Lord we've been waiting so long
Oh Lord we've been waiting so long
Oh Lord we've been waiting so long
We thought You'd never come.
But You have

The middle of the summer of seventy one
Few of us knew that the Lord had really come,
But The Truth can't remain a secret for too long
Cause He's gonna turn the whole world on, very quickly,
He's gonna turn the whole world on .

CHORUS

Ants aren't 7 inches tall,
And elephants are never known to be 2 inches small,
But, you know, all through this day and all through this night
There's such a light inside us all, keepin us alive,
A light inside us all.

CHORUS

Who is as old as the age of the sun
And who will be young when the sun cycles run?
Only this Perfectly Realized One
And He's gonna turn the whole world on, with His Love
Yes, He's gonna turn the whole world on, we've gotta help Him

CHORUS

Material things must all pass away
The same way that night always follows the day;
You'll always have such a price to pay
If you put your trust in these things .
Oh, don't you put your trust in these things.

CHORUS

CHORUS -- Fade out.

One in the Spirit

Verse 1.
We are one In the Spirit
We are one In the Lord
We are one In the Spirit
We are one In the Lord
And we pray that our unity
Will one day be restored
And we'll know we are brothers
By our love, by our love
Yes we'll know
We are brothers
By our love.

Verse 2.
We will walk with each other
We will walk hand in hand
We will walk with each other
We will walk hand in hand
And together we'll tell the world that
God is in our land
And we'll know we are brothers
By our love, by our love
Yes we'll know we are brothers
By our love.

Verse 3.
We will serve with each other
We will serve side by side
We will serve with each other
We will serve side by side
And together we'll tell the world that
God is still alive
And we'll know we are brothers by our love
By our love, by our love
Yes we'll know we are brothers
By our love.

Verse 4.
We will sing with each other,
We will sing heart to heart
We will sing with each other,
We will sing heart to heart
And together we'll show the world that
Peace has made a start
And we'll know we are brothers by our love
By our love, by our love
Yes we'll know we are brothers
By our love.

Verse 5.
We are one in the Spirit
We are one in the Lord
We are one in the Spirit
We are one in the Lord
And we pray that our unity
Will one day be restored
And we'll know we are brothers by our love
By our love, by our love
Yes we'll know we are brothers
By our love.

Peace and Bliss is Satguru

Somewhere beyond all reason
Far from all time and space
There's a valley deep with wisdom
And a mountain high with Grace

Stop before you try to imagine
You will never comprehend
The peace and glory deep inside
With no beginning and no end
We love Guru Maharaj Ji
Know His Name It's strong and true
Ask Him for His perfect Knowledge
Peace and bliss is Satguru

Repeat 2nd section ("Stop before ...")
And sing last line, "Peace and bliss is
Satguru" three times.

Spread this Knowledge

SECTION ONE:
(First 3 lines of music)

Verse 1.
Spread this Knowledge to every land
To tell them our Lord Is here
Then they'll all come to His Lotus Feet
For their true selves to appear.

Verse 2.
When confusion has gone from your mind,
And there's no shadow following you
You'll all know Satchitanand.
You'll know love is true.

Verse 3.
And when the Golden Age Is here,
And there's no darkness on this earth,
Guru Maharaj Ji will smile everywhere
And you'll know love.

Verse 4.
So spread this Knowledge to every land
To tell them our Lord Is here.
Then we'll all know Satchitanand,
And heaven will be here.

SECTION TWO:

Jai Satchitanand.
Truth Is the consciousness of bliss.
Jai Satchitanand.
Truth Is the consciousness of bliss.
Yes it is. Yes It is. Yes It is. Yes It is.
All things must surely pass.
You soul inside it will always last.
We could never describe
The secret that is keeping you alive.
The kingdom of heaven is within.
We say that just because we have seen it.
Though all your friends might turn away,
Troubles surround you everyday,
Don't you worry, don't you cry.
There is peace lying right between your eyes.
Yes there is. Yes there is. Yes there is.
Right between your eyes.

BOLIE SATGURUDEV MAHARAJ KI JAI (Repeat, Fade Out)

The Lord of the Universe

The Lord of the Universe
Has come to us this day
The Lord of the Universe
Has come to us this day
And He's come to show us Light
And He's come to show us Love
And He ' s come to show us the Way
Back to our Father.

Open up your heart to the Universe of Love
And He will fill you up.
Open up your heart to the Universe of Love
And He will fill you up.

The Lord of the Universe
Has come to us this day
The Lord of the Universe
Has come to us this day
And He's come to show us Light
And He's come to show us Love
And He ' s come to show us the Way
Back to our Father

Open up your heart to the Universe of Love
And He will fill you up.
Open up your heart to the Universe of Love
And He will fill you up.

The Lord of the Universe
Has come to us this day
The Lord of the Universe
Has come to us this day
And He's come to show us Light
And He's come to show us Love
And He ' s come to show us the Way
Back to our Father
Back to our Father
Back to our Father
Back to our Father
Back to our Father.

There's a light in you

Verse 1.
Up and down, and round and round we go
Looking for the answer
That we don't really know;
Dear friend, come home
Don't be alone.

Chorus.
There's a light in you
There's a light in me too
Guru Maharaj Ji will show you.

Verse 2.
You talk as If you haven't got a care.
But you're still searchin'
Searchin' and searchin' everywhere.
Dear friend, come home
Don't be alone.

Chorus.

Verse 3.
You have traveled far to find your heavenly abode
With a heavy pack along a dusty road.
Dear friend, come home.
Don't be alone.

Chorus.

Verse 4.
Up and down and round and round we go
Living in duality we never find reality.
Dear friend, come home
Don't be alone.

Chorus.

Dear friend, come home
Come home.

You Are My Only Light

Guru Maharaji
You are my only light
You gave me direction
The way is clear and bright,
And I love You
I love You
I love You, my Lord.

You showed me the secret
Hidden deep within
Brighter than a million suns.
How can I begin
To thank you,
To thank you,
To thank you, my Lord.


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