Words & Music by Bob Ryan, Laurel DeWitt, Mike Ward, Auberte Campeau, and Eugene Smith (C)1996. *Except the phrases in quotations which are quotes excerpted from the book, 'The Dawnbreakers', p.631.
Recorded at Lightkeeper Music Recording Studios in 2002.
Produced, Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Bob Ryan.
Players:
Mike Ward: Lead Vocals and Harmonica.
Dave Sopel: Acoustic Bass.
Laurel DeWitt: Backing Vocals.
Bob Ryan: Acoustic Guitar and Harmony Vocals.
Lyrics
Deep in the Black Pit of Tehran
Hidden from the sight of man
He was chained with prisoners all around
And they pierced the walls
With the powerful sound of singing
He was teaching
He was teaching them all to sing
“God is sufficient unto me...”
“In Him let the trusting trust...”
Every night, all night long, voices would ring
‘Till they reached the ears of the Persian king
Who wondered what this sound could mean?
Well the Maid of Heaven brought Baha’u’llah
Tidings from Almighty God
Like a torrent flowing from a high mountain peak
He was bound with chains so we could be free
Singing: Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!
“God is sufficient unto me;
He verily is the All-sufficing!
In Him let the trusting trust.”
He is teaching
He is teaching the world to sing