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Watch this joyful and uplifting song by Swami Kriyananda, recorded in the Temple of Light September 29th, 2024.

Introduction (Written by the composer for use in performances):
“Beloved Father, Mother, God:
Through birds and trees,
Through gay, smiling flowers –
Through Nature’s windows everywhere –
Reveal to us Thy freedom and Thy joy!”

Lyrics:
Birds sing of freedom as they soar lightly on the air.
So may our hearts soar, high above all curbs and care.
Mother, we thank You, Your joy shines in ev’rything!
Open these channels that the world once more may sing.

Trees, standing firm, hold the secret of inner pow’r.
Give us, when tested, strength to endure.
Mother, we thank You, Your joy shines in ev’rything!
Open these channels that the world once more may sing.

Stars send a message of light through eternity:
Lord, when in darkness, Your radiance we see.
Mother, we thank You, Your joy shines in ev’rything!
Open these channels that the world once more may sing.

Flowers so soft and fragile stay fragrant though pressed to the ground.
May we thus learn forbearance, for in kindness love is found.
Mother, we thank You, Your joy shines in ev’rything!
Open these channels that the world once more may sing.

Mountains, remote and still, hint at higher worlds unseen.
So may our lives be: soaring and serene.
Mother, we thank You, Your joy shines in ev’rything!
Open these channels that the world once more may sing.

Rivers seek passage, unhindered by rock or tree.
So may our lives flow, steadfast toward the sea!
Mother, we thank You, Your joy shines in ev’rything!
Open these channels that the world once more may sing.

Together: Mother, we thank You, Your joy shines in ev’rything!
Open these channels that the world once more may sing.
Mother, we thank You, Your joy shines in ev’rything!
Open these channels that the world once more may sing.

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