Covenant

i have been reading the "Child of the Covenant" by Adib Taherzadeh. i was inspired to write this poem dedicated to the Covenant. It was with His own pen that Bahá'u'lláh stated that His followers were to follow His eldest son following His death. 'Abdu'l-Bahá (His eldest son) appointed His eldest grandson as the Guardian of the Faith after His passing. It was after the passing of the Guardian that the Hands of the Cause of God, the chief stewards of the Faith, arranged for the election of the first Universal House of Justice. It is this Institution that was first described by Bahá'u'lláh, further elaborated upon by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and then the Guardian that is the Head of the Bahá'í Faith unitl the coming of the next Manifestation of God. This uniqe Covenant has protected the Faith from schism and will continue to do so. This is the "day in which no night shall follow." And now my inadequate poem to this mighty Covenant.

Covenant

What joy to know
The Covenant, He did bestow
Has made its way
To this very day
Working for unity
Within the community
Protecting the dear ones
With the hands of the Loved ones

From the rose scented gardens
He did hail
The Gate through whom
All would travail
To please Him
By searching for Him,
Whom God shall make
Manifest

The Lord of Hosts did come
Upon Carmel He raised His call
A mighty Covenant did He bestow
The fruits of which are now shown
By the glorious Institutions
Bringing spiritual restitution
To all mankind

The Master He gave
To hold His banner
Guiding all through
His kind manner
Uniting east with west
Illuminating what,
they have best
guiding, directing,
knowing no rest

From two great branches
He did come
The Guardian, the Masters
Chosen one
A bridge between now and then
Overcoming tests again and again
Bringing to fruition
Those glorious Institutions
Promised by
the Blessed Beauty

Upon God’s holy mountain
That great House stands
And like a fountain
Showers all with love and guidance
Plan after plan unfold
Bringing the healing message
to hosts untold
causing all to become bold
in obeying His will
For a thousand years
And to that time
In unbroken line
We stand in service
To all mankind
A living testament
To that mighty
Covenant
shiidon, September 2007