Welcome everyone to “I Love Singing – Songs by Sri Chinmoy”.
Each week you will find a new selection of three to five of Guru’s songs added to this page. The selection will include the words, sheet music and an audio recording for you to sing along with.
Quotes by Guru about singing his songs.
Singing is a form of meditation. If you cannot carry a tune, no harm. Then you will not sing in public. But certainly you can sing when you are alone.
The Supreme is not going to give you a bad mark if you cannot carry a tune. As long as you sing soulfully, the Supreme will be extremely pleased. Tagore once wrote in a poem, “You gave the bird a voice. To me you have not given a voice, but still I am singing.” When you do not have something, and still you are offering it to God, God is very pleased with you. So try to sing in your own way. Even if the tune is wrong, if you sing soulfully, it is a real form of meditation.
Sri Chinmoy, God the Supreme Musician, Agni Press, 1976
If you are singing soulfully and devotedly, and if you feel at every moment that you are offering a flower of gratitude to the Supreme inside yourself, then you are bound to feel your soul. You have to feel that you have within yourself an endless supply of gratitude-flowers, and that at each second you are offering gratitude. If you can feel this, then you are bound to see the soul, feel the soul and grow into the soul’s light and reality while singing and chanting.
Sri Chinmoy, Life-enquiry and self-discovery, Agni Press, 1974
Week 44: I Love Singing
Songs:
– The Heart of Each Human Being
– Two Things Do Not Run Short
– When I Go to God Walking
– When I go to God Whistling
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the links below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. The Heart of Each Human Being
The heart of each human being
Is a masterpiece of God.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
2. Two Things Do Not Run Short
Two things do not run short:
My Lord’s Compassion
And my doubts.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
3. When I Go to God Walking
When I go to God
Walking very slowly
God opens and closes His Eyes
At long intervals,
Heaving heavy sighs.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
4. When I go to God Whistling
When I go to God whistling,
He eagerly waits for me
With His open Arms.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
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May 1, 2021
Week 43: I Love Singing
Songs:
– Nobody Is Perfect
– Prayer Means God-Supplication
– Meditation Means God-Invitation
– Regularity Runs
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the links below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. Nobody Is Perfect
Nobody is perfect,
But perfection is guaranteed.
By whom?
By God Himself.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
2. Prayer Means God-Supplication
Prayer means
God-supplication.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
3. Meditation Means God-Invitation
Meditation means
God-invitation.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
4. Regularity Runs
Regularity runs.
Punctuality sprints.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
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April 24, 2021
Week 42: I Love Singing
Songs:
– My Life Begins
– My Lord and I Are Two Experts
– My Lord, Blame Me, Shame Me
– My Mind Ridicules God
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the links below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. My Life Begins
My life begins with my Master’s Eyes
And ends at my Master’s Feet.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
2. My Lord and I Are Two Experts
My Lord and I are two experts in telling lies.
Can you imagine what I tell God?
I tell God that I love Him only.
Can you imagine what God tells me?
He tells me that He loves me infinitely more
Than I love Him.
We two deserve life-long imprisonment.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
3. My Lord, Blame Me, Shame Me
My Lord, blame me, shame me,
But please do not forget to tame me.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
4. My Mind Ridicules God
My mind ridicules God,
My heart loves God,
And I question God.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
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April 18, 2021
Week 41: I Love Singing
Songs:
– Light Eventually Conquers
– Power Eventually Surrenders
– Millennia Come and Go
– Morning Prayers
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the links below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. Light Eventually Conquers
Light eventually conquers.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
2. Power Eventually Surrenders
Power eventually surrenders.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
3. Millennia Come and Go
Millennia come and go.
Humanity to please God
In God’s own Way
Remains a far cry.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
4. Morning Prayers
Morning prayers
Are God-Whispers.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
© 2021 Sri Chinmoy Centre
April 11, 2021
Week 40: I Love Singing
Songs:
– God’s Inner Miracle
– I Need God the Companion
– I Was Born of God-Grace
– Last Time When I Saw God
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the links below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. God’s Inner Miracle
I love God!
That is God’s inner miracle.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
2. I Need God the Companion
I need God the Companion
And not God the Magician.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
3. I Was Born of God-Grace
I was born of God-Grace to see His Face
In the streaming tears of my heart
And in the beaming smiles of my soul.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
4. Last Time When I Saw God
Last time when I saw God
I told Him that I think of Him only
All the time.
I could not believe when God told me
That He also does the same, vice versa.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
© 2021 Sri Chinmoy Centre
April 4, 2021
Week 39: I Love Singing
Songs:
– God the Delight
– God the Pride
– God’s Scoldings
– I Am Alive
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the links below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. God the Delight
God the Delight
Prepaid my earth-journey.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
2. God the Pride
God the Pride
Will prepay my Heaven-pilgrimage.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
3. God’s Scoldings
God’s scoldings
Frighten the mind
And illumine the heart.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
4. I Am Alive
I am alive!
That is God’s outer miracle.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
© 2021 Sri Chinmoy Centre
March 28, 2021
Week 38: I Love Singing
Songs:
– God’s Feet Love to Show Me
– God Pretends
– God Pushes and Pulls
– God Protects and Leads
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the link below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. God’s Feet Love to Show Me
God’s Feet love to show me
The way to my Destination.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
2. God Pretends
God pretends
To understand my mind,
But actually He does not.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
3. God Pushes and Pulls
God pushes and pulls
The unwilling.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
4. God Protects and Leads
God protects and leads
The willing.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
© 2021 Sri Chinmoy Centre
March 20, 2021
Week 37: I Love Singing
Songs:
– God Does Not Take Any Intermission
– God Gives Surrender-Lessons
– God Is Not Disturbed
– God Loves to Examine My Life
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the links below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. God Does Not Take Any Intermission
God does not take any intermission
From His Heaven-Day
And earth-night performances.
I must do the same to prove
That I am His beloved child.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
2. God Gives Surrender-Lessons
God gives surrender-lessons
Only to the first-class seekers.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
3. God Is Not Disturbed
God is not disturbed by His age.
So should I be?
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
4. God Loves to Examine My Life
God loves to examine my life.
God’s Eye loves to embrace my heart.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
© 2021 Sri Chinmoy Centre
March 14, 2021
Week 36: I Love Singing
Songs:
– A God-Devotion-Teardrop
– At the End of God’s Day
– At the End of My Day
– Every Morning I Weave
– Finally, My Lord Has Removed
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the links below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. A God-Devotion-Teardrop
A God-devotion-teardrop
Is what I need every day.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
2. At the End of God’s Day
At the end of God’s Day,
God’s Promises fly and fly
In ecstasy-sky.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
3. At the End of My Day
At the end of my day,
My hopes sigh and sigh
In bitter disappointment.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
4. Every Morning I Weave
Every morning I weave
A rainbow-garland
With my heart-beauty
And my soul-fragrance
And then I place it
At the Feet of my Lord Supreme.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
5. Finally, My Lord Has Removed
Finally, my Lord has removed
His world-complaint-acceptance-box.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘A God-Devotion-Teardrop’ songbook
© 2021 Sri Chinmoy Centre
March 7, 2021
Week 35: I Love Singing
Songs:
– Abhinaba Tomar Mago
– Bishwa Jaha Dite Pare Uchchha Ta Je Ati
– Ogo Amar Maner Baner Nil Pakhi #1
– Sab Chaowa Mor Shesh
Enjoy singing along with the audio recordings. These songs are composed by Sri Chinmoy and performed by his disciple Purnakama. Please click the links below to listen to or download the audio and song scores:
Lyrics:
1. Abhinaba Tomar Mago
Abhinaba tomar mago dibya jiban khela
Baran karuk phullaprane amar jiban bhela
Translation:
Beauty unparalleled
Is Your cosmic Game,
O Mother Divine.
How I wish my life to accept it.
How I wish my life-boat
To accept Your Life Divine,
Your cosmic Game,
And how I wish it to sail
In the sea of Your Eternity’s cosmic Game.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘Pole-Star Promise-Light, Part 2’ songbook
2. Bishwa Jaha Dite Pare Uchchha Ta Je Ati
Bishwa jaha dite pare uchchha ta je ati
Swarup shudhu jante chahi haye martya pathi
Translation:
What the world can give
Is absolutely meaningless,
Is absolutely useless.
What I want from my life
Is my self-form,
And for that I have to become
A traveller, an eternal traveller,
Walking along the path of Eternity.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘Pole-Star Promise-Light, Part 2’ songbook
3. Ogo Amar Maner Baner Nil Pakhi #1
Ogo amar maner baner nil pakhi
Nayan mudi nitya tomar rup anki
Simar majhe drishti tomar asim lagi kande
Spriha tomar swarge martye alor setu bandhe
Jatra sheshe pabo tomar purna parichoy
Sedin habe tomar amar apurba bijoy
Translation:
O blue bird of my mind-forest,
I close my eyes and draw your beauty.
Inside the finite
Your vision cries for the Infinite.
Your aspiration builds a bridge
Between earth and Heaven.
At the end of my life’s journey
I shall know who you truly are
And at that time
Your Victory and my victory,
Our joint victory,
Will have no parallel.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘Swadeshe Bideshe Ghuriya Berai’ songbook
4. Sab Chaowa Mor Shesh
Sab chaowa mor shesh karogo shesh karo
Khudra prane gyan diye mor hath dharo
Translation:
O, put an end to all my desires,
Put an end to all my desires.
This little heart of mine
Make wide.
O, hold my hands
And make me vast and infinite.
– Sri Chinmoy, ‘Pole-Star Promise-Light, Part 2’ songbook
© 2021 Sri Chinmoy Centre
February 7, 2021