Composed by Swami Kriyananda, performed by the Ananda Worldbrotherhood Choir at Ananda Village, March 24th 2024. Lyrics Sing out Hosanna to the son of David! Bless’d he that cometh in the name of God. Sing out Hosanna in the highest. Sing Hosanna to the Lord!
Easter Concert – Oratorio “Christ Lives” at Ananda Palo Alto
The Ananda Palo Alto choir, musicians, and singers present an oratorio “Christ Lives” on this Sunday. Music and lyrics by J. Donald Walters.
Cloisters (A Beautiful Choir Song Calling to God)
By Swami Kriyananda, performed at the Temple of Light at Ananda Village, March 7 2024. Lyrics: Long I’ve called You, my Lord, Long I’ve called You. Many years I have longed for Your sight; Bathed the darkness with tears of devotion, Offered candles in prayer to Your light. How much longer, Friend, Must I cry Your name? I am Yours, … Read More
Shivaratri Kirtan Ananda Palo Alto 2024
Join us for a celebration of Shivaratri with our favorite chants. Tonight’s kirtan at Ananda Palo Alto is in honor of Lord Shiva, symbolic of the destructive force in creation, sometimes feared but also needed to clear away the old and make room for new beginnings. Shivaratri is the night when Shiva is said to have performed the dance of … Read More
Dark Eyes (A Beautiful Choir Song Dedicated to Paramhansa Yogananda’s Mother and the Divine Mother)
Listen to this beautiful song by Swami Kriyananda inspired by a poem by Paramhansa Yogananda, in which he describes a vision he had after his mother eearly passing. In the vision, he saw those “lost two black eyes” in the form of the Divine Mother, and he realized that it’s the Cosmic Mother Herself who had been taking care of … Read More
Thousands of Suns – Divine Mother Chant by Paramhansa Yogananda (In Hindi & English)
As you listen to this chant, open your heart to God as Divine Mother; tune into the qualities of divine love and compassion. LYRICS Who tells me Thou art dark, O my Mother Divine? Who tells me Thou art dark, O my Mother Divine? Thousands of suns and moons from Thy body do shine! Thousands of suns and moons from … Read More
Peace
Watch this beautiful song by Swami Kriyananda from the Temple of Light at Ananda Village, recorded June 27th 2023 with singers and musicians from different Ananda Communities during our annual Spiritual Renewal Week. Lyrics: Peace gave us the mountains. Peace gave us the sky. Nightly, when starlight enfolds us, Peace is its lullaby. Amen. Amen. Peace gave us the morning. … Read More
I Live Without Fear
Watch this beautiful song by Swami Kriyananda from the Temple of Light at Ananda Village, recorded June 27th 2023 with singers and musicians from different Ananda Communities during our annual Spiritual Renewal Week. Lyrics: Though green summer fade And winter draw near, My Lord, in Your presence I live without fear. Through tempest, through snows, Through turbulent tide, The touch … Read More
Friendship Is Acting in Freedom
Watch this beautiful instrumental music by Swami Kriyananda from the Temple of Light at Ananda Village, recorded June 27th 2023 with singers and musicians from different Ananda Communities during our annual Spiritual Renewal Week. Watch the full concert here.
Emerald Isle
Watch this beautiful song by Swami Kriyananda from the Temple of Light at Ananda Village, recorded June 27th 2023 with Ramesha Nani and Brahmachari Prashad during our annual Spiritual Renewal Week. Lyrics: Come hear, while I sing you of emerald hills, Of valleys and meadows so fair That all who have seen them have carried away Memories in their hearts, … Read More