O Master (Paramhansa Yogananda)
Recorded at Ananda Village in the Temple of Light on March 6th 2022, the 70th anniversary of Yogananda's Mahasamadhi.
Watch this beautiful song by Mukti LaMar and Swami Kriyananda, dedicated to Paramhansa Yogananda.
Lyrics
O Master, may Thy joy fill our days.
O Master, may Thy wisdom guide our ways.
The time has come for us to see
That there’s but one reality
Upon the earth and high above:
The truth that all was made from love.
A love that calls to us to fly
Above the hills, above the sky,
Above the storms, above the pain:
A land where peace and laughter reign.
O Master, may Thy joy fill our days.
O Master, may thy wisdom guide our ways.
Guide all our hopes and all our dreams
Past every glow that only seems,
Into the light, the inner sun,
Into the truth that we’re all one.
Help us to find in every hour,
In every thought in every flower,
A joy that spans eternity,
The truth that makes us ever free.
O Master, may Thy joy fill our days.
O Master, may Thy wisdom guide our ways.
Comments
“The melody for one of the most beloved songs in the Ananda repertoire, O Master, was not written by Swamiji, but by a woman in the community named Mukti. She also wrote lyrics. The chorus is hers, but the verses Swamiji rewrote to be clearer and more poetic. When Mukti heard Swamiji’s version, she was delighted. ‘Yes!’ she said. ‘That is exactly what I was trying to say!’
