Lord, When in Darkness (Chant by Swami Kriyananda)

Join us in singing this beautiful chant by Swami Kriyananda. Recorded at Ananda Village during Spiritual Renewal Week 2022. Lyrics Lord, when in darkness, Lord, in confusion, Always I’ll follow Thee. Lord, when in darkness, Lord, in confusion, Always I’ll follow Thee. If I grieve or lose my way, Only Thou canst comfort me. If I grieve or lose my … Read More

O God Beautiful (Chant by Guru Nanak / P. Yogananda)

Join us in singing this beautiful and joyful chant by Guru Nanak / Paramhansa Yogananda. Recorded at Ananda Village during Spiritual Renewal Week 2022. Lyrics (Sing each line twice): O God beautiful, O God beautiful, At Thy feet, O I do bow! O God beautiful, O God beautiful, In the forest Thou art green; In the mountain Thou art high; … Read More

Kirtan and Stories with Dharmadas and Nirmala

Deepen Your love for God with an evening of chanting! Join Nayaswamis Dharmadas and Nirmala for an evening of chanting, stories, and brief periods of meditation. Yogananda said chanting is half the battle – It is a way to open the heart and to attune ourselves to higher consciousness. Music, more than any other artistic medium, has the ability to … Read More

Make Us Channels of Thy Peace

Make Us Channels of Thy Peace Lyrics (music by Swami Kriyananda, based on prayer of St. Francis) Lord most high, our heav’nly Father, All our lives we dedicate to Thee: All our labors, all our joys and woes, All our pleasure, all our melody. Make us each a channel of Thy peace: When in darkness, guide us from above. Where … Read More

Dearest, When I Think of Thee

Composed by Swami Kriyananda, from his acclaimed play “The Peace Treaty” Sung by Rose Atwell and Jacob Lyrics: 1. Dearest, When I think of thee; Heaven opens, and I see Shafts of light upon the earth: All, then, seems of noble birth. Shafts of light upon the earth: All, then, seems of noble birth. 2. Kindness, then, appears divine; Human … Read More

Two Souls

Composed by Swami Kriyananda, from his acclaimed play “The Peace Treaty” Sung by Rose Atwell Lyrics: Two souls were conceived, At night, Ere stars in the sky Gave light. Ere planets were born, Ere hearts could know scorn. Together they danced in God’s sight. Up pathways radiance They flew, Before them, bright stars They strew. Deep seas and vast plains, … Read More

A Concert of Music by Swami Kriyananda

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Performed at Ananda Village, Spiritual Renewal Week 2022. Program: • Invocation • Come Gather ‘Round • Brothers • A New Tomorrow • Lord, May We Serve You • Walk Like a Man • Secret of Laughter • The Non-Blues • Devil Worship • Truth Can Never Die • Brave Were the People • If You’re Seeking Freedom • Hello There, … Read More

OM Song (by Paramhansa Yogananda)

Composed by Yogananda, this beautiful chant is performed by Ananda singers during Ananda’s Spiritual Renewal Week, Tuesday, June 28th, 2022 Lyrics: Whence, Om this soundless roar doth come? When drowseth matter’s dreary drum? On shores of bliss, Om booming breaks; All earth, all heav’n, all body shakes. The bumble bee now hums along, Baby Om, now softly sings his song; … Read More

Kirtan of Joy (Chants by Yogananda, Kriyananda and India)

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Beautiful and uplifting kirtan at Ananda Village, recorded on June 27th during Spiritual Renewal Week 2022. Introduction by storyteller extraordinaire Murali Venkatrao. Chants: – O God Beautiful (Paramhansa Yogananda, Cosmic Chants 1938) – Lord When in Darkness (Swami Kriyananda) – He Bhagavan (Traditional Indian) – Lord, I Am Thine (Swami Kriyananda) – Ever New Joy (Paramhansa Yogananda, Cosmic Chants 1938) … Read More