Enthusiasm, Enthusiasm, God’s Main Food

Enthusiasm, enthusiasm,
God's main food,
He begs me to eat for my good.

[A previous version of this song was published in the songbook Enthusiasm! God’s Main Food! (2000), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[The updated version, above, replaces the earlier one.]

[The songs in this book are in chronological order, with the exception of song

The Green Light Is a Short Breath

The green light is a short breath.
The red light knows no death.

Cosmos-Heart

Cosmos-Heart, Cosmos-Heart, Cosmos!
My Guru only, my boss.
Him to please in His own way,
My life and I saw the light of day.

[Sri Chinmoy composed this song for"Cosmos-Heart", a cafe in Augsburg, Germany, owned by his student Aruna Pohland.]

[He taught this song to the Enthusiasm-Awakeners singing group, which includes members of Aruna's family.]

I Run... to See My Lord’s Blue-Gold Vision-Face

I run, I run, I run
To see my Lord’s blue-gold Vision-Face.
He sprints, He sprints, He sprints!
He makes me become His oneness-fulness-embrace.

[Sri Chinmoy composed this song for the 20th anniversary of"Run and Become, Become and Run", a chain of independent running stores in the United Kingdom owned by his students, Ongkar, Vinodini, Shankara and Dipika Smith.]

My Body Goes to God Walking (2)

My body goes to God walking.
God’s Heart comes to me flying.

[A previous version of this song was published in Enthusiasm Songbook, Part 7 (2004), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[The updated version, above, replaces the earlier one.]

Heart You Need

Heart you need when you pray.
Smile you need when you speak.
Love you need when you give.
Tears you need when you fly.

[A previous version of this song was published in Enthusiasm Songbook, Part 7 (2004), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[The updated version above — with new lyrics in the last line — replaces the earlier one.]

You Need, He Needs, I Need

You need, he needs, I need, We all need
The golden dust of God’s Feet.

[A previous version of this song was published in Enthusiasm Songbook, Part 7 (2004), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[The updated version, above, replaces the earlier one.]

May My Master Every Day Play

May my Master every day play
A thousand inspiration-drums
And aspiration-flutes
Inside my heart’s
God-fulfilment-dreams.

[See poem 19,009, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 20 (2001), by Sri Chinmoy.]

There Is Only One Father

There is only one Father;
His Name is Supreme,
Supreme, Supreme, Supreme, Supreme, Supreme, Supreme.
I am His Heart’s Dream.
He is my life’s dream.

[Sri Chinmoy composed this song on Father's Day in 2004.]

My Prayer-Life Is Beautiful

My prayer-life is beautiful.
My meditation-heart is Godful.

[This is one of a series of eight English songs (10 to 17 in this collection) composed by Sri Chinmoy in Barcelona, Spain, on July 8, 2004.]

[He was in Barcelona to attend the fourth Parliament of the World's Religions where he was invited to offer an opening meditation and a musical performance, before an audience of some 7,000 guests.]

[The songs were previously printed in I Bow to the Soul of the Parliament of Religions (2004), by Sri Chinmoy.]

Be a Faith-Rock (2)

Be a faith-rock.
Your life will know
No shock.

Like a Bird I Sing and Sing (2)

Like a bird I sing and sing,
Sing and sing and sing.
No listener do I need,
No listener do I need.

Time Flies, Time Flies, Alas Time Flies

Time flies, time flies,
Alas time flies.
My feeble heart cries, cries
And cries.

My Human Eyes Look (2)

My human eyes look,
Look, look, look, look.
My divine Eye sees.

O World-Waker, Where Are You?

O world-waker,
Where are you?
O world-shaker,
Why, why, why are you?

I Like to See the Face Unseen (2)

I like to see the Face unseen
Of my Lord Supreme.
I love to become the Heart unknowable
Of my Lord Supreme.

My Life and I Explore Far and Wide

My life and I explore
Far and wide.
My heart and I enjoy
The God-given ride.

God Never Wants Me to Go to Him on Tiptoe

God never wants me
To go to Him on tiptoe,
On tiptoe, on tiptoe, on tiptoe.

Oh, My Journey’s Half!

Oh, my journey’s half!
You and I are
The silver tears
Of a God-crying heart
And
The gold smiles
Of a God-serving life.

[See poem 38,500, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 39 (2004), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[This poem, published in Sri Chinmoy's handwriting, marks the halfway point of his projected 77,000-poem "Service-Trees" marathon journey which he began on January 24, 1998.]

Not by Conquering

Not by conquering
But by becoming,
Mine is the way to victory.

Serve the Crying Earth (2)

Serve the crying earth.
You will be happy, happy, happy.

[See poem 5,005, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 51 (1982), by Sri Chinmoy, which he set to music on two occasions.]

[See also 26, Enthusiasm Songbook, Part 3 (2002), by Sri Chinmoy.]

God-Realisation Is Empty of Vacation (2)

God-realisation is
Empty of vacation.

[This song is based on a poem Sri Chinmoy wrote in Budapest, Hungary, while on a concert tour in Europe.]

[A day later, he set the poem to music, while in Prague, Czech Republic. He then revised the music upon his return to New York.]

[This is the revised version.]

I Fly... in My Lord’s Infinity-Sky

I fly, I fly, I fly, I fly
In my Lord’s Infinity-Sky,
Upon my sweet children’s wings.
Our victory-bell God Himself rings.

[Sri Chinmoy composed this song in gratitude to some of his students who formed a prayer group in support of his nomination for that year's Nobel Peace Prize.]

I Have Come to Complete

I have come to complete
And never, never to compete.

[Sri Chinmoy set these lyrics to music on three occasions.]

[See also 56, Enthusiasm Songbook, Part 7 (2004), and 8, Enthusiasm Songbook, Part 9 (2005), by Sri Chinmoy.]

Prediction Fails, Silence Sails (2)

Prediction fails,
Silence sails.

[Sri Chinmoy set these lyrics to music on two occasions.]

[See also 36, Enthusiasm Songbook, Part 8 (2005), by Sri Chinmoy.]

God-Realisation Is Simple

God-realisation is simple,
But never easy, no, no, no!

[Sri Chinmoy set these lyrics to music on two occasions.]

[See also 37, Enthusiasm Songbook, Part 8 (2005), by Sri Chinmoy.]

Anger Says, “I Can”

Anger says, “I can.”
Peace says, “I am.”

[A previous version of this song was published in Enthusiasm Songbook, Part 8 (2005), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[The updated version, above, replaces the earlier one.]

Happy New Year (1)... Be Brave

Happy New Year,
Happy New Year!
Be brave, be brave!
No fear, no fear!

[See prayer 5, My Early Morning Prayer-Journeys, Part 2 (2005), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[This is the first in a series of four songs Sri Chinmoy wrote for the New Year on January 1, 2005, in Qingdao, China (28 to 31 in this collection).]

Happy New Year (2)... Go Forward

Happy New Year,
Happy New Year!
Go forward,
Fly upward,
Dive inward!
No fear, no fear!

[See prayer 6, My Early Morning Prayer-Journeys, Part 2 (2005), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[This is the second in a series of four songs Sri Chinmoy wrote for the New Year on January 1, 2005, in Qingdao, China (28 to 31 in this collection).]

Happy New Year! (3) God the Eye You Claim

Happy New Year!
God the Eye you claim,
God the Heart you claim
And God the Life you claim.
Claim, claim, claim, claim God.
No fear, no fear!

[See prayer 7, My Early Morning Prayer-Journeys, Part 2 (2005), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[This is the third in a series of four songs Sri Chinmoy wrote for the New Year on January 1, 2005, in Qingdao, China (8 to 31 in this collection).]

Happy New Year (4)... I Shall Be My God-Hope-Joy

Happy New Year,
Happy New Year!
I shall be my God-hope-joy,
I shall be my God-promise-fulfiller.
No fear, no fear!

[See prayer 8, My Early Morning Prayer-Journeys, Part 2 (2005), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[This is the fourth in a series of four songs Sri Chinmoy wrote for the New Year on January 1, 2005, in Qingdao, China (28 to 31 in this collection).]

Without Name and Fame

Without name and fame,
The mind does not want to leave the world.

God’s Heart Asks

God’s Heart asks
My heart-tears to follow Him.

[Songs 33 and 34 are a related pair.]

God’s Eye Follows

God’s Eye follows
My gratitude-heart.

[Songs 33 and 34 are a related pair.]

Anything Worth Having

Anything worth having
Is worth sharing
As well.

[See poem 2,500, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 21 (1981), by Sri Chinmoy.]

A Cheerful Mind

A cheerful mind
Has always been a perfect guide
To a healthy body.

[See poem 9,483, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, Part 95 (1984), by Sri Chinmoy.]

Wherever You Go, Carry Happiness

Wherever you go,
Carry happiness with you.

[See poem 5,140, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 52 (1983), by Sri Chinmoy.]

Dream, Dream, Dream!

Dream, dream, dream!
You will never have time
To suffer from despair.

[See poem 14,640, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, Part 147 (1991), by Sri Chinmoy.]

Simplicity Is an Advanced Course

Simplicity
Is an Advanced Course

[See poem 13,277, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, Part 133 (1990), by Sri Chinmoy.]

Never Depend on Applause

Never Depend on
Applause

[Sri Chinmoy set these lyrics to music on two occasions.]

[See also 61 in the Bengali-English songbook 400 Blue-Green-White-Red Song-Birds, Part 1 (1986), by Sri Chinmoy.]

Every Day You Must Prepare Yourself

Every day you must
Prepare yourself to be
A better citizen of the world.

[See poem 13,626, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, Part 137 (1990), by Sri Chinmoy.]

Truth Is in All (2005)

Truth is in all,
But Love is all.

[See daily meditation for August 3rd, God's Hour (1973), by Sri Chinmoy.]

Spirituality... Unity’s Sleepless, Breathless Multiplicity

Spirituality, spirituality, spirituality,
Unity’s sleepless, breathless multiplicity.

A Spirituality-Mind-Query (2)

A spirituality-mind-query
Is a bread-winner.
A spirituality-heart-hunger
Is a God-winner.

I Rely on God’s Horizon-Smiles (2)

I rely on
God’s Horizon-Smiles.

[See poem 36,126, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 37 (2004), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[This is one of eight songs (45 to 52 in this collection) Sri Chinmoy composed from a booklet of his poems compiled by Kanan and Hashi Roberts, for their 35th anniversary of becoming Sri Chinmoy's students.]

Heaven Is There (2)

Heaven is there
Where God’s Smile
Blossoms.

[See poem 29,362, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 30 (2002), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[For more information see song 45, “I Rely on God's Horizon-Smiles".]

My Lord, May I Not Love Your Feet? (2)

My Lord,
May I not love Your Feet
The way You love my heart?

[See poem 34,827, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 35 (2004), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[For more information see song 45, “I Rely on God's Horizon-Smiles".]

Once God’s Forgiveness-Sun Rises (2005)

Once God’s Forgiveness-Sun
Rises,
It never sets.

[See poem 35,084, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 36 (2004), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[For more information see song 45, “I Rely on God's Horizon-Smiles"]

I See God Dancing (2005)

I see God dancing
Behind my smiling.

[See poem 31,657, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 32 (2003), by Sri Chinmoy.]

I Am Looking for God (2005)

I am looking
For God,
While God is looking
At me!

[See poem 33,343, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 34 (2003), by Sri Chinmoy.]

To Surrender to God’s Will (2)

To surrender to God’s Will
Is to sit on
God’s Shoulders.

[See poem 31,585, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 32 (2003), by Sri Chinmoy.]

Each Meditation

Each meditation
Is made of
God’s blue-gold Smiles.

[See poem 24,416, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 25 (2002), by Sri Chinmoy.]

My Lord, Give Me the Strength of Love (2)

My Lord,
Give me the strength of love,
To live within, below, above.

I Have Returned My Sleep (2)

I have returned my sleep
To the ignorance-night,
Where it came from.

[See poem 47,011, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 48 (2007), by Sri Chinmoy.]

My Lord Beloved Supreme and I Thrive

My Lord Beloved Supreme
And I
Thrive on our mutual fondness.

I Happily Welcome

I happily welcome
My sweet days.

[See the first half of prayer 40, My Early Morning Prayer-Journeys, Part 1 (2005), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[Song 57,1 Bravely Welcome (below), is from the second half of the same prayer, which Sri Chinmoy wrote on December 15, 2004, in Xiamen, China.]

[Songs 56 and 57 are a related pair.]

I Bravely Welcome

I bravely welcome
My bitter days.

[See the second half of prayer

Every Morning I Need (2)

Every morning
I need
A newborn God-hunger.

[See prayer 15, My Early Morning Prayer-Journeys, Part 1 (2005), by Sri Chinmoy, which he wrote on December 8, 2004, in Xiamen, China.]

My Earthly Music (2)

My earthly music
Is
My Heavenward journey.

[See prayer 16, My Early Morning Prayer-Journeys, Part 1 (2005), by Sri Chinmoy, which he wrote on December 8, 2004, in Xiamen, China.]

My Supreme... Do Give Me Forty-Eight Hours a Day

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Do give me forty-eight hours a day
To accomplish everything
That I wish to accomplish —
Every single day!

[Sri Chinmoy composed this song at Ananda-Fuara Restaurant in San Francisco, California, on June 4, 2005.]

Every Day Children Strike Their Father’s Victory-Gongs

Every day children strike
Their Father’s Victory-Gongs.
Every day children receive from their Father
Gratitude-Heart, Gratitude-Heart, Gratitude-Heart,
Gratitude-Heart-Songs.

[Sri Chinmoy composed this song for Father's Day, June 19, 2005.]

The Sacred Truth Must Remain Unknown

The sacred Truth
Must remain unknown,
If so is the Will of God.

[See prayer 2, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

Nobody Can Estimate

Nobody can estimate
How much damage
The seeker’s disobedience-downfall
Can cause.

[See prayer 4, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

God Is Personally and Compassionately Concerned

God is personally
And compassionately concerned
About my each and every heart-breath
In my spiritual life.

[See prayer 5, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

Speaking About God Is Good

Speaking about God
Is good, very good.

[See prayer 9, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

[Songs 65 to 67 are a related set.]

Praying to God Is, Indeed, Better

Praying to God
Is, indeed, better.

[See prayer 10, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

[Songs 65 to 67 are a related set.]

Surrendering Oneself Totally (2)

Surrendering oneself
Totally and unconditionally
To God’s Will
Is infinitely the best.

[See prayer 11, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

[Songs 65 to 67 are a related set.]

God Tells Me That I Need No Outer Degrees (2)

God tells me
That I need no outer degrees
To become
His choicest instrument.

[See prayer 14, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

My Mind-Prayers

My mind-prayers
Have a very, very short breath.

[See prayer 17, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

[Songs 69 and 70 are a related pair.]

My Heart-Meditations

My heart-meditations
Have a longer than the longest breath.

[See prayer 18, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

[Songs 69 and 70 are a related pair.]

At My Master’s Express Command (2)

At my Master’s express command,
I have entered into
The God-manifestation-field.

[See prayer 21, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

To Shorten My Doubt (2)

To shorten my doubt
And lengthen my faith,
Every day I pray
To my Lord Supreme.

[See prayer 23, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

My Mind Thinks (2)

My mind thinks
That God’s Love for my mind
Is not true,
Not true, not true.

[See prayer 27, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

[Songs 73 and 74 are a related pair.]

My Heart Feels (2)

My heart feels that
God’s Love for my heart
Is Truth itself.

[See prayer 28, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

[Songs 73 and 74 are a related pair.]

God’s Late Arrival (2)

God’s late Arrival
Is an absurdity.

[See prayer 26, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

Today My Lord Is Asking My Heart

Today my Lord
Is asking my heart
To be with Him
In creating a happy world.

[See prayer 29, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

My Lord, I Do Not Want to Be (1)

My Lord,
I do not want to be
Your worshipper.

[See prayer 31, A4y Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

[Songs 77 to 83 are a related set.]

My Lord, I Do Not Want to Be (2)

My Lord,
I do not want to be
Your adorer.

[See prayer 32, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

[Songs 77 to 83 are a related set.]

My Lord, I Do Not Want to Be (3)

My Lord,
I do not want to be
Your lover.

[See prayer 33, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

[Songs 77 to 83 are a related set.]

My Lord, I Do Not Want to Be (4)

My Lord,
I do not want to be
Your server.

[See prayer 34, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

[Songs 77 to 83 are a related set.]

My Lord, I Do Not Want to Be (5)

My Lord,
I do not want to be
Your soldier.

[See prayer 35, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

[Songs 77 to 83 are a related set.]

My Lord, I Do Not Want to Be (6)

My Lord,
I do not want to be
Your partner.

[See prayer 36, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

[Songs 77 to 83 are a related set.]

My Lord, I Want to Be (7)

My Lord,
I want to be always
Your Compassion-Feet-dreamer.

[See prayer 3 7, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 33 (2005), written by Sri Chinmoy while in China in December 2004.]

[Twenty-two prayers from the above book were set to music by Sri Chinmoy in New York on July 23, 2005 (songs 62-83 of this collection).]

[Songs 77 to 83 are a related set.]

I Must Pray, Not Only for Myself

I must pray,
Not only for myself,
But also for those
Who do not care to pray.

[Sri Chinmoy set these lyrics to music on two occasions.]

[See also 50 in the songbook A God-Devotion Teardrop (2006).]

My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon (2)

My Lord tells me to go
And see my sister-moon.
He also tells me
He will see us soon, very soon.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005 (85 to 102 in this collection).]

[He wrote these, in addition to 21 Bengali songs, after performing for 7 hours and 40 minutes on 170 world instruments, during a Peace Concert he offered at the Kursaal Convention Centre.]

[Songs 85 and 86 are a related pair.]

My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Brother-Sun

My Lord tells me to go
And see my brother-sun.
My brother and I
Must start Eternity’s silence-run.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon" above.]

[Songs 85 and 86 are a related pair.]

We Must Cut Asunder

We must cut asunder
The attachment-cord.
No other way to please
The Feet of our Lord.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon"]

My Heart’s Fondness of Truth

My heart’s fondness of truth
Hungers for my Lord’s Ruth.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon"]

Start and Continue Your Inner Run

Start and continue your inner run.
God will give you your victory-sun.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon"]

O God-Warriors on the Battlefield of Life

O God-warriors on the battlefield of life,
Never shall you die.
Your Lord Supreme is blossoming fast
With your victory-sky.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon"]

I Know, My Outer Name

I know, my outer name
Is fleeting fame.
My inner name:
A God-surrendered game.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon"]

Any Time Is the Perfect Time

Any time is the perfect time
To please the Absolute Supreme.
Any time is the perfect time
To leave the ignorance-bondage-dream.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon"]

Desire-Road Is Endless

Desire-road
Is endless, endless, endless.
Aspiration-road
Is emptiness, emptiness.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon"]

The Desire-Boat Is Bound to Sink

The desire-boat
Is bound to sink, bound to sink.
The aspiration-boat
Is our God-oneness-link.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon”]

My Lord Tells Me... “Do Not Prophesy”

My Lord tells me,
“My child, do not prophesy.
Just live in My Wisdom-Sky.”

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon"]

Each Soul on Earth

Each soul on earth
Is a Heaven-born promise.
Each soul must heighten
The God-Glory-Fulfilment-Edifice.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon"]

God-Thoughts I Love and Adore

God-thoughts
I love and adore.
God-Will pilots me
From shore to shore.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon"]

A God-Believer Needs No Proof

A God-believer needs no proof.
He belongs to God’s Victory-Truth.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon"]

The Sacred Heart of a Sage

The sacred heart
Of a sage
Becomes
A new world-page.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon"]

Within, Deep Aspiration

Within,
Deep aspiration.
Without,
Full satisfaction.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon"]

To Feed My Heart, I Smile and Cry

To feed my heart,
I smile and cry.
To feed my Lord,
I fly and fly.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon"]

My Master Knows (2)

My Master knows,
My Master knows, my Master knows,
Only towards him
My life-river-breath flows.

[This is one of 18 English songs Sri Chinmoy composed in Interlaken, Switzerland, on September 11, 2005.]

[For more information see song 85, “My Lord Tells Me to Go and See My Sister-Moon".]

Yes, I Can (1)

Yes, I can!
I certainly can!!
I can be madly in love
With God’s Sweetness-Smile.

[See poem 99, Yes, I Can! I Certainly Can!! (2000), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[Songs 103 to 105 are a related set which Sri Chinmoy composed on September 13, 2005, in Zurich, Switzerland.]

Yes, I Can (2)

Yes, I can!
I certainly can!!
I can embrace God’s blissful Feet
With every breath.

[See poem 98, Yes, I Can! I Certainly Can!! (2000), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[Songs 103 to 105 are a related set which Sri Chinmoy composed on September 13, 2005, in Zurich, Switzerland.]

Yes, I Can (3)

Yes, I can!
I certainly can!!
I can have
The Kingdom of Heaven
On earth
Right in my heart’s street.

[See poem 84, Yes, I Can! I Certainly Can!! (2000), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[Songs 103 to 105 are a related set which Sri Chinmoy composed on September 13, 2005, in Zurich, Switzerland.]

I Must Wake Up (2)

I must wake up
And sing and dance
With the morning rainbow.

[See poem 30,665, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 31 (2003), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[Songs 106-112 are"rainbow" theme related. Sri Chinmoy composed and sang these for Parvati, leader of the Enthusiasm-Awakeners singing group, for her birthday.]

A Divine Thought

A divine thought
Is a rainbow
In my heart-sky.

[See poem 28,349, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 29 (2002), Sri Chinmoy.]

[For more information see song 106, “I Must Wake Up" above.]

My God-Hunger

My God-hunger gets
Utmost satisfaction
When it is fed with
My soul’s rainbow-beauty.

[See poem 28,452, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 29 (2002), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[For more information see song 106/1 Must Wake Up".]

There Is a Rainbow

There is a rainbow
Between my gratitude-heart
And God’s Compassion-Eye.

[See poem 27,717, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 28 (2002), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[For more information see song 106/1 Must Wake Up"]

May My Heart-Boat Sail

May my heart-boat
Sail perpetually
On the rainbow of hope.

[See poem 26,312, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 27 (2002), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[For more information see song 106/1 Must Wake Up".]

Your Heart Is as Beautiful

Your heart
Is as beautiful
As the rainbow.

[Sri Chinmoy set these lyrics to music on two occasions.]

[See also 112 in the songbook No Problem! I Am My Gorgeous Smile (1989), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[For more information see song 106/1 Must Wake Up"]

When I Look at My Heart

When I look at my heart,
It is all beauty’s rainbow.

[See poem 28,696, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 29 (2002), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[For more information see song 106, “! Must Wake Up"]

I Do Not Want to Be a Great Prophet

I do not want to be
A great prophet.
I want to be caught
By God’s Compassion-Net.

My Prayer Is My Life-Song

My prayer is my life-song.
My meditation is my heart-sunlight.

[See prayers

God’s Justice-Eye

God’s Justice-Eye
Quite often
Takes a vacation.

[See prayer 4, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation-Aspiration-Prayers, Part 35 (2005), by Sri Chinmoy.]

I Love My Sycophants

I love my sycophants;
They are my best flatterers.
I live on their flatteries —
Their flatteries are most delicious.

[Sri Chinmoy wrote this humorous song while on a trip with his students to Pangkor Island, Malaysia. During a function, he had shown everyone ten new richly-colored paintings he had just created using acrylic paints. After the new works were shown, Sri Chinmoy commented that some of the people there had sincerely appreciated his artwork while others had not. Still others, he said, “are what you call flatterers. So I am composing this song!" On the spot, he spontaneously composed this song and then asked everyone present to sing it. Then he designated two leaders and asked them to form groups and to perform the song the following day. “Take your people and demonstrate flattery and how it gives us joy,” he exclaimed.]

Thirty-Two Years I Lived in India

Thirty-two years I lived in India.
Forty-two years I lived in America.

My Supreme... I Love You, I Need You

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
I love You, I need You, I am all for You.
You have given me a new name:
   ‘Transformation’.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

[Sri Chinmoy spontaneously sang this prayer on December 22, 2005, at 3:25 a.m., during his early morning heavy weightlifting exercise routine while on a trip to Kuantan, Malaysia. The prayer was subsequently published, along with details of his weightlifting routine on that day, in My Morning Soul-Body Prayers, Part 19 (2006), by Sri Chinmoy.]

Humility... The Saviour Christ Is

Humility, humility, humility
The Saviour Christ is.
No God, no God, no God
If your life fails
To be on your knees.

[Sri Chinmoy composed this song on Christmas Eve, 2005, while on a visit to Kuantan, Malaysia, with his students.]

God Shows His Fondness (2)

God shows His Fondness
And then
He gives us His Oneness.

[A previous version of this song was published in Enthusiasm Songbook, Part 10 (2006), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[The updated version, above, replaces the earlier one.]

The Outer Pain I Have

The outer pain I have.
The inner delight I am.

[See poems

Life Is Not a Stumbling Experience (2)

Life is not a stumbling experience.

[A previous version of this song was published in Enthusiasm Songbook, Part 10 (2006), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[The updated version, above, replaces the earlier one.]

[Songs 122 and 123 are a related pair.]

Life Is a Climbing Realisation (2)

Life is a climbing realisation.

[A previous version of this song was published in Enthusiasm Songbook, Part 10 (2006), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[The updated version, above, replaces the earlier one.]

[Songs 122 and 123 are a related pair.]

Never Give Up Your Inward Gaze (2)

Never give up
Your inward gaze,
And never stop
Your Godward race.

[See poem dated Wednesday November 30, 2005, in My God-Hunger-Cry (2009) — a series of daily rhyming poems written by Sri Chinmoy between October 2005 and October 2007. Now published as a book, these poems were originally issued as weekly sets, illustrated with Sri Chinmoy's artwork and placed in shops to be given free to the public. At the launch of the series, Sri Chinmoy encouraged his students to read the poem of the day three times aloud following their morning meditation and then to meditate on its significance.]

[A previous version of this song was published in Enthusiasm Songbook, Part 10 (2006), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[The updated version, above, replaces the earlier one.]

Long, Long, Long... Ago

Long, long, long, long, long ago
My stone-heart, God melted.

[A previous version of this song was published in Enthusiasm Songbook, Part 10 (2006), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[The updated version, above, replaces the earlier one.]

My Lord... You Are My All, Only All

My Lord, my Lord, my Lord,
You are my All, All, All,
Only All —
You, You, You.

[See prayer }, Morning Blessing-Call-Prayers (2010), by Sri Chinmoy.]

I Live to Serve God

I live
To serve God.
God lives
To love me.

[See prayer 302, Morning Blessing-Call-Prayers (2010), by Sri Chinmoy.]

Rise, Rise, O My Heart, Rise

Rise, rise, O my heart, rise
And greet my Lord’s Presence-Paradise.

[See poem dated Saturday, March 31, 2007, in My God-Hunger-Cry (2009), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[For more information see song 124, “Never Give Up Your Inward Gaze"]

Our Kneeling Prayers

Our kneeling prayers shall bring us God’s Light
To conquer the strength of ignorance-night.

[See poem dated Thursday, April 5, 2007, My God-Hunger-Cry (2009), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[For more information see song 124, “Never Give Up Your Inward Gaze"]

Heaven’s Highest Height

Heaven’s highest height we can scale,
Surrender-life-boat if we can sail.

[See poem dated Monday, April 2, 2007, My God-Hunger-Cry (2009), by Sri Chinmoy.]

[For more information see song 124, “Never Give Up Your Inward Gaze"]