Thank You 2007
This CD was sent out to followers of Prem Rawat whose financial contributions during the previous year met a minimum standard. It was a combinations of songs recorded by various followers and sections of Rawat's speeches sometimes set to music in an attempt to enhance them. None of the songs are memorable enough to warrant comment except a version of the Roberta Flack hit, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" sung quite well, considering the completely inappropriate backing arrangement, by Rawat's daughter and possible successor, Dayalata Rawat. A photo of Rawat in full rant was included. Transcripts of Rawat's speeches cannot do justice to Rawat's astonishing delivery, they have to be heard to be appreciated. Mp3 copies of these excerpts are recorded at high quality (256Kbps) to ensure no whispered nuance or frenzied climax is missed.
A string quartet plays as Prem Rawat emotes Track 19. The tune will be recognised by any of Rawat's long term followers from the early 1980's when Rawat still billed himself as Guru Maharaj Ji, the Lord of the Universe. It is a song by the group, "One Foundation" and is called "Leaving Your Lotus Feet" though actually it is about not leaving Prem Rawat's Lotus Feet and shows the strong Indian bhajan influence on early 1980's Divine Light music that Rawat and his number one follower, Mahatma Gurucharanand, promoted.
The lyrics: (Right Mouse Button Click to download an .mp3 of the song 14 meg)
Chorus: Leaving Your Lotus Feet
Oh where would I go
Leaving Your Lotus Feet
Oh where would I go?
Who else has the Holy Name to purify me?
Who else has the Holy Name to purify me?
Who else loves the weary and the weak?
Who else loves the weary and the weak?
Oh where would I go?
Chorus
Who else has the nature to persistently save me?
Who else has the nature to persistently save me?
Who else dries my tears when I weep?
Who else dries my tears when I weep?
Oh where would I go?
Chorus
Who ever begs you for your help or your mercy?
Who ever begs you for your help or your mercy?
You take them across the ocean deep
You take them across the ocean deep
Oh where would I go?
Chorus
Who else the power to free me from Maya?
Who else the power to free me from Maya?
Who else showers such a love so sweet?
Who else showers such a love so sweet?
Oh where would I go?
Chorus
I am yours oh Lord my Guru Maharaj Ji
I am yours oh Lord my Guru Maharaj Ji
Please make my surrender complete
Please make my surrender complete
Oh where would I go?
Chorus
