The Apostles

The LP blurb gives some important information about the young Prem Rawat or Guru Maharaj Ji. He is the Perfect Master, devotion to Him brings love of life and He is the secret source and inspiration of all music. "All songs by the Grace of Shri Guru Maharaj Ji." Wow.

The Apostles, through their devotion to Shri Guru Maharaj Ji, the Perfect Master of our time, have experienced a reawakening of the Love of life, which is life itself. This love finds its expression in the music they have composed and perform. Guru Maharaj Ji is the source and inspiration of all music, which is a reflection of the perfect harmony residing everywhere in the world, only waiting to be revealed to us by the Perfect Master. The experience of this harmony, which is the Living Gospel, brings peace and fulfillment to all human beings.

Suddenly, the massive Astrodome was filled with the ear-shattering sounds of a rock ensemble churning out some heavy music. It was the Guru's devotional rock band called, of all things, The Apostles. The band was basically a rock group with horn section, two guitars, two keyboards, bass, drums, percussion/congos, six horns and two female singers. - The Guru by Bob Larson

This blurb from the Millenium '73 edition of the Divine Times is typical of the nonsense sprouted at the time where premies atempted to explain the Holy Family's poor organisation and contradictory commands as lilas - "divine games" - that were meant to free premies from their concepts and open them up to the truth and to spiritual growth through Maharaji's Grace. It gives some information about the Apostles:

Back in August premie musicians from all over America were called to Los Angeles to record an album. The musicians, numbering 23 in all, came from a variety of bands. Guru Maharaj Ji decided that the album should be called "Who Is Guru Maharaj Ji?" For a number of reasons, however, the record encountered difficulties and eventually Bhole Ji called the project off. At this point seven of the band left to go on tour with Guru Maharaj Ji, who decided to call the group The Apostles.

After the tour The Apostles went down to Houston to rejoin some of the original band, a few of whom had been spirited off into Blue Aquarius. Soon afterwards four members decided that they wanted to play acoustic music and so split to form the Bliss Band. Since then The Apostles have grown and altered on a day to day basis.

When the band was asked just one week before Millennium '73 what the present line-up was, it seemed that the signal had been given for all-around hysterical laughter. One of the members pulled himself together sufficiently to reply, "The Apostles are just one giant, cosmic musical joke! It's like we are just one of Bhole Ji's favorite amusements. Every day he plays some little lila on us, adding new instruments as soon as we get the old line-up together, disorganizing things as soon as they become organized. One thing is for sure, and that is that being a member of The Apostles soon teaches you that there is nothing constant in the world… and that is particularly true when you come to this group!"

The band is basically a rock group with horns added: two guitars, two keyboards, bass, drums, percussion/congas, six horns and two female singers. In addition to the players themselves the band also has a manager and two arrangers. They have prepared about 30 numbers for Millennium and were often visited at the warehouse where they practiced by Shri Bal Bhagwan Ji, who stopped by to listen and give suggestions. "Millennium is no amateur event," he told them. "You must practice, practice and practice, all night if necessary. The night is yours, nobody can take that away from you."

In addition to the set which The Apostles play during dinner at Millennium the group also performs two overtures, Arti, "Amazing Grace" with the choir, and three or four members will be doing music for the Jesus play.

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I Come To My Lord - Tom Gottsleben

I come to the Lord as a child I come
As a child I come to my Lord
I come to the Lord in innocence and trust
In innocence and trust as a child I come

My Lord comes to me as a child He comes
As a child He comes to me my Lord
My Lord comes to me in purity and love
In purity and love as a child He comes

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Halleluja - Allen Thomas

Hallelula
The Lord is walking among us now
Preparing His kingdom to come
Tell your neighbouts, tell your friends
Tell the world to make amends
Our Father's finally come

I must confess that your pilgrimage will cease at His feet
What's the use of looking without
His love will elevate us
Higher than we've ever been
And His voyage leads within

Amazing miracles are in store for us
Let us let us close the door
Perish i, His light
Gonna heal us
He's gonna see us
Gonna make us whole, whole, wholy, holy

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Guru Is The Father - Barry Ollman

This is not the time for sleeping
Open up your eyes
This is not thet ime for weeping
People recognise
The Lord has come, He has come
It's time to recgnise
He has come, He has come
Spread His light across the skies

We were in the Age of Water
Now the Age of Air
People don't expect the Lord in robes and flowing hair
He will come when and how He pleases
Don't expect a thing
He'll be known by His Word
Now hear His chidren sing

chorus:
Guru is the Father of all
The Creator of love
The Lord of the Universe
Guru is the Light in us all
He will come when you call
If you open your heart

Born into a world of wonder
Morning, noon and night
The day that I was born
Again I swear I saw His Light
And it was One for us all
And all for the One
He has given eyes to see
Now He's given one to me

chorus
repeat

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Here at your feet I have nothing to fear
Just knowing that my sweet Lord is here
Now that I know I'm no longer alone
And I finally found my way back to my home

Please make me pure as the Light that I see
When I close my eyes to become one with Thee
Now that I'm here I need no longer roam
For I finally found my way back to my home

Some day perhaps we'll merge with God's Name
Our bodies consumed in His eternal flame
But till that day I'm so grateful to be
Alive when my Lord is making men free

For you are what I've spent my life looking for
And now I've received the key to Your door
You've shown me the stairway to Your golden throne
And I've finally found my way back to my home

Some day perhaps we'll merge with God's Name
And then can our songs His glory proclaim
But till that day we're so grateful to be
Alive when our Lord is making men free

For you are what I've spent our lives looking for
And now we've received the key to Your door
You've shown us the stairway to Your golden throne
And we've finally found my way back to our home

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Now That I've Found Him - Annie Bishop

Now that we've found Him
We want to stay around Him
And we'll see all the music
Fill the sky

Love is around You
If we let it surround us
And we'll see all the music
Fill the sky

Tumblin' out every worry in the air
Tumblin' out everybody's cares

Once He has found you
His love will surround you
And you'll see all the music
Fills your soul

Oh my Lord
Oh my Lord
Oh my sweet Lord
Thank you my Lord

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Call Him - Ande & Falconer

I was drowning in a sea of illusion
Walking through the sunlight blind
Choking on my own pollution
Becoming a slave of my mind
I was hung up on unreality
Crying out to someone "Please, help me please."

Long distance line, friends of mine
Saying that there's help on the way
Telling me there is somone to see
Who can show you to a brand new day
Yes they call Him true
Yes they call Him Satguru

I thought I could put it all together
Thought I could make it on my own
But thinking never changes the weather
Found out I was all mixed up

Now that He's touched me with His Graces
Life has a different theme
Knowledge of the Truth erases
The hassles and the empty dreams

Yes we call Him true
Yes we call Him Satguru

Call Him by His Real Name
repeat

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Maharaji Can - Janet Thurston

Who can save you from your mind
When you live beneath it's shadow
Who can show you light divine
When there's only darkness here below
Who can make the planets spin
And dance in cartwheels round the sun
Who can show you that the people
Living in this world are one

chorus:
Maharaji can with His light and love
He brings us tidings from above
Of a realm of bliss where all may dwell
His Grace is a never ending well

Who can wring the tears out of a heart
That long ago turned to stone
Who can cure your sorrows
And who can mend a broken bone
Who can make a flowers bloom
And cast their seedlings to the wind
Who can change us back into
The perfect soul that's found within

chorus

Who will finally bring peace to this world torn and ravaged with war
Who can fill you up with joy
And show you that there's so much more
Who can make the wolf lie down
In peace beside a helpless steer
Who forgives us every time
We forget why we are here

chorus

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And The Music - Allen Thomas

Well they say it's stormy and cloudy outside
But that don't affect me none
Cause I've got a light shining within
Brighter than 10,000 suns

chorus:
And the music resounding deep in the well of my soul
Is enough to fill the universe with love

Now I've got my problems like everybody else
My mind loves to roam
But when I remember where my thoughts should be dwelling
I find my way back home

chorus

So if I seem dizzy like a drunk on the prowl
It's because of the joy I feel
and like a schoolboy falling in first love spring fever
My fulfillment can't be concealed

chorus

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True Love - Annie Bishop

True Love must be free
Its spirit cannot be
Bound to anything
Like a bird it must have wings
To soar beyond the sky
In its heart it needs to fly
To the source of love it goes
And in going the love grows and grows …


To the earth we think we're bound
But in truth we have not found
The place where we belong
Is hidden in the song
Of birds who fly the air
In their father's heart they share
A love that fills the sky
A love that never dies, never dies, …

Our Lord is like the sun
Shedding warmth on everyone
He gives us all you know
That the seed might start to grow
In the hearts of all who see
What the source of life must be
In the hearts of all who see
That His love will make us free, make us free, …

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Riding - Allen Thomas

All He wants to do
Is provide a ride for you
And all you've got to do
Is listen
He will take you riding with Him
I am fond of riding
And I know that you are too
Close your eyes and listen just listen
And He'll take you riding with Him

I am fond and you are fond and all God's childrens are fond of riding
The ocean is fond, the sky is fond and the birds and the trees are too
Every living fun yearns and yearns to swing
In the divine rhythm of Maharaji

repeat and improvise

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That's The Way Of The Lord - Jordan Kessler


High on a hill you're gonna see Him comin' to pay back the people who never paid their bills.
Dressed in white lace and singin' songs of freedom - that's the way of the Lord.
With Joseph on his right he's comin' down the mountain, with his coat of many colors and his purifying light.
The Lord works in circles and the circles lead to heaven.
That's the way of the Lord.
chorus - That's the way of the Lord. That's the way of the Lord
Ten thousand soldiers couldn't stop him from comin'
The higher things around them said it ain't no time for war
So open up your hearts and start rejoicing the new age has just begun
There's a time in your life when your eyes can't see behind you
Washin' plates with muddy water just ain't workin' anymore
Suddenly you realize there's more to life than livin'
That's the way of the Lord.

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