Colby Jeffers

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Release The Power – The Album

‘Release The Power’ is a youth-collaboration hip hop album inspired by the Writings of the Baha’i Faith and various concepts included in Book 5 of the Ruhi Institute (‘Releasing The Powers of Junior Youth’). The album features three inspiring youth: Brian aka Brenn; Ally aka Xandra Black; and Tony aka Reflectionz; as well as myself, Colby Jeffers.

Track 2 – “Summoner”

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✍ The Lyrics ✍

[Chorus – Ally / Xandra Black] x 2
Be thou a summoner to love,
Offer thy friendship, worthy of trust,
Kind to all the human race,

[Colby]
Consort with all the people, all the kindreds, and religions of the world,
With the utmost truthfulness, uprightness, faithfulness, kindliness, goodwill, and friendliness,
So that the world and the people can see,
Shining my light on the ignorance, yuh,
Blasting out the enmity with the light of unity,
You hit me with unfaithfulness, I return it with fidelity,
You poison my life, I sweeten your soul,
Inflict a wound, I salve your sore,
Now you know the way, whatchya waiting for?
Open the door and…

[Chorus – Xandra Black] x 2
Be thou a summoner to love,
Offer thy friendship, worthy of trust,
Kind to all the human race,

[Reflectionz]
Lets come together like family,
Pure thoughts pure heart, living happily with chastity,
Let’s be the carriers that bring down the barriers,
Stranger danger, we need an arranger.,
Let’s be friends, brothers, people with trust cuz disunity is a total bust,
We on a path, this love won’t stop,
Comes from the top and we gonna take this negative and swap,
Cuz its rocked its locked,
This is not the way you want it to be,
You gotta believe in heaven and peace,
You gotta let the lord be your centerpiece,
So let’s come out with a press release and say…

[Chorus – Xandra Black] x 2
Be thou a summoner to love,
Offer thy friendship, worthy of trust,
Kind to all the human race,

[Bridge – Colby / Brenn / Reflectionz]
Unity, (we need some that),
Unity, (we out here building),
Unity, (what we got if we don’t got),
Unity, (so let’s summon some love),

[Chorus – Xandra Black] x 2
Be thou a summoner to love,
Offer thy friendship, worthy of trust,
Kind to all the human race,

🙏 Spiritual Inspiration 🙏

Below is a quotation from the Baha’i Writings that we studied that speaks to the high spiritual standards that are placed upon us if we want to truly uplift the world. The first few sentences of the passage are what inspired us to create this song…

“Be thou a summoner to love, and be thou kind to all the human race. Love thou the children of men and share in their sorrows. Be thou of those who foster peace. Offer thy friendship, be worthy of trust. Be thou a balm to every sore, be thou a medicine for every ill. Bind thou the souls together. Recite thou the verses of guidance. Be engaged in the worship of thy Lord, and rise up to lead the people aright. Loose thy tongue and teach, and let thy face be bright with the fire of God’s love. Rest thou not for a moment, seek thou to draw no easeful breath. Thus mayest thou become a sign and symbol of God’s love, and a banner of His grace.” –`Abdu’l-Bahá (Ruhi Institute Book 5, Unit 1, Section 15)

🎤 Live Performance 🎤

Performing “Summoner” for the first time (the day the song was written!) at a Race Unity Day event at the Scottsdale Baha’i Center

Performing “Summoner” at the Release The Power album debut at the Phoenix Baha’i Center

🎥 An Interview with Ally 🎥

Ally shares about her various creative passions, as well as some of her most memorable moments working on the Release The Power album!

🤝 Connect with Ally 🤝

Twitter | Instagram | Reading By Candlelight

 📃 Song Credits 📃

Beat: DJ Sabzi  | Album Art: Abahjugil
Mixing Engineer: Karim Rushdy  |  Mastering Engineer: Jeff Caverly