…Bahá'u'lláh, in this glorious period has revealed in Holy
Tablets that singing and music are the spiritual food of the hearts and souls.
In this dispensation, music is one of the arts that is highly approved and is
considered to be the cause of the exaltation of sad and desponding hearts.
Therefore ... set to music the verses and the divine words
so that they may be sung with soul-stirring melody in the Assemblies and
gatherings, and that the hearts of the listeners may become tumultuous and rise
towards the Kingdom of Abha in supplication and prayer.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Bahá'í World Faith: Selected Writings of
Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá"; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II,
Music)
