We'll Carry On

(Sung to the old Irish tune “Danny Boy”)

Vocals and instrumentals by Phalini devi dasi

Oh Prabhupada

Lord Krsna sent you to this world

To bring us home

Back home where we belong

You did His will

You pleased the Lord, you served Him well

Now you’ve gone back

Back home where you came from

Though it appears

You’ve disappeared now from our eyes

We know you’re here

Still here within our hearts

We’ll carry on your mission

Srila Prabhupada

With Lord Caitanya’s help

We’ll keep you in our hearts

Though it appears…(repeat)

The Day He Walked into My Life

Vocals and instrumentals by Phalini devi dasi

The day he walked into my life

The day his eyes met mine

Our hearts became connected

In a bond that transcends time

The feeling that I felt

Of an eternal connection

He seemed to see my past

He could see all that I had done

His eyes were deep and dark and 

How they shimmered in the light

His majesty was unsurpassed

His radiance, such a sight

He stood aristocratic

In the center of the room

With head held high, he looked to me

More radiant than the moon

I’d never been so touched

In all my life until that day

When Prabhupada looked in my eyes

I gave my heart away

I made a vow right then and there

I’d serve him all my life

Somehow, by Krsna’s grace

I keep continuing to try…

Remembering today

That powerful glance of Prabhupada

I know that I was blessed

To meet that messenger of God

And now as I recall that day

He strode into my life

Desire to serve his mission

Swells within my heart and mind

His eyes were deep and dark and 

How they shimmered in the light

His majesty was unsurpassed

His radiance, such a sight

He stood aristocratic

In the center of the room

With head held high, he looked to me

More radiant than the moon

I’d never been so touched

In all my life until that day

When Prabhupada looked in my eyes

I gave my heart away

I made a vow right then and there

I’d serve him all my life

Somehow, by Krsna’s grace

I keep continuing to try…

Take Shelter of Krsna's Name

Vocals and instrumentals by Phalini devi dasi

When the chips are down

And you’re wearin’ a frown

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

When the goin’ gets tough

And you’ve had enough

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

When so-called fun

            ain’t so fun anymore

The body aches

            like it never ached before

Find the panacea you’ve been lookin’ for

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

Mundane pleasure’s a joke

You’ve given up hope

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

When you just can’t cope

You’re at the end of your rope

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

When life gets depressing

            not a friend in sight

When the thought of comin’ back here

            fills your mind with fright

When the tunnel has no end,

            what to speak of a light

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

When Maya’s pressin’ hard

And you let down your guard

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

When your rounds get slack

And you’re feelin’ the lack

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

When your sadhana’s slippin’

            and startin’ to slide

Your devotional creeper

            starts to wilt inside

When the grass starts lookin’ greener

            on Maya’s side

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

When you try to do your best

But it comes out a mess

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

Whether you’re depressed

Or crazy or stressed

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

When the threefold miseries

Relentlessly disturb

Your efforts to be comfortable

            prove absurd

When life is like old subji

            with no more curd

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

(Maha-mantra)

When Maya tries to lure

            your mind and senses astray

When cuttin’ down on japa

            starts to seem okay

When the taste for the holy name

            has drifted away

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

When you’re suffering in

            this temporary place

You look in the mirror

            and see a morose face

Pick up your beads

            get a higher taste

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

When the clouds in your sky

            are hangin’ low and gray

Rise before Surya

            starts to show his rays

Get up before dawn

             before the start of the day

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

Hare Krsna

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

Hare Krsna

Take shelter of Krsna’s name

Krsna Krsna…

Sri Krsna Sankirtana

Vocals and instrumentals by Phalini devi dasi

When you’ve tasted everything there is to taste

When you’ve chewed all there is to chew

When you’ve tried everything there is to try

What else is there to do?

When you’ve already been around the block

And painted all the towns red

When you’ve traveled through every species of life

But all those bodies ended up dead

When you’ve tried all the pleasures available here

But you’re still hankering for more

What else is there to do, my friend

But surrender to Sri Sri Nitai-Gaura?

(Refrain)

Glory to the Sri Krsna Sankirtana

Which cleanses the heart of all dust

Accumulated for many years

The layers of anger, greed and lust

It extinguishes the fire of conditioned life

Of repeated birth and death

It spreads the rays of Caitanya’s moon

Of benedictions it’s the best

It’s the life of all transcendental truths

The ocean of spiritual bliss

It enables us to fully taste

The nectar we all miss

There is so much suffering out there

What can you do to help?

Just giving them material things

Can’t change the hand they’ve been dealt

What is the highest welfare work

Eternal benefit to the soul

Which you can offer to the world

That’s best for all, both young and old?

Lift up your voice, lift your arms, my friend

And raise them to the sky

Sing aloud the Holy Names

Surrender to Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai!

(Refrain)

Hare Krsna Hare Krsna

Krsna Krsna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama

Rama Rama Hare Hare

One More Desperado

Vocals and instrumentals by Phalini devi dasi ACBSP                                      



Lord, I'm ready to come home
To the land of cows and cowherds
To the place where every step's a dance
Where every word's a song



Lord, I'm tired of this prison
And it's You, Lord, I am missin'
I am sorry that I left You 'n' that
I've been gone for so long



I've tried so hard for pleasure
But with pleasure came such pain
I've tried life after life, but
Bliss I never really gained



I've grown so tired of wandering
I no longer want to roam
Lord, I'm one more desperado
Comin' home



Let my mind be drawn to You
Like a river to the ocean
Like a drowning man wants air, Lord
Let me crave Your holy names



Let me bathe in Your love
Like a turtle in the Ganga
Like a lizard in the sunshine
Let me bask in krsna-prema



Queen Kunti prays, “Please let me
Be attached only to You!"
Let my mind become attracted to
Your form of storm-cloud blue!



You promise if I come back
I'll no longer have to roam
Lord, I'm one more desperado
Comin' home



(Instrumental)



Let me hold tight to Your feet
Like a monkey holds a sweetball
Like a honeybee loves nectar
Let me love You more and more



Yes, I'm eager to come home
To the land of milk and honey
Where everything and everyone
With love they serve You, Lord



Like a man lost in a desert
Yearns for water most of all
I am desperate to return, Krsna!
Oh, Lord, please hear my call!



I've been through crores of lifetimes
I no longer want to roam
Lord, I'm one more desperado
Comin' home



Due to my sinful desires from Your
Abode I have been hurled
By Your grace I understand now
I don't belong in this world



I am cryin' out to You, Lord
From this place where I've been thrown
Lord, I'm one more desperado
Comin' home



I’m a child cryin’ to its mother
You’re my shelter—I have no other
Lord, I’m one more desperado
Comin’ home

O Keshava!

Vocals and instrumentals by Phalini devi dasi

Did You hear me last night?

I was praying to You

I was hopin’ that You were listenin’

Right in front of the enemy

I laid down my bow

‘Cause the courage I needed was missin’

Your servant, Mayadevi’s really testing me

She shoots me with her temptation arrows

This path back to Godhead is a razor’s edge

Please keep me on the straight and narrow

Will You come to my aid?

Will You save me from this plight?

Maya’s piercing me with her arrows day and night

I’m bewildered by her temporary, fleeting sights

And I’m feeling too weak to pick up my bow and fight!

(Refrain)

O Keshava, O Yadava, O he Dinadayal!

O Govinda, O Madhava, she shoots me and I fall!

O he, Murari, Giridhari, he Krsna!  Gopala!

I’m a helpless soul and I’m praying to You

Please hear my plaintive call!

Did You hear me last night?

I was whisperin’ to You

I was hopin’ that You were hearin’ me

I don’t belong in this world

But I’m afraid to let go

And I need You to calm this fear in me

I’ve heard about Your mercy toward Your devotees

How You rescue them from illusion

Lord, I’m suffering in this world, don’t know how to get free

I need You to clear up my confusion

I’m a bewildered soldier whose heart’s turned cold

I beg You, Lord Sri Hari, save this fallen soul

Help me accept Your pure and truthful message bold

Lord, I pray You’ll help me make Your seva my life‘s goal

(Refrain)

Lift Me Up

Vocals and instrumentals by Phalini devi dasi

(Refrain)

Lift me up

Srila Prabhupada take my hand

Lift me up

Please let me be part of your plan

Lift me up

Srila Prabhupada I am yours

Reach inside and find the love in me

To offer to my Lord

Lift me up

Make me an instrument of truth

Lift me up

Make my heart pure as morning dew

Lift me up

Make love of God from my heart flow

While I’m still here please let me serve you

And in the end please take me home

Prabhupada, I’m suffering in this world

‘Cause I wanted to play God

But now you’ve come to heal me

And take me home, dear Prabhupada

Like a transcendental surgeon

With ancient wisdom as your knife

Remove all my anarthas

Uplift and heal my life

(Refrain)

Prabhupada you were the purest soul

That I have ever known

Your powerful words of truth would melt

A heart that’s made of stone

Please work on me, please chip away

The stone around my heart

I pray you won’t give up on me

I’ll try to do my part

(Refrain)

Your Guru Maharaja’s wish

You always tried to serve

You were totally surrendered

To his transcendental words

Please help me be surrendered

As you showed us how to be

Purify my heart so I can

Serve you faithfully

Help me be surrendered to

Your transcendental words

I’ve made my vows at your lotus feet

Now help me keep my word

(Refrain)

Jaladuta Sailed Ashore

Vocals and instrumentals by Phalini devi dasi

(To be sung to the tune of “Michael Rowed the Boat Ashore”)

Jaladuta sailed ashore, Hare Krsna

With Srila Prabhupada aboard, Hare Krsna

Vaisnava sadhu dress he wore, Hare Krsna

Srimad-Bhagavatams he bore, Hare Krsna

Left the village he adored, Hare Krsna

He’d never crossed the sea before, Hare Krsna

Jaladuta sailed ashore, Hare Krsna

With Srila Prabhupada aboard, Hare Krsna

Courageous servant of the Lord, Hare Krsna

From his face God’s light shone forth, Hare Krsna

Came out West to serve the Lord, Hare Krsna

Came to give and nothing more, Hare Krsna

Jaladuta sailed ashore, Hare Krsna

With Srila Prabhupada aboard, Hare Krsna

He told the Truth in his purports, Hare Krsna

Explained the ancient Vedic lore, Hare Krsna

He taught us how to serve the Lord, Hare Krsna

Made devotees by the scores, Hare Krsna

Jaladuta sailed ashore, Hare Krsna

With Srila Prabhupada aboard, Hare Krsna

He brought the news of Nitai-Gaura, Hare Krsna

He opened up Vaikuntha’s doors, Hare Krsna

The rains of mercy he did pour, Hare Krsna

Changed our hearts forevermore, Hare Krsna

Jaladuta sailed ashore, Hare Krsna

With Srila Prabhupada aboard, Hare Krsna

Back Home to Me

Vocals and instrumentals by Phalini devi dasi

One early country mornin’

On a quiet country road

I was walkin’ chantin’ japa

Lookin’ deep inside my soul

Feelin’ sorry I’m so fallen

Disappointed in myself

Thinkin’ how’ll I ever make it 

Back home, back to Godhead?

Lamenting in my reverie

Just then, the answer came to me

So simple and so plain to see

It satisfied my soul, it satisfied my soul

(Refrain)

Just remember Me

Become My devotee

And then by My mercy

You’ll surely be released and come back home

Back home to Me

Some days I feel lonely

And some days I feel sad

Some days I feel discouraged

And some days just plain bad

But I’m learnin’ to take shelter

Of Your wise and perfect words

Yes, I’m learnin’ to stay equal through

The dualities of this world

My dear Lord Krsna, You’re so kind

You spoke the Gita which heals my mind

With words so simple and sublime

They satisfy my soul, they satisfy my soul

(Refrain)

So daily in my journey

Down life’s rocky roads

I remember what You told me

How You said You’d take me home

Your words echo inside me

They help me to go on

Even though I feel unworthy

I trust and just keep on

The hope of coming back to You

Keeps my heart and mind enthused

Helps me want to please You, too

By serving Prabhupada, by serving Prabhupada

(Refrain)

Prodigal Child

Vocals and instrumentals by Phalini devi dasi

I remember a place

Where no one ever dies

Where no one ever suffers

Where no one ever cries

I remember a Person

I loved so very much

I miss His lotus eyes and

I miss His loving touch

I know although this world

Was made by Him, it’s not my home

I long to go back to that place

Away from which I’ve roamed

Dear Lord, please take me back home

To Your lotus feet, I pray!

Oh, won’t You let me come back now?

I’m tired of being away!

(Refrain)

You are the Lord of my heart

And since we’ve been apart

I’ve suffered night and day, Lord

This life on Earth’s been hard

I am Your prodigal child

I’ve wandered many miles

And I think that I am ready now

Ready to come back home

I’ve wandered in this world

For many, many lives

From body to body

I’ve had husbands, I’ve had wives

But no one was a soul-mate

Like the One I left back home

I wonder why I left Him

Perhaps I’ll never know

But that’s not so important, Lord

As getting back to You

You’ve allowed me to forget You here

But now I know it’s true

This place is not my real home

No, my real home is with You

I’m sorry that I left You, Lord

I hope to see You soon!

(Refrain)

You are the Lord of my heart

And since we’ve been apart

I’ve suffered night and day, Lord

This life on Earth’s been hard

I am Your prodigal child

I’ve wandered many miles

And I think that I am ready now

Ready to come back home

I am Your prodigal child

I’m tired of running wild

I miss You, Lord

And I wanna come back home