Truth Shines Through
Words
and Music (Verses): Randall Effner
Music (chorus): Zhen Yu
Vocals: Sara Effner
Guitar: Randall Effner
Acoustic Bass: Kevin Hennessy
The
persecution of Falun Gong in China, which
began in 1999, has not only been extraordinarily brutal,
but also all-encompassing in its scope, in a way that is
often difficult for people in the West to fully grasp. When,
without any justification, this peaceful spiritual practice
was targeted for eradication by Jiang Zemin and a few of his
cohorts in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), not only were
all the usual state-controlled agents of suppression—the
numerous police agencies—called into action, but also just
about every other institution of society as well. Even
schools, hospitals and businesses were forced to take part
in the persecution. The media in China played a major role
in this effort by broadcasting the CCP’s lies and
fabrications about Falun Gong nonstop. Every newspaper
report and television show covering this subject had but one
purpose: to demonize Falun Gong so as to make the
persecution palatable to the Chinese people and the outside
world.
Truth Shines Through
In the face of this onslaught, Falun Gong practitioners were
hard pressed to find ways to tell their story. The world
needed to know the truth, but Falun Gong practitioners were
not allowed to speak through any media—not radio, not TV,
not newspapers—and they could use the Internet only by first
breaking through the CCP’s Internet blockade. So they took
their message to the streets via the only method that was
available to them: through small, individual actions such as
talking to people one on one, unfurling a banner on
Tiananmen Square, hanging a banner on a tree or from the
window of a building, putting a poster on a wall, or pasting
a message to a utility pole. It was dangerous work that took
a lot of courage. In the past nine years, many thousands of
innocent people have been imprisoned or even lost their
lives for daring to proclaim this truth: “Falun Dafa
Hao,”(Falun Dafa is good).
We'd like to acknowledge the inspiration we received from
artist
Dong Xigang’s
painting "Banner," which tours the world with the
"Truth Compassion Forbearance Art Exhibition."
And, for a more complete picture of the persecution and the story behind this song, we would
also like to direct everyone's attention to Issue 6 of
Compassion Magazine, especially the article,
"Righteous Resistance."
When the sky above Beijing
Grew dark and menacing,
And terror rained down on
The Falun Gong
Against the Party’s lies and schemes
They used every peaceful means
To explain that seeking goodness
Is not wrong.
Chorus
Falun Dafa Hao Falun Dafa Hao
Falun Dafa Hao Falun Dafa Hao
Falun Dafa Hao
With her baby at her side
With Compassion as her guide
A young mother sews a banner
Patiently
 On a golden yellow field
She fashions her appeal
The red letters spell these words
For all to see:
Falun Dafa Hao Falun Dafa Hao
Falun Dafa Hao Falun Dafa Hao
Falun Dafa Hao
Then she goes to Tiananmen Square
Holds her banner in the air
Majestic, like a timeless
Work of art
The policemen circle ‘round
But she calmly stands her ground
And cries out from the bottom
Of her heart:
Falun Dafa Hao Falun Dafa Hao
Falun Dafa Hao Falun Dafa Hao
Falun Dafa Hao
Humankind will soon take heed
Of the greatness of her deed
And her sacrifice for every
Living being
Back when so many were misled
Bit by bit the truth was spread
And now all around the world
The people sing:
Falun Dafa Hao Falun Dafa Hao
Falun Dafa Hao Falun Dafa Hao
Falun Dafa Hao Falun Dafa Hao
Falun Dafa Hao Falun Dafa Hao
Falun Dafa Hao
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