I Am Om has three sections. It’s important to memorize the order of the Om lines: “Om, Om, I am Om,” “Omnipresence, I am Om,” “All pervading, I am Om,” and “All blessed, I am Om.” Practice the C section with the “come to me” lyrics, to do it a consistent way that people can follow, since there are options for how many times to repeat, and what lyrics to use.

Song Form

A I am Om, I am Om; x2

B Om, Om, I am Om.

B′ Omnipresence, I am Om.

B″ All pervading, I am Om.

B‴ All blessed, I am Om.

C Om, Om, come to me, come to me, (oh,) come to me!

C′ Divine Mother, come to me, come to me, (oh,) come to me!

Notes

• A and each B line are 2 bars; each C line is 4 bars, all in 4/4. So the form is 20 bars.

• A (“I am Om, I am Om”) is a good line for an open repeat later in the chant, after the form has been done many times.

• Optional: add repeats of C, can insert names of Gurus. Natural options are CCC′C′, or CC′C′C′, or CC′ followed by C twice with one of the Gurus for a suitable occasion. The book gives O my Krishna, O my Jesus, O my Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteswar and O my Guru (Yogananda).

• The C section is also commonly sung in SRF as part of I Will Sing Thy Name.

• The chant can go faster, but the lyrics are a bit of a mouthful, so starting at a more moderate tempo gives it room to grow as it goes. The book marks ♩ = 132.

• Suggested instrumentation: Harmonium on the melody, with cymbals and tabla or drum on a simple, steady 4/4 so the changing words stay clear.

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