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Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
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Pages 299-302
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CXXXVIII: Thou seest, O God of Mercy, Thou...
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Thou seest, O God of Mercy, Thou Whose power pervadeth all created things, these servants
of Thine, Thy thralls, who, according to the
good-pleasure of Thy Will, observe in the daytime
the fast prescribed by Thee, who arise, at the earliest
dawn of day, to make mention of Thy Name, and to
celebrate Thy praise, in the hope of obtaining their
share of the goodly things that are treasured up
within the treasuries of Thy grace and bounty. I
beseech Thee, O Thou that holdest in Thine hands
the reins of the entire creation, in Whose grasp is
the whole kingdom of Thy names and of Thine attributes,
not to deprive, in Thy Day, Thy servants from
the showers pouring from the clouds of Thy mercy,
nor to hinder them from taking their portion of the
ocean of Thy good-pleasure.
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All the atoms of the earth bear witness, O my
Lord, to the greatness of Thy power and of Thy
sovereignty; and all the signs of the universe attest
the glory of Thy majesty and of Thy might. Have
mercy, then, O Thou Who art the sovereign Lord of
all, Who art the King of everlasting days, and Ruler
of all nations, upon these Thy servants, who have
clung to the cord of Thy commandments, who have
bowed their necks to the revelations of Thy laws
which have been sent down from the heaven of Thy
Will.
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Behold, O my Lord, how their eyes are lifted up
towards the dawning-place of Thy loving-kindness,
how their hearts are set upon the oceans of Thy
favors, how their voices are lowered before the accents
of Thy most sweet Voice, calling, from the
most sublime Station, in Thy name the All-Glorious.
Help Thou Thy loved ones, O my Lord, them that
have forsaken their all, that they may obtain the
things Thou dost possess, whom trials and tribulations
have encompassed for having renounced the
world and set their affections on Thy realm of glory.
Shield them, I entreat Thee, O my Lord, from the
assaults of their evil passions and desires, and aid them
to obtain the things that shall profit them in this
present world and in the next.
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I pray Thee, O my Lord, by Thy hidden, Thy
treasured Name, that calleth aloud in the kingdom of
creation, and summoneth all peoples to the Tree beyond
which there is no passing, the seat of transcendent
glory, to rain down upon us, and upon Thy
servants, the overflowing rain of Thy mercy, that it
may cleanse us from the remembrance of all else but
Thee, and draw us nigh unto the shores of the ocean
of Thy grace. Ordain, O Lord, through Thy most
exalted Pen, that which will immortalize our souls
in the Realm of glory, will perpetuate our names in
Thy Kingdom, and safeguard our lives in the treasuries
of Thy protection and our bodies in the stronghold
of Thy inviolable fastness. Powerful art Thou
over all things, be they of the past or of the future.
No God is there but Thee, the omnipotent Protector,
the Self-Subsisting.
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Thou seest, O Lord, our suppliant hands lifted up
towards the heaven of Thy favor and bounty. Grant
that they may be filled with the treasures of Thy
munificence and bountiful favor. Forgive us, and
our fathers, and our mothers, and fulfil whatsoever
we have desired from the ocean of Thy grace and
Divine generosity. Accept, O Beloved of our hearts,
all our works in Thy path. Thou art, verily, the Most
Powerful, the Most Exalted, the Incomparable, the
One, the Forgiving, the Gracious.
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