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all of which were created by a mere indication of Thy will.
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There is no God but Thee, the God of power, the God of glory, the God of
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knowledge and wisdom.
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The hearts that yearn after Thee, O my God, are burnt up with the fire of
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their longing for Thee, and the eyes of them that love Thee weep sore by
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reason of their crushing separation from Thy court, and the voice of the
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lamentation of such as have set their hopes on Thee hath gone forth
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throughout Thy dominions.
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Thou hast Thyself, O my God, protected them, by Thy sovereign might, from
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both extremities. But for the burning of their souls and the sighing of
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their hearts, they would be drowned in the midst of their tears, and but
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for the flood of their tears they would be burnt up by the fire of their
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hearts and the heat of their souls. Methinks, they are like the angels
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which Thou hast created of snow and of fire. Wilt Thou, despite such
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vehement longing, O my God, debar them from Thy presence, or drive them
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away, notwithstanding such fervor, from the door of Thy mercy? All hope is
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ready to be extinguished in the hearts of Thy chosen ones, O my God! Where
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are the breezes of Thy grace? They are hemmed in on all sides by their
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enemies; where are the ensigns of Thy triumph which Thou didst promise in
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Thy Tablets?
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Thy glory is my witness! At each daybreak they who love Thee wake to find
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the cup of woe set before their faces, because they have believed in Thee
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and acknowledged Thy signs. Though I firmly believe that Thou hast a
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greater compassion on them than they have on their own selves, though I
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recognize that Thou hast afflicted them for no other purpose except to
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proclaim Thy Cause, and to enable them to ascend into the heaven of Thine
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eternity and the precincts of Thy court, yet Thou knowest full well the
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frailty of some of them, and art aware of their impatience in their
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sufferings.
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Help them through Thy strengthening grace, I beseech Thee, O my God, to
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suffer patiently in their love for Thee, and unveil to their eyes what
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Thou hast decreed for them behind the Tabernacle of Thine unfailing
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protection, so that they may rush forward to meet what is preordained for
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them in Thy path, and may vie in hasting after tribulation in their love
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towards Thee. And if not, do Thou, then, reveal the standards of Thine
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ascendancy, and make them to be victorious over Thine adversaries, that
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Thy sovereignty may be manifested unto all the dwellers of Thy realm, and
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the power of Thy might demonstrated amidst Thy creatures. Powerful art
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Thou to do what Thou willest. No God is there but Thee, the Omniscient,
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the All-Wise.
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Make steadfast Thou, O my God, Thy servant who hath believed in Thee to
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help Thy Cause, and keep him safe from all dangers in the stronghold of
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Thy care and Thy protection, both in this life and in the life which is to
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come. Thou, verily, rulest as Thou pleasest. No God is there save Thee,
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the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.
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Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Rain down, I beseech Thee, from the
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clouds of Thine overflowing grace, that which shall cleanse the hearts of
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Thy servants from whatever may prevent their beholding Thy face, or may
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prevent them from turning unto Thee, that they may all recognize Him Who
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is their Fashioner and Creator. Help them, then, O God, to reach forth,
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through the power of Thy sovereign might, towards such a station that they
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can readily distinguish every foul smell from the fragrance of the raiment
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of Him Who is the Bearer of Thy most lofty and exalted name, that they may
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turn with all their affections toward Thee, and may enjoy such intimate
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communion with Thee that if all that is in heaven and on earth were given
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them they would regard it as unworthy of their notice, and would refuse to
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cease from remembering Thee and from extolling Thy virtues.
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Shield, I pray Thee, O my Beloved, my heart's Desire, Thy servant who hath
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sought Thy face, from the darts of them that have denied Thee and from the
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shafts of such as have repudiated Thy Truth. Cause him, then, to be wholly
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devoted to Thee, to declare Thy name, and to fix his gaze upon the
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sanctuary of Thy Revelation. Thou art, in truth, He Who, at no time, hath
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turned away those who have set their hopes in Thee from the door of Thy
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mercy, nor prevented such as have sought Thee from attaining the court of
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Thy grace. No God is there but Thee, the Most Powerful, the All-Highest,
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the Help in Peril, the All-Glorious, the All-Compelling, the
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Unconditioned.
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Magnified, O Lord my God, be Thy Name, whereby the trees of the garden of
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Thy Revelation have been clad with verdure, and been made to yield the
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fruits of holiness during this Springtime when the sweet savors of Thy
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favors and blessings have been wafted over all things, and caused them to
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bring forth whatsoever had been preordained for them in the Kingdom of
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Thine irrevocable decree and the Heaven of Thine immutable purpose. I
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beseech Thee by this very Name not to suffer me to be far from the court
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of Thy holiness, nor debarred from the exalted sanctuary of Thy unity and
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oneness.
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Ignite, then, O my God, within my breast the fire of Thy love, that its
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