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Prayers and Meditations by Bahá'u'lláh
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Pages 174-175
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CIV: "O Thou Whose nearness is my wish, Whose presence..."
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O Thou Whose nearness is my wish, Whose presence is my hope, Whose remembrance is my desire,
Whose court of glory is my goal, Whose abode is my
aim, Whose name is my healing, Whose love is the
radiance of my heart, Whose service is my highest
aspiration! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, through
which Thou hast enabled them that have recognized
Thee to soar to the sublimest heights of the knowledge
of Thee and empowered such as devoutly worship
Thee to ascend into the precincts of the court
of Thy holy favors, to aid me to turn my face
towards Thy face, to fix mine eyes upon Thee, and
to speak of Thy glory.
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I am the one, O my Lord, who hath forgotten all
else but Thee, and turned towards the Day-Spring
of Thy grace, who hath forsaken all save Thyself in
the hope of drawing nigh unto Thy court. Behold
me, then, with mine eyes lifted up towards the Seat
that shineth with the splendors of the light of Thy
Face. Send down, then, upon me, O my Beloved, that
which will enable me to be steadfast in Thy Cause,
so that the doubts of the infidels may not hinder me
from turning towards Thee.
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Thou art, verily, the God of Power, the Help in
Peril, the All-Glorious, the Almighty.
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