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Prayers and Meditations by Bahá'u'lláh
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Pages 248-250
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CLVI: "I give praise to Thee, O my God, that Thou hast..."
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I give praise to Thee, O my God, that Thou hast awakened me out of my sleep, and brought me forth
after my disappearance, and raised me up from my
slumber. I have wakened this morning with my face
set toward the splendors of the Day-Star of Thy
Revelation, through Which the heavens of Thy power
and Thy majesty have been illumined, acknowledging
Thy signs, believing in Thy Book, and holding fast
unto Thy Cord.
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I beseech Thee, by the potency of Thy will and the
compelling power of Thy purpose, to make of what
Thou didst reveal unto me in my sleep the surest
foundation for the mansions of Thy love that are
within the hearts of Thy loved ones, and the best
instrument for the revelation of the tokens of Thy
grace and Thy loving-kindness.
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Do Thou ordain for me through Thy most exalted
Pen, O my Lord, the good of this world and of the
next. I testify that within Thy grasp are held the
reins of all things. Thou changest them as Thou
pleasest. No God is there save Thee, the Strong, the
Faithful.
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Thou art He Who changeth through His bidding
abasement into glory, and weakness into strength, and
powerlessness into might, and fear into calm, and
doubt into certainty. No God is there but Thee, the
Mighty, the Beneficent.
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Thou disappointest no one who hath sought Thee,
nor dost Thou keep back from Thee any one who
hath desired Thee. Ordain Thou for me what becometh
the heaven of Thy generosity, and the ocean
of Thy bounty. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the
Most Powerful.
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