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Prayers and Meditations by Bahá'u'lláh
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Pages 13-14
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XI: "Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Darkness..."
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Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Darkness hath fallen upon every land, and the forces of mischief
have encompassed all the nations. Through
them, however, I perceive the splendors of Thy wisdom,
and discern the brightness of the light of Thy
providence.
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They that are shut out as by a veil from Thee have
imagined that they have the power to put out Thy
light, and to quench Thy fire, and to still the winds
of Thy grace. Nay, and to this Thy might beareth
me witness! Had not every tribulation been made
the bearer of Thy wisdom, and every ordeal the vehicle
of Thy providence, no one would have dared
oppose us, though the powers of earth and heaven
were to be leagued against us. Were I to unravel the
wondrous mysteries of Thy wisdom which are laid
bare before me, the reins of Thine enemies would be
cleft asunder.
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Glorified be Thou, then, O my God! I beseech Thee
by Thy Most Great Name to assemble them that love
Thee around the Law that streameth from the good-pleasure
of Thy will, and to send down upon them
what will assure their hearts.
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Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Thou
art, verily, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
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