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Prayers and Meditations by Bahá'u'lláh
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Pages 258-259
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CLXV: "From the sweet-scented streams of Thine eternity..."
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From the sweet-scented streams of Thine eternity give me to drink, O my God, and of the fruits of the
tree of Thy being enable me to taste, O my Hope!
From the crystal springs of Thy love suffer me to
quaff, O my Glory, and beneath the shadow of Thine
everlasting providence let me abide, O my Light!
Within the meadows of Thy nearness, before Thy
presence, make me able to roam, O my Beloved, and
at the right hand of the throne of Thy mercy, seat
me, O my Desire! From the fragrant breezes of Thy
joy let a breath pass over me, O my Goal, and into
the heights of the paradise of Thy reality let me gain
admission, O my Adored One! To the melodies of
the dove of Thy oneness suffer me to hearken, O Resplendent
One, and through the spirit of Thy power
and Thy might quicken me, O my Provider! In the
spirit of Thy love keep me steadfast, O my Succorer,
and in the path of Thy good-pleasure set firm my
steps, O my Maker! Within the garden of Thine immortality,
before Thy countenance, let me abide for
ever, O Thou Who art merciful unto me, and upon
the seat of Thy glory stablish me, O Thou Who art
my Possessor! To the heaven of Thy loving-kindness
lift me up, O my Quickener, and unto the Day-Star
of Thy guidance lead me, O Thou my Attractor! Before
the revelations of Thine invisible spirit summon
me to be present, O Thou Who art my Origin and my
Highest Wish, and unto the essence of the fragrance
of Thy beauty, which Thou wilt manifest, cause me
to return, O Thou Who art my God!
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Potent art Thou to do what pleasest Thee. Thou
art, verily, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the
All-Highest.
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