Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
Pages 587-588
 

"O thou darling dear!..."
 
1

O thou darling dear!

 
2

Turn thy face toward the Supreme Kingdom and chant thou this commune:

 
3

O Thou Pure God! I am a little child; make Thou the bosom of Thy Gift a dear resting-place of comfort, suffer me to grow and be nurtured with the honey and the milk of Thy love and train me under the breast of Thy knowledge; bestow Thou freedom while in a state of childhood and grant Thou excellence!
 
4

O Thou Incomparable One! Make me the confident of the Kingdom of the Unseen! Verily, Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful!
 
5

O Unequalled Lord! [1]
 
6

For this helpless child be a Protector; for this weak and sinful one be kind and forgiving.
 
7

O Creator! Although we are but useless grass, still we are of Thy garden; though we are but young trees, bare of leaves and blossoms, still we are of Thy orchard; therefore, nourish this grass with the rain of Thy county; refresh and vivify these young, languishing trees with the breeze of Thy spiritual springtime.
 
8

Awaken us, enlighten us, sustain us, give us eternal life and accept us into Thy Kingdom!
 
 

Notes

1. [A prayer for children.]