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I: Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord, my… 3 |
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If I describe Thee, O my God, as Him Who is the
All-Perceiving, I find myself compelled to admit that
They Who are the highest Embodiments of perception
have been created by virtue of Thy behest. And
if I extol Thee as Him Who is the All-Wise, I, likewise,
am forced to recognize that the Well Springs of
wisdom have themselves been generated through the
operation of Thy Will. And if I proclaim Thee as
the Incomparable One, I soon discover that they
Who are the inmost essence of oneness have been sent
down by Thee and are but the evidences of Thine
handiwork. And if I acclaim Thee as the Knower of
all things, I must confess that they Who are the
Quintessence of knowledge are but the creation and
instruments of Thy Purpose.
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Exalted, immeasurably exalted, art Thou above the
strivings of mortal man to unravel Thy mystery, to
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describe Thy glory, or even to hint at the nature of
Thine Essence. For whatever such strivings may accomplish,
they never can hope to transcend the limitations
imposed upon Thy creatures, inasmuch as
these efforts are actuated by Thy decree, and are begotten
of Thine invention. The loftiest sentiments
which the holiest of saints can express in praise of
Thee, and the deepest wisdom which the most learned
of men can utter in their attempts to comprehend
Thy nature, all revolve around that Center Which is
wholly subjected to Thy sovereignty, Which adoreth
Thy Beauty, and is propelled through the movement
of Thy Pen.
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Nay, forbid it, O my God, that I should have uttered
such words as must of necessity imply the existence
of any direct relationship between the Pen of
Thy Revelation and the essence of all created things.
Far, far are They Who are related to Thee above the
conception of such relationship! All comparisons and
likenesses fail to do justice to the Tree of Thy Revelation,
and every way is barred to the comprehension
of the Manifestation of Thy Self and the Day Spring
of Thy Beauty.
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Far, far from Thy glory be what mortal man can
affirm of Thee, or attribute unto Thee, or the praise
with which he can glorify Thee! Whatever duty
Thou hast prescribed unto Thy servants of extolling
to the utmost Thy majesty and glory is but a token
of Thy grace unto them, that they may be enabled
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to ascend unto the station conferred upon their own
inmost being, the station of the knowledge of their
own selves.
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