I beseech Thee, by Thine own Self and by Him
Whom Thou hast appointed as the Manifestation of
Thine own Being and Thy discriminating Word unto
all that are in heaven and on earth, to gather together
Thy servants beneath the shade of the Tree of Thy
gracious providence. Help them, then, to partake of
its fruits, to incline their ears to the rustling of its
leaves, and to the sweetness of the voice of the Bird
that chanteth upon its branches. Thou art, verily, the
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Help in Peril, the Inaccessible, the Almighty, the
Most Bountiful.