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“Lauded and glorified art Thou, O my God! I entreat…” |
Lauded and glorified art Thou, O my God! I entreat
Thee by the sighing of Thy lovers and
by the tears shed by them that long to behold
Thee, not to withhold from me Thy tender mercies
in Thy Day, nor to deprive me of the melodies
of the Dove that extolleth Thy oneness before
the light that shineth from Thy face. I am the
one who is in misery, O God! Behold me cleaving
fast to Thy Name, the All-Possessing. I am
the one who is sure to perish; behold me clinging
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to Thy Name, the Imperishable. I implore Thee,
therefore, by Thy Self, the Exalted, the Most
High, not to abandon me unto mine own self and
unto the desires of a corrupt inclination. Hold
Thou my hand with the hand of Thy power, and
deliver me from the depths of my fancies and idle
imaginings, and cleanse me of all that is abhorrent
unto Thee.
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Cause me, then, to turn wholly unto Thee, to
put my whole trust in Thee, to seek Thee as my
Refuge, and to flee unto Thy face. Thou art, verily,
He Who, through the power of His might,
doeth whatsoever He desireth, and commandeth,
through the potency of His will, whatsoever
He chooseth. None can withstand the operation
of Thy decree; none can divert the course of Thine
appointment. Thou art, in truth, the Almighty,
the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful.
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