Prayers

From the sweet-scented streams of Thine eternity
O God my God..........
O God Refresh and gladden my Spirit.............
He is the compassionate the all merciful......
"O Lord, my God and my Haven in my distress! My . . ."

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 Daystar 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!
Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee.
Thou art, verily, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the All-Highest.
--Bahá'u'lláh

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O God! O God!
O God O God! This is a broken-winged bird
and his flight is very slow---assist him so
that he may fly toward the apex of prosperity and
salvation, wing his way with the utmost joy and
happiness throughout the illimitable space, raise
his melody in Thy Supreme Name in all the regions,
exhilarate the ears with this call, and brighten the
eyes by beholding the signs of guidance.
O Lord! I am single, alone and lowly. For me
there is no support save Thee, no helper except
Thee and no sustainer beside Thee. Confirm me
in Thy service, assist me with the cohorts of Thy
angels, make me victorious in the promotion of
Thy Word and suffer me to speak out Thy wisdom
amongst Thy creatures. Verily, Thou art the helper
of the weak and the defender of the little ones,
and verily Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, and
the Unconstrained.

--'Abdu'l-Bahá

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O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit.
Purify my heart. Illumine my powers.
I lay all my affairs in Thy hand.
Thou art my Guide and my Refuge.
I will no longer be sorrowful and grieved;
I will be a happy and joyful being.
O God! I will no longer be full of anxiety,
nor will I let trouble harass me.
I will not dwell on the unpleasant things of life.
O God! Thou art more friend to me than I am to
myself. I dedicate myself to Thee, O Lord.

--'Abdu'l-Bahá

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HE is the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful!
O God, my God! Thou seest me, Thou knowest me;
Thou art my Haven and my Refuge.
None have I sought nor any will I seek save Thee;
no path have I trodden nor any will I tread
but the path of Thy love.
In the darksome night of despair, my eye turneth
expectant and full of hope to the morn of Thy boundless favor
and at the hour of dawn my drooping soul
is refreshed and strengthened in remembrance of
Thy beauty and perfection.
He whom the grace of Thy mercy aideth, though he be but a drop,
shall become the boundless ocean,
and the merest atom which the outpouring of Thy loving-kindness assisteth,
shall shine even as the radiant star.
Shelter under Thy protection, O Thou Spirit of purity,
Thou Who art the All-Bountiful Provider,
this enthralled, enkindled servant of Thine.
Aid him in this world of being to remain steadfast and firm in Thy love
and grant that this broken-winged bird attain a refuge and shelter
in Thy divine nest that abideth upon the celestial tree.

--'Abdu'l-Bahá

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O Lord, my God and my Haven in my distress! My
Shield and my Shelter in my woes! My Asylum and
Refuge in time of need and in my loneliness my
Companion! In my anguish my Solace, and in my
solitude a loving Friend! The Remover of the pangs of
my sorrows and the Pardoner of my sins!

Wholly unto Thee do I turn, fervently imploring
Thee with all my heart, my mind and my tongue, to
shield me from all that runs counter to Thy will in
this, the cycle of Thy divine unity, and to cleanse me
of all defilement that will hinder me from seeking,
stainless and unsullied, the shade of the tree of
Thy grace.

Have mercy, O Lord, on the feeble, make whole the
sick, and quench the burning thirst. Gladden the
bosom wherein the fire of Thy love doth smolder, and
set it aglow with the flame of Thy celestial love and
spirit. Robe the tabernacles of divine unity with the
vesture of holiness, and set upon my head the crown of
Thy favor.

Illumine my face with the radiance of the orb of
Thy bounty, and graciously aid me in ministering at
Thy holy threshold.

Make my heart overflow with love for Thy creatures
and grant that I may become the sign of Thy mercy, the
token of Thy grace, the promoter of concord amongst
Thy loved ones, devoted unto Thee, uttering Thy
commemoration and forgetful of self but ever mindful
of what is Thine.

O God, my God! Stay not from me the gentle gales
of Thy pardon and grace, and deprive me not of the
wellsprings of Thine aid and favor. 'Neath the shade
of Thy protecting wings let me nestle, and cast upon
me the glance of Thine all-protecting eye.

Loose my tongue to laud Thy name amidst Thy
people, that my voice may be raised in great
assemblies and from my lips may stream the flood of
Thy praise.

Thou art, in all truth, the Gracious, the
Glorified, the Mighty, the Omnipotent

--'Abdu'l-Bahá

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