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Abdul-Bah

O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! Though our...

Come ye together in gladness unalloyed, and at the beginning of the meeting, recite ye this
prayer:

O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! Though our bodies be gathered here together, yet our
spellbound hearts are carried away by Thy love, and yet are we transported by the rays of Thy
resplendent face. Weak though we be, we await the revelations of Thy might and power. Poor
though we be, with neither goods nor means, still take we riches from the treasures of Thy
Kingdom. Drops though we be, still do we draw from out Thy ocean deeps. Motes though we
be, still do we gleam in the glory of Thy splendid Sun.

O Thou our Provider! Send down Thine aid, that each one gathered here may become a
lighted candle, each one a center of attraction, each one a summoner to Thy heavenly realms,
till at last we make this nether world the mirror image of Thy Paradise.

Abdul-Bah

O God! O God! From the unseen kingdom of...

Prayer to be said at the close of the meeting of the Spiritual Assembly.

O God! O God! From the unseen kingdom of Thy oneness behold us assembled in this
spiritual meeting, believing in Thee, confident in Thy signs, firm in Thy Covenant and
Testament, attracted to Thee, set aglow with the fire of Thy love and sincere in Thy Cause.
We are servants in Thy vineyard, spreaders of Thy religion, devoted worshipers of Thy
countenance, humble towards Thy loved ones, submissive before Thy door, and imploring
Thee to confirm us in serving Thy chosen ones, to support us with Thine unseen hosts, to
strengthen our loins in Thy servitude and to make us submissive and adoring subjects
communing with Thee.

O our Lord! We are weak, and Thou art the Mighty, the Powerful. We are lifeless, and Thou
art the great life-giving Spirit. We are needy, and Thou art the Sustainer, the Powerful.

O our Lord! Turn our faces unto Thy merciful countenance, feed us from Thy heavenly table
with Thine abundant grace, assist us with the hosts of Thy supreme angels and confirm us
through the holy ones of the Kingdom of Abh.

Verily, Thou art the Generous, the Merciful. Thou art the Possessor of great bounty, and,
verily, Thou art the Clement and the Gracious.

Abdul-Bah

SPIRITUAL QUALITIES
From the sweet-scented streams of Thine eternity...

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

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