ervant who hath
sought Thy face, from the darts of them that have denied Thee and from the
shafts of such as have repudiated Thy Truth. Cause him, then, to be wholly
devoted to Thee, to declare Thy name, and to fix his gaze upon the
sanctuary of Thy Revelation. Thou art, in truth, He Who, at no time, hath
turned away those who have set their hopes in Thee from the door of Thy
mercy, nor prevented such as have sought Thee from attaining the court of
Thy grace. No God is there but Thee, the Most Powerful, the All-Highest,
the Help in Peril, the All-Glorious, the All-Compelling, the
Unconditioned.

XCVI: "MAGNIFIED, O LORD MY GOD, BE THY NAME, WHEREBY..."

Magnified, O Lord my God, be Thy Name, whereby the trees of the garden of
Thy Revelation have been clad with verdure, and been made to yield the
fruits of holiness during this Springtime when the sweet savors of Thy
favors and blessings have been wafted over all things, and caused them to
bring forth whatsoever had been preordained for them in the Kingdom of
Thine irrevocable decree and the Heaven of Thine immutable purpose. I
beseech Thee by this very Name not to suffer me to be far from the court
of Thy holiness, nor debarred from the exalted sanctuary of Thy unity and
oneness.

Ignite, then, O my God, within my breast the fire of Thy love, that its
flame may burn up all else except my remembrance of Thee, that every trace
of corrupt desire may be entirely mortified within me, and that naught may
remain except the glorification of Thy transcendent and all-glorious
Being. This is my highest aspiration, mine ardent desire, O Thou Who
rulest all things, and in Whose hand is the kingdom of the entire
creation. Thou, verily, doest what Thou choosest. No God is there beside
Thee, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving.

XCVII: "PRAISE BE TO THEE, O LORD MY GOD! I IMPLORE THEE..."

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by Thy Name that hath
caused to surge within every drop the oceans of Thy loving-kindness and
mercy, and to shine within every atom the luminaries of Thy bountiful
blessings and favors,--I implore Thee to adorn every soul with the ornament
of Thy love, that none may remain on Thine earth who hath not turned
towards Thee, or hath failed to detach himself from all except Thy Self.

Thou hast, verily, O my God, suffered Him Who is the Manifestation of
Thine own Self to be afflicted with all manner of adversity in ord