been shed over both the obedient and the rebellious.

O God of mercy, before Whose door the quintessence of mercy hath bowed
down, and round the sanctuary of Whose Cause loving-kindness, in its
inmost spirit, hath circled, we beseech Thee, entreating Thine ancient
grace, and seeking Thy present favor, that Thou mayest have mercy upon all
who are the manifestations of the world of being, and to deny them not the
outpourings of Thy grace in Thy days.

All are but poor and needy, and Thou, verily, art the All-Possessing, the
All-Subduing, the All-Powerful.

CLVIII: "I HAVE WAKENED IN THY SHELTER, O MY GOD, AND IT..."

I have wakened in Thy shelter, O my God, and it becometh him that seeketh
that shelter to abide within the Sanctuary of Thy protection and the
Stronghold of Thy defense. Illumine my inner being, O my Lord, with the
splendors of the Day-Spring of Thy Revelation, even as Thou didst illumine
my outer being with the morning light of Thy favor.

CLIX: "O MY GOD, THE GOD OF BOUNTY AND MERCY! THOU..."

O my God, the God of bounty and mercy! Thou art that King by Whose
commanding word the whole creation hath been called into being; and Thou
art that All-Bountiful One the doings of Whose servants have never
hindered Him from showing forth His grace, nor have they frustrated the
revelations of His bounty.

Suffer this servant, I beseech Thee, to attain unto that which is the
cause of his salvation in every world of Thy worlds. Thou art, verily, the
Almighty, the Most Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

CLX: "MY GOD, THE OBJECT OF MY ADORATION, THE GOAL OF..."

My God, the Object of my adoration, the Goal of my desire, the
All-Bountiful, the Most Compassionate! All life is of Thee and all power
lieth within the grasp of Thine omnipotence. Whosoever Thou exaltest is
raised above the angels, and attaineth the station: "Verily, We uplifted
him to a place on high!"; and whosoever Thou dost abase is made lower than
dust, nay, less than nothing.

O Divine Providence! Though wicked, sinful, and intemperate, we still seek
from Thee a "seat of truth," and long to behold the countenance of the
Omnipotent King. It is Thine to command, and all sovereignty belongeth to
Thee, and the realm of might boweth before Thy behest. Everything Thou
doest is pure justice, nay, the very essence of grace. One gleam from the
splendors of Thy Name, the All-Merciful, sufficeth to banish and blot out
eve