find that it speaketh
to me of Thy majesty, and of the potency of Thy might, and of Thy
sovereignty and Thy grandeur. And at whatever time I contemplate the
mountains, I am led to discover the ensigns of Thy victory and the
standards of Thine omnipotence.

I swear by Thy might, O Thou in Whose grasp are the reins of all mankind,
and the destinies of the nations! I am so inflamed by my love for Thee,
and so inebriated with the wine of Thy oneness, that I can hear from the
whisper of the winds the sound of Thy glorification and praise, and can
recognize in the murmur of the waters the voice that proclaimeth Thy
virtues and Thine attributes, and can apprehend from the rustling of the
leaves the mysteries that have been irrevocably ordained by Thee in Thy
realm.

Glorified art Thou, O God of all names and Creator of the heavens! I
render Thee thanks that Thou hast made known unto Thy servants this Day
whereon the river that is life indeed hath flowed forth from the fingers
of Thy bounty, and the springtime of Thy revelation and Thy presence hath
appeared through Thy manifestation unto all who are in Thy heaven and all
who are on Thy earth.

This is the Day, O my Lord, whose brightness Thou hast exalted above the
brightness of the sun and the splendors thereof. I testify that the light
it sheddeth proceedeth out of the glory of the light of Thy countenance,
and is begotten by the radiance of the morn of Thy Revelation. This is the
Day whereon the hopeless have been clothed with the raiment of confidence,
and the sick attired with the robe of healing, and the poor drawn nigh
unto the ocean of Thy riches.

I swear by Thy Beauty, O King of eternity Who sittest on Thy most glorious
Throne! He Who is the Day-Spring of Thy signs and the Revealer of Thy
clear tokens hath, notwithstanding the immensity of His wisdom and the
loftiness of His knowledge, confessed His powerlessness to comprehend the
least of Thine utterances, in their relation to Thy most exalted Pen,--how
much more is He incapable of apprehending the nature of Thine all-glorious
Self and of Thy most august Essence!

I cannot think, O my God, of any words wherewith to make mention of Thee,
and know not how to express or extol Thee. Were I to attempt to describe
Thee by Thy names, I would readily recognize that the kingdom of these
names is itself created through the movement of Thy fingers, and trembleth
for fear of Thee. And were I to venture to extol Thine attr