ognized Thee! Rain
down, therefore, upon us from the heaven of Thy mercy and the clouds of
Thy gracious providence that which will cleanse us from the faintest trace
of evil and corrupt desires, and will draw us nearer unto Him Who is the
Manifestation of Thy most exalted and all-glorious Self. Thou art, verily,
the Lord of this world and of the next, and art powerful to do all things.

Do Thou bless, O Lord my God, the Primal Point, through Whom the point of
creation hath been made to revolve in both the visible and invisible
worlds, Whom Thou hast designated as the One whereunto should return
whatsoever must return unto Thee, and as the Revealer of whatsoever may be
manifested by Thee. Do Thou also bless such of His Letters as have not
turned away from Thee, who have been firmly established in Thy love, and
clung steadfastly to Thy good-pleasure. Bless Thou, likewise, as long as
Thine own Self endureth and Thine own Essence doth last, them that have
suffered martyrdom in Thy path. Thou art, verily, the Ever-Forgiving, the
Most Merciful.

Moreover, I beseech Thee, O my God, by Him Whom Thou hast announced unto
us in all Thy Tablets and Thy Books and Thy Scrolls and Thy Scriptures,
through Whom the kingdom of names hath been convulsed, and all that lay
hid in the breasts of them that have followed their evil and corrupt
desires hath been revealed,--I beseech Thee to strengthen us in our love
for Him, to make us steadfast in His Cause, to help us befriend His loved
ones and challenge His enemies. Shield us, then, O my God, from the
mischief wrought by them that have denied Thy presence, and turned away
from Thy face, and resolved to put an end to the life of Him Who is the
Manifestation of Thine own Self.

O my God and my Master! Thou knowest how they have disgraced Thy Cause and
dishonored Thee among Thy creatures, how they have joined Thine enemies,
that they may undermine Thy Revelation and injure Thee. Lay hold on them
with the power of Thy wrath and might, O my God, and expose their shameful
acts and their wickedness, that whatever is hid in their breasts may be
revealed unto the people that dwell within Thy land, O Thou Who art the
Inflictor of trials, the Fashioner of nations, and the Bestower of favors!
No God is there beside Thee, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful.

CLXXIX: "PRAISED BE THOU, O LORD MY GOD! THE TONGUES OF..."

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