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signs of Thy glory,
for wretchedness hath grievously touched me.
With the
fruits of the Tree of Thine Eternity nourish me,
for uttermost weakness
hath overtaken me.
From the cups of joy,
proffered by the hands of Thy
tender mercies,
feed me,
for manifold sorrows have laid mighty hold upon
me.
With the broidered robe of Thine omnipotent sovereignty attire me,
for
poverty hath altogether despoiled me.
Lulled by the cooing of the Dove of
Thine Eternity,
suffer me to sleep,
for woes at their blackest have
befallen me.
Before the throne of Thy oneness,
amid the blaze of the
beauty of Thy countenance,
cause me to abide,
for fear and trembling have
violently crushed me.
Beneath the ocean of Thy forgiveness,
faced with the
restlessness of the leviathan of glory,
immerse me,
for my sins have
utterly doomed me.
CXLVI:
"GLORY BE TO THEE,
O LORD MY GOD!
I BEG OF THEE.
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"
Glory be to Thee,
O Lord my God!
I beg of Thee by Thy Name through which
He Who is Thy Beauty hath been stablished upon the throne of Thy Cause,
and by Thy Name through which Thou changest all things,
and gatherest
together all things,
and callest to account all things,
and rewardest all
things,
and preservest all things,
and sustainest all things--I beg of Thee
to guard this handmaiden who hath fled for refuge to Thee,
and hath sought
the shelter of Him in Whom Thou Thyself art manifest,
and hath put her
whole trust and confidence in Thee.
She is sick,
O my God,
and hath entered beneath the shadow of the Tree of
Thy healing;
afflicted,
and hath fled to the City of Thy protection;
diseased,
and hath sought the Fountain-Head of Thy favors;
sorely vexed,
and hath hasted to attain the Well-Spring of Thy tranquillity;
burdened
with sin,
and hath set her face toward the court of Thy forgiveness.
Attire her,
by Thy sovereignty and Thy loving-kindness,
O my God and my
Beloved,
with the raiment of Thy balm and Thy healing,
and make her quaff
of the cup of Thy mercy and Thy favors.
Protect her,
moreover,
from every
affliction and ailment,
from all pain and sickness,
and from whatsoever
may be abhorrent unto Thee.