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Prayers and Meditations

Bahá'u'lláh

Wilmette: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1988 [1938]

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I

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every man of insight
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II

Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee,
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III

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Him
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IV

Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou art He
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V

Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest me
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VI

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I swear by Thy might!
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VII

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by this Revelation
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VIII

Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest
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IX

Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I know not what
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X

O Thou Whose face is the object of the adoration of all
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XI

Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Darkness hath fallen
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XII

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! This is Thy servant
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XIII

Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest how
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XIV

All praise be to Thee, O my God! Thou beholdest my helplessness
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XV

O Thou Who art the Ruler of earth and heaven
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XVI

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest my tears
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XVII

Magnified be Thy name, O God, the Lord of heaven!
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XVIII

Praised be Thou, O my God! How can I thank Thee
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XIX

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee
, ...

XX

Lauded be Thy name, O Thou Who beholdest all things
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XXI

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I am Thy servant
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XXII

Exalted art Thou, O Lord my God! I am the one
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XXIII

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee
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XXIV

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee
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XXV

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee
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XXVI

Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee
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XXVII

Thou beholdest, O my God, the Day-Star of Thy Word
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XXVIII

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I bear witness
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XXIX

Many a chilled heart, O my God, hath been set ablaze
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XXX

Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest me
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XXXI

Praised be Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by them
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XXXII

Thou seest Thy dear One, O my God, lying at the mercy
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XXXIII

Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thou art He Who
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XXXIV

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee
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XXXV

I give praise to Thee, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee
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XXXVI

Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I am so carried away
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XXXVII

Glory be to Thee, O King of eternity, and the Maker of nations
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XXXVIII

Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I testify that Thou
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XXXIX

O Thou Who dealest equitably with all who are in heaven
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XL

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee
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XLI

Thy unity is inscrutable, O my God, to all except them
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XLII

Lauded be Thy name, O my God and the God of all things
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XLIII

O God, Who art the Author of all Manifestations
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XLIV

Lauded be Thy name, O Thou Who art my God
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XLV

My God, my Fire and my Light! The days which Thou hast named
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XLVI

Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast ordained Naw-Rúz
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XLVII

O Thou the Lord of the visible and the invisible
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XLVIII

Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee
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XLIX

Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee
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L

Glory be to Thee, O my God! Thou hearest Thine ardent lovers
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LI

Thou dost witness, O my God, how He Who is Thy splendor
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LII

Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I entreat Thee by the fragrances
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LIII

I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which Thou didst kindle
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LIV

Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Aid Thou by Thy strengthening grace
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LV

O God! The trials Thou sendest are a salve to the sores
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LVI

Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! These are the days
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LVII

God testifieth to the unity of His Godhood
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LVIII

Praise be to Thee, to Whom the tongues of all created things
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LIX

All praise, O my God, be to Thee Who art the Source
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LX

Glorified be Thou, O my God! Behold Thou my head
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LXI

Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou dost witness
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LXII

Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord my God!
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LXIII

Thou beholdest, O my God, Thy servant who dwelleth
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LXIV

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God, my Master!
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LXV

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou knowest that my sole aim
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LXVI

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou seest me dwelling
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LXVII

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I yield Thee thanks
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LXVIII

Praised be Thou, O my God! Thou seest me shut up
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LXIX

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! My tongue
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LXX

Faded now is all that erstwhile flourished in the Paradise
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LXXI

Magnified be Thy name, O my God, for that Thou hast manifested
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LXXII

Lauded be Thy name, O Thou in Whose hands is the kingdom
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LXXIII

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee
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LXXIV

Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God, inasmuch as Thou
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LXXV

All-praise be to Thee, O Lord, my God! I know not how to sing
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LXXVI

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I attempt
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LXXVII

O Thou, at Whose dreadful majesty all things have trembled
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LXXVIII

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I am reminded
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LXXIX

All glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I bear witness
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LXXX

O Thou Whose remembrance is the delight of the souls
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LXXXI

Unto Thee be praise, O Thou Who inclinest Thine ear
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LXXXII

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He Who hath created
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LXXXIII

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou seest my poverty
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LXXXIV

Magnified art Thou, O Lord my God! I ask Thee by Thy Name
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LXXXV

These are, O my God, the days whereon Thou didst enjoin
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LXXXVI

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I yield Thee thanks
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LXXXVII

Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Behold Thou mine eye
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LXXXVIII

Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I testify that no thought
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LXXXIX

I know not, O my God, what the Fire is with which Thou didst light
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XC

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou knowest that in my love for Thee
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XCI

Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! How great is Thy might
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XCII

Glory to Thee, O my God! But for the tribulations
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XCIII

Glory to Thee, O my God! One of Thy handmaidens,
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XCIV

The hearts that yearn after Thee, O my God, are burnt up
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XCV

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Rain down, I beseech Thee,
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XCVI

Magnified, O Lord my God, be Thy Name, whereby the trees
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XCVII

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by Thy Name
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XCVIII

Magnified be Thy name, O Thou in Whose grasp are the reins
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XCIX

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I pray Thee, by Him
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C

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest my perplexity
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CI

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest what the tongue
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CII

Glory to Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all worlds
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CIII

Glory be to Thee, Thou in Whose hand are the heaven
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CIV

O Thou Whose nearness is my wish, Whose presence is my hope
, ...

CV

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He the excellence
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CVI

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I give Thee thanks
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CVII

I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by that Remembrance of Thee
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CVIII

Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast been true
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CIX

Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest how my gaze
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CX

I know not, O my God, whether I should speak forth the wonders
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CXI

Praised be Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest both the helplessness
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CXII

Thou beholdest, O my God, how bewildered in their drunkenness
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CXIII

Magnified be Thy name, O my God! I testify that if Thy servants
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CXIV

Mine eyes are cheered, O my God, when I contemplate the tribulations
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CXV

Thou seest, O my God, how the wrongs committed by such
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CXVI

My God, my Well-Beloved! No place is there for any one to flee
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CXVII

Glory to Thee, O my God! The first stirrings of the spring
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CXVIII

Thou seest, O my God, how Thy servants have been cleaving fast
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CXIX

Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou seest how I have been
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CXX

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest my low estate
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CXXI

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I am the one
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CXXII

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest and knowest
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CXXIII

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou hast, in Thine
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CXXIV

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I venture
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CXXV

O Thou the dread of Whom hath fallen upon all things
, ...

CXXVI

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He the fire
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CXXVII

All praise be to Thee, O Lord, my God! How mysterious the Fire
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CXXVIII

Praise be unto Thee, O my God! I am one of Thy servants
, ...

CXXIX

Praised be Thou, O my God! Thou seest how Thy righteous servants
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CXXX

Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest how Thy servants
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CXXXI

Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest how He Who
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CXXXII

Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee
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CXXXIII

O Thou Whose tests are a healing medicine
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CXXXIV

I am he, O my Lord, that hath set his face towards Thee
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CXXXV

Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I testify that Thou art God
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CXXXVI

Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord my God! I am Thy servant
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CXXXVII

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I yield Thee thanks
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CXXXVIII

O God, and the God of all Names, and Maker of the heavens
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CXXXIX

Glory be to Thee, O Thou Who hast, through the movement
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CXL

Praised be Thou, O my God! This servant of Thine testifieth
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CXLI

I give Thee thanks, O my God, for that Thou hast made me
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CXLII

Glory be to Thee, O my God! My face hath been set
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CXLIII

Glory be to Thee, O my God! I beg of Thee by Thy name
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CXLIV

O my God and my Master! I am Thy servant and the son
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CXLV

O God, my God! Be Thou not far from me, for tribulation
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CXLVI

Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beg of Thee
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CXLVII

Thou art He, O my God, through Whose names the sick
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CXLVIII

Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by Thy Name
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CXLIX

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I give praise to Thee
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CL

I give praise to Thee, O my God, that the fragrance
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CLI

Glorified art Thou, O my Lord! Thou beholdest my tribulations
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CLII

Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I can discover no one
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CLIII

My God, Thou Whom I adore and worship
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CLIV

Dispel my grief by Thy bounty and Thy generosity
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CLV

Create in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew
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CLVI

I give praise to Thee, O my God, that Thou hast awakened me
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CLVII

My God, Whom I worship and adore! I bear witness
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CLVIII

I have wakened in Thy shelter, O my God
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CLIX

O my God, the God of bounty and mercy! Thou art that King
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CLX

My God, the Object of my adoration, the Goal of my desire
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CLXI

Praise be to Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou
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CLXII

Lauded and glorified art Thou, O my God! I entreat Thee
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CLXIII

Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest
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CLXIV

O God, my God! I have set out from my home
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CLXV

From the sweet-scented streams of Thine eternity
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CLXVI

O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration
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CLXVII

O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of Thy servant
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CLXVIII

O my Lord! Make Thy beauty to be my food
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CLXIX

Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Abase not him
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CLXX

Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee
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CLXXI

O my God, my Master, the Goal of my desire!
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CLXXII

How can I choose to sleep, O God, my God, when the eyes
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CLXXIII

My God, my Adored One, my King, my Desire!
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CLXXIV

O God, my God! I beg of Thee by the ocean of Thy healing
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CLXXV

I have risen this morning by Thy grace, O my God
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CLXXVI

Praise be unto Thee, Who art my God and the God
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CLXXVII

I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy mighty Sign
, ...

CLXXVIII

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I supplicate Thee
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CLXXIX

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! The tongues of all
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CLXXX

The praise which hath dawned from Thy most august Self
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CLXXXI

I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee
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CLXXXII

Strengthen my hand, O my God, that it may take hold
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CLXXXIII

O Thou Who art the Lord of all names and the Maker of the heavens!
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CLXXXIV

Since Thou hast, O my God, established Thyself upon the throne
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