unite the hearts of thy servants
This Face is hidden in the dust of slander: Where are the breezes of Thy compassion, O Mercy of the worlds? Help them, O God, in their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee. Verily, He is the Merciful, the Compassionate. The robe of sanctity is sullied by the people of deceit: Where is the vesture of Thy holiness, O Adorner of the worlds? My Lord! O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Amen. O Thou Sacrifice of the worlds. o my god o my god unite the hearts of thy servants - YouTube Within the garden of Thine immortality, before Thy countenance, let me abide for ever, O Thou Who art merciful unto me, and upon the seat of Thy glory stablish me, O Thou Who art my Possessor! Enable me to be one of Thy maidservants who have attained to Thy good pleasure. O Thou kind Lord! I call on Thee O Lord of Bounty, O Most Compassionate, O Most Merciful One! May they follow Thy commandments and abide in Thy law. Send down, therefore, O my Lord, upon me and upon my loved ones that which will protect us from the mischief of those that have repudiated Thy truth and disbelieved in Thy signs. I call on Thee O the Most Trusted, O the Best Lover, O Lord of the Dawn! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! That it may please thee so to rule the hearts of thy servants, the President of the United States (or of this nation), and all others in authority, that they may do justice, and love mercy, and walk in the ways of truth, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. I call on Thee O Most Praised One, O Holy One, O Helping One! Thou seest the hearts are filled with hate, and to overlook is Thine, O Thou Concealer of the sins of the worlds. A Prayer Of David. Remember him, O Lord, in mercy, nourish his soul with patience, comfort him with a sense of thy goodness, lift up thy countenance upon him, and give him peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let my prayer be set forth in your sight as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Unite the hearts... O my God! I call on Thee O Thou my Soul, O Thou my Beloved, O Thou my Faith! Remove my sorrow. I can utter no word, O my God, unless I be permitted by Thee, and can move in no direction until I obtain Thy sanction. The infidels have arisen in tyranny on every hand: Where is the compelling power of Thine ordaining pen, O Conqueror of the worlds? Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! O my God! Within the meadows of Thy nearness, before Thy presence, make me able to roam, O my Beloved, and at the right hand of the throne of Thy mercy, seat me, O my Desire! Before the revelations of Thine invisible spirit summon me to be present, O Thou Who art my Origin and my Highest Wish, and unto the essence of the fragrance of Thy beauty, which Thou wilt manifest, cause me to return, O Thou Who art my God! I wish to receive Him from thy most pure hands; Thou, verily, art the All-Bountiful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. I call on Thee O Exalted One, O Faithful One, O Glorious One! Help them, O God, in their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee. By Thine aloneness the Sun of Oneness shone, and by Thy banishment the land of Unity was adorned. I call on Thee O Thou Succorer of all, O Thou Invoked by all, O Quickening One! Be thou as a flame of fire to My enemies and a river of life eternal to My loved ones, and be not of those who doubt. My eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples. I call on Thee O Almighty, O Succoring One, O Concealing One! I bear witness that Thy power hath encompassed the…, O my God! The drunkenness of passion hath perverted most of mankind: Where are the daysprings of purity, O Desire of the worlds? Unite and bind together the hearts, join in accord all the souls, and exhilarate the spirits through the signs of Thy sanctity and oneness. O God! I beseech Thee, by Thy name whereby the goodly pearls of Thy wisdom and Thine utterance were brought forth out of the treasuries of the hearts of such of Thy servants as are nigh unto Thee, and through which the Daystar of Thy name, the Compassionate, hath shed its radiance upon all that are in Thy heaven and on Thy earth, to supply me, by Thy grace and bounty, with Thy … O my Lord, I dedicate that which is in my womb unto Thee. O seeker of Truth! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! I had turned back from Thee, Thou didst graciously aid me to turn towards Thee. All are His servants and all abide by His bidding! ... Holy Mother of the World, with heartfelt gratitude for all Thy compassionate, consoling and ever loving aid to all, we Thy servants here renew our self-dedication to Thy service. I call on Thee O Sovereign, O Upraiser, O Judge! Delight our ears with the melody of Thy Word, and shelter us all in the Stronghold of Thy Providence. Novena for the United States of America. Forget not My bounties while I am absent. O God, the Eternal Father, we, Thy servants and handmaidens, come to Thee with hearts overflowing with gratitude and in the name of Jesus Christ, Thy Well-Beloved Son, we thank Thee that we are privileged this day to dedicate unto Thy Most Holy Name, a temple of the living God. The whisperings of Satan have been breathed to every creature: Where is the meteor of Thy fire, O Light of the worlds? Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose. Thus have We found them, as thou also dost witness. May they all live together in perfect harmony. Ordain for us from Thy presence that which will comfort the hearts of the sincere among Thy servants. In the Name of God, the Most Ancient, the Most Great. The agonies of death have laid hold on all men: Where is the surging of Thine ocean of eternal life, O Life of the worlds? I have been forsaken in a foreign land: Where are the emblems of Thy faithfulness, O Trust of the worlds? I call on Thee O Thou Kind to all, O Thou Compassionate with all, O Most Benevolent One! Nearness to Thee is my hope, and love for Thee is my companion. O Supreme Pen, We have heard Thy most sweet call in the eternal realm: Give Thou ear unto what the Tongue of Grandeur uttereth, O Wronged One of the worlds! O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins, bestower of gifts, dispeller of afflictions! I beseech Thee that Thou wilt fortify both myself and them that love me in our love for Thee, and wilt keep us firm in Thy Cause. Whosoever desireth, let him turn aside from this counsel and whosoever desireth let him choose the path to his Lord. Verily, Thou art the Gracious! I call on Thee O Unfastener, O Counselor, O Deliverer! I beseech Thee to aid and assist me at all times and under all conditions, and seek from the heaven of Thy grace Thine ancient favor. Canst Thou see any who have championed Thy Self, or who ponder on what hath befallen Him in the pathway of Thy love? Verily Thy servant, humble before the majesty of Thy divine supremacy, lowly at the door of Thy oneness, hath believed in Thee and in Thy verses, hath testified to Thy word, hath been enkindled with the fire of Thy love, hath been immersed in the depths of the ocean of Thy knowledge, hath been attracted by Thy breezes, hath relied upon Thee, hath turned his face to Thee, hath offered his supplications to Thee, and hath been assured of Thy pardon and forgiveness. All existence is begotten by Thy bounty; deprive it not of the waters of Thy generosity, neither do Thou withhold it from the ocean of Thy mercy. May they follow Thy commandments and abide in Thy law. I call on Thee O Friend, O Physician, O Captivating One! I call on Thee O Perfecting One, O Unfettered One, O Bountiful One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! O my God! O my God! If thou desirest that God may open thine eye, thou must supplicate unto God, pray to and commune with Him at midnight, saying: O Lord, I have turned my face unto Thy kingdom of oneness and am immersed in the sea of Thy mercy. I call on Thee O Concealed One, O Triumphant One, O Bestowing One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! Then cause it to be a praiseworthy child in Thy kingdom and a fortunate one by Thy favor and Thy generosity; to develop and to grow up under the charge of Thine education. Leave them not to themselves, but guide their steps by the light of Thy knowledge, and cheer their hearts by Thy love. Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou art, verily, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the All-Highest. Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! 11 Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. I call on Thee O Just One, O Gracious One, O Generous One! I call on Thee O Thou Who slayest the Lovers, O God of Grace to the wicked! The branches of the Divine Lote-Tree lie broken by the onrushing gales of destiny: Where are the banners of Thy succor, O Champion of the worlds? Purify them from trespasses, dispel their sorrows, and change their darkness into light. That it may please thee so to rule the heart of thy servant, The President of the United States, that he may above all things seek thy honour and glory; W e beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Thus doth the Nightingale utter His call unto you from this prison. Glorified art Thou, O God, Thou art the Creator of the heavens and the earth and that which lieth between them. O…. Longing hands are uplifted to the heaven of Thy grace and generosity: Where are the rains of Thy bestowal, O Answerer of the worlds? Make these faces radiant through the light of Thy oneness. O Lord! Unite the hearts of Thy servants and reveal to them Thy great purpose. To the heaven of Thy loving-kindness lift me up, O my Quickener, and unto the Daystar of Thy guidance lead me, O Thou my Attractor! Amen. I was as one dead, Thou didst quicken me with the water of life. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Verily this is that Most Great Beauty, foretold in the Books of the Messengers, through Whom truth shall be distinguished from error and the wisdom of every command shall be tested. Armed with the power of Thy name nothing can ever hurt me, and with Thy love in my heart all the world’s afflictions can in no wise alarm me. I call on Thee O Magnificent One, O Ancient of Days, O Magnanimous One! He hath but to deliver this clear message. Unite all. He is the Healer, the Sufficer, the Helper, the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful. Bahá is drowning in a sea of tribulation: Where is the Ark of Thy salvation, O Savior of the worlds? I call on Thee O Glory, O Beauty, O Bountiful One! And be thou so steadfast in My love that thy heart shall not waver, even if the swords of the enemies rain blows upon thee and all the heavens and the earth arise against thee. May they follow Thy commandments and abide in Thy law. Grant, O Lord Jesus Christ, that as the hem of Thy garment, touched in faith, healed the woman who could not touch Thy Body, so the soul of Thy servant may be healed by like faith in Thee, Whom I cannot now sacramentally receive; through Thy tender mercy, Who livest and reignest with the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost ever one God. Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! Say: O people be obedient to the ordinances of God, which have been enjoined in the Bayán by the Glorious, the Wise One. He is the King, the All-Knowing, the Wise! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! Raise aloft the banner of the oneness of mankind. Help them, O God, in their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee. Wherefore I have been subjected to such adversities that my tongue hath been hindered from extolling Thee and from magnifying Thy glory. Let the religions agree and make the nations one, so that they may see each other as one family and the whole earth as one home. Nay, by the One in Whose hand is my soul, they are not, and never shall be able to do this, even should they combine to assist one another. Should all the servants read and ponder this, there shall be kindled in their veins a fire that shall set aflame the worlds. Therefore, O Thou kind Lord, accept the request of this Thy servant at the threshold of Thy singleness and submerge his father in the ocean of Thy grace, because this son hath arisen to render Thee service and is exerting effort at all times in the pathway of Thy love. Thou art, verily, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful. Specialize them for Thy favor and Thy truth. Brighten our eyes through the Light of Thy Guidance. I call on Thee O Rising One, O Gathering One, O Exalting One! Leave them not to themselves, but guide their steps by the light of Thy knowledge, and cheer their hearts by Thy love. Illumine, O Lord, the faces of Thy servants, that they may behold Thee; and cleanse their hearts that they may turn unto the court of Thy heavenly favors, and recognize Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy Self and the Dayspring of Thine Essence. Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! I call on Thee O Most Sublime One, O Beauteous One, O Bounteous One! I beseech Thee by Thy generosity, whereby the portals of Thy bounty and grace were opened wide, whereby the Temple of Thy Holiness was established upon the throne of eternity; and by Thy mercy whereby Thou didst invite all created things unto the table of Thy bounties and bestowals; and by Thy grace whereby Thou didst respond, in thine own Self with Thy word “Yea!” on behalf of all in heaven and earth, at the hour when Thy sovereignty and Thy grandeur stood revealed, at the dawn-time when the might of Thy dominion was made manifest. 5 Speak to me by name, O Master, Let me know it is to me; Speak, that I may follow faster, With a step more firm and free, Where the Shepherd leads the flock In the shadow of the Rock! The necks of men are stretched out in malice: Where are the swords of Thy vengeance, O Destroyer of the worlds? My Lord! Thou seest and knowest that I have called upon Thy servants to turn nowhere except in the direction of Thy bestowals, and have bidden them observe naught save the things Thou didst prescribe in Thy Perspicuous Book, the Book which hath been sent down according to Thine inscrutable decree and irrevocable purpose. 150 Litany Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! 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. Verily, I invoke Thee and supplicate before Thy threshold, asking Thee that all Thy mercies may descend upon these souls. Greed hath made captive all mankind: Where are the embodiments of detachment, O Lord of the worlds? A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and a glory for thy people Israel. Amen. I call on Thee O Fashioner, O Satisfier, O Uprooter! I call on Thee O Thou Who penetratest all things, O All-Seeing God, O Lord of Utterance! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! Leave them not to themselves but guide their steps by the light of Thy knowledge, and cheer their hearts by Thy love. Darkness hath enveloped most of the peoples: Where is the brightness of Thy splendor, O Radiance of the worlds? O people, if ye deny these verses, by what proof have ye believed in God? Help them, O God, in their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee. Thou art the Giver. Help them, O God, in their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, and answer me;For I am poor and needy. From From the Heart - Page 43 Good News Translation Thou seest this Wronged One veiled in tyranny among the Syrians: Where is the radiance of Thy dawning light, O Light of the worlds? Verily, I beseech thee to forgive the sins of such as have abandoned the physical garment and have ascended to the spiritual world. O my God! O God! In this Most Great Dispensation Thou dost accept the intercession of children in behalf of their parents. Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! Say: Praised be God! O my God! From the sweet-scented streams of Thine eternity give me to drink, O my God, and of the fruits of the tree of Thy being enable me to taste, O my Hope! O God! O Lord! O my God! Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose. Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose. Remember thy servant, Dwight Eisenhower, O Lord, according to the favor which Thou bearest unto thy people, and grant that, increasing in knowledge and love of Thee, he may go from strength to strength in the life of perfect service in thy heavenly kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Thou art, in truth, the Lord of bounty, and the Sovereign of the kingdom of eternity. Make these faces radiant through the 205 light of Thy oneness. Hail Mary… 5. Amen.—The General Conference Bulletin, April 2, 1903. Praise be to God, the Lord of all the worlds. O God! Verily, Thou art the Lord of Great Favor! … Verily He is the King of the Messengers and His book is the Mother Book did ye but know. Now doth My pen halt, O Beloved of the worlds. Educate these children. I call on Thee O Quencher of thirsts, O Transcendent Lord, O Most Precious One! The universe is darkened with the dust of sin: Where are the breezes of Thy forgiveness, O Forgiver of the worlds? Coldness hath gripped all mankind: Where is the warmth of Thy love, O Fire of the worlds? Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose. Verily, Thou art the Giver, the Generous, the Merciful, the Forgiving. Lament not because of the wicked. O Thou Who art the Lord of Lords! May they follow Thy commandments and abide in Thy law. Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose. That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth, and … Let Thy rain fall upon them; let the Sun of Reality shine upon them with Thy love. I testify that Thou art the Lord of all creation, and the Educator of all beings, visible and invisible. O God! O Thou kind Father, God! Revealed to the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada ... O Lord. Sanctified art Thou, O my God! English Revised Version And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent unto the king, saying, Return thou, and all thy servants. Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! May the Spirit of God come in; and Thy blessed name shall have all the glory. I call on Thee O Beneficent One, O Withholding One, O Creating One! I call on Thee O Haven for all, O Shelter to all, O All-Preserving One! Dost Thou wail, or shall I wail? Help them, O God, in their endeavor and grant them strength to serve Thee. 12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore. May they follow Thy commandments and abide in Thy law. Help them, O God, in their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee. Thou the Ever-Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! O God! I was withered, Thou didst revive me with the heavenly stream of Thine utterance which hath flowed forth from the Pen of the All-Merciful. This is one of the special infinite bestowals of this Dispensation. And again do I beseech Thee, by these most beauteous names, by these most noble and sublime attributes, and by Thy most Exalted Remembrance, and by Thy pure and spotless Beauty, and by Thy hidden Light in the most hidden pavilion, and by Thy Name, cloaked with the garment of affliction every morn and eve, to protect the bearer of this blessed Tablet, and whoso reciteth it, and whoso cometh upon it, and whoso passeth around the house wherein it is. Verily, Thou art the Generous, the Powerful, the Forgiver and the Bestower. Verily, Thou art their Helper and their Lord. Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose. I was heedless, Thou didst awaken me. Abasement hath reached its lowest depth: Where are the emblems of Thy glory, O Glory of the worlds? Thus have their superstitions become veils between them and their own hearts and kept them from the path of God, the Exalted, the Great. I call on Thee O Clement One, O Majestic One, O Ordaining One! O my God! A small selection of the thousands of prayers revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! Thou art the Compassionate. I swear by Thy might! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! Rather shall I weep at the fewness of Thy champions, O Thou Who hast caused the wailing of the worlds. Bear thou witness that verily He is God and there is no God but Him, the King, the Protector, the Incomparable, the Omnipotent. Illumine my inner being, O my Lord, with the splendors of the Dayspring of Thy Revelation, even as Thou didst illumine my outer being with the morning light of Thy favor. Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! Heart of Mary, united to the Heart of Jesus, etc. And that the One Whom He hath sent forth by the name of ‘Alí1 was the true One from God, to Whose commands we are all conforming. Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! We have made abasement the garment of glory, and affliction the adornment of Thy temple, O Pride of the worlds. And if thou art overtaken by affliction in My path, or degradation for My sake, be not thou troubled thereby. Help them, O God, in their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee. Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! When the swords flash, go forward! O God! By Thee the banner of independence was planted on the highest peaks, and the sea of bounty surged, O Rapture of the worlds. From all eternity Thou didst rule the entire creation, and Thou wilt continue for evermore to exercise Thy dominion over all created things. I call on Thee O Ruling One, O Self-Subsisting, O All-Knowing One! And be inclined the heart of all the men of Juda, as it were of one man: and they sent to the king, saying: Return thou, and all thy servants. O God! Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy. I call on Thee O Manifest yet Hidden, O Unseen yet Renowned, O Onlooker sought by all! Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose. O God! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!