Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the - Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

1819-1850`Abdu'L-Bahá Báb, 1819-1850 Báb, 1844-1921 `Abdu'L-Bahá, 1817-1892 Bahá'U'Lláh

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Title: Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Author: Bahá’u’lláh, The Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Release Date: September 2006 [Ebook 19240]

Language: English

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Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

by Bahá’u’lláh, The Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Edition 1, (September 2006)

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Baha'i Terms of Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Blessed is the spot, and the house...” . . . . . . . . . . . “Intone, O My servant, the verses of God...” . . . . . . . . OBLIGATORY PRAYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “The daily obligatory prayers are three in number....” . SHORT OBLIGATORY PRAYER . . . . . . . . . . . MEDIUM OBLIGATORY PRAYER . . . . . . . . . LONG OBLIGATORY PRAYER . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL PRAYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AID AND ASSISTANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “O Thou Whose face is the object of my adora- tion,...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “My God, my Adored One, my King, my Desire!...” “Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord our God! Thou...” “O my God, my Lord and my Master! I have...” . “Lord! Pitiful are we, grant us Thy favor; poor,...” “O Thou kind Lord! We are servants of Thy...” . “Remove not, O Lord, the festal board that hath...” PRAYER FOR AMERICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “O Thou kind Lord! This gathering is turning...” . ASSISTANCE WITH TESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Dispel my grief by Thy bounty and Thy gen- erosity,...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Lauded and glorified art Thou, O my God! I entreat...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Is there any Remover of difficulties save God?...” “Say: God sufficeth all things above all things,...” “I adjure Thee by Thy might, O my God! Let no...” “O Lord! Thou art the Remover of every anguish...”

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“O Lord, my God and my Haven in my distress!...” 55 “He is the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful!...” . 57 “O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend...” 59 CHILDREN AND YOUTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Graciously...” 63 “O Thou peerless Lord! Let this suckling babe...” 65 “O God! Rear this little babe in the bosom of...” . 67 “O God! Educate these children. These children...” 69 “O Thou kind Lord! These lovely children are...” 71 “O Lord! Make these children excellent plants....” 73 “He is God! O God my God! Bestow upon me...” 75 “O God, guide me, protect me, make of me a...” . 77 “O my Lord! O my Lord!...” . . . . . . . . . . . 79 “O Peerless Lord! Be Thou a shelter for this...” . 81 “O Lord! Make this youth radiant, and confer...” . 83 FOR THE DEPARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 “O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of...” 87 “Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Abase not...” 89 “He is God, exalted is He, the Lord of loving- kindness...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 “O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins, bestower...” 93 “O my God! O my God! Verily, Thy servant,...” . 95 “O Thou forgiving Lord! Although some souls have...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 DETACHMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 “Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee,...”101 “Glorified art Thou, O my God! I yield Thee...” . 103 “Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I entreat Thee...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 “Many a chilled heart, O my God, hath been...” . 107 “I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which...” 109 “Praise be unto Thee, O my God! I am one of...” . 111 “In the Name of thy Lord, the Creator, the Sovereign,...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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“O Lord! Unto Thee I repair for refuge, and...” . 115 “O God, my God! Thou art my Hope and my...” . 117 “O God, my God! Fill up for me the cup of detachment...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 EVENING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 “O my God, my Master, the Goal of my desire!...” 123 “How can I choose to sleep, O God, my God,...” . 125 “O Lord, I have turned my face unto Thy king- dom...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 FAMILIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 “Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beg...” . 131 “I beg Thy forgiveness, O my God, and implore...”133 “O Lord! In this Most Great Dispensation Thou...” 135 “O God, my God! This Thy handmaid is calling...”137 “My Lord! My Lord! I praise Thee and I thank...” 139 FIRMNESS IN THE COVENANT . . . . . . . . . . . 141 “Glory be to Thee, O King of eternity, and the...” 143 “He is the Mighty, the Pardoner, the Compas- sionate!...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 “Make firm our steps, O Lord, in Thy path...” . . 147 “O compassionate God! Thanks be to Thee for...” 149 “O my Lord and my Hope! Help Thou Thy...” . . 151 FORGIVENESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech...” 155 “I am he, O my Lord, that hath set his face towards...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 “Thou seest me, O my Lord, with my face...” . . 159 “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every...” . 161 “Lauded be Thy name, O my God and the God of...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 “O God our Lord! Protect us through Thy...” . . . 165 “Praise be unto Thee, O Lord. Forgive us our...” . 167 “I beg Thee to forgive me, O my Lord, for every...”169 “Glory be unto Thee, O God. How can I make...” 171

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“O Thou forgiving Lord! Thou art the shelter...” . THE FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “O God, my God! Illumine the brows of Thy...” . HEALING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “O God, my God! I beg of Thee by the ocean...” . “Thy name is my healing, O my God, and re- membrance...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore...” “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore...” . “Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beg of...” . THE LONG HEALING PRAYER . . . . . . . . MANKIND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “My God, Whom I worship and adore! I bear...” . “O Thou compassionate Lord, Thou Who art...” . “O Thou kind Lord! O Thou Who art generous...” “O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created all...” . . . “O God, O Thou Who hast cast Thy splendor...” . MARRIAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “He is the Bestower, the Bounteous!...” . . . . . “He is God!...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Verily, this...” . “O my Lord, O my Lord! These two bright...” . . MEETINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

173 175 177 179 181 183 185 187 189 191 197 199 201 203 205 207 209 211 213 215 217 219 “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I implore...” 221 223 225 227 229 231 233 235 “I have wakened in Thy shelter, O my God, and...”237 239

“O Thou merciful God! O Thou Who art...” . . . “O Thou kind Lord! These are Thy servants...” . “O my God! O my God! Verily, these servants...” “O Thou forgiving God! These servants are...” . . “O Divine Providence! This assemblage is com- posed...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MORNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “O my God and my Master! I am Thy servant...”

“I have risen this morning by Thy grace, O my...”

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“I give praise to Thee, O my God, that Thou hast...”241 PRAISE AND GRATITUDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 “All praise, O my God, be to Thee Who art the...” 245 “In the Name of God, the Most High! Lauded...” 247 “Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God!...” . . 249 “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I yield...” . 251 “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time...” 253 “All majesty and glory, O my God, and all dominion...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 PROTECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 “Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest...”259 “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! This is Thy...” 261 “Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I entreat...”263 “O God, my God! I have set out from my...” . . . 265 “Ordain for me, O my Lord, and for those who...” 267 “Glory be to Thee, O God! Thou art the God...” . 269 “In the Name of God, the Lord of overpowering...”271 “O God, my God! Shield Thy trusted servants...” 273 “O my Lord! Thou knowest that the people...” . . 275 “O God, my God! We are servants of Thine...” . 277 “O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! Though our...” . 279 “O God! O God! From the unseen kingdom of...” 281 SPIRITUAL QUALITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 “From the sweet-scented streams of Thine eter- nity...” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 “Create in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew...”287 “He is the Gracious, the All-Bountiful!...” . . . . 289 “O my Lord! Make Thy beauty to be my food,...” 291 “Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord my God! I am...” 293 “O my God, the God of bounty and mercy!...” . . 295 “He is the prayer-hearing, prayer-answering...” . 297 “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I give...” . 299 “Vouchsafe unto me, O my God, the full measure...”301 “O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify...” 303