From The Sweet-scented Streams Of Thine Eternity

Sources: Prayers And Meditations

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! From the crystal springs of Thy love suffer me to quaff, O my Glory,

and beneath the shadow of Thine everlasting providence let me abide, O my

Light! 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 Th

mercy, seat me, O my Desire! From the fragrant breezes of Thy joy let a

breath pass over me, O my Goal, and into the heights of the paradise of

Thy reality let me gain admission, O my Adored One! To the melodies of the

dove of Thy oneness suffer me to hearken, O Resplendent One, and through

the spirit of Thy power and Thy might quicken me, O my Provider! In the

spirit of Thy love keep me steadfast, O my Succorer, and in the path of

Thy good-pleasure set firm my steps, O my Maker! 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! To the heaven of Thy loving-kindness lift me

up, O my Quickener, and unto the Day-Star of Thy guidance lead me, O Thou

my Attractor! 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!



Potent art Thou to do what pleasest Thee. Thou art, verily, the Most

Exalted, the All-Glorious, the All-Highest.