“O My God, O my Lord, O my Master! I beg Thee to ...”
the Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, (1976) · Read original
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O My God, O my Lord, O my Master! I beg Thee to forgive me for seeking any pleasure save Thy love, or any comfort except Thy nearness, or any delight besides Thy good-pleasure, or any existence other than communion with Thee.
Source: the Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb (1976). Public domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #18828.
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