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THE GOD-MAN The Life, Journeys and Work of Meher Baba with an ...

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O God! Almighty Father! <strong>The</strong> Lord <strong>of</strong> Lords! <strong>The</strong> King <strong>of</strong> Kings!All the earth doth worship <strong>The</strong>e.To <strong>The</strong>e all <strong>an</strong>gels, to <strong>The</strong>e the heavens <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> all powers,To <strong>The</strong>e all saints <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> all beings <strong>with</strong> unceasing voice do cry:<strong>The</strong> Holy! <strong>The</strong> Holy <strong>of</strong> Holies!Full are the heavens <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> the earth, <strong>of</strong> the majesty <strong>of</strong> thy glory.Thou the glorious! Thou the exalted effulgence;Thou the praiseworthy in the assemblage <strong>of</strong> the prophets;Thou the celestial beauty! Thou art the eternal song <strong>of</strong> thy lovers.Thou who art acknowledged, praised <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> worshipped throughoutthe world, in all churches, synagogues, mosques, temples<strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> pagodas: To <strong>The</strong>e I most humbly bow down.Thou <strong>of</strong> unbounded majesty! Thou art the father <strong>of</strong> the Creation.Thy true adorable <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> only begotten son, the Christ,Thou art the king <strong>of</strong> glory, the saviour <strong>of</strong> m<strong>an</strong>kind, the <strong>an</strong>cient one,the highest <strong>of</strong> the high!O Christ! <strong>The</strong> Messiah! Thou <strong>of</strong> the Father everlasting art the Soneverlasting:Thou O most merciful Lord, has taken upon thee to deliver m<strong>an</strong>from bondage, to eternal glory:O the <strong>an</strong>cient one! <strong>The</strong> redeemer! Thou, having first overcome thesting <strong>of</strong> ignor<strong>an</strong>ce, didst open to all the kingdom <strong>of</strong> bliss,knowledge <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> power!I most humbly praise <strong>The</strong>e, O my God!I most firmly acknowledge <strong>The</strong>e, O my God!O my soul <strong>of</strong> soul! I believe in <strong>The</strong>e, because thou art truth itself:I worship <strong>The</strong>e.O highest <strong>of</strong> the high; because Thou art the only one worthy <strong>of</strong>adoration: I love <strong>The</strong>e above all things <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> beings, because Thouart love divine itself;I beseech <strong>The</strong>e, because Thou art mercy itself;I <strong>of</strong>fer <strong>The</strong>e all my thoughts, words <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> actions, my sufferings <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong>my joys, because Thou art the only Beloved:I therefore beseech <strong>The</strong>e, my God! Lord <strong>of</strong> Lords! <strong>The</strong> Highest <strong>of</strong>the High! <strong>The</strong> <strong>an</strong>cient one! to have mercy on me, according toThy unbounded mercy, <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> let my cry come unto <strong>The</strong>e:O my Beloved! Suffer me not to be separated from <strong>The</strong>e for ever<strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> ever!Amen!<strong>Baba</strong> sent Donkin out to wash his h<strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong>s, pacing up <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> down until he<strong>THE</strong> FINAL DECLARATION 237

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