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The Temple Beautiful by Shahnaz Waite

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O! Temple of the Beautiful,

O! Temple of the Lord;

That for God’s Oneness e’er will stand.

And for His Holy Word;

Thy radiance shall shine afar,

As shines the sun above,

A refuge thou to weary hearts,

A Fortress of God’s Love.

O! Temple that doth symbolize.

God’s Word made flesh to man:

Thou art the body of His Law,

Revealing His great Plan;

All nations shall in Thee rejoice

And gather from afar;

Shall hold aloft the Glorious Name.

That Name - Baha ’u’ llah.

O! Temple of true Unity

Of Knowledge and of Light,

O! Temple of the Living God;

Of day that knows no night:

Thou art a mystery divine,

But one that all may read

Who enter in with hearts made pure,

With Faith and loving deed.

O! Temple of the Beautiful,

O! Miracle sublime!

In Thee the nations join as one,

From every land and clime;

Thou art the symbol of God’s Peace.

Which cometh from above;

The Symbol of His WORD Divine.

His Manifested Love.

SHAHNAZ WAITE.

Dedicated to the
BAHA‘I TEMPLE UNITY-CONVENTION.
April 26th,1924