Face to Face
Day after day, O Lord of my life,
shall I stand before Thee face to face.
With folded hands, O Lord of all worlds,
shall I stand before Thee face to face.
Under Thy great sky in solitude and silence,
with humble heart
shall I stand before Thee face to face.
In this laborious world of Thine,
tumultuous with toil and with struggle,
among hurrying crowds
shall I stand before Thee face to face.
And when my work shall be done in this world,
O King of kings, alone and speechless
shall I stand before Thee face to face
Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali