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