Day after day, O lord of my life, shall I stand before thee face toface. With folded hands, O lord of all worlds, shall I stand beforethee face to face. Under thy great sky in solitude and silence, with humble heart shall Istand before thee face to face. In this laborious world of thine, tumultuous with toil and withstruggle, 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, aloneand speechless shall I stand before thee face to face.

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Creator: Rabindranath Tagore
Nationality / cultural background: Indian · Bengali
Work / edition: 1912

Translation: Rabindranath Tagore · English

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