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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.

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I know thee as my God and stand apart-I do not know thee as my

own and come closer. I know thee as my father and bow before thy

feet-I do not grasp thy hand as my friend's.

I stand not where thou comest down and ownest thyself as mine,

there to clasp thee to my heart and take thee as my comrade.

Thou art the Brother amongst my brothers, but I heed them not, I

divide not my earnings with them, thus sharing my all with thee.

In pleasure and in pain I stand not by the side of men, and thus

stand by thee. I shrink to give up my life, and thus do not

plunge into the great waters of life.

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