Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, I MET THE MASTER FACE TO FACE, by ANONYMOUS


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I MET THE MASTER FACE TO FACE, by                    
First Line: I had walked life's path with an easy tread
Last Line: "I met the master, face to face"
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


I had walked life's path with an easy tread,
Had followed where comfort and pleasure led;
And then one day in a quiet place
I met the Master, face to face.

With station and rank and wealth for a goal,
Much thought for the body, but none for the soul,
I had thought to win in life's mad race,
When I met the Master, face to face.

I had built my castles and reared them high,
Till their towers pierced the blue of the sky;
I had vowed to rule with an iron mace,
When I met the Master, face to face.

I met Him and knew Him, and blushed to see
That eyes full of sorrow were turned on me;
And I faltered, and fell at His feet that day,
While all my castles melted away--

Melted and vanished, and in their place
I saw nought else but my Master's face;
And I cried aloud: "Oh, make me meet
To follow the path of Thy wounded feet."

And now my thoughts are for the souls of men;
I've lost my life, to find it again.
E'er since that day in a quiet place
I met the Master, face to face.





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