PURITY
Life of my life, I shall ever try
to keep my body pure,
Knowing that thy living touch
is upon all my limbs.
I shall ever try to keep all untruths
out from my thoughts,
knowing that thou art that truth
which has kindled
the light of reason in my mind.
I shall ever try to drive
all evils away from my heart
and keep my love in flower, knowing that
thou hast thy seat in the inmost shrine
of my heart.
And it shall be my endeavour
to reveal thee in my actions,
knowing it is thy power
gives me strength to act.
Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali (1910)
